If Jehovah is so petty that he cannot bless the rest of the congregation because one person has a hidden sin, then Jehovah isn't worth serving now is he. If he's going to let me suffer because other grown ass people are doing stupid things, that makes no sense. What's the point of individual accountability and why should I bother trying if someone else can screw it all up for me? I thought it was a personal relationship that one was to strive for with Jehovah, not a collective one. Ugh, they are so stupid and manipulative.
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Oct 2017 W/T on love.
by WHATSGOINGON inthe october 2017 wt study article (simplified).
let us consider some examples of fake love.
when satan talked to eve in the garden of eden, what he said made it seem that he wanted the best for her.
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Help/Advice on Birthday Present
by Phizzy ini have a very xjw type problem, i am invited to my cousin's 70th birthday party, and really don't know what to buy him.. i only met him a couple of months ago, as my jw parents never encouraged the non-jw side of the family, so i don't know much about him, except that he is retired and his hobby is sailing his boat.. i don't have contact details for his kids etc to ask them for ideas, so could you come up with something please ?
not too extravagant, i am a poor pensioner !
but, it is his 70th.. thanks in advance for any tips !.
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Everybody eats, often some sweets or a local favorite will do. Maybe a local alcohol if that's how he rolls. Don't be afraid to ask family for intel. Look him up on Facebook if he's on there. Tickets to a local movie theater work, like a gift pack thing. I could go on.
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Why Do People Become JWs?
by minimus ini was born in the religion but why on earth do people join this religion?
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Lots of people out there have had bad lives with lots of trauma. The cult gives them a sense of certainty, a path to a good life if they just do x,y, and z. Others like to feel special, and having "The Truth" gives them that. They feel like they're in on some secret, knowing things the average person doesn't. Others are narcissists and the religion taps in to that because it's a very narcissistic religion. Still others hear about the end of the world and fear drives them.
Really, there are myriad reasons. It's all marketing and human behavior.
Me, I was just a kid. I know it's hard from a healthy place to understand why anyone would join, but the world has lots of unhealthy people in it. Some are bound to land in the cult.
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Hello from Illinois
by Rob206 ini come from a catholic background, but most recently had been with the churches of christ.
i have contacted my local congregation and will be talking with someone tomorrow, hopefully setting a study up for next week.
i want to study scripture, but also want to immerse myself in everything jw publishes.
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Let's review....... it's a cult!
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Went to a Different Kind of Convention This Year
by Saethydd inmy old congregation's regional convention was the week before last, and for the first time in 20 years, i wasn't there.
instead on the very same weekend, i went to a geeky fan convention called magic city con.
i had loads of fun there, i cosplayed as a jedi and the doctor (which is my current profile pic).
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We are like pet dogs that run off with wild dogs...
by dubstepped in...and need a bullet to the head.
my wife found a post on instagram where some jw nutter claims that either lett or morris said this in a talk.
any confirmation or video of such?
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Thanks Divergent! That illustration actually rings a bell. I could totally see someone like TOMO throwing out a blunt little quip after relating it about putting a bullet in it's head. That's why I asked about this, to see if anyone had heard anything similar. The person that my wife came across was a JW nutter, as I originally stated, and couldn't remember if it was Lett or Morris (sounds more like a Morris thing IF it even was a thing), but it was certainly worth asking about just in case someone could confirm.
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We are like pet dogs that run off with wild dogs...
by dubstepped in...and need a bullet to the head.
my wife found a post on instagram where some jw nutter claims that either lett or morris said this in a talk.
any confirmation or video of such?
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...and need a bullet to the head. My wife found a post on Instagram where some JW nutter claims that either Lett or Morris said this in a talk.
Any confirmation or video of such? Did I miss it somewhere on here?
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Marrying out of the truth poem!
by DagothUr inmarrying out of the truth !!.
(author's name removed to protect privacy).
he or she-- doesn't love jehovah .
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Haha, I'm guessing someone listened to my podcast, lol. Funny to see this get bumped.
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My Introduction
by Ray Frankz inthis is my first post and i'm feeling like i'm doing something bad big time!
i know on my mind it isn't, but the feelings are less manageable.. well, since i'm still a jw it's better not to give too much info, but i'm from brazil.. i've grown-up in the religion and practicly all my family, my closest friends and my girlfriend are loyal jws.
i used to be a regular pioneer but i still have a service privilege on my congregation.. i've had questions about the teachings of the wt since i was 10, but naturally i always pushed it away as it were "questioning the holy organization".. i started a friendship with some people in a course i took and we talked about a lot of subjects.
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Welcome! We all had to start somewhere. Come in, ask questions, read, discuss, and see where things take you. Don't try to control it, just be open and humble and you'll have a good time.
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Episode 5 of This JW Life is live - Enter the FOG - The Culture of Jehovah's Witnesses
by dubstepped inepisode 5 of the podcast is now up.
i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.
i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.
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@jambon - I know right? They have so much dysfunction in their "happy families". I watched my own father give his public talks on how to have a happy family while his own kids hated him. 99% of it is like a game of pretend. It is so fake and just for appearances while it paints a picture of what is outside and projects it's own dysfunction outward onto the world at large.