Yea it was in the letter when they sent directions on the "study edition" five or six years ago. Few congregations follow it
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WT Mtg "read scriptures" are only to be read by a 1 brother???
by Olivia Wilde inwe had co visit recently & it appears that the co told the elders of the congregation that the scriptures indicated on the wt to be "read" on the watchtower study are only to be read by 1 brother in the entire study.... the elder conducting the watchtower announced that at the wt mtg... i was like what???
only men?....
has anyone else had this occur in their congregation?
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Introduction
by shattered_origins ini joined the forum yesterday and made 2 angry posts which received encouraging replies.
i spent a good chunk of time today browsing various posts, and i can't get enough!
i'm doing things backwards now and taking a moment to introduce myself.
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_Morpheus
Welcome! I dont recall your angry posts but i look forward to more! Always fun to have a little pot stirring ;) -
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Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?
by Finkelstein inwell its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.
i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.
and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.
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_Morpheus
October 31 is traditionally called "the night of courage" held on honor of all the brave who have died. In the old calendar October 31 marks the start if winter the time when death is strong in nature. The celebration includes a tribute to the heros of the past, men and women who neither lived quietly nor died quietly.
christains just copoted it
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Suicide or Real Freedom? - My Story As One Of Jehovah's Witnesses
by dubstepped in"sometimes i think the only thing i could do that wouldn't upset someone would be to kill myself.".
those were the frustrated words of my friend as we stood out in his large yard in the country, just about to enjoy a nice bonfire on a beautiful night.
what was it that could have been a lesser evil than killing himself?
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_Morpheus
No appology needed :) it was great to read that and you expressed well so many of things we all deal with as a result of the cult
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Give me 5 minutes to explain...
by pixel ini keep thinking about the time i will "come out" and tell my wife about this sick cult.
i don't know when that day will come, but knowing me i will seat down with her and ask her for 5 minutes to explain to her why we as a family has to get out.
my question is: what will you tell somebody in 5 minutes, that will convince that perdon that this is not a good religion to follow and that we have been deceived?.
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_Morpheus
Absolutely nothing. Not a single word, phrase, speech or diatribe can, in 5 min, undo cult programing.
MAYBE you can lay some groundwork. MAYBE you can start a discussion that will last months (if your lucky) or years (if the relationship lasts that long) but positively will not accomplish your goal in 5 min.
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The Effects of Sexual Abstinence Before Marriage
by cofty invery interesting article on the psychology of sexual abstinence and the effects it can have on sex life after marriage.
it focusses on an evangelical group for single men called "the river" but the attitudes will be familiar to born-in jws.. ___________________________.
..respondents had been told, since they were young, that women were nonsexual.
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_Morpheus
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Truth light and Truth Express could just lead back to Truth v1.0
by Saintbertholdt intruth light and truth express could just lead back to truth v1.0.
the following is just shooting the breeze, so take the following with a tablespoon of salt:.
i've been thinking about the "something interesting!
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_Morpheus
Saint, i think your missing the obvious, the first rule of power: those that have it never want to give it up.
The trend is never to be "less organized " or have fewer rules. Its always more more more. They have become more and more like the catholic church with every passing day. I cant see them willingly giving any of that up
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New Watchtower Propaganda and hate speech destroying families (Feb 2016 WT)
by Daniel1555 inthe following is a paragraph from the new february study watchtower article "learn from jehovah's loyal servants.".
7 a conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped.
for example, a sister named anne [1] received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.
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dating even though not scripturally free to do so
by seekingadvice inwondering what to think...i'm recently divorced from my jw spouse ( i was never a jw).
we have a 11 year old son who is being forced to attend meetings and have all the beliefs that ex has.
i'm constantly being told what i should do and i'm supposed to go along with ex on whatever he says because apparently the "head of the family" continues after divorce in his world.
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_Morpheus
Yep they are definitely 'dating' by org definitions and as doc and sir82 noted he could be eventually df'd....
if i were you i wouldnt give the prick the satisfaction unless you had something in writing that made it worth it for you.
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Special Pioneer Couple Living at a Kingdom Hall In Miami FL, get the dreaded Letter
by James Jack injust got a phone call from an older sister saying that a couple that got re-assigned from bethel 4 years ago to live at their kh apartment as special pioneers, just received a letter saying "as of january 2016, your special pioneer assignment will be discontinued".. they live in a south miami kh(snapper creek congregation).. this couple had only served in bethel for 15 years before they were sent out into the special pioneer work.
they are now in their mid 50's and the sister said that they have to find part time jobs to support themselves.. the older sister (does not have a pc or internet), says that the couple are just devastated!
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