Topics Started by marriedtoajw

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Do you judge your jw mate for their decision to become a jw?
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. friends
i try not to but i struggle with it alot.

being raised catholic i was subtly taught to respect others beliefs.

they have a right to be wrong i thought.
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Married to jws, give me stength
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. friends
my 23 year old son gave his first talk last year.

he met a catholic girl shortly after that, his girlfriend now, and got a part time job and stopped going to meetings.

hasn't been to one in almost a year.
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Is the Watchtower a secret society?
by marriedtoajw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does the watchtower teach that keeping secrets is ok?

does its leadership believe that the advancement of the organization hinges on holding back truthful information from prospective members and others who are not in leadership positions?

do you believe that the organization as a whole has a global agenda?
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Most of my extended family have no idea my wife is a jw.
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. friends
you non-jws who have jw mates or anyone interested in responding.

do you or would you tell extended family that your spouse is a jw.

i ask because i have a couple of other relatives who are jws who pulled away from the family the years ago that caused some hurt to family that use to be close to them.
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More friction with jw wife regarding moms bday bbq.
by marriedtoajw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the wife is starting to pull away from my family.

its my fault but i couldnt help it.

my fault because for years my sistets were indifferent to my wifes jwness.
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Jw's dont really care about doctrine do they?
by marriedtoajw in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it seems to me that jw's really don't care about doctrine.

ephesians chapter 4 verse 11 "and he gave some as apostles others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry for the building up of the body of christ until we attain the unity of faith and knowledge of the son of god to mature manhood to the extent of the full stature of christ so that we may no longer be in infants tost by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery from their cunning in the interest of deceitful scheming".

is it just me or does this verse totally annihilate the doctrine or belief in new light.
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My wife is never going to wake up.
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. friends
what do you do when you believe in your heart that your spouse is never going to wake up to the tatt?

when you're sick of the cherade of pretending you can deal with the spiritual division when you dont think you can anymore.

when you're convinced that your spouse is so decieved she is lost in a desert and is fine with living by the mirage.
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My early exposure to jw's
by marriedtoajw in
1. jw
2. experiences
i havn't posted in months but have still lerked and read other posts, just never have time enough to do much of anything really.

in reading posts for the last few months i began to realize how much i empathize with thoughts expressed here.

i feel the need to clarify my situation because my previous posts don't really convey a complete picture regarding my experience with the jw world.
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Involved with a JW woman
by jonza in
1. social
2. relationships
okay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.

i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.

we're in love and seriously want to be together.
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Since leaving the truth, do you celebrate holidays, and does your participation in such bring you happiness?
by Stand for Pure Worship in
1. jw
2. friends
i ask this respectfully, and do so after watching a favorite show of mine's season opener which had a new years storyline.

hollywood tends to make movies and television show episodes centered around holiday themes appear warm and blissful.

while i'm thankful to have never participated in such holidays, i can't deny my curiosity about ex-jws that do celebrate.