There was some parts at a district convention a few years ago talking about how when a show or a movie comes on that has homosexuals in them, whether they are gay in the show or gay in real life, we should shun that show and turn it off instead of indulging, because watching a gay guy will make us gay. I know for a fact that most JW's I know do not turn off a show or movie when there is a gay guy in there. Plus, why in the world does it matter if there are gays, do they think we will be so swayed by a lisp and a limp wrist wave?
Honeybucket
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Snarky Question
by earthfire inso i have a question that's been bothering me for years.
i know this is extreme but i think you'll see where i'm going with this.
so ex-jw's are evil we're on "satan's side" as my dad told me and we aren't worth a hello.
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TV Show, 'The Bible'
by LV101 inanyone planning to watch 'the bible' tv show march 3 on the history channel.
five episodes focusing on o/t and five about the n/t.
any thoughts?
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Honeybucket
I watched it. But what annoyed me was all of the christian commercials. I especially like the "come back to the catholic church, we've changed!"
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If You Like See's Candy, which is your favorite one?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in.
if i had to pick only one, it would have to be butterscotch square.
just lois.
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Honeybucket
Butterscotch squares all the way
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How many of you here became inactive and went back for the second time and then left for good?
by FingersCrossed inand what were the reasons?.
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Honeybucket
I had left two times, and I am on my way out and never to return again.
The first time I left and returned I came back because I was a young 18 year old that followed my heart and vagina. When my heart was brocken, I literally had no place to go. My witness grandmother told me that If I wanted to come stay with her, I needed to go back to meetings again. So I did, and I got into and made some friends. But then, being age 20, I started thinking with my vagina again. and i wanted to find love and get married. There was no dating pool in the area at all. All females. So then i left for about 7 years and wreaked complete chaos on my life. Getting into drugs and alcohol introduced by boyfriends. I had no self respect and I hated myself.
The Third time was in 2010. I had did a 2 week jail stint for my drunken debauchery (keyed a co-workers car after she slept with my boyfriend, shoulda keyed his car too) While i was in there, I had a glimpse of where my life was headed. There were so many people in there for heroin and meth. I never did those kinda drugs, but I think most drugs, except weed, is a gateway drug. When I got out of jail, the only person that was free to come pick me up was my JW grandmother. She asked me on our hour long drive if I enjoyed what has become of my life. I told I did. But I didn't I hated myself so thoroughly that I need to figure shit out or die. So I started visiting her and having conversation about what I needed to do to get out my situation. This time, I had a place with a roomate. So I really didn't need to move in with her, there was no desperate need for me to start to attend meetings. At this point I still believed in Jehovah and the organization. So I started going back to meetings, had my elders, got privately reproved. I still continued to closet drink and smoke. I didn't want to do these things, but I was addicted to both. they dont understand that you can't just stop. In order to continue my spiritual growth I moved into my grandmothers house for again. I was so lonely though. I had no friends, I had a drinking problem that hadn't been properly addressed. So, to help with both problems I started going back out to the bars and doing what I was doing before. Drinking, smoking, drugging(cocaine). I led a double life. I started dating a guy that was inactive, but I knew him my whole life. For some weird reason I knew he was the one for me. We were complete opposites. Even through the double life I knew that I needed to stay by his side. I feel that we were meant to be together to save eachother. Him save me from my horrific life, and me save him from being a JW boyman that lives behind is computer screen and only comes out to work. He had a pathetic life and so did I, they were both pathetic in different ways. We got married in June of 2011. I somehow still continued to drink and smoke at bars. I seriously did not like this, but there was this draw that I could not control. I begged my husband to please help me, this isn't who I am. With help from actual doctors and phychatrist, we found I had a personality disorder. No amount of shephearding calls and elders meetings could have helped me as much as these people did. I am now sober, a non smoker and I haven't touched any drugs in a very long time. I do not go to bars and I am a good wife to a man that no longer lives his life on his computer, and he is now a man that is working on reaching his potential. I started college last year, and if everything goes according to plan he will be attending the same school sometime next year.
As for my awakening, It happened this last summer. Because I never got invited to things or had friends I never saw the side of JW's as you all have. It wasn't until I started hanging out with his family more that i noticed their reactions to things, their hatred of those different from them, the world. And then I started to notice other things people would say and do that were odd. I started doing research on it, first the cult like personalitys of the witnesses and then i found out about the false teachings, failed predictions ect. My husband, IMO, is starting to awaken little by little. The more conversations I have with those outside, but close, to the organization, the more he understands why I don't want to be a witness anymore. He now see's what others in the "world" sees. Outside looking in on a cult. We are both working on a fade, I think he still believes in alot of their beliefs, but he is not happy with their treatment of others. I am ok with that, as long as we can lead a normal happy life, he can believe whatever he wants deep down inside. I am free, I am happier than I have ever been in my whole life, because this mental clarity makes me feel on top of the world. Things are so clear cut for me now. There is no question as to what is right or wrong. I feel like I am better than the witnesses as a whole, I love many individuals, but in a group they are lethal.
This is my story. I am not afraid to share the good, the bad, nor the ugly. This is what has made me who I am today. I am not naive and I won't be taken ever again by anyone or any organization. I would rather die than allow that.
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TV Show, 'The Bible'
by LV101 inanyone planning to watch 'the bible' tv show march 3 on the history channel.
five episodes focusing on o/t and five about the n/t.
any thoughts?
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Honeybucket
I'm planning on watching it.. and alone. Whenever I watch anything on the history channel about anything from the bible, I get a narrative on how they have their facts wrong and what the bible really says. Whatever
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The CO asked for money tonight at the meeting.
by life is to short ini was shocked i do not know why as i have read that the co's were doing this but to hear it with my own ears was unbelievable.
i do not go to the meetings but my husband still does and this week is the co's visit.
i decided that i would listen in to his talk; i swear i have lost some brain cells by doing it but anywho.. he started out by talking about the old story that has been in the wt many times about a little boy who was seven and raised a chicken and gave the money to the society.
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Honeybucket
I've heard that little boy story before. I think the society gives the CO's and the DO's a list of bullshit storys that are meant to pull at your heart strings and your wallet strings.
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HOW TO STOP MY GRANDMA FROM GOING OUT IN FIELD SERVICE TOMORROW? ANY IDEAS?
by OneStepOut93 inokay so i have plans tomorrow and i need to be somewhere by 11:30 (meeting someone ;) ) and my grandma said she would take me but field service starts at 9 and we all know that no one gets home from field service until like 12 or 1 in the afternoon.
any suggestions on how to stop her?
is there anything i could hide from her that no witness would go out in service without?
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Honeybucket
go with her out in service, and the both of you can stop at around 11:15 and go where you need to go. Orrr you can just beg her to cut out at 11:15 and come get you and take you where you need to be. Or get a bus pass, or hitchhike, or teleport there
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Is it the GB's plan to NOT explain the nu FDS lite?
by outsmartthesystem inperhaps i am overthinking this.......but i may have come to the conclusion that the gb's refusal to address and explain in detail all of the changes mentioned at the 2012 annual meeting is in and of itself.....their final explanation.
from what i have gathered by speaking discreetly with those that are still "in" but on the fringe.......the information given at the 2012 meeting meant practically nothing to most jws.
in fact.....most are still completely unaware of the changes.
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Honeybucket
People need to time to willingly swallow a spoonful of shit. Of course they aren't going to lay all their cards down in one shot. You gotta know when to hold em' know when to fold em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.
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What if you simply IGNORED being disfellowshipped and continued as before?
by Terry ini know this is an odd idea.
maybe it is even silly.. but, i do daydream..... .
what if you were informed that you are disfellowshipped and you flashed a huge smile and said, "nah.".
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Honeybucket
I have heard of a family that was asked to not go to certain kingdom halls.
Here is the scoop. There is this wealthy, very powerful and popular family distances themselves from ANYTHING that would taint their good name. So when the daughter's husband's father was disfellowshipped for having an affair with a woman that he tried to help when he was an elder, they dropped him like hot cakes. But they also took this a step further. Because the daughter was more of a heavy than her own father, she called all the elders in the area and asked them to ban her father-in-law from halls that anyone in their family attends. This DF'd ex elder and his new family aren't allowed in the hall I was in just because this high and mighty family wanted to save-face. I was in awe the elders would even agree to this. But when the bigest donators say jump, the elders ask, how high?
therefore, I would think that if they didn't want you there, you wouldn't be there.
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Should Employers be WARNED about Jehovahs Witnesses
by BlindersOff1 inany gov agency or private company that has private personal info of customers/clients should be aware.
its common knowledge to long time witnesses that jws will violate customer privacy laws and rules when they see something a customer does or buys that they think jw congregation elders should know about .
thats right they will spy for the elders.. .
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Honeybucket
When I was just starting to look into the job market at the young age of 16, I would tell the prospect employer that I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I did this because in so many magazines and TMS parts it would mention that employers would favor the witnesses because they have a reputation for being a loyal and honest employee. What they did fail to mention is that employers don't find JW's to be a cut above the rest. To them they are more of a liability; demanding work hours, odd work ethic, and preaching while on the job. I never did get a call from those who I told, so I stopped telling them. And then I was able to get a job. Funny how they pride themselves on attributes that MOST people have, but they fail to see the downside of their demanding religion.