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  FuGK This Religion- Stop Ruining My Life!!!

  by wallievase in

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  i am sorry for the title but today just took the cake.

  after not going to the meetings since august and trying to sort through this with my family, my wife today told me she wants to separate because of our differences over being a witness or not.. this is ridiculous.

  so i said- how can you separate from me when the religion you whole heartedly believe says you can only separate for 3 reasons- abuse, willful non-support, or stopping her from her meeting attendance, etc.

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  Would you say that you were having a happy marriage before you stopped going to the meetings? Could she be using this as an excuse to cover up another reason? Just wondering...
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  So I'm going through a really difficult time right now.

  by scaredtospeak in

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  2. experiences

  i was publicly reproved last year and the elders have taken their sweet time in reinstating my "privileges".

  it's been six months and i can't answer at the meetings or participate in the theocratic ministry school.

  in all honesty- i don't care about the privileges.

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  Just curious - what were u reproved for? If u don't mind sharing, that is...
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  AGM 2014 Detailed Highlights - including talks summary.

  by Da.Furious in

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  it is more likely to be one attack under different names.. gog of magog is not satan but a coalition of nations.

  1. what do talents represent?

  so who has the 5 talents?

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  Great information. Thanks!
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  Watchtower Is Outraged! Look What Comes Up When You Type Jehovah's Witnesses on Google!

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.familiesagainstcultteachings.org/education-about-cults/destructive-groups/.

  google will put up in the number one slot who ever is paying them the highest amount of cash, i was surprised to see what changed over the last two days, what do you make of this?

  when i typed in jehovah's witnesses news the following link and story came up!

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  Britney Spears? Lol
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  Thanks BLONDIE !!!

  by Zoos in

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  2. friends

  whenever i need to find a watchtower quote in a hurry i hop over to jwn real quick and do a topic search knowing blondie will have posted exactly what i'm looking for.. .

  thanks for your diligence, .

  it really helps!.

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  I don't know who Blondie is either.. but I remember that she was trying hard to expose some child abuse scandal or something like that, even though the odds were against her. So thanks Blondie, for your courage!
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  Divorcing my husband of 13 years...

  by 2pink in

  1. jw
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  my husband and i were both born ins.

  i left in 2009, and he followed me out a bit later.

  we were one of those couples who followed the script, married young and ended up having nothing in common other than the religion.

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  You have a really good heart to adopt & care for children with special needs. I hope everything works out well for u
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  "how did we do?" service meeting part

  by nowwhat? in

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  the elder was just giddy with excitement!

  20,000 hours put in!

  14,000 tracts and brochures!

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  110 x 7 = 770 hours per month on average

  I think the 20,000 figure has an extra '0' in it
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  "how did we do?" service meeting part

  by nowwhat? in

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  the elder was just giddy with excitement!

  20,000 hours put in!

  14,000 tracts and brochures!

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  20,000 hours? Seriously??? If there are a hundred pubs in ur cong, it would amount to 200 hours per person!
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  What is the wackiest or strangest teaching that Witnesses adhere to?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i guess there are many, but what would be the strangest teaching, or "wackiest" ?.

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  Not the wackiest, but I also found the belief that there would be no marriage in paradise to be pretty absurd...
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  Skinny dipping in the new order?

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw's are quick to tell you that when jehovah has finished kicking the ass of those who do not acknowledge the teachings of the watchtowers governing body in new york state, that those who survive will live forever in a restored paradise on earth.

  the same goes for those who are resurrected during the 1000 year reign of jesus and survive satan being let loose "for a little while" at the end.. they are also quick to tell you that everything will be just as it was for adam and eve before the latter decided she needed a fruit fix and then got her hubby high on it as well.. and when you view the illustrations in their publications showing what they view this paradise to be, it shows a world of lush color.

  the deep greens of all the trees and grass, the clean blue skies, puffy white clouds and tables covered in a plethora of fresh fruits and vegetables representing just about every major color.

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  Has there ever been an article speculating about this subject? Would love to read it if there is one