i would like someone to discuss some issues i have.
i understand all are welcome here, so i am sure some elders or former elders could help me.
i was a pioneer for 7 years, before that i was a regular auxiliarry pioneer for 3 years, i have been a witness for 17 years.
I have heard of many sad cases where people have been let down by the organization, but this story really must be the strangest and hurtful. You really need to start researching the background and history of the Watchtower society. You may then see how and why this is happening.
There are many sites that are informative but I really liked listening to the taped stories of experiences on this site www.jwinfoline.com ( just click on this link )
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7078455.stm .
a young mother has died after giving birth to twins, following claims that she had refused a blood transfusion because of her faith.
jehovah's witness, emma gough, 22, from telford, shropshire, gave birth on 25 october.
skeeter1
What an excellent article.
Jehovahs witnesses do not abstain from blood.............This is going to be my mantra. Im going to talk to my family about this case and give them this link
hello, just updating on my post from a few days ago... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/145434/1.ashx i replied today then realised no one will see it because it's waaay back in the list of new topics :).
well, i couldn't go through with talking to my boyfriend yesterday about all this.
i felt like if i did it would ruin everything (which is pretty telling, i suppose!).
Although hes told you not to go on the internet. I think if you pass on some sites that youve been on and have found informative, then im sure he will look himself. Remember most witnesses NEVER look or read about anything critical about their religion, they are not allowed too.
He will be unaware of the negative things of his relgion but he may have doubts himself, if hes in his mid twenties that a sign.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7078455.stm .
a young mother has died after giving birth to twins, following claims that she had refused a blood transfusion because of her faith.
jehovah's witness, emma gough, 22, from telford, shropshire, gave birth on 25 october.
I hope this makes the family, especially the husband really question and research the blood doctrine. It may be too late for his wife but I hope its not too late for his children, who are going to be brought up with no mother AND in this religion.
i can remember when i was a witless, we would go to a particular diner frequently.
this place closed at 10:00 pm, so obviously they did not like having 40 or 50 of us coming after the circus meeting.
that was what they did, week after week, showing up at precisely 9:50 pm.
I dont know how you can blame the JWs for closing the restaurant. If they were regularly turning up on a Tuesday or Thursday evening, then why didnt the owner have the restaurant stay open later on those evenings. The staff would know that they would be working late and the kitchen would be prepared. If for some reason no one turned up he could then close early.
As for lunch time he could have just refused the large gang entrance.............eating places often have signs "No coach parties" If he allowed his staff to become hostile or rude to his customers then he deserved to close down.
insight on the scriptures volume 1,p.787expellingone who was cast out as wicked, cut off entirely, would be considered worthy of death, though the jews might not have the authority to execute such a one.
nevertheless, the form of cutting off they did employ was a very powerful weapon in the jewish community.
jesus foretold that his followers would be expelled from the synagogues.
Hi spiritboi
You could read the book Crisis of Conscience written by Ray franz. I ordered this book from Amazon. It really helped me understand whats behind the doctrines of the WT which helped me get "undoctrinated " quicker.
so after the revelation study last night where the paragraph was talking about how russell's interpertation of revelation basically didn't work and got discarded, my wife comments with the same old,"the light gets brigther, that's why i respect fds because at least they will change when they figure out something is wrong.
" (insert vomit here) afterwards, me and the book study conductor(i have to at least give him credit, he is someone i can talk to freely about my questions and he has not,as of yet, turned me in) got into a discussion of what 'the light gets brighter' really means.
he basically says so the brothers have made changes, so what?
Isnt that a case of the blind leading the blind, so that they both fall into the pit.
The example of a student "helping " the other students is not the same as the F&D. The student doesnt chuck out any of the other students off the course because they dont agree with him or they come up with a different answer..........the right one. If the students keeps comming up with the wrong answer then the teacher would questions himself, if this student was good enough to "help" or should he choose someone else who is a little less aggresive with the others.
i need to show a family member what the awake used to say before the generation change.
they dont believe me and for some reason i dont have one !!
i need to show them the actual mag.. i live in europe, so if anyone wants to post one to me, can they pm me and i will give you my address.
I need to show a family member what the Awake used to say before the generation change. They dont believe me and for some reason I dont have one !! I need to show them the actual mag.
I live in Europe, so if anyone wants to post one to me, can they pm me and I will give you my address.
Thanks !!
i tried cut and paste a letter but it wont come up.
i thought i would write a letter to my local paper and i was wondering what you all thought of it.. .
dear editor.
Gopher
Much appreciated, it was a lot more precise !!!
I will certainly take on board your suggestions, thanks
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