taken directly from watchtower.org.. i invite all to highlight any contradictions you may find.. happy reading.... "jehovah's witnesses are interested in you and your welfare.
they want to be your friends and to tell you more about themselves, their beliefs, their organization, and how they feel about people and the world in which all of us live.
to accomplish this, they have prepared this brochure for you.. "in most ways jehovah's witnesses are like everyone else.
"They have made a dedication to God to do his will, and they apply themselves to fulfill this dedication. In all their activities they seek guidance from God's Word and his holy spirit."
They dedicate themselves to an Organization, not God, and they rely on WT's and Awakes for guidance.
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
my son (who's 15) came home from the meeting last night (he thinks he wants to be a witness, but that's in another thread) and said that his grandmother (my mother-in-law) told him my reason for not going to meetings (the un thing, also discussed in another thread).
he told me that i need to talk to the po about it as he had heard about it a while back and has some information.. hmmmm, me thinks the mom-in-law has been talking to the po about what i told her last week.
i'm sure that i will be getting a shepherding call (a drop-by, unscheduled visit) by him this weekend.
Tweetie,
I wish I knew how to help you. I too am not good with confrontation. Unless provoked.
The least I can do is keep this to the top, so others can see it and maybe give you some good sound avise.
I wish Alan or Farkel would see this. They would know what to tell you.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
i was brand new when this post was up.. now i wanna know who everyone loves, so i kow who you're talking about!.
kisses!.
sky
Hmmmm, let me see.
I love kenny2,UB,DannyBear,cowboy,OUTLAW,Gopher,Simom(sorry Ang,Larc,Comf,and many many more.
If I were a man, and liked women in that way. I would have to say Ladonna. She has such a good, kind heart. She has compassion for people and she knows how to have fun.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
i am interested in people's opinions on this.... is or is not cybersex cheating?
Larc, I love they way you think. I think cyber sex is disgusting. When I first got on the internet, I would go into chat rooms and men would im me asking if I cybered. I got tired of answering so I added to my profile that I do not cyber.
Why would anyone want to cyber when they can have the real thing? I would much rather be holding a man than a keyboard.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
i just wanted those kind-hearted, those gentle, those friendly ones of you to know that i wrote my letter of resignation as an elder yesterday, after having served in that capasity for 24 years.. those wishing to call me or any society "bastard", "sucker", "braindead" or anything, as they have before, i would ask please to refrain from that.
other comments would be welcome.. somehow, it is the armstrong quote about "one small step for man, one giant leap for humankind" (approximately) the other way around, "one giant leap for (a) man, one hardly noticeable step for humankind".. ok, that was that.
((((((((((((Hippie))))))))))))) Or should I say, Yippy! Cause I am so happy.
I know it is a hard decision you had to make, but you made it. If you are still attending meetings, So what, when you are ready, you will make that decision also.
I wish you all the best.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
what is your favorite fruit.
i like cherries myself, if you get my drift.. aint't life grand, and isnt't fluff wonnerful.
Mangos and plums.
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
i fought many years from inside as an independent spirit trying to change or at least mitigate damage done by the wtbts.
i met ted jaracz, in the early 1970s when he was called into bethel to serve on the gb.
this mans control of the service department and the gb is what i have fought for 3 decades but recently conceded this system is beyond reforming.
IW, I agree with what you said. With the exception of a few. Most of the Elders are good hearted people just like anyone else.
They believe what they are taught as Jehovahs Witnesses and try to be reasonable. Some just use their position for power. Like the saying, one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch.
I was treated farely by the Elders the time I was df'd. I was also reinstated rather quickly.
If we are to blame All the Elders for how some of them act. We might as well blame all the JW's for how a few act.
We were all brainwashed by this cult. Elders inclueded, and being so were following what we thought was the truth.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
it has occurred to me that ive been here long enough and have met many of you whose company i really appreciate.
i see people come in since i have been here and am inspired and impressed at the courage they have for giving their stories, their experiences and the freedoms they now have paid for by a cost that only a cult survivor can really appreciate.. so with that inspiration, here is my story.... i have very little memory of before i was 5. i do remember christmas morning one year to wake up to a ton of toys and that was cool.
i remember having my stomach pumped once because i got into some kerosene and thought id pour myself a glass.
(((((((((((((Kenny)))))))))))))))) I am so thankfull you didn't die from loss of blood. I would have never met you, and had the opportunity to speak with you in yahoo chat.
"Sorry this is so long, I’ve still kept out a lot. I’m looking forward to hanging around here a little while longer."
Does this mean you think we wouldn't like you anymore if you told us the rest? I doubt that, but if you do not wish to tell, I understand.
Lilacs
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
there is a lot of post about gay men in canada bethel and how when knorr came in he "booted out" 70 gay men.
also stories about brothers visiting "massage parlours".
is any of this true, is there proof and personal accounts?.
ISP, Joelbear served at Bethel.
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question.
it just doesn't seem like one for the technical support.. dumb question?
what's the big deal having your registration to post "deactivated" on this board?.
Here ya go UB
I don't want someone in my life I can live with. I want someone in my life I can't live without.
