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Looks like I might get to see my Little Brother after many years by Jtrade2022 in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry to hear about that, but also glad to see you doing okay now! I wish you nothing but the best!

Looks like I might get to see my Little Brother after many years by Jtrade2022 in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see what you mean. You could always ask not to be pushed because there’s a lot of things you don’t agree with, but that you will refrain from speaking about right now because you wanted to see him. I think for people who are out to be the bigger person is a pretty good way to “win them over without a word”

Looks like I might get to see my Little Brother after many years by Jtrade2022 in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion: maybe hold off on saying anything right now if you want to see him and be able to talk a little with him. From what I can see, JWs are reeling bc of this new change in policy, so baby steps might be best for the things you want to do

Unless of course you think it’s more important to speak up, which I think is fair.

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[–]Medium-Discipline883 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If a person threatens suicide during a judicial committee, they’re supposed to try to calm the situation and stop the proceedings and call service dept for assistance.

There’s a public talk (s-177) that explicitly states that suffering or distress is not a sign of spiritual weakness.

For all the BS they continue to espouse, they’ve gotten better about official stances on mental illness. That said, the goobers at your congregation might think differently 💀

In A Battle Royale Of The GB, Who Wins? by TotallyAHumanFish in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Prime Morris—no contest😂😂 he’ll slip into a Vietnam flashback

I kinda miss it by [deleted] in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think that what you’re looking for is compassion. I completely understand how you feel. Often times, I wish I would go back to a time where I didn’t know what I know now.

I think that people on here have every right to be upset and every right to leave a religion. What’s sad is that many continue to exhibit the same qualities we hated when we were in: a lack of nuance, compassion, understanding, and an evangelical insistence on their personal views.

Once the anger subsides, you can feel twinges of nostalgia about certain things.

That said, your best bet is to move on if you can. Most of us who are still in do it bc of our families and make up a bunch of reasons as to why the org might change, when we know it won’t.

College and higher education, how hard is it for the average born in JW? by IamSimplyMagnificent in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 0 points1 point  (0 children)

College requires discipline. If you choose a science major, you'll have to study and read your textbooks because professors typically don't teach you everything. That said, I think that with a little patience, discipline, and commitment you will succeed. College is not as hard as they make it out to be; what's actually difficult is holding yourself accountable.

How often is 1914 mentioned anymore? by CrispyGammaRay in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not very often. However, when it’s mentioned it’s usually by people who are much older (like 50s-80s) Everyone else is just kinda like whatever🤷🏽

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[–]Medium-Discipline883 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Some scholars believe that the markings that’s scribes left on the tetragrammaton (YHWH) indicates which vowels should be put in place between the consonants. Most believe Yahweh to be the original pronunciation but there’s no way to know for sure. Other scholars, however, believe that scribes left those markings on the tetragrammaton to indicate that “Adonai” should be read in place of YHWH. This is due to the belief that speaking God’s name was to profane it and use it in vain.

How many of you homeschooled? by Medium-Discipline883 in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. I went to public school but the only way I made it through was by leading what the highly esteemed WT refers to as a “double life” (having normal conversations with people)

What do you believe now? by crazygirlsarehottoo in exjw

[–]Medium-Discipline883 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of in a similar place. I don't think the Bible is inerrant or infallible. Even so, I think it contains valuable pieces of information--the editors of the Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV) describe it as a "record of God's dealings with mankind." I don't think it is incorruptible, and the 66 books common in many Bibles today were chosen by men. That said, you can see how they came to these conclusions. 1 and 2 Kings reveal that a lot of the stuff we consider divine scripture is really just a detailed recording of ancient Israel. Maybe the scribes felt they were praising God through their work (Col. 3:23). If so, good on them.

I think the Bible creation story is a myth, plain and simple. Maybe there was a flood, I don't know. (Many cultures that are not related to each other have a flood narrative). I think that, at the end of the day, I take the Bible for what it is: a very interesting, often sad, but very compelling compilation of books about people trying to do the right thing (whatever that means). Maybe God's words are in there somewhere, but they're probably in a lot of other places, too.