I am one of Jehovahs witnesses, with a gay son, it is very painful to see your son struggle and hate himself for the feelings he has, he was dfd and he struggles so much, I have learned to accept him and what kind of mother would I be if after seeing my son struggle to remind him "well you know what the Bible says" , I tell him I love him everyday and I'm here for him, I don't want him to take his life or something because he feels worthless, last year he had a broken heart he broke up with someone he cared about, I just was his mother being there for his son, telling him it will get better, not the jw in me that would say that's wrong, it was not easy listening to the talk this week, anyone can say anything they want but unless you live it, everything changes, just show love!
Rebecca 619
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This weeks #2 & #3 talk on homosexuality
by granada35 inafter a one year sucessful fade and no longer associated with any congreation, i was visiting my sister this week (who goes to the meeting to please her husband for now; i am slowly planting seeds though) and they decided to year this weeks midweek meeting via the telephone.
since i was a guest in her house, i sat with them in the living room to hear the meeting.
to my surprise (especially growing up as a gay jw with still alot of anger in my heart over how i was treated), the talks 2 and 3 where on, of course, homosexualiy.
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The hardship of being a gay Jehovahs witness.
by truthwillsetyoufree inplease spare a moment to consider the difiiculties faced by gay jehovahs witnesses.
i was raised and baptised as a very serious jw.
every waking moment of my day was lived for jehovahs and his organization and for nothing else.
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Rebecca 619
hello gma-tired2 -just want to say thanks for your kind words when i needed it, when we were going through difficult time , will always be thankful.
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The hardship of being a gay Jehovahs witness.
by truthwillsetyoufree inplease spare a moment to consider the difiiculties faced by gay jehovahs witnesses.
i was raised and baptised as a very serious jw.
every waking moment of my day was lived for jehovahs and his organization and for nothing else.
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Rebecca 619
Sending you a great big hug, tears came down my face reading your exp. my son is gay and was dfd a few years ago, i still see him struggle with it hes only 21, all that you said of the things you feel my son went through that, hes working and goes to school but my son seems lost I tell him Jehovah loves him to be happy, many on this sight have been so very supporive and helpful. sending you my love.
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JW's Anti-Gay position puts them in the axis of ignorance
by scotoma indarkest area is most anti-gay.
perhaps they need to focus on those areas since they seem to agree with them on this issue.
jehovah.
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Rebecca 619
katewild: thank you for your comment as a mother of a gay son, beleive me your views and opinions change when you hear your son crying himself to sleep, praying for the gay to go away, feeling lonely, hateing himself, all i feel for him is love, compassion understanding, and being here for him for whatever he may need.All the hate and antigay remarks makes me sad, we are no one to judge, Jesus taught compassion and only he will judge in the final day.
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EldersÂ’ School 2013: Model Judicial Committee Videos and messages from the GB
by hildebrando infor the first time, weve accessed to audiovisual material in spanish, regarding the elders schools.
here is a video of a dramatization of a model judicial committee, in addition to letts introduction (speaking with strange gestures) and comments from anthony morris iii:.
http://hildeydesa.blogspot.com/2014/02/escuela-de-ancianos-2013-videos-de.html.
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Rebecca 619
It is very sad to think the mentality they go in with is doubt in the persons motives instead of really trying to readjust a person, help spiritually, i couldnt get myself to listen to video, i know spanish, i would find it too painful to listen to since my 18 year old son was dfd, he goes through so much anxiety and depression sometimes it turns to anger and hate towards them, if they only knew, i dont think Jesus would make people feel so bad.
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How Cold is it Where You Are?
by PYRAMIDSCHEME inwith the polar vortex swirling further and further south and breaking records how cold is it where you are?.
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here in gettysburg pa last night night we hit a low of -4 degrees but we were blessed with some wind that dropped the wind chill down to -22..
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Rebecca 619
rubadub i feel better now, when it gets to 60 im cold. I cant imagine the freezing temps. every where else, hope everyone stays warm.
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How Cold is it Where You Are?
by PYRAMIDSCHEME inwith the polar vortex swirling further and further south and breaking records how cold is it where you are?.
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here in gettysburg pa last night night we hit a low of -4 degrees but we were blessed with some wind that dropped the wind chill down to -22..
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Rebecca 619
kind of feeling guilty its 74 f here in San Diego,
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Where else is there to go?
by snare&racket inwhen i left the jw's, close friends and some elders discussed my desicion with me,without fail they all concluded the same thing.... "but where else is there to go?!".
at the time, the question just confused me, i could not see why it confused me or the very telling nature of such a comment.
i never thought that once.. firstly, this indicates that many jw's remain jw's simply because of this tunnel vision perspective... everything in their periphery is valueless, but the wt on which they focus is everthing.
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Rebecca 619
The statement that everything becomes tainted is soo true i notice when my son who is dfd tells me how hes doing in college and his goals and he recently got a great job that recpect his schedule for school, he is so excited, and in my tainted mind i think yeah but hes not going to meetings, even now knowing what i know, i have to learn we can have a relationship with God without all these rule.
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Thanks!
by Lightgrowsbrighter inthanks to all of the friends here at jwn who commented and encouraged me on my 1st and 2nd post.
it was pointed out that my 1st post was on page 5 of the recent elders thread and that i should properly introduce myself with a new thread.
the lightgrowsbrighter name is somewhat of play on words.
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Rebecca 619
Hello, Lightgrowsbrighter, I have been a jw since 1981 have always loved being a jw also pioneered, when i was single, I feel guilty sometimes being on jw.net but this is the only place i received support after my son was dfd, i felt so alone in cong. my husband was also dfd, after serving as an elder for many years (hes now reinstated) but not my son, and i thaught i had true friends, people ive known for years, we saw a complete change in the way we were treated, they say they forgive but i feel the cold shoulder my husband receives, i question what happened is it me whos changed or wathtower, all this has affected me to apreciate what the elders say on platform, but i love Jehovah and very conflicted. welcome to jw.net
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My sister died
by poppers injust got word that my sister died.
she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.
we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..
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Rebecca 619
poppers, im so sorry for your loss, its a dificult time for you, i lost my brother 10 years ago , i miss him have fond memories of him, cherish your memories.