It says they were married in a JW ceremony. Don't both people involved have to be baptized before an elder will marry the two? Or does one just have to be a millionaire?
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
this may be old news, and it's not something that holds incredible interest for me, but i thought someone on the board might know this manuella testolini.
i found this through a search engine at worldnews.com.. http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/story.asp?id={79ea5618-b49f-4515-b22b-3ecfe8adf2e7}.
prince show a mystery.
It says they were married in a JW ceremony. Don't both people involved have to be baptized before an elder will marry the two? Or does one just have to be a millionaire?
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
follow the link to wt official admission.
second to last paragraph contains the admission.. .
http://www.jw-media.org/releases/default.htm?content=bg_molestation.htm
Everyone else probably feels as mad as I do after reading that crap! What happened to "theocratic organization" or "an organiztion directed by Jehovah"! What BS! They know that if they tried to put that up their the public would also be outraged. It just makes me SO mad!!!
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
what do you get when you put a bunch of computer literate star trek fans together on a forum?
mindless propoganda with an enterprise slant, that's what!
to the person (forgotten you nick, sorry) who showed me a link to this site, shot a lot!
I found that site really disturbing :-), did anyone else? Ewwww!!!
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
iam pleased to report, my jw daughter called me this morning.. needless to say i was thrilled to hear from her.
as many of you know to well, it is a small blessing, but huge when it's coming from an active jw.. i have decided to leave off talking anything jw related, and just enjoy getting caught up on the latest in her life.. there is hope.. danny
Very cool!!!!
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
been inactive for about a year now, have quite a lot of anger that needs attention!
wondering if it would be a good idea to write down my grievances and put in a letter of disassociation, or simply fade and deal with my anger another way?
!
This is my opinion. Just remain inactive. Even if you feel like you could never be a JW again at least those who are only inactive aren't shunned. If you carry the title "inactive" as opposed to "disfellowshipped" or "dissassociated" you can keep your family and friends and won't have to deal with the hurt that so many of us have.
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
did anyone else have the bile come up, when you heard those "kingdom songs" during the dateline show?
it made me feel ill.........and almost like leaving the room.
i wonder why i have such an aversion to anything connected to a kh meeting?
I'm with Perry. The songs made me sad, not creeped out or mad. From time to time I find myself humming those songs or even singing them. I wanted to cry.
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
i was recently disfellowshipped, i guess about 9 months ago, but i always figured that i would get reinstated.
fortunately, i decided that since i wasn't an active witness i could go ahead and read all that naughty apostate literature that we weren't allowed to read before.
well, i'm glad that i did, because now my eyes are open.
I appreciate everyone's thoughts. I have thought about how I felt when I realized all of the lies I had believed my whole life. At first I was very hurt and even more confused, but eventually I was grateful for the chance to know the truth. I know that my parents would be shattered by the realization that much of their life was in vain, but they are smart people. They have never been given the chance to "see". I want to give them that chance. Wouldn't the truth be better than a lie?
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
i was recently disfellowshipped, i guess about 9 months ago, but i always figured that i would get reinstated.
fortunately, i decided that since i wasn't an active witness i could go ahead and read all that naughty apostate literature that we weren't allowed to read before.
well, i'm glad that i did, because now my eyes are open.
I was recently disfellowshipped, I guess about 9 months ago, but I always figured that I would get reinstated. Fortunately, I decided that since I wasn't an active Witness I could go ahead and read all that naughty apostate literature that we weren't allowed to read before. Well, I'm glad that I did, because now my eyes are open. My problem is this and I want everyone's opinion. The rest of my family (mom, dad, 2 brothers) are still Witnesses that rarely talk to me. How do I get them out? My mom has been a JW for 40 years, my dad 30 years and my brothers are 25 and 13. I especially want to be able to talk to my little brother because he's not baptized yet and I want to give him an option to know the truth about this organization. Unfortunately my parents are the die-hard brand of JWs and I fear there is no help for them. I guess you are probably wondering why I care if they remain. Well I remember reading in the bible that those who follow false prophets will have the same fate as the false prophet. I don't want my parents punished because of the JW blinders that they have worn for so long. Is there any way possible to help my little brother, too? So I guess this is what I'm asking for: if any of you have convinced your family of the real truth, how?
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
householder: hey, you are the people from that religion that hides pedophiles, aren't you?.
'hovah: whaaa?
hh: yeah, i saw "dateline" the other night on how 'hovahs protect sexual deviants.. 'hovah: well, you can't believe....... hh: no, no, i did some research after watching the show, now the wts is synonymous with corruption, deceit, slander, death, suffering, and the like.. 'hovah: well i uh, don't know about, uh, any problems, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh!.
Detective,
Nice job.
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"
i give it an a-plus.
i am pleasantly surprised.
actually i was more emotional than that.
I loved all of the cameras inside the KH. And I also liked the fact that they showed the molesters on TV. There might be some in their congregations who didn't even know about the scum they associate with. Now they know. Hopefully this will open some minds and hearts.
StinkyP
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer"