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  dating even though not scripturally free to do so

  by seekingadvice in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  wondering what to think...i'm recently divorced from my jw spouse ( i was never a jw).

  we have a 11 year old son who is being forced to attend meetings and have all the beliefs that ex has.

  i'm constantly being told what i should do and i'm supposed to go along with ex on whatever he says because apparently the "head of the family" continues after divorce in his world.

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  berrygerry

  It depends.

  You also need to supply "proof."

  You are only one witness, two are required, or physical proof (photos - copies of messages).

  See this thread:

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3qkwwf/i_got_disfellowshipped/
  
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  Something interesting!

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.

  we both served as elders for years.

  he is in his late 70s.

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  berrygerry

  Yeah...but the sad thing is what emerged from that schism. Or maybe I should say the horrifying thing. Don't forget that from that early schism arose the Jehovah's Witnesses

  The schism was those who saw the ruthlessness of Rutherford at work. Rutherford "frankensteined" JW's out of the Bible Students / Russellites. The schism were those who did not want this Frankenstein religion and its abusive coup leader.
  
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  I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

  by Luge62 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.

  let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.

  she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.

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  berrygerry

  Simon: You should have a sticky -

  "Help. I'm in Love with a Dub"

  and a follow-up sticky -

  "Help. I Married a Dub and Never Realized ... What Should I Do?"
  
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  How Cultish are the JW's?

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, i certainly agree the jw's are a cult.

  but i'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.. so, where do they rank on the scale?

  think of a cultish religion scale from 0-10.. consider the likes of unitarian universalism vs baptist vs amish vs charles manson.. where do you think jw's fall on the scale?.

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  berrygerry

  Scientology 9.5

  WTS - 9.0

  Mormons - 7.0
  
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  No carts in Australia?

  by Festus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a friend of mine visited australia and to his surprise there were no jw carts on streets.. wonder if it was just a coincidence or is it due to media attention that arc has created?.

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  berrygerry

  With all the recent horrible publicity, you would be a lunatic to stand next to a JW cart in Australia.

  Are you a parent who would like your children to benefit from one-on-one teaching from the Bible?

  Well, ...
  
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  Apostasy and Pedophile Scandal are Spreading

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so here's an interesting thing that happened lately.

  if you guys have followed my previous posts, you probably know my mother almost died from severe anemia, decided to take blood transfusions to avoid death and the elders announced the congregation she disassociated.

  last week a "brother" came to visit from a congo about 100 kilometers away.

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  berrygerry

  Although it is emotional abuse, it, more recently, has been rightly categorized as "spiritual abuse."

  WTS is the poster child (poster parent?) of spiritual abuse.
  
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  berrygerry

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  Where has all the money gone?

  by gingerbread in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.

  during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.

  being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!

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  berrygerry

  Vidiot

  Wasted in Warwick... over, and over, and over.

  Wasted away again in Warwickville,

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cbX4DUACYU

  Wasted away again in Warwickville
  Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
  Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
  But I know, it's my own damn fault
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  Where has all the money gone?

  by gingerbread in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.

  during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.

  being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!

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  berrygerry

  Magnum
  

  Where has all the money gone?

  I'd love to know. You'll never find out from the org. Individual congregations have to be 100% transparent to them, but they have zero transparency.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww
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  When did the Great Crowd start forming?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i realize that rutherford received a flash of light regarding the identity of the gc in the year 1935, but that does not tell us when the crowd began to form.

  what would be the earliest date?

  any ideas or quotes from wt literature?

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  berrygerry

  This article seems fairly reasonable.

  
  

  http://www.askipedia.com/