well, our area is getting flooded.
they're calling for boats to rescue the home-bound.
they're closing the local freeway, too!
Well, our area is getting flooded. They're calling for boats to rescue the home-bound. They're closing the local freeway, too! I hope my husband can make it home.
Our home is higher than many, I don't expect to see water inside the house, just the basement.
On top of all this, ancient pipes under our home have broken and we are trying to fix the leaks.
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
bebu
i received this email on friday from someone i know: .
i just got a call from the brother of the woman, *******, who is contemplating joining the jw group.
he told me that he had spoken to his sister about someone who had been a part of the group (i had told him about you), and, she said that she would be interested in talking to you.. .
I think a foundational thing is that becoming a JW is like getting married forever. How would anyone make such a big step without being very careful? And since there are so many rumors that JWs is a cult (she might have heard them), wouldn't it be a wise--and Biblical--thing to TEST ALL THINGS first? Talking with former members and researching JWs online to be sure that you can agree with everything she finds is a wise thing to do, right? (And isn't wisdom and discerning commended by God?) Tell her that she might have heard a warning that anyone who opposes the JWs is getting worked on by Satan, which is also used by other cults to discourage her from investigating. If God was pleased with the Bereans who looked at ALL the info they could find, before making a very important decision, then she can trust God to clarify the Truth thru cross-examination:
Psalm 18:17: The first to present his case seems right, until another comes forward and questions him.
So, help get her in the frame of mind that is OK with research, and the rest can be more of a downhill ride.
I'd ask her what things she has heard, what areas she has questions about, and start there. Your personal story--and the experiences of those you know--will be great illustrations of the real policies and teachings.
bebu
this is what i was told by a c.o.
eight years ago.
that was before we went over bible information that i had compiled.
That was not too long to post, sky! One of the best reads I have had here in a long time, and very thought-provoking.
bebu
i may be getting a/some biopsy/biopsies done tomorrow.
ugh!
i'm worried about how i'm going to behave during the procedure/s.
Praying for you to have peace right now, as well.
bebu
i got this parrot from a friend who used to be a jw and i don't know if i can keep him (i think he is a he) because he has a nasty habit that i can't break him from.. he is driving me crazy with his nasty habit.. i am having a hard time going to sleep even though i cover his cage at night.. does anyone have any suggestions other than cooking him in the oven?.
i really don't want to get rid of him but something has to be done... soon.. .
My husband and I are divided as to whether you are making all this up or not, it's so bizarre! Did your ex-JW friend teach him those phrases after he left? "The Society says" is such a ridiculous line that a parrot saying it is so appropos!
bebu
this is what i was told by a c.o.
eight years ago.
that was before we went over bible information that i had compiled.
I think you ought to just put your whole argument on this thread! Will it damage your anonymity?
bebu
co-Washingtonian class
i have been so reluctant to post basically because i am so torn about exposing my personal life.
i happen to come across this website by mistake about 6 months ago.
i agreed with your opinions of the jws view on higher education and independent thinking that i found on this website.
Hi,and WELCOME!!
I hope that you will go ahead and have children. What is she going to do, recommend an abortion???
I'm sorry that she has such a messed up attitude toward grandkids. I can't imagine the hurt from that! I pray your husband will help you with all the support you need, and not let this comment haunt you and poison you.
bebu
my jw friend told me this from the meeting for service last week:.
one of the "sisters" told the group that she had spoken to (dave h*********) one of the bigwigs in this area, about the report.
he told her he had been to monroe prison, nearby, and asked about the pedophiles there and if any of them were jw's.
I'll bet he said that prisons are also just FULL of Catholic priests too, right?
bebu
i've finished writing my novel (50 thousand words) about my years spent in federal correctional prison when i was an obedient little jw.. the editing and rewriting stage now commences.. i need your help!.
here is how you can help me.. i can't know what an outside mind wants to find out concerning this experience.
i can only conjure up what seems interesting to me.. tell me what you want to know about such a personal experience.. that will give me a checklist to compare to what i've written already.. i may have missed many little details which are very important to a reader.. i may have neglected essential questions which must be answered in order to satisfy the mind.. please offer me your curiousity.. thanking you in advance; i appreciate your taking the time to advance my novel to the finish line.. (i wrote it as a fictional work because i could not honestly write about myself without the distance of this device.. so, i made myself into a character with a different name.. the identity of everyone else is non-fiction.
I am glad to learn of your intention to write in the fashion of To Kill A Mockingbird. I think that is going to be the best way to tell this story!!
And I am also very interested in reading your book, whenver and however it comes out.
Please don't end the book like Castaway, where the audience must guess what major choice the character will make.
What keeps me awake at nights is wondering who I would have been had I never encountered this religion! It is a very disturbing question.
Recently I have read that personality doesn't change that much as one ages. It is fairly established by the age of 30, and barring mental disorders or severe trauma it doesn't have huge upsets. "Who" you are right now is most probably not too far off from the essence of the person you would have been without the JW detour. If you were poor or filthy rich, you would still have the same personality beneath all your choices and outlooks. In your case, I believe you have come to see yourself more clearly through all this upset than you ever could have if you had had a "normal" life. Even with all the questions!
bebu
Some of these here are the best I've seen!!
Mary, you just have a natural talent for this. I especially loved your "Aren't you glad SOMEONE got an education?!?" caption.
bebu
