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  "Are you the plumber?"

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been debating whether or not to post this story simply because the org knows who i am (post history from pre-'05 will tell you all you need to know), and i'm not sure if they would give my parents shit if they knew what transpired earlier this summer.

  but you know what, i don't care what they do, because my mom is dying of stage iv cancer and i feel this needs to be heard by anyone struggling with the loss of contact from their relatives.. for those who are not familiar with my background, i became a small thorn in the side of the wts while i was still in.

  i'm not big on being deceived, and for me, the org crossed my personal 'red line' when it came to blood and the child abuse issue.

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  neat blue dog

  I literally cried reading this, the WTS/GB is a disgusting piece of shit dressed up as a way to worship God. I hate it with a passion for perpetuating things like this. Yes, go see your mom again in person if you can.
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  Crisis of conscience

  by Incognigo Montoya in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i have not read it yet.

  where would be the best place to get my hands on a copy?.

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  neat blue dog

  https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07B7C21M3/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  
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  Recent random highlights: Disrespect, Hypocrisy & Creature Worship

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just some clips from recent articles.. in the one about holidays:.

  rosh hashanah.

  this is the first day of the jewish year.

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  neat blue dog

  Just some clips from recent articles.

  In the one about holidays:

  Rosh Hashanah. This is the first day of the Jewish year. In ancient times, this festival featured special sacrifices offered to God.

  They say that Jewish holidays are wrong because Christians are no longer under the Mosaic Law. So why, then, did Paul say that Jews could continue observations for their conscience, and that no one should judge about this?

  Also in that article:

  Holidays that honor a ruler or other notable figure. “For your own sakes,” the Bible states, “quit trusting in mere man, who is only the breath in his nostrils. Why should he be taken into account?” (Isaiah 2:​22) Thus, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not, for example, celebrate a sovereign’s birthday.

  So what about the scripture that says to give honor to 'those who call for such honor'?

  Now onto the GB's never-ending double standards:

  Do people in general like to have their equals tell them how to live or which moral values to live by? Do people like others to dictate how they should view such things as abortion or capital punishment or how they should discipline their children? These are just some of the issues that divide people. So, humbling though it might be, what the Bible says makes sense. We simply do not have the ability or the moral authority to rule over our fellow humans.

  Enough said. That is the very essence of what the GB does. I guess there is a qualifier involved, because they said nobody like their "equals" to dictate their morals, so the GB doesn't consider themselves to be the R&F's equals.

  And last but not least, this repulsive 'gem' from a life story:

  My parents had nine children, naming their firstborn Rutherford after the then president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. When I came along on December 30, 1922, I was named after Clayton J. Woodworth, editor of The Golden Age (now Awake!).

  Sounds like a delightful family 😐
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  Smallfoot Movie and Jehovah's Witnesses (or almost any religion)

  by AnonVet in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i just watched the movie smallfoot not long ago.. i wasn't expecting much, but almost from the start i felt a strong connection to religion, especially jehovah's witnesses.. the premise was about protecting lies for the benefit of the village.

  hiding the truth for their own good.. one line in a song stuck me:.

  "protect the lie and you protect the village".

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  neat blue dog

  Yes! Theocratic warfare, loyalty, positivity, etc. Whatever, it's all lying. One Elder told me: 'You wouldn't air your family's dirty laundry, would you? So don't do it to the organization.'

  It's funny how we see things in movies and relate them back to our JW experiences, I did the same with the Star Wars films.
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  My sister passed away this evening

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. family

  it was only about two months ago she was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was a non smoker .. she was never a jw and she never held it against me that i was for 33 years.. we had a good relationship even though we lived in different states about 2000 miles apart,.. tears are rolling down my cheeks as i type this .

  r.i.p.

  sylvia .

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  neat blue dog

  Much love sent your way smiddy 💛
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  Arson of K.H's in Washington State getting a lot of news coverage..

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  felt terrible then i realized we are not to believe reputable media outlets.

  because the reports must be apostate driven lies.

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  neat blue dog

  The JWs on social media are eating it up, sharing and resharing posts. They looove them some good persecution.
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  JWbroadcasting December 2018 : Under Examination

  by jwdoctrine in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fejicdbls&t=1915s.

  in the december 2018 jw broadcasting episode, jehovah's witnesses are told to put faith in the faithful and discreet slave(once again), have admiration for angels, expect a gradual future resurrection, consider jesus in his preexisting life and how he learned from god to exercise love.

  enjoy!.

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  neat blue dog

  And my personal favorite, 'Don't rub it in, rub it out' - Geoff Jackson.
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  Would Hollywood EVER dare ...

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  ... to "abuse" the name of mohammed in a similar way as they do with the name of jesus christ?.

  i'm prompted to ask this having recently watched a police action movie where "jesus f------g christ" was twice uttered.. in the western world at least, christians & christianity appear to be fair game, (no objections here) but islam verges on being sacrosanct - at least it appears so in the uk..

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  neat blue dog

  Christians also won't decapitate you for saying JfC.
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  Did anyone put off having children because of wt bs?

  by I Faded Twice in

  1. social
  2. family

  just curious if anyone put off having kids because the end was so close.

  or because of you're "ministry" or lack of suitable mates..

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  neat blue dog

  Yep. I also avoided opportunities for education and even 401k at my jobs, because the end would come before my retirement age anyway. I regret it.
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  Faders Needing a Great One Liner

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so our family fade is well under way.

  we changed congregations as regular attenders and left in good standing with those giving hugs and kisses simply knowing we "needed a change".

  we moved to a neighboring congregation that is out of our original region knowing we would see no one and the two boe's wouldn't really have immediate dealings.

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  neat blue dog

  Ah, the Holy Grail you seek.