Topics Started by jetery

39
Was there any particular song or music u were not allowed to listen to because it was inappropriate or it was deemed demonized?
by jetery in
1. jw
2. friends
i remember there was this heavy metal group called wasp.

some of the witnesses said it stood for we are satans people and that wasnt even true.

stairway to heaven by led zeppelin was a no-no because they said if u played it backwards it talked about worshipping the devil.
31
Do you believe in predestination?
by jetery in
1. jw
2. friends
jw teach that your life is not predestined.

predestination means the path of your life(death) is suppose to be determined at birth right?

its kind of a confusing subject.
8
Death,Destruction,Gloom, Oh my!
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
isnt a religion suppose to uplift u and encourage u?

when i was a jw(d'fed now) i remember sitting thru the meetings listening about death and destruction and how people were going to die who were not jw.

i was more depressed being one of jw than i was when i was a catholic.
16
If Jw hate being a part of the world so much, why do they try...
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i was a witness i remember asking one of the elders if it would be alright to donate to different causes/charities like the american cancer society,st judes hospital etc.

he told me that these organizations only provide temporary relief whereas god kingdom would provide permanent relief.

) he was so down on these organizations but yet when he needed them for help he sure didnt hesitate to ask them.
46
How do the elders know if you are truly repentent?
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
the reason why i ask is because whenever u are df and u are trying to get reinstated they are always tellling u that u have to produce fruits befitting repentenace like attending the meetings,etc.

they always make it seem that since they are gods spirit-directed org.

that he will know whether or not if a person is repentent.
18
Someone please help me out on this one. Are JW's allowed to help....
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
anyone who is d'fed(like me- dont miss it) or disassociated,etc who may be in dire need.

i know that when u are disfellowshipped u are not allowed to associate with anyone who is a witness and they are suppose to shun u the rest of your life until u come to your "senses".

but anyway what i want to know is if im on the side of the road bleeding to death and one of jw recognize will they stop and help me or anyone for that matter.even when i was in the "truth" i always wondered about that since they are not supposed to have any contact with u. where do they draw the line when it comes to shunning people?
15
When Disassociating
by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up in
1. jw
2. experiences
someone had started a thread about a comment their mother made - "i would rather my children be dead then disfellowshipped" and it reminded me of a comment my father made when i disassociated myself:.

"...don't disassociate yourself - simply don't go to meetings or go out witnessing...it will make it so much easier for you to come back..".

it disturbs me on two levels:.
23
why do jw look down on someone going to college?
by jetery in
1. jw
2. friends
i wil never forget how when i graduated from high school in 1988 i had the opportnity to go to college.

all expenses paid.

my dad didnt approve of it and he was so emotionally abusive that i didnt go because i was told that i had to pioneer.
8
Do you thing the JW organization will ever do away with disfellowshipping?
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know of several of my friends who have been disfellowshipped for years and see no need to come back.

they tell me the dont miss the meetings at all.

one of the main reasons they dont come back is because of the way they were treated before they were df.
36
Im a newbie
by jetery in
1. jw
2. experiences
baptized at 15 because forced into it.

i left the jw 2 years ago.

i should have left a long time ago.