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  Why a JC if the adulterous mate is forgiven?

  by snugglebunny in

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  supposing a man's wife has had an affair, confessed all and genuinely regrets what's happened.

  the husband, after much soul searching and agonising, realises how much he still loves her and how much both of them want to rebuild their shattered relationship.. why should that woman then have to sit in front of a judicial men-only committee and give a blow-by-blow account of her affair?.

  how would that make her husband feel, knowing that his wife is sharing intensely private stuff about her affair with several other guys?.

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  as a wife who was cheated on by a x jw, and then forgave, [fool i was , so i left him again]

  Id find it to be no ones business. and if it were me , id in no way go tell anyone my affairs.

  I strongly feel if a jw woman cheats on a non jw husband, and he forgives her, its no ones business but the husbands, he is her head [according to jw rules] and regardless of his religious standing, he has the right to tell her not to go to the elders,and he also has authority over the elders for his own family.
  

  its a family matter, not an offense against someone in the congregation,

  [ i m sure there were not two witnesses, lol]
  

  and it does not need at all to be made public.

  the prying into peoples personal affairs, is not biblical. only when a person foolishly allows themselves to come under the regulations of the elders is when there will be additional problems.

  no matter what anyone says, if someone gets DF , they never ever have the stain of the 'sin' erased from the minds of everyone else. twenty years later someone will remember that one thing they did wrong, and not the multiple things they did right.

  think about it,
  

  If you don't tell, who will know?
  
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  Advice needed on Crisis of Conscience

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.

  she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.

  apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.

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  does it matter in the long run for her to read that particular book?
  

  maybe establish what she does feel is the bible truth, and then ask her if you can together read in search of christian freedom by ray. perhaps if she seen how a real 'Shepard' is supposed to reason from the scriptures, she might agree he was right all along.

  that book, might just be the one she may rather enjoy , as it does cover a lot of the subjects in the other one. but it gives you the answer of how we are really free to choose how to serve God.
  
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  Describe Your Favorite Breakfast

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i am very hungry this morning and i want ideas..

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  fried hard salami with french toast
  
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  lets make something up, so say the writters of the wt magazines

  by sowhatnow in

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  2. humour

  'ok people, we have 3 awake magazines with 8 pages each to pump out before the end of the month, no politics, no sex, no mention of education, no recreation, no religious topics, no medical advice, limit music only to instruments ' .

  say the gb.

  'oh a deadline, gee, 3 'whole' magazines, and so few topics, what ever will we print in them???

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  splash and simon, you got me lmao

  omg really there was an article called tips for cassette tapes wow.

  hey taxi 'get me outa here!' lol
  
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  Wife is FOR SURE waking up

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, this is a new development.

  she broached the subject of ttatt tonight.

  said i was right about the flood.

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  well if you feel certain that she will still lean towards Christianity,

  she might enjoy the bible gateway website for scripture comparisons.

  and in the future, a few watchtower examination videos they have been helpful to me.
  

  but be selective in which ones you choose, and if you get her to watch any scroll them down or watch in full screen to hide the titles so she wont see them and tell her to have her bible ready.

  hes pretty good at making one reason.
  
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  Why can't I log out?

  by OneFingerSalute in

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  2. tech-support

  topic title says it.

  why can't i log out?

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  ive been logged in for over a week cant log out.

  its like the hotel California !!!!
  
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  Splane's Anti Catholic Rant

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a talk was given by gb member david splane in the february 2015 jw broadcasting video.

  he talks about unity and sings the praises of jws.

  he points his finger at the catholics and says this about them (39.32)-.

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  these old men remind me of an older relative of mine who hates what he calls 'jap scrap', lol [what a moron] and actually wont talk to you much id you buy any car not a ford chevy or dodge , who is still harping over his view of how 'the Japanese car companies ruining our country', lol idiot.
  

  they are soooo stuck in the past.
  
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  Hot topic in congregations: having a beard/goatee

  by nevaagain in

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  2. friends

  i am starting this topic because i was wondering, i see many who leave "the truth" are glad because they can finally have a beard.

  is having a beard really a no go in congregations?

  how is / was it in your congregation?.

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  cedars over on jwsurvey explains the root of that issue.

  but I think its an old mentality, and of all the changes they have made you would think that one of them would be the attitude towards beards, I always preferred my[ soon to b x] husband with one, as he looks like he has no chin. it frames his jaw line.
  

  there are brothers with acne scars that would benefit from a beard. lots of guys in colder places have to wear beards .

  believe me I searched for any biblical reason for it and found nothing.
  

  why mustaches are ok and beards are not I have no clue. i personally dont like goatees to me they put you in a stereotype .
  

  personally I like a classy trimmed beard that's close to the face with a neatly mustache trimmed too. none of this weird gross thick food and snot catching long crap that looks lazy and unkempt. or a long lazy biker dude stereotype . unfortunately the longer beards now are associated with terrorists, so there is always something huh?
  

  my son used to go to meetings years ago, he tried to grow facial hair so he would look older, he very young looking, he had a few light hairs on his neck and chin when a brother walked up to us after the meeting and said 'I see someone hasn't had time to shave today'

  I right away said in reply "no hes growing a beard, he looks better I think, I like beards my husband has one"

  the guy did not know what to say to that. lol
  

  hey, every guy who wants to leave the borg can grow a beard
  

  you'll be able to spot all the 'trouble makers' in the kingdom halls lol .
  
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  Beard

  by zeb in

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  im growing my beard.

  so there!

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  your face will thank you when its cold out, lol
  
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  If this isn't the truth, then what is our hope?

  by Gigi2121 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm new here but not new to researching and questioning the jw beliefs.

  i have quite a story.... one that's been haunting me for awhile... but first, i'd like to hear what people have to say about this topic question, please.. -gigi.

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  I had to look at it this way.

  If there is a God he will come through.

  If there is not , when I die, im not going to know anyway if i was right or wrong.

  I have to not think about it and try to find a way to live the best way I can, that's all any of us can do.