i was a jw for 11 years , came to know ttatt and wrote my disassociation letter 5 years ago.
since then i had been an atheist and trying all i can to spread awareness for “still in” members.
my wife and mom are still jws and i do get along with them perfectly.
I would simply tell him (Larry Williamson):
"Hey, Mr. Williamson. That whole JW thing? It didn't take".
He's got to be 80ish. He kind of looked like Farrakhan. He was the kindest soul I ever met in that religion. He wasn't at all like many die-hards. And when I was a kid, he always took me to Friendly's restaurant for ice cream whenever we worked out in service together. If anyone would ever have woken up, I imagine it would be him. I have lost touch with him as he moved away a long time ago.
alright.... so in another thread, most of us have been counseled for some lame stuff, and the responses range from funny to shocking.. now, let's focus on you giving counsel to others.
come on, don't be shy!.
i'll begin:.
ttdtt...
You didn't know any better at the time.
alright.... so in another thread, most of us have been counseled for some lame stuff, and the responses range from funny to shocking.. now, let's focus on you giving counsel to others.
come on, don't be shy!.
i'll begin:.
What a dork I was. Good thing I never had to advise married couples . . . Now that I think about it, I did. Several are now divorced.
That may have been the funniest thing I have read all day!
there were many addressed to me.
for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.
i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.
HUGS AlwaysBusy.
alright.... so in another thread, most of us have been counseled for some lame stuff, and the responses range from funny to shocking.. now, let's focus on you giving counsel to others.
come on, don't be shy!.
i'll begin:.
Alright...
So in another thread, most of us have been counseled for some lame stuff, and the responses range from funny to shocking.
Now, let's focus on YOU giving counsel to others. Come on, don't be shy!
I'll begin:
Man, I was such a brain-dead JW drone!
there were many addressed to me.
for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.
i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.
I was out in FS with an elder snd he asked me how was I feeling. I said "I'm straight" he said that i should not be using that type of language. It's slang and Christians should never use slang.
Oh, for crying out loud.Ridiculous!
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My son had alot of hair. Ir was really long but i didnt want to cut it because he was still a baby. I received heavy counsel about how his hair was too long. So i cut it when he was only 6 mths.
They try to control any and every thing.
So he can boss them around?
i voted this morning for the first time.
at 32yo i wondered in a church of england parish hall with no idea what i was doing.
everyone else knew how to do it.
For me, I have zero guilt related to the cult.
I try to let my in-born conscience and my common sense determine if I should...or shouldn't...do something.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54643.
presenting the order of parental gloryon the eve of international children’s day, vladimir putin presented the order of parental glory to parents of large families.
the recipients included families from astrakhan and yaroslavl regions, the republics of karelia, buryatia, north ossetia-alania, perm and primorye territories, and khanty-mansi autonomous area – yugra.the order of parental glory was established by a presidential executive order signed in may 2008 and is awarded to parents (or adoptive parents) raising 7 or more children and ensuring due care for their health, education, and physical, spiritual and moral development.
David A. Semonian, a spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses at their world headquarters, states: "We view this award as an acknowledgement that the free Bible education provided by Jehovah's Witnesses helps parents and their children to be productive citizens not only in Russia but all over the world. We hope that this award presented by President Putin is considered on July 17, 2017, when the Russian Supreme Court reviews the decision to liquidate the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia."
Of course, leaving out the parts about child abuse cover-ups, shunning, etc.
