by HapEMelissa 34 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
hi hapemelissa
welcome abors i would move ahead slowly if you dont or arnt willing to convert and acept their customs there will be many problems , also if you plan on having children they will expect them to be jw . resurch the jw and watch tower lives and families are destroyed
It's time to pull out the classic poem I pulled off an old, now defunct JW website (maybe "greatcrowd", I can't remember). It was originally passed around in email form hence those little arrows, but some insightful witness thought it worthy of sharing on a JW posting board. Sadly the author is unknown. Behold a stunning piece that details the travails of a jw/non-jw union with thought-provoking imagination and fantabulous rhyme-scheme to boot! Enjoy!
Poem "He Doesn't Serve God"
> >
> > I met him at work one day
> > On my lunch break, I was about to pray
> > We talked on and on and oh, he's such a gentleman
> > I wished that moment would never end
> >
> > But then reality brought forth, the end of my lunch hour
> > As he arose, he stood as strong and tall as a tower
> > We met again and again; our souls began to cling
> > I've pondered, "Could this be the real thing?"
> >
> > He doesn't smoke, drink or gamble money
> > He doesn't take drugs and he's no else's honey
> > Let's face it, he's fine and has a great bod
> > The truth? Oh well, he doesn't serve Jehovah God
> > For I know that he will change in time
> > So that is why I shall make him mine
> >
> > My friends tried to warn me. Did I listen? Did I care?
> > Little did I know, my life would be one of despair
> > The wedding went fine; the judge married us in fall
> > You see, I couldn't have my wedding in a Kingdom Hall
> > My dad? No, he didn't give me away
> > With the pain in his heart, he didn't have much to say
> >
> > Mom, can you hear me? Mom, why do you cry?
> > Don't worry bout me, we'll do just fine
> > I got a good man, who has a good job
> > The only thing is, he doesn't serve God
> >
> > Everything went fine, only recently at night
> > When the meeting times come, we fuss and we fight
> > "Who is this God, breaking us apart?
> > Don't go tonight, follow your heart."
> > So I listen, to keep the peace in my home
> > But often times, I feel so alone
> > Guess cause I don't associate much with the friends at all
> > You see, I stopped going to the Kingdom Hall
> >
> > Service? Oh, well that's history
> > I just decorated my first holiday tree
> > The holiday celebrations are now a part of my life
> > I must obey my husband, for I am his wife
> >
> > The brothers would call, I wouldn't answer the door
> > I stopped reading the literature, it got to be a bore
> > You see, marrying out of the Truth, gets one free
> > Free from Jehovah's love that I once had within me
> >
> > Oh blessed news, a little one to come
> > I couldn't wait, had to hurry and tell my Hon
> > He was in a bad mood, just lost his job that day
> > He told me all this as he struck my face
> > "I'm sorry, babe. Forgive me this time, please."
> > I've heard these words more than once you see
> >
> > Two jobs I have now, as I support my household
> > My husband stays home--still out of work--it's getting old
> > I'm tired a lot lately, and feeling kinda strange
> > My schedule at both jobs, I've rearranged
> > The baby is due anytime now
> > Things will get better some way, some how
> > For I married a man for better, or worse
> > One who refuses to put Jehovah first
> >
> > The baby came, so little and light
> > It wasn't crying, something was not right
> > What could it be, I wondered in bed
> > Then came the Doctor, he just shook his head
> > "Mrs. Unbeliever, there's something to confess
> > You and the baby tested positive to the HIV test"
> > Oh my!! What a death sentence to hear
> > That the end of both of our lives is near
> >
> > Listen to me, let me tell you to your face
> > To marry an unbeliever is a total disgrace
> > Jehovah, a loving father, who cares for his sheep
> > So he set guidelines for us to hold and to keep
> > Let me say this, just to set things straight
> > He'll give you a nice brother, a theocratic mate
> > Cause there's nothing a worldly man has to offer at all
> > But unhappiness, sorrow and a serious fall
Detective,
Some dub with no education wrote that - and it shows how disgusting their attitude is toward non-JWs. I know of JW husbands and wives who were violent, drunkards and who cheated at the first opportunity. They just hide it better than non-jws cause they're used to covering up their true selves in case the elders find out.
Sirona
I should add that at last year's circuit assembly, the district overseer said that marrying a non-JW was like marrying a corpse. The reason for that is that the Watchtower Society teaches that only Jehovah's witnesses will survive the destruction of the wicked in the near future. So non-JWs are as good as dead, corpses. He said, "Imagine kissing a corpse."
That's the kind of comment I would have jumped up and shouted and thrown something and the attendants would have had to restrain me - and I'd have probably kicked their asses too, because I'm a big guy and most them (my former friends) are fairly pasty individuals.
(I should invent a witness doom wad that involves going through Brooklyn with various weapons and nailing circuit overseers, etc.)
CZAR
HapE
Sorry, try again.
I am not sure if you are asking regarding yourself or a friend. It does not matter who it is. My advice: RUN LIKE HELL, and NEVER LOOK BACK!!
Respectfuly,
68storm
I remember well the commment made in the Wt in the 90s that even if a Jw succeeds in converting his/her unbelieving mate, he/she was still "disloyal" and that that will never change.
I remember a guy whose son was studying with the witnesses, he was an unbeliever, but then he saw a beautiful Japanese sister and that made a believer out of him. He was married at the time (but separated) and he wanted to date this temptress, so he told his son: "I've decided to go for the whole package deal." I kid you not, that's exactly what he said! He got a divorce, studied, and married this sister (who had done missionary work in Japan) as soon as he got baptised. I think he ended up as an elder. But I will always remember the real reason why he wanted to become a witness. --Leolaia
wow. that poem was ..... interesting but i totally cant agree. worldly people do not always mean that much trouble. i would also like to point out that the jw in the poem willing knew when she was married that she would need to submit to her husband and therefore lay down many of her religious rights and practices. i think that if the jw had been the husband, the marriage would have turned out much different. nevertheless, i get what so many of you are saying.... mixed just wont work, and if it does it wont work happily. thanks for your comments!!
OH.......MY.....GOD!!!
thank you for posting that. that is absolutely the best, most hilarious thing i have read all day!!!! i copied it and sent it to like three people already. it was too good to keep it to myself.
