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  Christmas markets - apparently fine for JW's to attend

  by FeelingFree in

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  this has got me really wound up and i feel the need to post.

  our friend an ex jw has just returned from a famous christmas market in germany, now my husband mentioned this to his mum as they have connections there.

  she got all excited about how amazing the german christmas markets are there and how she would of def gone to one this year if she had the time!

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  FeelingFree

  Yes Jeanette we are having a baby :) due in a couple of weeks. Really ready for it to come out now!

  Doug - Hope your pressie's go down well! Have you done it annonomously?

  LisaRose- Its not that I am mad at them for having a bit of free thinking and being less cult like thats great but I get annoyed when they feel they have to justify everything they do or if some other JW is doing it it's fine or if not they just do it secretively etc. I think if they can use free thinking about a christmas market why cant they be more open minded about other things? Some obvisouly have the capicty for seeing through the "religion". Since being on this site I have noticed a lot more of the hypocrisy regarding the JWs and celebrations such as what other posters have mentioned above. If they are so desperate to celebrate these things you would think it would make them question the societys dubious reasonings as to why they can't.

  Also I was just annoyed with her at the time and needed to vent. A couple days earlier she had been trying to pry into what I was allowing my little one to do regarding Christmas at nursery and we don't even go to meetings, but then apparently Christmas food and markets are fine..... I just find it odd!

  Bangalore - great pics! Mmmm gluhwein..... Just get this baby out first!
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  Christmas markets - apparently fine for JW's to attend

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has got me really wound up and i feel the need to post.

  our friend an ex jw has just returned from a famous christmas market in germany, now my husband mentioned this to his mum as they have connections there.

  she got all excited about how amazing the german christmas markets are there and how she would of def gone to one this year if she had the time!

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  FeelingFree

  German markets are the best no doubt!

  I was just really wound up earlier and wanted to vent, since leaving I find it all these rules they make up about every little thing so STUPID. Plus I'm sure you have guessed that I just find my mother-in-law annoying!

  I remember a while back there was a talk at an assembly I think on being totally seperate from the "world" and this would include not indulging in festive foods as we wouldn't want to stumble others. No one I know unless they were braindead listened to this guidence from the FDS.

  We will be getting a new baby for crimbo :) so no proper celebrations for us this year, however next year - cant wait!
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  Christmas markets - apparently fine for JW's to attend

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has got me really wound up and i feel the need to post.

  our friend an ex jw has just returned from a famous christmas market in germany, now my husband mentioned this to his mum as they have connections there.

  she got all excited about how amazing the german christmas markets are there and how she would of def gone to one this year if she had the time!

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  FeelingFree

  This has got me really wound up and I feel the need to post. Our friend an ex JW has just returned from a famous Christmas Market in Germany, now my husband mentioned this to his mum as they have connections there. She got all excited about how amazing the German Christmas markets are there and how she would of def gone to one this year if she had the time! She was practically orgasmic talking about the food etc.

  Hubby said "but your not meant to go to anything like that as you don't celebrate, it's all pagen remember" her answer to that was it's only pagen if you celebrate it on the day and got all defensive and huffy!!

  Such double, hypocritical standards! It's our 1st Christmas out of the organisation and she wants us to go for dinner on Christmas day too. What a joke, I wouldn't mind so much if she wasn't a full on preachy JW but she really is.

  Also seems like most of our old cong went to the Christmas Market in town. I just don't get it!
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  "The Friends"

  by FeelingFree in

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  i have only come across this term very recently on jwn and in an "apostate" video i watched yesterday.

  never have i heard anyone refer to jw's as "the friends" here in the uk.

  is it just used in america?.

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  FeelingFree

  Haha yeah "fiends" is much more apt!
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  If you don't have an "electronic device" you aren't ready for service!

  by LostGeneration in

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  from the feb 2015 km, page 2:.

  have a publisher demonstrate how he.

  prepares for the ministry by reviewing the tracts,.

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  FeelingFree

  My brother-in-law and his family all have their own tablet! His kids are 5 and 2 and both have a tablet to use in and out of the meetings. We don't even own one in our household.

  He does love to buy gadgets etc and the society has given him the green light to indulge his tech freak. But then I have to listen to his wife moaning how they don't have enough money for this or that (pretty much enssential items most of the time). Where is the logic??
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  "The Friends"

  by FeelingFree in

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  i have only come across this term very recently on jwn and in an "apostate" video i watched yesterday.

  never have i heard anyone refer to jw's as "the friends" here in the uk.

  is it just used in america?.

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  FeelingFree

  I did read a book about Quakers ages ago and you have reminded me of the fact they call themselves friends.

  Thanks for the link Blondie.

  Just discussing it with my husband and we both agreed that if we had heard that term used over here whilst still in it would have really rang some alarm bells and creeped us out!

  Lol yes def never "true friends"!
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  "The Friends"

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have only come across this term very recently on jwn and in an "apostate" video i watched yesterday.

  never have i heard anyone refer to jw's as "the friends" here in the uk.

  is it just used in america?.

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  FeelingFree

  Yes "bothers" is what I have heard all my life. Just asked my Gran about it and she said some family in Canada (not JWs) also have called them the friends but had never heard of anyone over here using it it.
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  What song would you dedicate to the WT?

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  2. friends

  what song would you dedicate to the wt if you knew they would be listening?

  put the title or post some of the lyrics for those of us that may not know it.

  first thing that comes to my mind.. are the following... .

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  FeelingFree

  Ben Howard - The Fear

  Chorus

  I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear

  I been worryin' that I'm losing the ones I hold dear

  I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear

  Oh I will become what I deserve .....
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  "The Friends"

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have only come across this term very recently on jwn and in an "apostate" video i watched yesterday.

  never have i heard anyone refer to jw's as "the friends" here in the uk.

  is it just used in america?.

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  FeelingFree

  I have only come across this term very recently on JWN and in an "apostate" video I watched yesterday. Never have I heard anyone refer to JW's as "the friends" here in the UK. Is it just used in America?

  How long has this been going on and where on earth does it come from? Do actual JW's call themselves it or is it just used by others?

  It's weird how things differ from place to place. So much for worldwide unity and as terms go it's a pretty culty one!
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  Working on a Sunday morning!

  by lurkernomore in

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  it's coming up to 4 months since our last meeting.

  apart from three visits to the house in the first 4 weeks we've not heard a peep from anyone, except for two 'encouraging' cards from two older ladies in the local hall.. a couple self-righteous, not even exemplary witnesses, have taken it upon themselves to pre-emptively shun me on a couple occasions, which i found rather funny.. anyway my grandad needed some minor building work doing to the front of the house, which my brother and i happily agreed to do for him.

  his house is on a main road running up the hill to the kingdom hall.

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  FeelingFree

  Ooops that was meant to me saying "whilst poor me had to stay home with a whingy child". Dont leave yourself logged in on my computer lol