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  I'm getting baptized

  by BlackWolf in

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  2. friends

  i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

  my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

  i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.

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  I know that getting baptized is a bad decision but I had an incident last year that I really, really don't want to repeat.
  

  While I won't speculate what the incident was, what makes you think it won't be repeated after you are baptized? If it was repeated after baptism, if caught, it would likely result in more extreme 'punishment' by not only your parents but also by every JW on the planet.

  I would suggest discussing with your parents that as Jehovah only wants followers that do so willingly out of love and desire to please him, would it be acceptable to Jehovah if you were forced into baptism due to their constant pressure and threats of punishment?

  As baptism is a lifelong promise and commitment to God, how is it that you are mature enough to make that commitment when you aren't legally old enough to commit to another person, or to drink alcohol?

  Your parents likely don't even permit you to decide how late to stay out or what clothes or hair style you can wear.
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  I'm getting baptized

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

  my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

  i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.

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  I know you mean well but its too late to go back now, I've already told them I'm going to do it.
  

  No, it's not too late. It's not too late until you're actually under the water.

  You can claim that you prayed about becoming baptized as you don't consider yourself ready yet. You continually think about Jesus example as the son of God, waiting until he was 30 before being baptized. If that wasn't an important consideration, why then did God feel it was important enough to mention it in the bible?

  Honestly sometimes I feel like I have a split personality, jw me and whatever the real me is.
  

  Further proof that you're not mature enough to commit to a decision that will effect the remainder of your life.
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  When Disaster Strikes

  by NeverAllowestobeMyself in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses repeatedly report that when disaster strikes they are the quickest to respond, the most organized relief agency and they provide superior support to their members and the affected community.. they make it sound like organizations such as the red cross are completely in disarray every disaster until jehovah's witnesses show up and show everyone how it's done!.

  in the wake of recent disasters around the globe i would like to encourage everyone to share experiences of people showing genuine love to their neighbors, communities going the extra mile and organizations doing brilliant work..

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  What does WT organization actually provide in assistance?

  While claims are made that WT provided relief efforts, in actuality, it is individual bros & sis that volunteer their time, attending at their own expense. Local area JWs are expected to supply meals at their own expense, to feed those attending volunteer workers. I have not heard of WT expending money to supply either WT 'staff', or to assist JW wishing to volunteer, with transportation, accomodation or food assistance.

  I further understand WT has either solicited various wordly suppliers for building material donations, or has at times purchased building materials, with full 'expectation' that those affected, will submit their insurance claim payments to WT as monetary donations.
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  Rogue Bro. exposing TTATT, becomes a huge hit in Japan. It boasts nearly 300,000 access each month

  by nakanozzi in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a japanese bro.

  in good standing in his congregation, exposing ttatt in his blog, boasts nearly 300,000 access per month.. he is nearly unstoppable.. shou-tan blog.

  http://ameblo.jp/shou-tan-jw/entry-11719728036.html.

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  Can anyone give us a translation of the Japanese please - Zeb
  

  If you use the Chrome browser, it will translate the page with your consent.
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  Is downloading Jw application dangerous?

  by nakanozzi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, everybody.. romor has it that here in japan, downloading jw application is dangerous because once.

  you download it, borg will know your every activity on the internet.. is this true?.

  does anybody know about that kind of thing?.

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  I suspect the bigger issue could be visitor ip address and browser cookies on visits to their web site. While the ip will not on its own identify the specific visitor, the ip address will give the visitor's rough geographic location whereas cookies can identify the previous web page the visitor last opened.
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  Apathy carts in NoCal

  by kaik in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i spent couple wonderful days in napa valley and sonoma with visits to san francisco.

  what hits me was the number of apathy carts in the city.

  they were at powell station, embarcadero, fisherman wharf, etc.

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  compound complex7 hours ago

  Correction: I think it was 20 cents (10 cents the copy in the '60s).

  I recall, 5 cents each, 10 cents for the pair here in Canada.
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  I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please post your favorites too.

  my favorite quotations:.

  you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

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  Most of us come equipped with 2 ears and only 1 mouth, so that implies we should listen twice as much as we speak.
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  I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please post your favorites too.

  my favorite quotations:.

  you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

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  "If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question".
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  Hidden Abuse Under Watchtower

  by MicaSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the center for investigative journalism whose website is now called revealnews.org, has an entire section on stories being investigated by their staff and others on how the watchtower is handling child abuse cases.. "the jehovah’s witnesses have systematically instructed leaders to keep child sexual abuse secret from law enforcement and members of their own congregations.

  " https://www.revealnews.org/topic/jehovahs-witnesses/.

  please share you thoughts on this issue because i really would like to know when the governing body and their lawyers are going to properly address this issue because i can't worship in a place that allows dangerous men in, that's what they accused the catholic church of doing and now here it is that they are caught doing the same thing but have not expressed any concern for the victims.

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  MicaSmith welcome to the forum.

  It appears you're just learning of the abuse issue within the Watchtower.

  The Australian Royal Commission hearing is posted on Youtube if you wish to watch. Governing Body member Geoffrey Jackson was subpoenaed to testify as were Austrarlian branch elders and lawyer. Search: Australian Royal Commission Jehovah's Wittnesses

  An additional website of interest is Silentlambs.com
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  My old computer is dead: long live my new CHROMEBOOK

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had my previous toshiba laptop plugged into the wall five days ago when a sudden electric storm drove a jagged bolt of electricity earthward and fried my hard drive.

  i posted my sad status on facebook.

  guess who saw it?

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  What do you have for a Word product - Blondie
  

  Micorosoft Office 365 is an web subscription, accessible with any device with internet access. MS keep it up-to-date. While Google also have their online word processing and spreadsheet apps, MS Office is a standard.