I am almost at that point now. She is going into the hospital today and despite the fact that she sent me this letterI was going to go and make sure she was ok. I called her this morning and she told me that it would be better for both of us if I didn't come - I would only be a distraction. I have no idea what that means and truthfully I do not care any more. I amsure plenty of her new spiritual sons and daughters will be there for her.
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Post 7: Hopefully the last letter I recieve
by sosoconfused ini think my mother has lost it.
i really do and i am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.. even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:.
the scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin.
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Post 7: Hopefully the last letter I recieve
by sosoconfused ini think my mother has lost it.
i really do and i am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.. even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:.
the scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin.
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@jgnat - LOL. I thought the same thing as I sat here reading this.
Make fun of my wife.
Make fun of my decisions
Belittle My children.
How much further can she go
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Post 7: Hopefully the last letter I recieve
by sosoconfused ini think my mother has lost it.
i really do and i am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.. even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:.
the scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin.
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I think my mother has lost it. I really do and I am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.
Even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:
The scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin. My anger toward you was justified. So I put off responding to you. However, the longer I waited, the farther I wanted to be from you. Of course the devil wants Jehovah's servants to be divided, for family members who serve Jehovah to be divided. And if we allow him a place we will act earthly, animalistic and demonic. (James 3:15) Each time I wrote to you, I prayed for Jehovah to direct me & give me the words that would touch your heart. If you carefully consider them, you'll see that I am truly concerned for your spiritual welfare. <my wife's name removed> wild screaming and accusations on the phone....why? Where is she getting these things from? Voices? I fear for her! My feelings are varied <my name removed> . The beginning of the letter you left in the door reminded me of her and brought to mind the scripture I earlier mentioned...James3:15. Yes, you have a right to your feelings and beliefs and as a mother who loves you, I have the right to fight for my son's spiritual life. When I mentioned removing you from my medical directive it was not to imply that you wouldn't respect my decision to refuse blood. It was because you appear to want to leave Jehovah's organization. If that is the case, then I'll need someone who is loyally standing by the channel that Jehovah is using, the faithful slave. Regarding what I said in the letter that applied to <my wife's name removed> , you read it, it was sent to you both. Jehovah instructs us........... "let the aged women be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, ........teachers of what is good; 4 that they may recall the young women to their senses". As an older woman, as her mother in the faith and as her mother in law, I did that. I don't regret it because it was what I should have done. If she feels she is above accepting counsel, so be it. I hope that you can see she needs it ......
<my name removed> . we have a fight against wicked spirit forces. You know that. In times past, many of Jehovah's servants have been physically attacked. Some have been spiritually attacked. That is worse. You have no desire to attend your meetings, or pray, see no need to daily read and meditate on Jehovah's word, lose confidence in the anointed of Jehovah. That's a sneaky, subtle attack. We may not even realize it. Someone may give us something or we could get an item that previously belonged to someone who in some way has ties to spiritistic practices. Could it be something left in your new home that you were not aware of? Or maybe an interest in things the media says against Jehovah's organization.
We considered in a recent magazine, the point of being loyal to Jehovah is also reflected in how we view our brothers and sisters. Do we always just see the negatives or do we value their positive qualities? Since coming to <her new congregation> , Jehovah has blessed me with many new sons and daughters in the faith. I truly have grown to love them and draw close to them, value them. I found wonderful qualities among them and it surprised me because I had been told negative things about them. I began to reflect that you didn't use to be such a negative thinker. You were positive, bright...... I'm still trying to put my finger on when the change came about. I do know that if you are always around negative influences, if you don't take the initiative to turn toward the positive, you can become someone you don't like. It reminds me of a point that <kid I studied with and is now at Bethel> made in a beautiful talk he gave at our hall. It had to do with allowing the bad or negative we are around to influence us so much, we become the thing we hate. I never forgot that because some circumstances I've lived through caused me to become negative.
When children don't come from a loving family, if they have no one to trust or care for their best interest, if they are not taught to respect their parents or are exposed to things that destroy their trust, they never respect or truly trust anyone. They also undermine the love, trust and respect of others. They only change if they allow Jehovah to heal them and keep their eyes on Jehovah's future promises for us. Don't allow anyone to drive you away from your family, <my name removed> . We all love and care for you. Your fleshly and spiritual family are here for you. <this is a shot at my wife>
Tomorrow I have a procedure to go through and I didn't want to have bad feelings towards you. How you feel is up to you. The course you take is up to you. I'll keep you in my prayers. As I previously mentioned, I'm forwarding your wife's letter. Pay close attention.
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Black or white what Racial Discrimination have you experienced?
by usualusername ini could give you hundreds of experiences but let me kick off with the following.
i boarded a train at 4am heading to an airport a few weeks ago.
in my carriage there were at least 100 people.. .
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when I was in 1st grade my teacher spanked me for beating a young Caucasian boy in a spelling bee.
in north Carolina the hostess at a restaurant refused to give us a seat. She literally took people behind us and in front until it was only us left. She then walked away from the front desk. She came back and we asked her what was going on. She smiled and said she would be back and then left.
we also got kicked out of a park for playing basketball because there were complaints from neighbors that they had never seen us there before. The brother we were there with lived in the community. So after the cops found that out he said,"ok which one of you has the weed?" we told him we didn't. They searched all 5 of us and told us to leave.
those are just some of my favorites
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Bethel Layoffs: Know anyone (especially long-timers) who were laid off?
by Black Man inand what are they doing now?.
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I was in a hall with Razzel Brown. He was genuinely a good guy. His wife was sweet as well.
If anyone has more info on him let me know
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Friend gets "scriptural divorce" over wifes transgressions before they got married...
by sosoconfused inso i have a friend in a congregation in new jersey who recently called me to tell me that he got a divorce.
nothing surprising there at first but it is the fact of when it happened.
his wife began pioneering april 1, and after about three weeks she came to him and told him that about 4 years she had engaged in loose conduct (fondling the penis and the guy kissing her breasts) during a time that she was inactive.
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I have talked to him twice today and he seems like he just doesn't want to even try to look past what she did. I still inquired what the basis for the scriptural divorce was without trying to sound to pushy and it is the same thing. They keep telling him that they got married under false pretenses(sp).
Like I said I still don't get it either, but that is what they told him. I am thinking of calling her as well but I am sure that would not go over well since he is a "friend" of mine Then again I am sure once he gets wind of my situation he will jump ship LOL
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Friend gets "scriptural divorce" over wifes transgressions before they got married...
by sosoconfused inso i have a friend in a congregation in new jersey who recently called me to tell me that he got a divorce.
nothing surprising there at first but it is the fact of when it happened.
his wife began pioneering april 1, and after about three weeks she came to him and told him that about 4 years she had engaged in loose conduct (fondling the penis and the guy kissing her breasts) during a time that she was inactive.
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As it sits as of this morning, there is no change in the decision by his elders and they are still holding to him having the right to divorce...
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Yet another Septuagint manuscript using the divine name found
by slimboyfat inlarry hurtado mentioned on his blog that yet another early manuscript of the septuagint has been found that uses the divine name instead of lord (kurios), this time representing the divine name with ancient hebrew letters (yhwh) in what is the earliest extant copy of the psalms in greek.
hurtado argues that the use of the definite article before the divine name indicates that the manuscript relies on earlier copies that used lord (kurios), but the fact remains that all the earliest copies of the septuagint that have survived use some form of the divine name and none use lord (kurios) as a substitute.
that's about ten out of ten for manuscripts of the septuagint earlier than mid-second century c.e so far.. http://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/new-oxyrhynchus-manuscripts/.
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I am not being funny or anything, but I really want to know why this is so important
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Apostate: From 279 Facebook friends to 81 overnight... thanks MOM!
by sosoconfused inthe drama continues, i log on to facebook this morning and notice that i have about 20 some odd personal messages from people calling me an apostate to they will return to me when i return to jehovah.. all of this based upon my brother informing others that i have "apostate thoughts".
my mother also encourage long-time famil friends to "unfriend" me because i have taken my stand on the side of satan... wow.
don't you just love this international brotherhood.
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It is almost as if I am watching a TV show. Like this was never suppose to happen to me. The good part is, I am not really hurt...
Moving on is going to be easy for me because I have my wife and kids in tow so nothing else really matters
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Apostate: From 279 Facebook friends to 81 overnight... thanks MOM!
by sosoconfused inthe drama continues, i log on to facebook this morning and notice that i have about 20 some odd personal messages from people calling me an apostate to they will return to me when i return to jehovah.. all of this based upon my brother informing others that i have "apostate thoughts".
my mother also encourage long-time famil friends to "unfriend" me because i have taken my stand on the side of satan... wow.
don't you just love this international brotherhood.
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will do baltar - thanks for the love shown