my wife's kingdumb haul announced that next saturday is a special day of service.
we can pioneer for a day in seldom worked territory.
everone is to pack a nice brown bag lunch.
Gotta work the way out territory! Make others feel special by being a pioneer for a day!
Can you imagine the experiences?
in the genocidal instructions supposedly given by god we find this interesting command: “now kill all the boys.
and kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man.” (numbers 31:17, 18).
in the midst of killing and plundering, how were the israelites to determine whether each girl “has slept with a man” or not?.
An Israelite man could marry such a
woman, but only if she took certain measures.
So he could have sex with her but not have to marry her if she didn't take certain measures..........
Concerning the steps such a woman was required to take, the Bible states: “She
must now shave her head and attend to her nails, and remove the mantle of
her captivity from off her and dwell in your house and weep for her father and
her mother a whole lunar month; and after that you should have relations with
her, and you must take possession of her as your bride, and she must become
your wife.”—Deuteronomy 21:12, 13.
And yes, for sure he waited a month before having sex with her.
Just another WT excuse like the one they have for rapists. Women are supposed to remember that the rapists have feelings too
anyone have s 147 for august?.
rumors about big announcement.. any hear about that..
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there's a convention being held near my hometown, and as i was passing by i saw a father taking his young children for a walk outside.
and i wondered what would happen to those children, what they would experience at school and in their adult life.
i wondered if they would grow up repressed and anxious and fearful and full of guilt like i did, although i was not raised a witness.
What can you say?
Almost all of those children, will indeed grow up fearful, depressed (just from being dragged to an hours long meeting) and feel like they don't belong. Throw in the regular amount of the parents own problems and you have what a lot of born ins have to deal with.
But the good news (not theirs of course) is the internet. Also those handy smartphones and tablets. Makes it more possible they will escape when still young.
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i'm a long time lurker, first time writer on this site.
years and years ago, i was on another ex-jw message board though i'm not sure if it's still around or not.
i really enjoy reading all of your stories.
I bet you stood there with your mouth open when they offered you a bible study. I can't even imagine the shock of that. I might have started laughing (and crying)
Gad you could join us.
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if someone does the same things over and over again and says sorry and then does it again and you point out that their apologies don't mean anything anymore, then they accuse you of not being forgiving enough, who is in the wrong?
(i mean as in constantly over a long period of time).
im trying to work out whether it was just part of the persons mental/ emotional manipulation tactics or whether i have the wrong view and i'm not forgiving enough.
The WT had articles that always talked about how the nice people should forgive the insensitive, stubborn and mean JW's. They put the onus on the ones that did care about others to suck it up and "keep the peace" in the congregations, by always turning the other cheek.
That encouraged some to expect forgiveness without saying it or by just giving a token Sorry. I took turning the other cheek as something a "good" person would do. So I did. But, found myself being taken advantage of also or finding myself silently fuming over having to forgive over and over again. The WT makes it a sin to not to forgive even when the person does it over and over again. Let's see, "how many times must I forgive my brother? Up to seventy seven times" The WT wants you to do it regardless. How many articles on taking to task the offenders? Probably zero. That is my guess.
Don't allow others to guilt you into forgiving them and then letting them wipe their feet on you. Not good for you or them. I had a "friend" that started to break promises. It became more and more by my forgiving them. They just expected me to always be their friend even if they abused the meaning.
were are they now and what position are they in.. lets do a running count.. c.o.b.e was interfering with his daughter,d.f,reinstated died in good standing.. branch oveersear multiple young children d.f,reinstated in good standing.. publisher interfeared with small child in the k.h d.f not sure were he is.. publisher sexually abused 3 relatives no action taken in good standing.. current elder raped his sister years ago little action taken was not an elder at the time.. publisher sexualy abused young girl d.f,reinstater now in good standing.. m.s multiple young girls d.f,died trying to get reinstated.. so thats 7.. karter..
There was one in my congregation. He got away with meeting up with a young girl on the internet because of money in the family paying out. Married a 14 -15 year old from another country.
i was very lucky to have be dating somebody who didn’t run and snitch on me when i started having questions and showing him research i did, instead he listened to me, and after a few arguements, he did wake up as well.
it really didn’t take much to wake him up, and he was more just tired of the crazy witnesses in general.
and now we are planning on getting married and fading together so that our families can at least enjoy our wedding, that special time in life, before we possibly loose them one day.
It sounds like you are a little jealous that he doesn't have to do the amount of work towards his family or the org. So you are frustrated and annoyed all at the same time. It is mentally exhausting to live a lie and there are many here on the forum that can give better advice than I on that.
Sorry for your present problems, but you are far ahead of others whose families are still in.
