Topics Started by Grace
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A video of an Elder saying those disfellowshipped are not shunned...
by Grace in.
...and, under oath and in court, this elder says that the witnesses do not use the word shun and would gladly help out a disfellowshipped person but are not able to discuss spiritual matters.. further, the elder repeatedly says under oath that disfellowshipping is a congregational matter, not a family matter; therefore, families would not be required to shun their disassociated or disfellowshipped loved ones.. excuse me if most of you have seen this already...i stumbled across it on my own.. grace.
i cannot get the link to copy here, but google "witnesses of jehovah video" and you will see about six down there is a link talking about an elder twisting the truth in court.
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JW's going door to door in poor neighborhoods
by Wordly Andre ini'm not sure if its just me, but i've noticed that every time i drive through the "ghetto part of my city" ok maybe ghetto is a poor choice of words but poor neighborhood, i always see jw's out in the streets.
i live in the same city only in the better part and i hardly ever see jw's on my street?
not that i am complaining about it but, i was thinking do they target lower income families, or in their eyes uneducated people for their ministry?
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My Story..... Need advice on reinstatement Letter.
by jrjr4189 ini've been a member of the site for a month, but have been reading the posts for a lot longer, however this is my first post.
i was raised a j-dub by my mother (my father wasn't religious) with my sister and brother.
i was pretty much convinced by my dub friends, bible study conductor, and mother that i should get baptized when i was 15 and decided to go for it.
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We are all lacking in Faith!
by The Truth inwhere do i begin?
well let's see i'm 24yrs old and since i was 5 i've been taught ''the truth'' i remember going to the hall when i was a little girl with my grandmother i attended did the bible study and i learned a lot and i'm greatfull even though i'am no longer in the religion i grew up like everyone else saw and learned a lot of other things of this world none which have made me belive anything i have found myself asking lately what is happening with this world?
why doesn't doesn't jehovah do something and stop the pain for everyone?
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Out of Bethel and still recovering
by livingalie inhello to all im new to the site i have been looking for about two weeks now .i was at brooklyn bethel from 1994 -1999 and i worked in the barber shop office blgd.
(25 columbia heights ) .i just wanted to say hi and that many of your post have really been helpful to me as i have gone though some tough times on all levels .
thanks for letting me just state that .
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Dis-association letter
by Suzie inok, i have thought about it too long and hard and came to the conclusion that this really is something that i want to do!
i don't know exactly how to write my letter to dis-associate myself and exactly who i should send it too.
i was readding somethings before that had talked about people sending a copy to there old friends to let them know as well.
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How can I put a lid on this instant RAGE?
by sass_my_frass inugh, okay, here's the story: i've been doing quite well, but today i heard about a good jw friend who now shuns me.
at first it sounded like he was feeling remorseful and wanted to get in touch again.
*buzzz* wrong!
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I accuse my wife of apostacy. Hilarity ensues.
by under_believer inthis one ranged all over the place.
i post these because i am hoping someone can give me additional advice.
wife: why didn't you want to read the daily text to the kids?
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It's when you don't expect to be SHUNNED...
by Ms. Whip in...that it hurts the most.
today, when i was walking into the grocery store entrance an old jw friend of mine was walking out.
it was one of those face to face akward moments where there's no way you can pretend the other person isn't there.
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When did you realize that you were part of a cult?
by JH in.
as a jw, i never thought that i was in a cult.
i thought that other religions were a cult, but not us.. what made you realize that the jw's is a cult?