Balaamsass2
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Is Serena's Williams a JW baptized that is
by blondie in(can't insert edit in title husband a jw?).
i just read that serena said both of them were jws.
but this wouldn't be the first time means 1) supports her beliefs and does them 2) supports her beliefs and doesn't interfered with but no where does it say he is a baptized witness.
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Is Serena's Williams a JW baptized that is
by blondie in(can't insert edit in title husband a jw?).
i just read that serena said both of them were jws.
but this wouldn't be the first time means 1) supports her beliefs and does them 2) supports her beliefs and doesn't interfered with but no where does it say he is a baptized witness.
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Is Serena's Williams a JW baptized that is
by blondie in(can't insert edit in title husband a jw?).
i just read that serena said both of them were jws.
but this wouldn't be the first time means 1) supports her beliefs and does them 2) supports her beliefs and doesn't interfered with but no where does it say he is a baptized witness.
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So What Religion do You Claim to be when Entering Hospital?
by mikronboy ini've had a few medical procedures.
once, i had a massive loss of blood and needed 6 units of blood to replace the loss.
however, i'm curious as to what ex's state to be their religion when filling out the required paperwork when being admitted into a hospital.
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Balaamsass2
Last two surgeries in California we requested "Confidentiality"- no visitors-no religion. The LAST thing we want is a visit from some uninvited HLC hillbilly from Watchtower while recovering from surgery. Most of them simply want to snoop at your chart to see if you took blood, had an std, abortion, etc.
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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.
by WingCommander inco training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
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Balaamsass2
lol. Thanks, WC. Yes, she left me. Like four other local JW "Karens" She used the new "out" that appeared in the late 80s edition of the "Family " book...."Spiritual Endangerment". (Watchtower's sleazy attempt to give a free JW pass to dump "Apostates".) Hoping to "upgrade" and bank on her looks she took ALL money and ran. Her open sharing about what she did, eventually got around the circuit and scared away all potential suitors, and after a while, all financial support from others.
I am not sure she can even afford a box now! Exhibit "A" of the fruitage of following Watchtower's bad advice. But within a month after she left, my doctor asked me: what I had done to get such an improvement in my vitals and major improvement in blood pressure?! After a moment I said "My wife left"...he then busted out laughing! He then ran out in the hallway to tell his partner and the nurses what I said. They all came into the exam room and laughed. :)
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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.
by WingCommander inco training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
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Balaamsass2
Sorry Wing .... Nope.
I look back at the one success story in my old Hall and if I could....I would somehow kick my own behind across the room. lol.
However, in the 80s after turning 30, as a married MS, I did sneak off to Junior College on non meeting nights for a few years, and later to a local college in order to get a "real" job with benefits. I say "sneak" because I told no JWs not even my mother. It was almost like having a secret "affair"...it was my "secret sin" lol.
Eventually my 1st JW wife complained about me to the Elders and CO for going to college, having an IRA, 401k pension.....thus having "no faith" in the end! :)
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Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??
by minimus ingood pick?
bad pick?
helpful to president biden?
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Balaamsass2
With the televised coverage of political rallies showing Americans shouting and crying with religious fervor, I think it would be good to explain for members residing in other countries that many/most Americans are not enamored of politicians in general, frequently holding their noses and choosing the "least worst" (as my son in law exclaims).
No party choice, "independents" have been steadily growing over the years.
Per Gallup: "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Political independents continue to constitute the largest political bloc in the U.S., with an average of 43% of U.S. adults identifying this way in 2023, tying the record high from 2014. Independent identification has been 40% or higher each year since 2011, except for the 2016 (39%) and 2020 (39%) presidential election years. Equal 27% shares of U.S. adults identify as Republicans and Democrats, with the Democratic figure marking a new low for that party in Gallup’s trend." https://news.gallup.com/poll/548459/independent-party-tied-high-democratic-new-low.aspx
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Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??
by minimus ingood pick?
bad pick?
helpful to president biden?
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Balaamsass2
An independant, like a third of the American Public, I don't know why so many people on MAGA threads kept saying Michele Obama would be a last minute pick or Obama wasn't backing Harris???
The 7/26 WSJ paper this early AM. Front Page. "
" Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President
Former first couple waited for the Democratic Party to unite before backing the vice president." "
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/barack-obama-michelle-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president-4450b63b?st=yga8hb62lxmdy58&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.
by WingCommander inco training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
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Balaamsass2
I wish I could give this thread MORE LIKES!!
This senior citizen tries to keep track of the JW kids he grew up with.
A half dozen JW kids that I went to school with dropped out of High School in the early 70s because the "END" was any day.... Those kids have no high school diplomas..some have GEDs. They PIONEERED for a couple of years, then got married when 1975 passed uneventfully. Two are still working in construction EVERY DAY IN TRIPLE DIGIT WEATHER. Both are in their late 60s and have had serious on the job injuries and surgeries in the last couple of years. Both have had multiple divorces. Both are broke, broken, renters, and exhausted seniors now.
The same goes for the Sisters. Briefly pioneered. No diplomas, but a number of struggling kids. Still working in their late 60s & early 70s. Hair dressing, sales, checkers, house cleaners, etc. Hard to be on your feet 40 hours a week at 70!. No one is relaxing in a Watchtower illustration... in the Swiss Alps, enjoying being served by the "fruit basket lady" while grandkids play with tigers and lions.
ONE KID in our hall ignored ALL the "end is near" talks and "admonishment" from Elders and C.O.s. He took a lot of heat from JWs. His dad stood up for him, as he attended cheap Junior College in town, and transferred to cheap state college. Got a civil engineering degree, and went to work for the State Department of Highways. He is now comfortably retired on the California Coast, with a home near the beach, and playing golf with his wife and kids. "Wisdom proved righteous"...
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Article-Brazil: JW's ease punishment for pedophiles in manual
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.metropoles.com/brasil/testemunhas-de-jeova-punicao-pedofilos.
note: you can easily have google translate this excellent article from portuguese into english.
it's a very long article to read and i'm only posting a small part of it in english.
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Balaamsass2
Thanks for the post! Glad this illogical, and ridiculous policy is getting world wide attention. (unscriptural as well- isolated rape victims testimony was acceptable in Levitical law).