......those few men in their ivory tower in ny have taken it away.
we're not even allowed to think for ourselves.
what are your thoughts on this?
There are a lot of subtle (and not so subtle) threats when you're a Witness, attempting to do what you honestly perceive to be the true God's will. . If you can be convinced into believing you are going to be toast at the Big A if you don't comply with all the rules and regs, the alacrity with which you hand over your freedom is alarming, to say the least.
Rosemarie
well my job cancelled today....it's raining and cold, my back is sore, and i'm in a good mood.. heres the problem,.
my sweet little wife wants to do re-do our floors(old wood under the carpet ), and wants to re-finish them.
i was all set for the weekend to start......but i've got today off and .....well.....there's no reason i shouldn't start now and get up off my butt.......but remember it's raining, my back is sore, and i'm having fun doing this right now.
Well, now it's my turn. I don't feel like doing a frigging thing. And I have to do the wash, clean the house and make lasagne for our "Easter" dinner....plus make notes and organize my material from my new job. Ugh. Just want to sit around and feel sorry for myself, something at which I excel.
Rosemarie
my daughter is graduating from high school next month.
she has lived with me all her life.
her mother, a good and faithful dud, ran off with a 'worldly' co-worker five years ago.
Maverick,
If your ex does not want to go merely because you are there, that's on her. Support your daughter; she will be grateful.
And good luck!
Rosemarie
Outside Philadelphia, here, but a genuine "Jersey Girl".
Not that there's anything wrong with that....lol
Rosemarie
(No, you don't have to explain)
i grew up in the society and had the pleasure .
some worldly people would actually hit jw'w because they did not salute the flag.
(this in a country that prides itself on freedom of religion).
I wasn't baptized until I was 30. While people found my new beliefs strange, and loved to argue them with me, it did not alter the way anyone treated me. I was also treated much better by "wordlings" than JWs.
Rosemarie
since the elders are always spoken of as being "a refreshment for your souls" and "loving shepherds", did you ever find yourself afraid of them?
No, absolutely not. But not for their lack of trying....
Rosemarie
i have to say that at one time i wouldn't even consider reading material at a discussion group like this one.
but in the last two years, discussion groups like this one have been indispensable to my dealing with a very personal crisis of faith, and i want to thank the brave and loving persons who sponsor sites like this, and the brave and loving persons who participate in them.
like many here, i was raised as one of jehovah's witnesses and never questioned the validity of the wbts view.
Welcome Tech!
for the memorial service i went with my girlfriend.
she's the jw.
i also brought my best friend.
Great post. Thanks for your articulate insights.
Oh, Hippikon? Really funny stuff.
Rosemarie
i woke up to a banging on my door and much to my surprise, it was a police officer.
he proceeded to tell me that my car was damaged.
i was thinking, "great, someone must've busted out a window or slashed my tires.
S -
So sorry to hear all of this. Wish I could help, but I just don't know what to suggest.
Rosemarie
theres still time to partake.. having conducted the ritual of the last supper my wife daughter & myself held the ceremony asked for by jesus christ.
we all ate the bread, we all drank the wine.i even ate and drank for those of us so called apostates who could not or would not partake ,i felt that the watchtower or organization was and has been a stumbling block for many true christians, they are the ones keeping people away from jehovahs loving kindness, they are the ones not allowing the scriptures to be fulfilled they are the stumbling block to many honest people ,.
we all feel a special peace and tranquility effecting the house,we have eaten the body of jesus & drank his blood in doing this we have given ourselves freedom of worship ,we won't rely on any organization to do this for us.. we never used the bible.. as jesus never used any bible therefore we kept with real tradition in doing this.we used our hearts and spirit.. what are you going to do .celebrate or not its your choice.. .
I haven't done anything in memorial yet but I plan to. I feel bad, but perhaps it's not so much the actual date that matters, but more a genuine appreciate of what Jesus did. (Which I don't feel I have yet, by the way.)
Rosemarie
