Posts by Village Idiot

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Trapped.

by trapped28 in

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friends

as i write this,im aware of my heart hammering in my chest.ok where shall i start,ill try to keep this as short as possible.ive never been religious before in my life,the occasional wedding or funeral was the only time ive been in a church or viewed a bibles cover.in 2013 my step-dad was diagnosed with cancer and had to go for an operation to remove the tumor.i became close to his nephew and we communicated a lot and had a few strong feelings for each other,but neither of us told anyone,it was just harmless flirting and a few hugs that lasted a bit longer than normal.two days after my dads operation,he died through complications,and my path of self destruct was set.my boss had also been sexually harassing me at work and i was unfairly dismissed and was told by my landlord that i was to pay the rent or be evicted.then out of the blue my cousin tells me he was an unbaptised publisher (he was baptised at the aug convention last year)and to start having faith in god,that it would all work out.so i went to a kh and took up a study.that was a year ago and they now feel im ready to become a publisher.the thing is..i was made homless and am living with a jw of 50 years,a real spiritual person.these last two months ive been researching and i simply like you all disagree with so much of it.for the past twi weeks ive avoided meetings because of work,or pretended im at work and stayed away from the home i have with this witness.i cant afford to leave but at same time im being pushed to go into ministry and meetings.guys what the hell am i going to do?im so trapped scared and i cant believe i wanted to get baptised!

!my son lives with his dad and there trying to get a hold on him when he visits me!

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Village Idiot

Welcome to the forum trapped.

Have you considered a lawsuit against your former employer?

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There's a pattern emerging

by stillin in

the congregation that i am associated with pledged a monthly amount for the construction of a new assembly hall.

after it was built, that was where we went for several years, even though it was the farthest-away place we had ever had for our circuit assemblies.. after a few years, lo and behold, our congregation is assigned to a new circuit where (surprise!

) a new assembly hall is in the early stages of construction.

Village Idiot

stillin,

"Somebody is using those Assembly halls, but it isn't us who helped pay for them!"

Who is this "somebody"? Is it being rented out to the public?

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Hypothetical RE: Gay Marriage

by DarioKehl in

the setup:.

the supreme court rules in favor of gay marriage across the board, regardless of state constitutions in the next few weeks.. a gay couple get happily married.

several months go by and one of them is contacted at the door by jws.

Village Idiot

DarioKehl,

"...could the elders put their foot down & say they can't remarry because no adultery had occurred and based on this technicality, their gay divorce was unscriptural?"

"But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery." - Matthew 5:32 New International Version

The phrase used in that scripture is translated from the word "porneias" (πορνείας) which is not limited to adultery but refers to any sexual 'immorality'.

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There's a pattern emerging

by stillin in

the congregation that i am associated with pledged a monthly amount for the construction of a new assembly hall.

after it was built, that was where we went for several years, even though it was the farthest-away place we had ever had for our circuit assemblies.. after a few years, lo and behold, our congregation is assigned to a new circuit where (surprise!

) a new assembly hall is in the early stages of construction.

Village Idiot

“And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them." - Luke 11:46 New International Version

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There's a pattern emerging

by stillin in

the congregation that i am associated with pledged a monthly amount for the construction of a new assembly hall.

after it was built, that was where we went for several years, even though it was the farthest-away place we had ever had for our circuit assemblies.. after a few years, lo and behold, our congregation is assigned to a new circuit where (surprise!

) a new assembly hall is in the early stages of construction.

Village Idiot

Stillin, dumb question, do you know if the Assembly Halls were sold?

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75% of Jehovahs Witnesses oppose same-sex marriage? And 12% are in favour of it??

by defender of truth in

www.allgov.com/news/controversies/which-religions-oppose-same-sex-marriage-white-evangelicals-black-and-hispanic-protestants-mormons-and-muslims-150424?news=856319.

opposition to same-sex marriage is prominent among many religious groups in the united states, according to a new survey.groups with the largest opposition to homosexuals marrying are jehovahs witnesses (75%), mormons (68%), white evangelical protestants (66%), hispanic protestants (58%), black protestants (54%), and muslims (51%), the public religion research institute found in its survey of 40,000 americans.among white evangelical protestants, white baptists are the most opposed (72%).on the acceptance side of the issue, the most supportive are buddhists (84%), jews (77%), americans who select other religion (75%), and white mainline protestants (62%).a breakdown of white mainline protestant denominations shows support is highest among presbyterians (69%) and both episcopalians and congregationalists/united church of christ members (68%).even a majority of white mainline baptists (53%) back same-sex marriages.

among catholics, 61% of whites and 60% of hispanics support gay weddings.. and the survey is here:.

Village Idiot

That survey is based on those who identify themselves as Witnesses but not necessarily those who are active. Half of all who ever were Witnesses are probably active.

Even answering a survey skews the type of Witness that is rendering an opinion in the first place since they are to be politically neutral. That survey must have been answered by "worldly" Witnesses a few of whom would express a Liberal attitude.

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It seems like the Mormons are falling short of their recruitment goals.

by James Mixon in

maybe someone can post the article.

by brady mccombs the associated press.

friday april 24. .

Village Idiot

Record increase in Mormon missionaries doesn't lead to equal spike in converts.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/300324651.html

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Video: Do British Muslims have a problem with apostates? The Big Questions

by OnTheWayOut in

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friends

interesting to compare with what jw's practice.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plcazztehbi.

Village Idiot

He wasn't a good host. Unprofessional.

As for the analogy with the Witnesses the same thing applies to Biblical, Judeo-Christian religion. You were to be stoned or barbecued. All fundamentalist religions are the same.

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Questions for those that believe in Electricity

by OnTheWayOut in

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friends

you can't see electricity or hear it or feel it.

well, there are sparks and lightning bolts and heating elements and the light and heat of filaments.

and somehow, it lights up neon in a tube.