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  An aspect of dealing with my elderly, PIMI, Father

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for a bit of back ground.

  i’m a full blown pomo apostate.

  nothing would please me more to see wt burn to the ground.

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  Black Sheep

  You can't sow seeds of doubt while they think that you are Satan's Minion, so don't give them a reason to think that.
  
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  Serena Williams thinks she is a JW LMAO

  by jojorabbit in

  1. social
  2. current

  i saw a post pop up on some click bait where serena williams saying she was praying for armageddon to come and that the jws have said we are living in critical times hard to deal with.this was her response to the texas school shooting.

  another cult catch phrase.

  i am sorry williams you aint no jw.

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  Black Sheep

  She is no more a JW than I am. She chose not to get baptized into her parent's religion, so you can't expect her to live up to JW rules and expectations any more than you could expect any other unbaptized born-in to, even if she does display psychological damage from her JW upbringing.
  
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  History repeated: pre-1975 trend of selling homes to ‘downsize’

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw this thread on reddit.

  i think the reason for this is that the 1975 fiasco is never mentioned in the jw religion.

  nobody mentioned it to me when i came in the years after.. the problem with this is that all the sad stories were never told (or hushed up) of people who sold off homes, etc.

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  Black Sheep

  At a funeral, I heard a brother being praised because he stayed strong even when the promises made for 1975 came and went without any fulfillment. I was wondering what was going on in the head of the speaker and his audience? Was the speaker trying to make a point to the weak?
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  When did JWs stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer together?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know what year?

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  Black Sheep

  That's my memory too, Phizzy. I don't recall hearing the Lord's Prayer recited in lieu of a 'proper' prayer at any JW function in the 50's or later.
  
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  Do you remember GRACE GOUGH?

  by LullingtonRd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, i am grace gough's granddaughter:.

  i have started a blog that begins at the beginning and this is with grace.

  follow along as i dive into her life - and please do reach out if you have any stories to share with me that i can add to my blog.. you can find the blog here:.

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  Black Sheep

  LOL, I had to help her log in at least a couple of times, old age is a bitch. She was a lovely lady and I miss her presence here.
  
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  Hi again

  by Lee Marsh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is nice to see some familiar faces here.

  for those who don't know who i am my last id was lady lee.

  thought i would drop by and say hello; see how people are doing.

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  Black Sheep

  It's lovely to see you and nice to see some familiar faces popping in to say hello.
  

  I was wondering how you were doing only a couple of weeks ago.
  

  Cheers

  Chris
  
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  Do you remember GRACE GOUGH?

  by LullingtonRd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, i am grace gough's granddaughter:.

  i have started a blog that begins at the beginning and this is with grace.

  follow along as i dive into her life - and please do reach out if you have any stories to share with me that i can add to my blog.. you can find the blog here:.

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  Black Sheep

  I remember her well. She was a sweetie. I think she thought I was a naughty boy sometimes, but she was always very nice to me.
  
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  Hi people!

  by ozziepost in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys, owyergoin?

  (that’s australian for youse foreigners!

  haven’t called in quite a while but just called by to say “i’m still standing and still enjoying shiraz !.

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  Black Sheep

  I remember you well. Sorry to hear of your loss.
  
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  What year did the Governing Body make cannibalism acceptable?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  yes - it is a kind of "trick" question!the subject in question is really organ transplants which the dec. 22, 1949 p.20 awake!

  called"wonderful and useful" ...until ...by the magic of new light suddenly became "cannibalism" on nov. 15, 1967, watchtower pp.702-704consequently, the answer to the question" what year did the governing body make cannibalism acceptable?

  "can rightly be answered as: "the year the governing body made their own definition of cannibalism acceptable was mar.

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  Black Sheep

  I remember bringing this up with my mother when she would have been in her seventies. I was shocked. She had always given me the impression that she cared about people, but on this subject she didn't give a sh!t for the kids and families affected. I made sure that she knew that I wasn't impressed with her attitude and her double standards.
  
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  An elder has just been employed at place of employment and I’m after a lonk

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello to all you good people.

  an elder who i knew in my jw days has just been employed at my place of work.

  now i want to be prepared for him when he encourages me to return to jehovah.

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  Black Sheep

  It's psychological warfare.

  Don't 'tell' him anything. Ask him a single question that you know he doesn't have a good answer for and don't provide the answer for him. Make him go away and research the question himself and obligate him to report his answer back to you. Make it a question that he can easily research using WT resources he has available in the KH library, WTLIB, or whatever it is they have available nowadays.
  

  Don't let him morph the question into another subject that he would rather discuss. Give him a guilt trip for trying to fool you by avoiding answering your question and make him pay for his dishonesty by insisting that he answers the question that you actually asked.

  They dance around awkward questions like politicians. Watch out for their tricks and don't let them get away with anything.