I am whole-heartedly against governmental supression of religion, though the statement that the WT destroys families and fosters hatred is one of the most apt descriptions to date. It's clear that this news will give even more fuel to the JWs argument that as God's people, they are being repressed and discriminated against. Self-fulfilling prophecy anyone?
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Moscow Bans JW's
by HoChiMin init must be satan?
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My brother is a JW, and I love him.
by earpick18 inmy name is sara, and my older brother is a jehovah's witness.
i stumbled this website when i was feeling upset about my brother's association with jws.
i just wanted to thank you so much for creating a website like this.
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earpick18
Thanks for the input guys. The more research I do, the more I realize that this is going to very complicated and will take a long time. But I think the hardest part about it is beginning - I'm so afraid I am going to say the wrong thing. I don't want him to figure out what I'm up to at first. I think I will first mention that I saw an article in the paper about the UN scandal. If I just start talking about the bible he's going to know what's up since I don't usually talk about stuff like that. But he knows I keep up on current events, so I think that might be a good place to start. any advice?
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My brother is a JW, and I love him.
by earpick18 inmy name is sara, and my older brother is a jehovah's witness.
i stumbled this website when i was feeling upset about my brother's association with jws.
i just wanted to thank you so much for creating a website like this.
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Hi, My name is Sara, and my older brother is a Jehovah's Witness. I stumbled this website when I was feeling upset about my brother's association with JWs. I just wanted to thank you so much for creating a website like this. For a long time I have felt all alone in my feelings that there was something wrong with this organization. My brother is like my best friend (we are only 13 months apart) and it pains me to see him manipulated like this. He first started attending meetings while I was away for my freshman year of college. He got into it through some friends of his in his high school shop class who were brought up JW. At first I didn't think much of it; we've never been a religious family. I knew he was lonely since most of his other friends went off to college that spring. But gradually he got deeper and deeper into it until he wasn't associating with anyone 'worldly' except for me and my immediate family. I figured that it was ok since he was happy, and afterall, he could be doing worse (like drugs and crime). By the time I was finished with college, he was deeply entrenched in being JW. It's been 6 years since he was baptized, and with each passing day I realize that this is not just a phase he is going through. He is actively searching for a wife, and I feel that soon he will be in too deep to ever consider getting out. Don't get me wrong, I have met a lot of his JW friends (though not often because I might spoil their useful habits), and they are nice and decent people. But he has been receiving considerable pressure from the people in his Hall to stop talking to me and my other siblings, and that is just unacceptable to me. I have tried to talk to him about my concerns. My brother is a wonderful person, but he is overly trusting and not what people call 'book smart'. He can't answer the questions I have and just tells me that the elders could answer them if I wanted to talk to them. But I don't want to talk to the elders! I want to talk to my brother. But he is just leaving everything to 'faith' apparently, and it's maddening. It sounds harsh, but I would liken my brother and his JW friends to children in the way they see the world. They never question, just accept. Now if I could just find that Pied Piper they are following and...... I know there is probably nothing I can do to make him see what is happening to him. It's just so frustrating and heart-breaking, and I don't know what I will do if he actually stops talking to me. If anyone else out there has had a similar experience, whether from the JW side or my side, I would love to hear some advice or comments. thanks for reading.