stan livedeath

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  no praying before meals?

  by londonlady in

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  2. friends

  i was recently in the company of a jw.

  this is a long time devout jw and i served them a meal.

  i was surprised by their reaction, they simply sat down, grabbed a fork and began shoveling???

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  stan livedeath

  i used to hate having to pray out loud to the great bartender in the sky--just to gratify others.
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  "A Jehovah's Witness"

  by NotFormer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a very certain distinctive of jws is how they refer to themselves.

  "one of jehovah's witnesses".

  it's one of those coded jargon thingies.

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  stan livedeath

  i just call them dubs.

  its easier.
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  GB making their exit before the GT??

  by stephenlettclownface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did i misinterpret something or read something wrong?.

  did the gb say recently that they are to be dead or pulled out of earthly existence before the great tribulation?.

  if so, can someone point me to jw literature or a thread on this topic?.

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  stan livedeath

  so--if the GB are to be extracted before it all kicks off---leaving no-one to run the show ?

  Best to keep an eye on them: if they all disappear we know the fun will start. But if they dont vanish then life just carries on as normal.
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  Ages of each user here?

  by ukpimo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm interested to know the age demographics here.

  it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.

  it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.

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  stan livedeath

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  resigned from the cult in 1974
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  Awake 1976 - Should a Pocket Calculator Be in Your Pocket?

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  awake 1976 - should a pocket calculator be in your pocket?.

  somehow this totally zany 'bible based' article passed me by first time around!.

  anyone remember it?.

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  stan livedeath

  back in the early 70s--i bought my devout dub wife a basic calculator for her wedding anniversary present. It was one that plugged into a mains converter. She wasnt best pleased Lol. Cost me about £50 .
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  After a Jehovah's Witness secretly confronted a foster child, Eunice Spry was jailed for torturing three children; she is now set to be released from prison and re-homed near her victims. UK

  by Sol Reform in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  after a jehovah's witness secretly confronted a foster child, eunice spry was jailed for torturing three children; she is now set to be released from prison and re-homed near her victims.

  uk.

  (warning - graphic pictures and story).

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  stan livedeath

  i'm in the UK--and have never heard anything of this.
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  Missing photos, even Avatars

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think someone else noticed this here recently.

  i wondered when i signed on today july 9, 2024, that even the avatars were missing.

  does simon know?

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  stan livedeath

  no avatars even now--on my laptop, but working ok on my i phone
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  The true pronunciation of God's name....

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found a very interesting video by a jewish biblical scholar about how to correctly pronounce jehovah.

  it's not yahweh as other scholars claim.. https://youtu.be/4vgxmmbst8w?si=yq7ggwstkpnd3f18.

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  Huweee
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  Greeting a person(who was removed from the congregation) at the Kingdom Hall now becomes a matter of conscience

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | august 2024. help for those who are removed from the congregation.

  14 does what we have considered mean that we would completely ignore a person who has been removed from the congregation?

  not necessarily.

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  stan livedeath

  /\/\ i get that. It was announced i couldnt be d/f--as i wasnt now a JW ( i resigned years earlier ) but i was now deemed to be apostate because of my conduct and treated the same as d/f.

  I never got any sort of notification--either a phone call or letter. I found out because one young member told my wife what was announced.

  This was over 40 years ago.
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  Re-activate me?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was a knock at my door and i thought it was my take-away being delivered.. long story short, it was 2 elders calling to see me.

  i guess to re-activate me.

  once they said who they were i recognised them.

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  stan livedeath

  i couldnt imagine in my wildest nightmare attending a meeting once a year: someone might think i was still a JW.