Topics Started by Lynnie

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New rules for inactive ones?
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have the rules changed as far as disfellowshipping inactive ones when it's clear they are engaged in "wrongdoing?".

i have a cousin in seattle who was disfellowshipped about 3 years ago or so and then went through the process of being reinstated (took only 6 months) and then proceeded to fade and do nothing regarding the jw's .

fast forward to today and now she's had a baby out of wedlock and the uber jw elder father and mother are all on board somehow.
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JW's in Spain?
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have a cousin in law that is in the inner sanctum of the jw's at warwick.

he and his wife were always traveling on the wtbts's dime all over the world to visit bethels and report back etc.

they have been in lockdown for over 2 years and now it looks like the gates have opened for him and wifey to travel all over again.
Warwick lockdown or not?
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so does anyone have any updates on the opening up of the headquarters in warwick?

my uber cousins seem to be out of lockdown for a bit but it's hard to know for how long.

they are going to hawaii with the rich parents who pay for everything for a week next week.
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An old friend was all nice until she found out I was DF'd!!!
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well this is almost funny to me at this point.

i've been out since i was 19 and i'm now 65. i have uber jw cousins that of course now shun me big time.

funny how when my uber jw started declining in health all of a sudden they "needed" me and i had to help with her care blah blah after being shunned for years.. my mom passed away a couple of years ago and i sent out the death/memorial announcements to her friends far and near.
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Food donations from the government
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
so i just saw on fb a letter going out to jw's in southern california to keep quiet if they get any food donations from the elders.

the jw's aren't giving this food out of the kindness of their hearts, they are getting it from the government and pretending they are doing it themselves.

gah!
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Scriptures they use to justify disfellowshipping
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does someone have a list of the scriptures the jw's use to justify shunning and disfellowshipping?

i know there are only a few..
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Email from JW relative/elder
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .
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Annual Meeting
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my uber cousin and wife are going back to wallkill this weekend for the annual meeting since they have a daughter and son in law in the inner sanctum so they are always invited.

cousin said it was going to be broadcast from patterson to wallkill.

anyone hear anything else about subject matter etc?.
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Ravenna Kingdom Hall
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
another kingdom hall sold off in seattle.

this kingdom hall has been around forever but it's in a very desirable location in seattle by green lake so i'm sure there will be lots of $$.

lots of merging of halls here in the puget sound area..
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Cleaning out my mom's house
by Lynnie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i'm cleaning out my jw mom's house since she's gone to assisted living.

she had tons of bound volumes of the wt and awake from the 80's and 90's and the cousins decided to recycle all of them since "everything is online now.

they even recycled old nwt bibles!!