Posts by stuckinarut2

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Marry Only in the Lord

by Rattigan350 in

last night at the meeting, a local needs talk preempted the regularly scheduled part.

an elder who is the most society following elder talked about loving god and then he talked about bible principles such as marry only in the lord.

he talked of deut.

stuckinarut2

Wow, so he actually said this was a "marking" talk?

That is not supposed to happen nowadays

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exJW from Galway, Ireland

by Band Completely in

i've been reading many articles on here and other forums relating to exjws for some time.

when my mother first got involved with the witnesses back in '77, my mother's mother and my father's mother, being the "good catholics that they were", gave my father "license" to do "whatever it takes" to stop her associating with these people.. due to "confirmation bias", (i.e.

"satan will do whatever he can to stop you associating with us"), this "persecution" only convinced her that the witnesses had "the truth".

stuckinarut2

Welcome!

Yes, the key to moving on is to recognise the FOG (fear, obligation, guilt) techniques that the society uses.

Then as DoC said above, "the best revenge is to live a happy and successful life"

This community here on the forum is a great place to mingle. All here have travelled the same path and understand our witness history.

Feel free to join in and support others.

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where was jehovahs hand in the matter?

by nowwhat? in

so jah can build a broadcasting studio in record time, provide a cool summer so the new bibles can be printed on time without the presses overheating, but cant deliver his people in russia?!.

if jehovah is going to allow it what good are millions of letters and prayers then?

stuckinarut2

1kings 18:27

Maybe God was asleep, or just in the toilet at the time?

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Outcome - Banned in Russia - Final

by OrphanCrow in

jw
friends

i just watched the live feed from the russian court room and followed the updates on the russian exjw forum.. just waiting for confirmation from other sources...but, it looks like the final (and expected) result is:.

banned.

which means that the wts property in russia now belongs to the russian state..

stuckinarut2

wow! Thanks for posting that orphancrow! What a disturbing post from the JWTALK site!!

It seems that they would get some sort of sick joy out of seeing their "brothers and sisters" imprisoned in order to prove a point!

Martyrdom at its finest!

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Outcome - Banned in Russia - Final

by OrphanCrow in

jw
friends

i just watched the live feed from the russian court room and followed the updates on the russian exjw forum.. just waiting for confirmation from other sources...but, it looks like the final (and expected) result is:.

banned.

which means that the wts property in russia now belongs to the russian state..

stuckinarut2

Added to my last post:

Not that I agree that it should have happened mind you! There were far better ways for the govt to act against the society as many have already stated.

Banning will just reinforce the persecution complex and make witnesses more determined! The average witness will NOT look at the very valid reasons WHY the society has been classed as "extremist". They will simply be emboldened in their devotion to the society...

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Outcome - Banned in Russia - Final

by OrphanCrow in

jw
friends

i just watched the live feed from the russian court room and followed the updates on the russian exjw forum.. just waiting for confirmation from other sources...but, it looks like the final (and expected) result is:.

banned.

which means that the wts property in russia now belongs to the russian state..

stuckinarut2

If you poke a bear for long enough, eventually it will bite!

The society has been arrogantly poking at Russia for many, many years.....(including by insinuation during those appalling videos during the 2016 conventions.)

The Russian Bear has bitten back...

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