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  Do they take the GB seriously?

  by Tech49 in

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  2. friends

  so this is an honest question that i have been thinking about for some time.. do regular jehovahś witnesses in other countries (other than the usa) take the governing body in new york seriously?.

  i mean, i cant help but wonder about the publishers in japan, or south africa, or mexico, or new zealand, or even the uk, or spain, or italy...... or russia?.

  not you and i (we know what you think of them), but the regular jwś...... do they take these american buffoons seriously?

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  ToesUp

  "They're imperfect men is their get out of jail free card."

  Couldn't agree more PE. We even tell family members not to use that one before it even comes out of their mouth. We tell them, we DON'T buy it! It's a cop out!!!!
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  Protect Your Family??

  by Tech49 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is an article in the current study copy of the wt.

  tell me your thoughts and i will tell you mine.!

  this is a topic that i am very sensitive about, as i could never see not protecting my family, even if that meant using whatever means at hand to do so!

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  So it's "a personal choice" BUT you are not considered exemplary and may have privileges removed if you choose own a firearm.The ole JW double speak bulls@it!
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  JW All seeing eye property

  by wwjdnwt in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/t0nfxs7cans have you guys seen this?

  i googled it on my pc and pulled same thing.

  crazy stuff.

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  Only one word to describe anything JW/WT.....WEIRD!!!!
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  The Challenges and Benefits of Home-Schooling

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a pro jw forum.

  interesting reading, very one sided of course:.

  https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/23726-the-challenges-and-benefits-of-home-schooling/.

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  ToesUp

  If done right, home schooling can work for some. It was not an option for us.

  We have family members and friends who have home schooled and are still home schooling (all JW's). The trend I see with the JW's is public/private school cramps their style. They like to travel and have a flexible schedule. They also do not like to get the kids up and ready for school. Let's face it, school is a lot of work for parents as well. School shopping, packing lunches, help with homework, getting the kids up early and on the bus or driving them, etc. One of our friends kid came home and said a bad word and they had the kid home schooling toot sweet. What do you think, your kids are never going to hear a naughty word in life? They will hear it at their job. You can't hide your kids away from the world. They will not be able to handle anything when they get out in it.

  Everyone has to do what works best for them but home schooling was not an option for us.
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  So today this happened...

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you all pretty much know my story so i won't repeat it but.... to say i'm being hounded by my local congregation is an understatement.

  today the cobe finally found us in.

  well, i refused to answer the door but my husband did.

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  ToesUp

  If you ignore them and don't give them ANYTHING, they will eventually give up on you. They are loosing interest in us because we are boring and they can't get anything from us. JW's love knowing everything about you, you don't owe them anything. YOU ARE IN CHARGE!!!!

  My spouse found a great quote the other day: "silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted."
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  An honest question for those who were "born-in"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanted to ask a question of those who were born in as i was.. how did you feel to have been "privileged to have been born into the only true faith - the truth"?.

  did this make you feel confident, or proud - or perhaps arrogant?.

  how did you reconcile the fact that 99% of the earth's population was not born "into the truth"?.

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  ToesUp

  Blindly went along. Never complained. I had a horrific time in the congregation as a teenager. It has affected me to this day.

  As I got older (late 20's), I started to feel something wasn't right. I did not feel the love and saw the hypocrisy. It was all downhill from there.
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  Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well.....they showed that shunning video again.

  you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

  everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

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  God, I hate, hate, hate that video. The hateful looks on the parents face when the announcement is made that she is DF'd is disgusting. I have mentioned to a few (still in JW's) that I hate that video and would NEVER EVER do this to my children. They don't say much but they don't disagree with me. WT is a bunch of dirty rotten pricks for coming up with this video. Show's the true color of the cult. If you could do this to your children, shame on you!
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  Special Talks now via video

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

  well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

  here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

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  "Don't forget to hit the donate button after you view." lol
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  Saying hello for first time

  by pimojw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been sneakily looking at this forum, almost every day, ever since it began!

  it has taken me till now to actually register and contribute.

  (actually i did register with a different name in the beginning but never commented).. i am a pimo elder with a fairly long history of senior "positions" in the organization.

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  ToesUp

  "I am happier than I ever was whilst being an "uber dub"

  Welcome! We are happier out than we ever were in. My spouse and I are born ins and faded 4 years ago. We have been told our life will now fail because we left the org. Not so, freedom is fantastic.

  We don't know what to believe anymore either. It's tough to realize everything you have been taught is not true.

  This forum has been a great help to us. We hope it will be for you as well.

  Move slow. You will be surprised where you may be mentally in a year or two. We are in a totally different place than were we were 4 years ago.
  
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  New "Annointed" Brother In My Old Hall...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've only just stopped laughing.. in my old hall there's a brother who's now claiming to be of the anointed.. he's 28.. i do wonder if he's doing this for attention, if he's awake and messing with them, or if he really is that deluded.

  when i was in he was an ms. which surprised even me because only a year earlier than that he was "a bit of a lad", is rubbish at talks and relies on his elder uncle to get him out of trouble all the time.. i guess this now means he's get his pick of jw sisters.

  he's been after the same one as the rest of his peers since 2014..

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  ToesUp

  We had a "brother" that claimed to be of the anointed. Uber dub family. They moved away several years ago. Now he and his family can be found on Facebook in front of their Christmas tree. You just can't make this stuff up. lol