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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses selfish??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is the average jehovah's witness selfish and self-centred?.

  i know, i know...many will object and say "no - preaching is the most selfless thing a jw can do.

  it saves others lives...".

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  The borg indoctrination teaches it's members how to be self-centered, narcisisstic jerks and calls it "putting Jehovah/the kingdom first."
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  My 2018 convention review (BR)

  by Ray Frankz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so this years convention was all about:.

  1) neutrality means not taking sides.

  jws must not have any opinions about politics, even if it affects you or your job or your social class directly.. also .

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  IOW...

  We are Borg

  We are Borg

  We are Borg
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  New kingdom hall Washington State

  by Are you serious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yesterday i drove passed a town a couple of hours from my home and saw this kh under construction.

  this is the first new design kh i've seen in washington state even though i would think by now another one or two have been built.

  maybe not with their financial situation being the way it is.

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  Since JWs are incapable of thinking outside of the box they will now have great boxes to (not) think in.
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  What's the difference between a Christian and a JW?

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  christians look to jesus as the redeeemer of mankind.. jw's look to jesus as the executioner of mankind!.

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  WT decides for it's members having blood in any form is wrong and JWs go along with that.

  WT decides blood fractions are ok and JWs go along with that.

  WT decides the internet is dangerous and JWs go along with that.

  WT decides the internet is a blessing from Jehovah that can be utilized to advertise the kingdom and JWs go along with that.

  WT decides higher education is bad for all regular JWs even though they themselves employ the use of lawyers, accountants, doctors, IT specialists you name it and ordinary JWs just go bleet bleet.

  WT decides christians do not vote or join the military and JWs go along with that.

  If WT in a flash of new light decided tomorrow it was now ok to vote or join the military JWs would go along with that also.

  Conclusion: JWs are not more moral or caring or christlike than any other christians they are just more brainwashed!

  More incapable of thinking for themselves and less likely to employ the use of their own individual conscience on matters.
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  Fred Franz Former Training in Ancient Greek

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone been able to verify that fred franz received the minimal training in ancient greek that he claimed gave him the expertise to translate the bible?

  you would think that would be fairly easy to verify or disprove in this day and age.

  what college did he attend?

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  So like all of WT's claims of "qualification" and legitmacy his "qualifications" as a "scholar" in Hebrew and bible greek were seriously pimped then. No surprises there.
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  If the Gov. where you live outlawed the JWs would you turn in your family?

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess it would depend for me.

  some of my family i would take out bill boards pointing to them.

  many of the elders it would be he is over there and set off a neon sign.

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  If JWs were banned and I knew of ones that were still witnessing etc I would take pics and blackmail them - nah, just kidding.
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  Anyone pissed at their parents for raising you in the cult?

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my mother was not the most emotionally stable person.

  she was a follower and instilled in me the idea we were better than those worldly people.

  its hard to go to school as a child and you can not be friends outside of school, you can not celebrate any holidays, and you are told all these people are going to die.

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  I think one of the signs of maturity is when you realise that your parents like everybody else on the planet are flawed individuals as a result of their upbringing and genetics.They had their own shit from their own parents to work out and get together and like all of us some of us are able to get our shit together, some of us are not and the rest of us are working on it.

  Becoming a parent doesn't automatically make all your baggage go away, and often that's when the baggage comes home to roost and the decisions they made were them attempting to deal with their baggage in a way that wasn't the most healthy but seemed like the right thing to do at the time, or maybe, they just didn't know any better.

  Also assigning today's knowledge and sensibilities to past generations is a bit unfair, 20/20 hindsight makes us all enlightened.

  Hopefully each gen learns something from the mistakes of the past gen and does a little bit better but even the best of parents will leave some scars on their children and them in turn will leave some on their children.

  Shit happens it's what you do with it that counts.
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  Youtube videos doing the JW rounds. Gods name

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so here in the uk this video is getting jws very excited.

  now my mum actualy said it wa funny to hear jw music at the start and finish.

  so i'm wondering if the watchtower had any input into this.

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  Who knows how many guises and six degrees of seperation pies WT has it's slimy fingers in.

  Nothing would surprise me any more - nothing.
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  Re: the woman parking attendants and real life

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with much amusement i read the thread on women parking lot attendants and it got me to thinking about life at home for the average jw.. i believe i am correct in thinking that anything to do with jw-ism requires a penis, except all the leg work (fs & pioneers).

  meaning the mic's, talks, etc... but yet the same guy who thinks his wife (or any other woman) is not bright enough to run the sound system for example doesn't mind his wife hauling hay, digging in the yard, managing the checkbook and other various physical jobs as well as jobs that do in fact require a brain larger than that of a gnat?.

  let's say a guy is a bit technologically challenged but he can manage the sound system at the kh ok. i imagine he feels proud that he is getting to do this great privilege?

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  I saw the video where it said sisters can used to assist the attendants and it seemed to be in the context of helping disabled females and children out of cars when they arrive at the convention. They have always used female "attendants" in "Mothers and Babies" dep (I was one) with a brother "overseeing" from outside (bizarre!) apparently because women can't be left alone to feed and change their own babies.

  And yes, I knew many couples where the hubbie was indifferent to congregation privileges and appointments but was pushed forward by a very ambitious wife.
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  Favourite female heroes in film ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  ... well, obviously not rey (daisy ridley) from the latest star wars films.

  she's a complete mary sue.

  but, before hollywood tried to force sjw propaganda down our throats, there were lots of powerful, legit female characters in film.. here are some of my favourites .... ripley (sigourney weaver): i though this character was great.

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  Let's not forget the funny ladies...

  Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth in Young Frankenstein (that's Frunkensteen!)