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  Anyone from Cathcart congregation!

  by R1001 in

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  hey everyone, just joined this.

  anyone here from cathcart congregation or any others in glasgow?

  left there 3 years ago when i was 17. .

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  R1001

  thanks :) things were alright, no juicy goss. Oh... i knew ian greenlees before he died.
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  Poem about shunning.

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the shunning .

  he places the smiles .

  wherever politeness asks, .

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  R1001

  thanks a lot ,days of future passed. if only it were illegal again!
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  Poem about shunning.

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the shunning .

  he places the smiles .

  wherever politeness asks, .

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  R1001

  Thanks for reading the whole thing :) Yeah, i've been encouraged to finally own up to the term poet as i'm performing a little! I'm 20 years old now,was brought up in the jw's but left at 17 after reading christopher hitchens 'god is not great' and 'apostate' websites, a big step at the time! I was very confused when I left and a lot of the thinking patterns have stayed (the catastrophising, slippery sloping) but that's what art has helped with :) I'm very lucky in that all my siblings left but the rest of the family are still in, expecting me back any day i bet. what about you? I found a website yesterday called jw support which was so so lovely, there are loads of kind people on it and through that just ended up here :) i wanna just see how everyone is and occasionally delve in. no need to reply the length of my response.
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  Poem about shunning.

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the shunning .

  he places the smiles .

  wherever politeness asks, .

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  R1001

  Sorry this is quite negative, but a positive poem is on the way too :)

  please let me know what you think as i'm nervous to have posted it and would love to know!
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  Poem about shunning.

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the shunning .

  he places the smiles .

  wherever politeness asks, .

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  R1001

  The shunning

  He places the smiles

  wherever politeness asks,

  Raising the shame

  from his heart,

  to a laugh.

  and he updates you

  on his business,

  and other such

  small talk masks.

  But you clear your throat

  and with a bitter tut

  and quite a loathsome tone

  you say:

  'we don't want to be

  in the paradise without you son

  you're hurting mum .'

  'and armageddons coming

  so HURRY UP

  Just Get back in God's love,

  you're missing out on us son

  It'll be too late

  when I'm gone.'

  And the son recalls

  that sad frown

  when your head bowed

  and blamed the victim.

  When you told him

  ' we're going to have to

  shun you,

  Corinthians says rid

  the wicked man from among you and

  you've read an apostate book,

  let one case of abuse

  turn your back on the truth and god disapproves.'

  I want to say to you

  'can't you see,

  can't you just see

  how else

  this could be perceived :

  you gave birth

  to a belief in him

  he should have the right

  to leave it

  Without risk

  to the only life ever

  permitted him.'

  But you'd say :

  ' well we only guide

  the children,

  then they can change their mind

  Their beliefs are not mine. '

  Can't you see though

  the kids were only allowed

  to love your kind

  and babies believe

  what their parents say is right!

  I know the elders say,

  to shun invites faith

  And so to keep him away

  Is the strongest care

  But why should a man decide

  the pain you

  and your children can bear?

  Ah you say these men have

  the authority of God

  But now we know

  That so did wars,

  And so do the rest

  of the world.

  and the split second choice

  they make,

  That's 8 million lives at stake .

  And I wish I could say that to

  Be without you

  is just not a choice that WE have made.

  But I can't.

  If I say these things

  you'll see nothing in me

  but my moderate sins

  and you'd ask

  what on earth

  has happened to me

  since I turned 15.

  And I love you all so much but

  You don't trust my love

  And your broken lips

  shut the truth too much.

  Every moment spoken

  you push it aside

  with a grip

  on repetitious slogans,

  can't see what's there

  without pre conceived phrases .

  You stuff your doubts

  with pride in these teachings.

  And if critique contradicts

  your beliefs

  You squint your head

  And your eyes twitch

  When the truth speaks.

  You moisten and swallow

  Hoarse absolutes

  with kind sentiment

  And i know your intentions are good

  But you call blackmail

  something different.

  The thing is that

  I thirst for other

  ways to listen

  Before I depart

  But watch you loves of mine

  After decades

  Still waiting for

  The next life to start,

  still standing there crying

  scolding

  'Stop drinking

  Start believing

  Stop hurting

  Start believing

  So I can see you

  once a year again.'

  But this is the way

  To keep us all Christian

  And too many pains are at stake

  too many sacrifices

  Have been made

  to admit your life

  As a mistake.
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  Anyone from Cathcart congregation!

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey everyone, just joined this.

  anyone here from cathcart congregation or any others in glasgow?

  left there 3 years ago when i was 17. .

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  R1001

  Hey everyone, just joined this. anyone here from Cathcart congregation or any others in Glasgow? Left there 3 years ago when i was 17.

  hope everyones having a lovely night :)