i apologize if this has already been covered but i've actually had a really busy, fun weekend with friends and family and i haven't been online.
that being said, i missed the special talk yesterday.
does anyone have the outline or highlights of the talk?
Hello,
I apologize if this has already been covered but I've actually had a really busy, fun weekend with friends AND family and i haven't been online.
That being said, I missed the special talk yesterday. Does anyone have the outline or highlights of the talk? I would really like to take notes and have them. Just as a little insurance if my JC tried to call me out on not attending.
Thank you in advance!
Steph
if so, what did you think about tonight's season finale?
**POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT**
I was disappointed. Of course I was kept on the edge of my seat, that's a given. However, I've read the graphic novels. The whole season teased that the finale would be in correlation to the 100th comic.
In the comic, Glenn is beat to death with Lucille. Now, it's not crazy for the show to stray from the comic (i.e. Maggie's father being beheaded by the governor instead of Tyrese). Darrel isn't even a character in the comic and Andrea is still alive. So who knows.
I just personally felt that the finale contained too many separate story lines and the big drum roll ended uneventfully as they're choosing to not reveal who was beat by Negan.
There is such a thing as too many cliff hangers.
in my book, i wept by the rivers of babylon, i described the process of having a friend, johnny santa cruz, use our friendship as a platform for converting me to a jehovah's witness.. that friendship cost me decades of my life in bondage to a cult.. the friendship was real and johnny and i bonded for life.
but, the religion eventually turned him into a stone silence.
now he is dead and the imaginary reunion and meeting of the minds is no longer a possibility.. this makes his passing a double tragedy.. his memories were my memories.
I'm so very sorry for your loss and the potential missed opportunities.
the pledge is over and all the children sit back down at their desks.
many kids look at keith as he walks back into the classroom.
then your religion is weird.” .
I can totally relate to all of this. I was the weird girl who was always pointed at for not saluting the flag. I was the loser who sat outside while they sang "happy birthday". My go to line was "it's against my religion." Sigh... All of the sad memories brought back so fresh and harsh.
hi, i am doing a research project on jehovahs witness and wanted to understand it better from people who practice the religion.
i have a few questions and it would really help out if you could answer as soon as possible.. .
what are your main beliefs?.
This website is mainly for people who used to be Jehovahs Witnesses. You can find answers to your questions at jw.org
I would answer them but I don't know what I believe anymore and I do not want to be untrue to myself. I also can't talk about JWs anymore without sarcasm.
Best of luck to you with your project
my first one!
even though i got it saturday, march 26, in the mail in an envelope addressed to "my dear neighbor.".
it's the thought that counts..
hello, i thought i should introduce myself.
first, i apologize if my writing is not too good because english is not my first language.
my name is art and i am 25 years of age.
Hi Art!! Thank you so much for posting and for sharing your story. Your English is beautiful. First and foremost, I will never call you any names for being "the other man". I am in no position to judge anyone and anyone who stoops so low as to call you names doesn't deserve a second thought.
I can't totally relate to your situation but in their own way our situations are similar. My story didn't involve any marriages but my BF and I were both DFd. We thought about getting married and coming back together but then we learned TTATT and decided to get reinstated, get married if we still want to and then fade. That way we can have contact with our friends and family.
I don't have much advice except the advice that's been given to me. If you want to get reinstated quickly...
1) be at EVERY meeting 2) be well studied (publications highlighted and written on) 3) Sit where your elders will see you 4) if you can, let your elders know ahead of time if you're missing a meeting and have a good reason 5) Since you've been DFd before, maybe don't write your first letter til the 12 month mark, then make a request every 60-90 days.
I'm not sure how helpful I was, im still going through the process myself- this was advice I've received from others on this site. Maybe they can tailor some advice for your exact situation.
But please stick around. This is a great community and forum and you will continue to learn about the deception of the Watchtower and how to combat their mind control tactics.
latest boe letter:.
october 22, 2015. to all bodies of eldersre: use of jw stream.
dear brothers:we are writing to inform you that arrangements are being made for video recordings ofcongregation meetings, circuit assemblies, and conventions to be uploaded to jw stream (accessibleat http://stream.jw.org) in various languages.
so about last night.... i am out at a local club (not restaurant, not event venue - a club) to see a rap concert.
now, i am with some friends minding my own business, and i find that i am standing right behind 3 active jw's - one of whom used to be my best friend.
this girl is as fake as they come: 1) she used to live with me and would bring non-jw guys home all the time, 2) was living with a man when she lived down south - until he dumped her, and then she decided to go back to jw's the 1st time and got reproved, and i supported her.
I know EXACTLY how you feel. My best friend for 10 years knew ALL of my secrets and I knew hers (her biggies were: sleeping with her husband for 1+ years before they got married and still lied about their behavior to get married in the KH, AND having a close friendship with a DFd male friend and almost leaving her husband for him.)
About 2 years ago, I came clean to the elders about all of my secrets and was reproved. I told her I did this and she was in total shock, but I said "I want to have a clean conscience and the elders were so kind. You need to do the same." She never did but I also never pressed the issue.
Now right before I was getting DFd, she claimed we would still have our friendship, on the down low for her sake. This seemed fair since she had no issue hanging out with DFd people in the past including someone she had strong, romantic feelings for. She would just hang out with them in parts of town that she knew other JWs didn't go to.
2 months into my disfellowshipping? I get a message saying that she misses me but she's "trying to do better spiritually" and won't be talking to me during this time. WTF?!?!?!
Hypocrisy runs so high with JWs, it makes me sick.
is it just me or does it grind your gears when you see #bestlifeever hashtag after every damn jw post on fb and instagram?.
i rarely get on instagram anymore because i dont want to deal with the jw propaganda but i swear sometimes i just want to comment on one of those pics 'jw life is the worst life ever wake up already'.
does anyone else know what i'm talking about?
