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  My sons first talk

  by lukejmedic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  quick backstory:raised a jw, ms, reg pioneer, international need greater work.

  i have been da for 2 years, divorced, ex and my son live 6 hours away near walkill ny.. my sons first talk is coming up, in august.

  he is 7 years old.

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  ToesUp

  That's a tough one. I guess you have to do what is best for you and your son. No one can tell you what to do.
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  Would you call JW HQ???

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a friend who is still in.

  this friend is a partaker, but has serious doubts about the org.

  this friend wants to stand up as a man, and wants to call wtbts hq.

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  He has good intentions and he should feel the comfort and opportunity to open up. Unfortunately, they will "eliminate him" if he gives his name, congregation, etc. I agree with one poster, they eliminated Ray Franz. They DO NOT want thinkers in this cult, just conformers.

  I kuddo him for trying. I am a open honest and candid person but I will not allow these idiots the pleasure to usurp any power over me or my family. They had enough (not much) power over us, all of our lives, I will not allow them any more than that.

  Life goes on...go out and enjoy it!!!

  I believe it's DOC that always says..."the best revenge is living a happy and successful life." I couldn't agree more!
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  12 signs you are a modern day Pharisee

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was reading through this list and was struck by how accurately it describes the watchtower royalty class.

  not exactly a professional doing the writing but i think he captures it pretty well.. http://frankpowell.me/12-signs-you-are-modern-day-pharisee.

  for those who cannot access the link:.

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  ToesUp

  Zoos. Great find! Thanks for sharing!

  Hit's the nail on the head!
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  Anti-JW billboard going up in Texas

  by sunny23 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the first ever billboard has been crowd funded on reddit and will be going up.

  i'm curious to know if it will cause a spark in any jw's who already have questions or doubts and lead them to research into the child abuse cases and lead them to the thought that the wt and gb are not inspired or gods mouthpiece.

  at the very least it will provide people a topic of conversation and questions to the jw's who knock on their door: "so whats this whole sex abuse in kingdom halls thing about i saw on the billboard down the road?

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  Even if it saves 1 person from the abuse, it's worth it!
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  A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.

  then i saw it was the wt and awake.

  i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!

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  4 additional placements for the month. He probably counted your total time in his taxi a time for the month. Going through the motions. Sad. No substance whatsoever. Typical JW.
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  Missionary send-off ... " If You Could See What I See " ... - The little cart with a big heart -

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from the perspective of the jehovah's witnesses public witnessing cart.

  a family put this skit on for going away party for our missionary family.

  [ i can just imagine what the villagers are going to say about the crazy missionary gringo and his cart.

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  maninthemiddle

  I tried to read it too. Couldn't figure it out. Anyone else figure it out? Weird!
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  Missionary send-off ... " If You Could See What I See " ... - The little cart with a big heart -

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from the perspective of the jehovah's witnesses public witnessing cart.

  a family put this skit on for going away party for our missionary family.

  [ i can just imagine what the villagers are going to say about the crazy missionary gringo and his cart.

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  Like I've said..."bat s**t crazy!!!!
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  Family gathering before disfellowshiping

  by Mattieu in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if you were/are in the sydenham (melbourne/victoria) congo you may be very familiar with this a few years back.

  a prominent elder who likes the sound of his own voice (hint, his initials are william saad) yes of quite a well connected family, was on a judicial committee who was disfellowshiping one of his own male relatives for repeated marijuana usage.. this story by the way shows how corrupt the whole system is.

  as williams family (elders and c/o) had covered up the previous few sorrid outcomes of his drug usage, they couldn't contain the last public viewing of his drug dependency, witnessed by many witnesses ironically... so they held a jc to disfellowship him.

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  New Day

  My Dad was an Elder (deceased) all my life. He was fair, impartial and kind like you. I know there are a few out there.

  I kuddo you. I wish there were more Elders out there like you were.

  I can almost guarantee that if my Dad were alive today he would be deleted or resign as an Elder. It seems the genuine/kind/loving ones don't last. We have witnessed that several times in our own family.

  Sad to say.
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  Old Memories Revisited - or - How to Stop Worrying and Love WT Indoctrination

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember when i was a kid, how the importance of meeting attendance was continually drummed into our heads.

  through the magazines, meetings, and especially traveling overseers, it was stressed that missing just one meeting was akin to allowing satan into our lives and would jeopardize our everlasting life in paradise earth.. one particular bit of 'advice' stood out, even to a small child: even if out of town relatives showed up on meeting day, you shouldn't let that cause you to miss a meeting.

  i remember trying to play that out in mind... 'welcome, grandpa!

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  Bottom line....these people just can't make the time for you. It's all pleasantries. "Oh we should get together sometime." Yadda yadda. They couldn't give 2 hoots about getting together with you. Professional BS'ers!

  The only time the looovvvee to get together is when it's on your tab and the booze is flowing (on your dime of course!
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  questions

  by DanielC in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

  i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

  but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?

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  Don't do it. The JW religion will dig to your VERY core and you will never be the same. They get under your skin and up you a**.

  Tough when you are first in love but as time goes on you just don't realize how much the JW thing affects every aspect of your life.

  There isn't a day that goes by that I wish I wasn't born in to the craziness of the JW's.