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  Governing Body letter

  by John Davis in

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  2. beliefs

  there is a governing body letter to be read this week..

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  sparrowdown

  Dear Worthless Faceless minions,

  Give more, do more, donate more.

  Love

  The GB. 🤗😊😃
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  "...You will be Disfellowshipped for 7 years"

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  shortly before i left the "troof" a co had given a talk during his visit.

  at the time there was a scandal going on in the congregation where 2 couples basically swapped spouses with each other.

  it was quite the scandal.

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  Sounds like an old Romanian peasant curse.

  You are the sons and daughters of fatherless goats and you will be doomed to wander friendless and without family support for seven years. No person will look upon you as you will be dead to them. (Spits the ground)!!!
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  Russian award story in the St. Lucia Times. Almost 80 comments at the end! Pretty heated stuff.

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some of the pro-jws are comparing the award reception to that of shadrach, messach, and abendego.

  therefore excusing it as perfectly acceptable in the eyes of god.

  that just seems a bit of a stretch to me, given that the jws talk about political neutrality, ect.

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  The three hebrew amigos vs Russian JW superbreeders? Yeah, I get that, cause, it's like, exactly the same thing.
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  The Rank Hypocrisy of JW Rank and File

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wtf?

  russian jw mr novik is shown in full view on jw org wearing the "parental glory" badge with its prominent cross pattee on his lapel - and not one word of caution is sounded.

  similarly, jw forums are abuzz singing the praises of mr and mrs novik and their brood after they received the parental glory honor from no less than jw-oppressor, mr putin.. from the stinking gb heaven all the way down to the dusty rank and file, the hypocrisy is sky-high.

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  Do current JWs even give a crap about "pagan" symbols anymore?

  Maybe they make an exception for anything "pagan" aslong as it has the word "Glory" in front of it. They hear the word "Glory" and their little JW eyes light up and their little JW pleasure centres activate and they're like "Glory, did someone say glory where where..."

  They're probably responding to the word "medal" as well, it's right up there with "reward" and "privilege" - in their mind.
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  Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

  it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

  sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

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  Look on the bright side, at least now we all know what Cold Steel's bias is and this awareness should make us impervious to his evil plot to convert us all to mormonism.

  I for one have my anti-cult protection kit and in it there's this crazy little tool called thinking.
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  Putin presents the Order of Parental Glory to a Russian Jehovah's Witness family

  by OrphanCrow in

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  2. friends

  http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54643.

  presenting the order of parental gloryon the eve of international children’s day, vladimir putin presented the order of parental glory to parents of large families.

  the recipients included families from astrakhan and yaroslavl regions, the republics of karelia, buryatia, north ossetia-alania, perm and primorye territories, and khanty-mansi autonomous area – yugra.the order of parental glory was established by a presidential executive order signed in may 2008 and is awarded to parents (or adoptive parents) raising 7 or more children and ensuring due care for their health, education, and physical, spiritual and moral development.

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  Bizarre.
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  Where do I go now?

  by Libby in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i thought my purpose was to serve jehovah and get baptised.

  where do i go now to get baptised?

  is baptism even a requirement for serving god or was that just for the disciples and people of that time.

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  Just be kind to yourself at the moment discovering the facts about cherished beliefs can be a bitter pill to swallow in the beginning but hang it there it gets better.

  You don't need to go anywhere except to yourself by way of self-care and one day at a time
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  Do You Have Any Indoctrinated Guilt Left Over?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i voted this morning for the first time.

  at 32yo i wondered in a church of england parish hall with no idea what i was doing.

  everyone else knew how to do it.

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  Like you, I find, inexplicable or out of proportion guilt is one of the pesky residue feelings that depending on how much of it I am experiencing has been a useful gauge of how far I 've come.
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  How can angels be sexually attracted to women?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the nephilim account in genesis is utterly ridiculous when you consider that angels are sex-less beings and would therefore lack sex-drive and romantic attraction.

  think of how difficult it is for humans with a sex drive to be sexually attracted to animals.

  now take away that sex drive and it becomes literally impossible.

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  Oh cooome ooon!

  Have you seen us and felt us? We're all smooth and soft and roundy.
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  Disfellowshipped for being complicit in someone else's sin - really?!

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a close friend of mine who is pimo (only staying in for family reasons) in a neighboring congregation called me in tears tonight saying her dad (elder) is telling her he is seriously considering reporting her to her local elders and she could get disfellowshipped.. the reason?

  because she is complicit in a gross sin, according to him, by going with her best friend (not a j.w.

  ) when the friend had an abortion.

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  Elder's daughters are allowed to have worldly BFFs now are they?

  Good for her for supporting her friend in a time of need but frankly what did she expect her parents are JW duh!

  Note to PIMO people for future reference - be more discreet about your activities.