Posts by stan livedeath

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"Reaching out" in the org and personal confessions...

by Good JW in

going to be completely honest here, no feelings spared for me.

when i was a jw, one of my biggest motivations for "reaching out" was to become a "somebody".

i loved the idea of being a leader, teaching/training others.

stan livedeath

if everybody was somebody then nobody would be anybody.

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Mr. Dropoff goes to Warwick!

by dropoffyourkeylee in

made a visit to warwick recently.

i’ll try to get some pics posted..

stan livedeath

how do you pronounce "warwick" in the US ?

23

Why the meetings are boring and uninspiring

by UnshackleTheChains in

each individual may have their own views as to why they feel the meetings are boring and uninspiring.

in my case i find the midweek meeting so, because of the constant emphasis on pitching watchtower literature.

its just monotonous and one big yawn.. i watch other christian faiths where they open up a chapter of the bible and discuss it's contents.

stan livedeath

its because most of those in attendance would rather not be.

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Do You Know Any “Gay” Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

jw
friends

of course the religion condemns homosexuality but did you know any gay witnesses?

i knew some bethelites that were very effeminate and i remember 4 women who were suspected of being lesbians by many in the congregation.

they eventually moved away and were very vocal against males, especially elders..

stan livedeath

why is it anybody else's business if a person is left handed ?

10

Where I'm at now

by LoveUniHateExams in

jw
friends

just thought i'd start a thread about what i've been up to recently.

any comments and suggestions are welcome.. so here goes .... i'm interested in enrolling for a master's degree and i've almost completed it.

i just need one more reference, plus i need to sort out the finances.. i'd been claiming universal credit for 2 years after graduating from uni.

stan livedeath

this life is all your gonna get--so make every minute count.

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Women must not instruct men, even by singing a theocratic song.

by Ultimate Axiom in

i did a quick search and this doesn’t appear to have been commented on here, but if it has been, i apologise in advance for starting an unnecessary thread.. regarding a change to a song title, the study article on page 7 paragraph 17 of november 2017 watchtower explained, “the change of the title “guard your heart” to “we guard our hearts” was most considerate.

in the audience at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions are many new ones, interested ones, young ones, and sisters who by singing the words would be put in the awkward position of telling others what to do.

so the title and the lyrics were modified.”.

stan livedeath

so its ok for a female dub to prophesy--provided her head is covered ?

26

Generation

by Jrjw in

please could someone explain to me what the generation thing i keep seeing in people's threads was that had lots of people leave the wts coz it was way before i became a witness.

stan livedeath

basically..it means anyone born in say 1900 is in the same generation as anyone else born within their lifetime, say 80 years later. overlapping means the 80 year old--in 1980 overlaps within anyone born within the lifetime of the one born in 1980...so 80 years on we get to 2060, when the next overlapping generation begins.

i think..but then i'm not a dub.

the above explanation is subject to change, revision, nulite or whatever buzzword escapes from the watchtowers rectum.

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Family Insists on Having Relationship with My Child -_-

by Cimarrona in

hi gang, i'm a single mother of an 8 month old baby boy.

i've been df'd for over six years now.

my parents are super dubs and most of my siblings are dubs (on paper - a couple have been inactive my entire life but still claim to believe) with the exception of a brother who was never baptized.