i've always enjoyed the subtle, soothing sound of the wind chime, being in the organization however requires one to forsake such items because of their origin.
it has been linked to the ancients as a means of keeping away evil spirits.. upon leaving the organization, one of the first things i picked up upon was a wind chime.
i enjoy listening to its melodious tune when the wind blows in our back yard.
"smoking what I want to smoke"
I wish. My company does random drug testing. I guess it wouldn't be cool for a member of the Human Resources department to come up positive, would it?
I enjoy exploring the paranormal w/o feeling guilty or feeling like demons are going to attack me!
my name is sara, and my older brother is a jehovah's witness.
i stumbled this website when i was feeling upset about my brother's association with jws.
i just wanted to thank you so much for creating a website like this.
Hi Sara and welcome! You mentioned in your post that your brother wasn't 'book smart' and that he was unable to answer your questions and referred you to the elders. Unfortunately, this is probably why the JW's were able to get him in the first place. They look for people that may not be as 'smart' as others and people that are easily manipulated. Sad, isn't it?
The thing you do have going for you is that you are not, nor ever will be, a JW. While he will be encouraged to leave his 'worldly' family behind, he will never be forbidden to talk to you.
Is there something he may have enjoyed before joining that he doesn't do now? Maybe bring that up in a conversation and get him thinking about all the stuff he may be missing. Just a suggestion.
Good luck.
BH
does anyone from the central indiana area remember the perkins family?
they attended the eastgate congregation.
doris was the mother and she had two sons, jimmy and marty.
Does anyone from the central Indiana area remember the Perkins family? They attended the Eastgate congregation. Doris was the mother and she had two sons, Jimmy and Marty. I just read that Jimmy died (he was only 43). I remember him being a nice guy and wondered if anyone else knew the family.
GH
i was wondering just what the percentage would be on those who .
have left and at some point turn to another group or church.. i know from my own trials that i will never be a part of any.
organization.
Absolutely not. There is no place in my world for organized religion of ANY kind. My "church" is walking in the woods or watching a beautiful sunset over the lake.
GH
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my friends and daughters say that i am more relaxed and i seem happier in my own skin.
which is just great, but when i first started reading stuff here i was a quivering mess, i was in shock, but spending more time researching things are now slotting into place.. .
Even though I've been DF'd for almost 20 years now, up until I found this forum I would view every bad thing in the news as a "sign" that Armaggedon was coming. About 7 years ago, I even stopped watching the news for a while because it scared me. (It didn't help that my husband was in a submarine and talk of war was rampant.) I am still disturbed by all the bad things in the world, but I no longer believe that Armaggedon is right around the corner.
Thanks everyone.
GH
i really did not know what to title this post so i just put how i felt.
where do i begin?
well due to my past experiences with religion.
((((((Lady Kaye))))))
I'm so sorry for your loss. Please don't feel as if God is punishing you. I don't believe he is the "vengeful" God that the JW's lead you to believe.
GH
a NEWBIE!
Shameless behavior on my part, just had to do it.
Everyone have a good rest of the weekend. I'm kicking back getting ready to watch the new season of "The Sopranos".
Peace out!
GH
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