Posts by HappyDad

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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses attend so many meeting?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

ronald curzan ( helper to the teaching committee ) gives a talk on the real reasons jehovah's witnesses should attend meetings.

it looks like the zoom meetings have softened up many witnesses.

many are probably turning off their cameras and zoning out.

HappyDad

Beth Sarim said:

"Mentioning the governing body over and over and over."

"Mentioning the organization over and over."

Other "Christian" denominations mention Jesus over and over. He where they put their faith.

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Jehovah's Witness already suing Boston over Covid-19 policies files second suit

by Tahoe in

a boston police officer who is already part of a suit seeking millions of dollars in damages from boston over its rescinded indoor vaccination requirements today filed a separate suit seeking at least another $2 million because the city fired him last month after rejecting his request for a religious exemption from covid-19 vaccinations.. in his new suit, filed today in suffolk superior court, saviel colon said the city forced him into a "hobson's choice" even though it knew he was a jehovah's witness when it hired him and he began working as a police officer in december, 2019 - and even though he filed all the paperwork the department required for a religious exemption.

colon says the city rejected his exemption request and put him on an unpaid leave in october, 2021, and then fired him last month.. in addition to the "financial and emotional distress" - including headaches, exhaustion and sleeplessness_ - he says he's suffered, colon adds:.

defendant's decision on disciplinary action was embarrassing and was made publicly in front of all his colleagues at the police station.. .

HappyDad

Scratching my head on this one. Since when is the GB allowing a rank and file JW to become a police officer? They carry guns and may have to shoot to kill. This was always a no-no when I was a JW.

I guess I would have to say that Mr. Colon is a sorry excuse of a JW. He wasted his life away when he could have been an excellent janitor or window washer.

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Randy Watters

by HappyDad in

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friends

hey everyone,.

a few months ago, there was a post asking about randy watters.

it seems that there was a lot of speculation as to his health and well being.

HappyDad

wannaexit,

Randy has several Facebook accounts. The latest one shows him posting earlier this month.

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Randy Watters

by HappyDad in

jw
friends

hey everyone,.

a few months ago, there was a post asking about randy watters.

it seems that there was a lot of speculation as to his health and well being.

HappyDad

Hey everyone,

A few months ago, there was a post asking about Randy Watters. It seems that there was a lot of speculation as to his health and well being.

I was going through some posts from my ex JW friends on Facebook and lo and behold, Randy Watters is posting. I was beyond happy to know that he is alive and well.

If you are interested, his Facebook page is Randall Watters.

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The length of a public talk

by Farmer Jim1 in

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friends

does anyone ever wonder the good they could have done instead of giving a public talk for 45 or 30 minutes?

i remember giving my first public talk aged 18 and even then i was thinking ' this is just me making up half truths trying to blind people with jw propaganda'.

fast forward 15 years to when i gave my final public talk and i was so close to seeding the 30 minutes with ideas that could possibly wake people up but i never had the guts.. in that 30 minutes i could have done so much real good for a person instead of spreading this awful religions dogma.

HappyDad

Little Toe was great! I hope he is doing well in his homeland. If I remember correctly, one of the female posters on here married him. She might have been from Texas and met him on this forum. That was about 2004 or 2005.

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Hobbies

by peacefulpete in

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friends

i think it's been a while since this was asked.

tell us your hobbies, interests, pastimes, whatever you find enjoyable as a diversion from work and school.

i am lucky enough to live in a small cabin on a lake, i enjoy rowing my old boat and fishing, i play with car projects, and we travel as much as we can.

HappyDad

I use to be very active in "Ham" Radio, but now that I live in a townhouse, antennas are not allowed by the HOA.

So two years ago I took up painting. I always wanted to try it and so I did.

Here are a few of the paintings I did in acrylic.

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Who is GOD Favouring in this Time of the End ?

by smiddy3 in

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friends

jehovah`s witnesses , seventh day adventists , church of jesus christ of the latter day saints.. these 3 are probably the more influenthal in the last 200 or so years ago.. if membership is a sign of god`s blessing on who he favours then @ the year 2021.. jehovah`s witnesses membership 8.5 million.

church of jesus christ of latter day saint`s membership.16.8 million.

seventh day adventist`s membership.21 million.

HappyDad

For over three decades of my involvement in the JW religion, I believed that it was the "truth", and that we were the only ones to be saved.

Today, I still believe in God. Being somewhat housebound, I still worship the best I can, and regularly pray and read the Bible.

I feel that nowwhat? posted, is what I believe. That God is looking for those that worship him in spirit and Truth. I truly believe that salvation will be on an individual basis. Not what religion/business corporation we belong to.

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Which of you readers are being shunned by their relatives / friends ?

by stan livedeath in

a simple " me" if you dont want to say more--or a short explanation about who is shunning you and how long has this been going on.. i'll set the ball rolling: my daughter--her husband and children; my younger son --no contact from them for 40 years...because i left their religion.. (edit--i just noticed the typo in the header--if should be of ).

HappyDad

Me and my daughter are shunned by my late wife's brothers and their families. It's been going on about 10 years or so even though my daughter and I left over 20 years ago. It seems that the 'family' got pangs of conscience for associating with us. Everything was well and good when the males of the family were working for the company that I and my daughter's ex started. They loved the money and association when their wallets were full. As a family, we all were very close for almost 50 years. Once the business went under and the money stopped coming in, they associated for a few years but then went bye-bye.

My daughter and I aren't even notified about deaths in the family. We hear from other sources.

Oh....the loving organization that destroys families.

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C of E Abuse Report. Contrast with JW org !

by Phizzy in

note this report covers cases going back to 1949, they uncovered 400. if j.w's in the u.k did a similar, thorough trawl of all congregation records going back that far, let's pretend they haven't destroyed most of them, we know they have, but just pretend they are all available, how many cases of abuse would they uncover ?

in a much smaller org ?.

maybe the file destruction that has gone on was to protect the org.

HappyDad

Why should any of us have to do a web search to find out just what the hell C of E means? Don't you know how to spell whole words? I don't think I'm the only one who gets pissed off at letter abbreviations. If you are going to make a post, then be concise about what the gist is.

Rant over.

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Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog? Demons—How Can We Resist Them?

by Sea Breeze in

yes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.

jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.

as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.

HappyDad

In the KH I attended, there was a whacko "brother" who said that all dogs are demonized.