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Posts by Nina
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Blatant Lie, or is it possible?
by pseudoxristos inquote of a witness, while discussing the jan 1, 1989 watchtower versus the 1989 bound volume:
"the apostle paul was spearheading the christian missionary activity.
he was also laying a foundation for a work that would be completed in our 20th century.
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Shortly after the "new light" appeared in print the CO mentioned in his talk that there were eight such changes in recent literature. I don't remember the list now. This change was one, there were others in the Paradise book, someone else will have to complete the list since I do not recall.
Nina (who will watch to see if Mustang adds a post concerning "ratification".)
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What to do now?
by SuperMommy inon thursday i did quit my jw studies...now for a problem i had not thought of.
many people in the kh have been asking my husband to do odd jobs around their homes.
he has been doing this for a month for maybe a bit longer.
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It occurs to me to add...
You are being BULLIED. For a complete discussion of all that bullying entails I recommend that you do an internet search. It's a huge topic.
Essentially you are being pushed into submitting to someone that you would prefer to ignore. You are being forced toward justifying yourself to people who have no "real" authority.
Get indignant! Would you let someone bully your child? Then why let them do it to you?
Get help if you need it, SuperMommy. Maybe posters on this board can help.
One thing is certain; if you give in on even one small point they will not be satisfied. It just means that they will lean on you again, and harder!
Stand your ground!
N.
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What to do now?
by SuperMommy inon thursday i did quit my jw studies...now for a problem i had not thought of.
many people in the kh have been asking my husband to do odd jobs around their homes.
he has been doing this for a month for maybe a bit longer.
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JW's will use every possible method in an effort to reach you. If that means attempting to communicate with you through other people, they will. They know, at least subconsciously, that it puts both you and the other person on the spot, but, hey!, what are friends for???
There is little you can do to stop the JW's. The thing to work on is your communication with your husband. If possible, find a way to let him know that no matter what JW's attempt, you do not want it to interfere with your relationship with HIM. Let him know that is what's happening, that JW's are beginning to poison your freedom of speech with HIM because you are concerned about what they will do in their attempts to "regain" you. Invoke his protection! It would be better if he recognized, on his own, the need to keep all family matters private, but in the event that he does not yet see through their manipulation, ask him if he would please refrain from discussing anything at all about the family or about your beliefs with the Witnesses. Tell him that you made yourself clear to the person at the door and that there is nothing further to discuss. You availed yourself of their offer to learn more, you aren't in agreement with what you have learned and you determined that it was time to stop the interaction.
Are these JW's paying your husband to work for them? Or is it the usual case of latching on to someone and getting work done "free"? Be careful about that. Even if the work is paid, the aggravation may negate the value of the money. You might be able to reason on it this way: you lived without the work before you met the Witnesses, you can live without it again. Speaking from collective experience here, the work will more than likely dry up when they see that neither of you are interested in "The Truth".
It's going to take some time to completely rid yourself of the JW clan. The next time a Circuit Overseer comes into the area they may even bring him (or his wife) around to "invite" you to his special talk or to rekindle a discussion or the study. Be on the watch.
Be polite but stand your ground. Don't give "reasons". Just say NO.
Nina
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Did you ever unscriptually end a trial? June 1st Watchtower
by truthseeker init almost seems like this non-study article takes a perverse pleasure in allowing witnesses to "keep their trials" instead of ending them.
how would you fare with a trial?
do you want trials?
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There is some logic to this; even "the world" has an expression for it: "Out of the frying pan, into the fire."
Nina
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chaos
by Country_Woman inafter 11 years of living in my mom's house, i've moved back to my old house, with the help of some professionals because there where some large cupboards i coul'nt handle myself.
however, i had to pack everything myself and that was a lot more then i expected.. my mother was a "collector" (so am i) and i coul'nt throw everything away - with the result that i have packed over 40 boxes.. .
my own house , ( i kept the rent) was used by viv (on her own) for more then 8 years and viv did't move all her stuf out - for her appartment is a small (but a very lovely) one: just a bedroom and a livingroom - with a kitchen-part in the living - so she left a lot of things (and yes, viv is a collector too) she planned to store (what she left) in the attic (when that is the right name- my dictionaries are still in one of the boxes) but at the moment that stuf is still everywhere in the house - so i am not able to unpack all those boxes and re-organise everything.. i un-packed 19 boxes now, (did'nt found my beauty case which i am in need for very much) can't use my office (i am working at home) at all: to much boxes still to unpack.. .
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"on the ceiling" = "in the attic" (USA)
I hope you are getting some rest and eating proper food.
Please take care of yourself.
Nina