JWs are not even a "brotherhood". Like you say they are people and the only thing that unites them is the crap that gets printed and distributed among them.
bay64me
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Nitpicking the JW Brotherhood
by IslandWoman inthe jw brotherhood is composed of people.
you know people right?
people are the ones we work with, the ones we live next to, the ones we share this planet with.
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TIME OF THE END?
by bay64me ini get a visit from an elder every couple of months.
he drops off a few magazines and chats for half an hour or so, but never gets into gossip (of course.
)so, its rare that i get to hear what's really going on.. i do pick up a few real experiences from a good friend who's still in, but by the time she tells me, it's history anyway!
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bay64me
I get a visit from an elder every couple of months. He drops off a few magazines and chats for half an hour or so, but never gets into gossip (of course.)So, its rare that I get to hear what's really going on.
I do pick up a few real experiences from a good friend who's still in, but by the time she tells me, it's history anyway! However, my daughter was out of town last week and with her own eyes saw a "brother" from my old congregation, smoking a cigarette! Must be a sign that we're living at the time of the end?
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Glastonbury Festival 2002 this weekend just gone
by invisible infor those interested in music festivals and 'green matters' i'm providing these two links for you to gain perhaps a little more insight into british music culture and the underground arts scenes.. please browse.
(glastonbury is the largest festival in europe).
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2002/whatson.html.
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bay64me
I so wanted to be there! However, made do with the coverage on tv. Maby next year?
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Who Will Be the Last To Die?
by metatron inthis is a most amazing situation.
i can't recall anything else like it in my.
entire life.
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bay64me
metatron, may I ask what new book you are referring to?
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EVIL OR NAIVE?
by bay64me induring my former days of pioneering, there was a particular gentleman that used to take the magazines regularly.
on one of our visits to him, he produced a cutting from a national newspaper that had a story of a jw elder that had been found guilty of some sexual assault on minor children.. the "sister" i was with, gave what i imagine would be the usual response, ie.
comparisons to the catholic church and how they cover it up and move the priests on, whereas jws deal with the matter and disfellowship such a person.. i, on the other hand, said that the story could not possibly be true, believing at that time, that no person that was a shepherd in gods loving organisation could possibly be guilty of such a crime!
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bay64me
What I was alluding to in my last question is that the general opinion of exjws seems to be that all jws shit in the same pot (so to speak). And I was simply raising the question as to whether that was a correct viewpoint.
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EVIL OR NAIVE?
by bay64me induring my former days of pioneering, there was a particular gentleman that used to take the magazines regularly.
on one of our visits to him, he produced a cutting from a national newspaper that had a story of a jw elder that had been found guilty of some sexual assault on minor children.. the "sister" i was with, gave what i imagine would be the usual response, ie.
comparisons to the catholic church and how they cover it up and move the priests on, whereas jws deal with the matter and disfellowship such a person.. i, on the other hand, said that the story could not possibly be true, believing at that time, that no person that was a shepherd in gods loving organisation could possibly be guilty of such a crime!
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bay64me
During my former days of pioneering, there was a particular gentleman that used to take the magazines regularly. On one of our visits to him, he produced a cutting from a national newspaper that had a story of a jw elder that had been found guilty of some sexual assault on minor children.
The "sister" I was with, gave what I imagine would be the usual response, ie. comparisons to the catholic church and how they cover it up and move the priests on, whereas jws deal with the matter and disfellowship such a person.
I, on the other hand, said that the story could not possibly be true, believing at that time, that no person that was a shepherd in gods loving organisation could possibly be guilty of such a crime! Also, I had never heard of such a thing before.
It is only NOW, with hindsight and much more awareness that I realise how stupid and naive my comments were, also how ridiculous and bigoted I must have came across to this man.
So, is it fair to tar all jws with the same brush?
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The LOVE among JWs is an act.
by HomebutHiding inas can be learned from reading my posts, i have been really questioning belief systems lately.
yesterday, while browsing at barnes & noble, i noticed several religious books, each espousing its cure for human weakness.
i remembered how it was of utmost importance as a jw that others see the love we had, since we alone had the holy spirit, and christ's followers would be easily recognized by this love.
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bay64me
I've had enough of that bunch of so-called "christians", allegedly imitating the love of christ. The congregation I left behind was full of pretentious hypocrites! And they weren't very good actors either!
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BLOOD CARDS?
by bay64me inis it true that the society has done away with blood cards?.......and if so how do you know?
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bay64me
Is it true that the society has done away with blood cards?.......And if so how do you know?
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Does God Really Care?
by Undecided ini'm wondering about god lately.
is he really in touch with the earth at all?
how much trouble would it be for him to bring a rain in colorado to stop the fires and save the houses of those people?
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bay64me
I dont know where god went to? He seemed to be somewhere near once. I took a bible study to "take in more knowlege", followed the "requirements" and in my efforts to get closer to him...........he vanished!
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HOW DO YOU ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM?
by bay64me in.
question for ex jws.......what do you really enjoy doing, now that you have the freedom to do it?
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bay64me
Question for ex jws.......What do you really enjoy doing, now that you have the freedom to do it?