I am looking for a site with forums etc...to meet ex jehovah's Witnesses like myself and to compare experiences..and build a current group up on Yahoo!
2007-12-02 02:34:08 · 12 answers · asked by AnneShirley03-03-07 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To the second person who answered this Q- i have had ten years taste thank you- and NO WAY AM I EVER BEGGING BACK. All my friends IGNORE me for goodness sake- why on earth would i want to come back? All i do is spread 'my word'.
2007-12-02 06:35:13 · update #1
I must say sorry to those of you who have been given thumbs down for answering my Q! And thank you to those of you who have contributed. Again to the second person who answered this- YOU DO NOT HAVE A CLUE!!
You have NO answers which is what this is about.
Silent lamb does!
2007-12-02 20:47:38 · update #2
DID I ASK FOR J.W'S TO PREACH T ME????? DID I???? Does anybody know what my question was.
2007-12-03 03:08:10 · update #3
ALWAYS REMEMBER that Until We Reach PERFECTion; Every BODY is a Slave 2 Either Sin or 2 Christ !
As SOON As you get " a TASTE OF tHE World" and you find out that there is Nothing There(tHE World) you'll be Working towards Re "IN" (STATEMENT) ! ! !
(((BEST WISHES))) ! ! !
2007-12-02 06:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 10⤊ 9⤋
Vot stopped reading the comments of ex-JWs ages ago. She has all the known ones blocked, and she continues to use the invaluable block feature of Y!A when she identifies new ones. Being blocked by an ex-JW is actually a good thing coz then they've done you a favour. You know why. Be careful, Jehovah's watching ;-)
2016-05-27 05:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, in fact I think I saw one started by you, so that's at least one.
2007-12-08 09:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses practice the Scriptural practice of disfellowshipping for unrepentance of such serious sins as fornication, drug abuse, stealing, and apostasy. Baptized Witnesses who join the military or publicly engage in worship with another religion are considered to have disassociated themselves from Jehovah's Witnesses.
Contrary to the misinformation of anti-Witnesses, it is quite possible to become inactive in the JW religion without becoming disfellowshipped. As long as one's lifestyle does not bring reproach upon the congregation, and as long as one does not advocate one's disagreements with the religion, the congregation has no interest in "investigating", exposing, and disfellowshipping an inactive former Jehovah's Witness.
For those who are disfellowshipped or disassociated, a primary goal is to shock the person into recognizing the serious of their wrong so that they rejoin the congregation in pure worship. Since the primary bonds that are broken involve friendship and spiritual fellowship, it is well understood that family bonds remain intact. Parents, siblings, and grown children of disfellowshipped and disassociated ones sometimes choose to limit what they may feel is discouraging or "bad association" but that is a personal decision and is not required by their religion.
Former Witnesses who are disfellowshipped or disassociated are typically treated in accord with the Scriptural pattern explained in these Scriptures:
(1 Corinthians 5:11-13) Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man. ...Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
(Titus 3:10) As for a man that promotes a sect, reject him after a first and a second admonition
(Romans 16:17) Now I exhort you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who cause divisions and occasions for stumbling contrary to the teaching that you have learned, and avoid them.
(2 Thessalonians 3:6) Now we are giving you orders, brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition you received from us.
(2 Thessalonians 3:14) But if anyone is not obedient to our word through this letter, keep this one marked, stop associating with him, that he may become ashamed.
(2 John 10) If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, never receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him.
(Matthew 18:17) If he does not listen to them, speak to the congregation. If he does not listen even to the congregation, let him be to you just as a man of the nations
Becoming baptized as a Jehovah's Witnesses is not a trivial step. At a minimum, a student must demonstrate months of regular meeting attendance and public ministry, then must himself express the desire to be baptized. The candidate then spends hours answering hundreds of bible questions wherein he expresses both a clear understanding and personal conviction regarding Jehovah's Witness teachings in at least three separate interviews with three different elders. The candidate must vocally agree to be baptized in front of hundreds or thousands of eyewitnesses, and must be publicly immersed in water. This is not a momentary emotional decision by an unreasoning child. Dedication as a Witness required hard work and determination at the time.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.ca/e/19880415/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.ca/e/19970101/article_01.htm
2007-12-04 06:26:57 · answer #4 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 3⤊ 5⤋
There are a few forums on this link
http://members.aol.com/beyondjw/bj.htm#MSGBRD
2007-12-09 07:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by Trevor S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Congrats! I am glad to hear you are out. I am also an ew-jw. I live in the US, but feel free to email me.
(heavenly eyes is such a tool, don't mind him or the other jw trolls on here)
2007-12-03 05:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by Nea 5 · 4⤊ 9⤋
hiya, welcome to the club. I'm not in the UK, though, but since you've been traumatized by HeavenlyEyes, I thought I'd ring in with some support.
I totally understand your desire to find other ex-JWs because no one can understand what we've been through and face now unless they've been in our shoes. Funny, you'll find here in Yahoo Answers a lot of people who've never been a JW think being a Witness is just another harmless way to serve God. they are sorely mistaken and can't begin to realize the damage that organization has shamelessly done to the lives of its converts.
2007-12-03 05:20:23 · answer #7 · answered by PediC 5 · 5⤊ 12⤋
Hi! I'm sorry to see all of the negativity you are receiving. Please feel free to contact me anytime. I disassociated myself about 6 or 7 years ago. I am currently getting my own "support" to reverse the years of damage done by growing up as a JW. My email is in with my profile.
2007-12-03 06:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by Elphaba 4 · 3⤊ 11⤋
They do not know that I am OUT yet! You can e mail me.
2007-12-03 14:17:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
Feel free to e-mail me if you like. I am an ex JW and always willing to talk to others. As for I A.M. H.E.a.v.e.n.l.y E.Y.E.S., ignore him, he is a complete fool.
2007-12-03 02:46:19 · answer #10 · answered by the truth has set me free 4 · 5⤊ 11⤋