i'm new here and haven't introduced myself yet, but have been lurking for the past couple of weeks and learned so much!
quick first question: if i get disfellowshipped for researching info on websites other than jw.org (the official website), how can i expect to be treated by my husband still in the truth?
ie what will he be told by the elders about how to treat me?
Welcome to the board,
Well done for starting a thread. Hopefully your mind has been set to rest and you don't feel stressed any more. what you need to do now is make a plan for the future and how you're going to proceed. Think about what is best for you and your husband.
You need to have a plan though, as at the moment you're just in limbo.
Kate xx
attending my boys parents evening it was mentiond they were to study the " diary of anne frank".
( he is 10 years old) i pointed out to the teacher that having read the book, in my option the book was not written entirely by anne frank, and i would educate my boy on why i believe this to be so.. in my mind this was a totally reasonable responce by me, but it has resulted in the head-master of the school wanting to meet with me.
i think it wrong that an educational system will i suspect meet with me and presumably suggest my options on the " anne frank diary" constitute hate speech, as nothing could be further from the truth.. freedom of speech is never absolute, but at what point do you think it reasonable and justified?
I have read that Otto Frank, her father edited the diary and added to it after Anne's death in 1944.
I was not taught this at school and think it's important that when reading it people know.
Whether or not it's true is another matter, but the fact that there is speculation about it is relevant.
Kate xx
i was reading in another forum, that a letter to the elders instructed them to speak to anybody who persists in wearing tight pants.
if changes don't happen then the instructions are to disqualify him from being a publisher but it won't be announced to the congregation.
i am am curious to see if this letter will surface.
Lol hahaha......the rules are really getting stupid now.
Jwfacts thanks for the letter.
Kate xx
yep, im still fading.
i know it's gonna be a long and meticulous process but so far it's going well.
isnt it funny how when you stop reading the material and stop thinking yourself of being unworthy all the time - eventually you get happier and happier each day and see the world around you the way it is?
You sound like you're taking the right steps. Hope you stop the school soon. Keep us informed.
Kate xx
my name is jimbo, i'm almost 20 years old, and i live in southern california.
here we go, here's my story (i feel like i'm in an aa meeting haha):.
i was invited by a friend who, looking back, i could tell was buttering me up for months so she can lunge on the perfect opportunity to invite me to a meeting.
Welcome to the board. No words really trigger me......but when I hear exJWs use the term "the truth" I don't like it as WT is false and full of lies.
Kate xx
feel free to drive on if this subject has been posted before.. the 'bible teach' book is usually always on the cult cart so i thought it could make for an an easy intro for some counter witnessing.. just pick one up and start reading chapter 1, if the dubs are following instructions they will approach you.
chapter 1 is all about how great it is to ask questions, par 3 then says -.
"yet, many people have given up trying to find the answers.
Great idea......I do that everytime I approach a trolley. I love that chapter......I then question them on the appendix about the coming of the Messiah and what historians confirm.
No one had yet to get their tablet or phone out to Google what historians confirm. But needles to say they don't confirm what the Bible teach book says they confirm.
Kate xx
hi my friends on the board i have decided to write a story of my life after all my various questions that i have been asking all this while.
you are really true friends because you always provide all the answers to my questions which i really appreciate.
this is my story.. i was born in the year 1997 on the 13th of november.
Welcome Collins,
Thanks for your story. Glad to see you're awake.
Kate xx
i'm a postman with the royal mail and was assigned to train a new starter yesterday.
my line manager introduces me to 'dave', within seconds my jw radar was on maximum!
in his mid to late 30's, politely spoken and with that haircut - i just knew it.. the post he'd applied for was saturdays only, he said he did a lot of volunteer work.
Thanks for the update Nic. Shame you couldn't have got to know him better.
Kate xx
jehovah’s witnesses have today claimed that the concept of knocking on someone’s door and talking them into believing in the same crazy things as you could disappear thanks to right-wing bullshit....
Old Hippie,
It's satire humour. JWs didn't really comment.....someone is taking the piss.
Kate xx
being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.
people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.
thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?
It's just bad grammar. Bad grammar of any kind irritates me......especially in a potential partner and their literacy skills are worse than my kids.
Jehovah witness does indeed annoy me.
Kate xx
