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  elders wont pray for someone?

  by AuntBee in

  1. watchtower
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  a former member said that elders told a relative of his after she was dfed that they would not be praying for her.

  is that some kind of policy, or were they just doing their own thing in that instance?

  taot.

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  blondie

  Hi Diogenesister,

  The WTS does this all the time. They will say, "the Bible does not say" but....then goes on to say what they think as if their thoughts are their god's thoughts.

  Isaiah 55:8 (RNWT)

  8 “For the thoughts of YOU people are not my thoughts, nor are my ways YOUR ways,” is the utterance of Jehovah.

  
  

  Example: (2018)

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402018321?q=%22the+bible+does+not+say%22&p=sen
  
  

  The Bible does not say that a person should get baptized at a specific age. But...So from the time their children are born, parents should teach them with the goal of helping them to dedicate themselves to Jehovah and become disciples of Christ. Of course, babies do not qualify to get baptized. Still, the Bible shows that even young children can understand and love Bible truth.
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  christmas

  by zeb in

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  its only 3 more pays till christmas...

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  blondie

  Got our winter-themed inflatable yard decoration today. My husband was so happy, he set it up last night in the house to make sure it worked. He loves the sign. No hint of Christmas, can be used at the first snowfall until that last flake melts away.

  He is already planning the turkey and pumpkin pie for US Thanksgiving, he's the cook in our family; I am the assistant and/or backup cook. I can't get him out of the kitchen. When we were first married, I kicked him out of the kitchen and said I would do the cooking. He sat in the living room and pouted as he watched the baseball game drinking a beer. So I gave in, it was not hard. He's such a good cook.
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  Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development - did you miss a stage?

  by Butterfly607 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  erikson's stages of psychosocial development include this fifth stage:.

  "the fifth stage of erik erikson's theory of psychosocial development is identity vs. role confusion, and it occurs during adolescence, from about 12-18 years.

  during this stage, adolescents search for a sense of self and personal identity, through an intense exploration of personal values, beliefs, and goals.".

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  blondie

  I admit that I had an unusually hard time as a teenager having a pedophile father, an alcoholic and a verbally and emotionally abusive mother, and then the isolation imposed on me through the WT dictates/dogma.
  

  But step by step I dealt with those issues, found a way to get free and grow and learn about myself. The first two clouded over the 3rd one, so when the cloud started to lift, I realized that I had one more thing to battle. Because I succeeded handling the first 2, I was confident that I would the third. It was not an overnight thing, but an accumulation of little steps in the right direction.

  I realized that I was not doomed, with no hope of changing my situation.

  Blondie
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  January 2020 Watchtower - Dogma being force-fed yet again as "truth"!

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if the wording & context of a scripture is dismissed at the outset, then every statement and assumption which follows is implicititly false.

  in the very first study article, the gibbering body continues to indoctrinate the sheeple to accept that over 500 people met jesus on the mountain - despite the blatant fact that 1 corinthians 15:6 says absolutely nothing about the 500 people being anywhere near galilee!

  (matthew 28:16-20) however, the 11 disciples went to galʹi·lee to the mountain where jesus had arranged for them (the 11 disciples) to meet.

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  blondie

  Hi Vidiot,

  that the actual authors of the Old Testament themselves specifically wrote Genesis as figurative, instead.

  Isn't that the Catholic view of Genesis now?
  
  
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  jw's think that they are above the law,,,, again.

  by lancelink in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  again the ugly head of child abuse raises its head, and the witnesses are hopefully caught red handed for ignoring it :.

  https://www.nwherald.com/2019/10/23/crystal-lake-man-found-guilty-of-more-than-decade-of-sex-abuse/a4fuium/.

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  blondie

  Or perhaps the parents were threatened with df'ing if they did not go along with this and self-preservation kicked in

  Giordano - :...I don't see this happening without some level of permission re the girl's family..."
  
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  Elders accused of playing rape tape to victim, 15; case goes to Utah Sup. Court

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a woman is suing a local congregation ("kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses, roy, utah, an unincorporated association"), individual elders and watchtower ny after, she claims, a judicial committee forced her to listen an audio recording of her own rape.

  the trial court summarized the facts as alleged by the plaintiff as follows:.

  at the time of the judicial committee, plaintiff was fifteen years old.

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  blondie

  Hi all or nothing,

  Why did these 3 elders ever feel

  You are assuming that elders feel about other jws or have any thoughts but what the WTS allows them to have, directly or indirectly. WTS uber alles.
  
  
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  Letter Detailing My Latest JW Encounter

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  to whom it may concern: .

  i am writing this letter in the hope of reconnecting with two jehovah’s witness elders whom i met at a literature display in downtown new braunfels, across the street from krause’s.

  i explained to them that my daughter is a jehovah’s witness and, therefore, i am somewhat familiar with their beliefs.

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  blondie

  Wonderful point, Sea Breeze; short, clear, to the point, using sincere questions not statements!

  When I was a jw, that would have been an aha moment for me to have those dots connected.

  I asked them who introduced the concept of two classes of Christians having separate hopes, when Ephesians 4:4 says that all Christians are called to “one hope?”
  They said they would have to do some research

  Once you get a JW to admit that the Watchtower has added a hope (or gospel) that was unknown or not taught by the apostles, then you can read to them Galatians 1: 8 and ask them if this verse concerns or alarms them at all.

  " though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. " - Galatians 1:8
  
  Ask them, "you don't really want to be cursed by God do you"?
  
  This verse destroys the false Watchtower teaching of "new light."

  
  
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  Letter Detailing My Latest JW Encounter

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  to whom it may concern: .

  i am writing this letter in the hope of reconnecting with two jehovah’s witness elders whom i met at a literature display in downtown new braunfels, across the street from krause’s.

  i explained to them that my daughter is a jehovah’s witness and, therefore, i am somewhat familiar with their beliefs.

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  blondie

  Yes, they will not consider you a "right-hearted" person, so won't waste their time on you. You will just be the dust they shake off their feet.
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  elders wont pray for someone?

  by AuntBee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a former member said that elders told a relative of his after she was dfed that they would not be praying for her.

  is that some kind of policy, or were they just doing their own thing in that instance?

  taot.

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  blondie

  The WTS has taught that one way they decided some act was a df'ing one, is whether that act was punished by being put to death under the law code.

  Also, that when a family member or friend was found guilty of such an offense in Israel, i.e., adultery or murder, and put to death, it was impossible for family or friends to associate with them. So they correlate this with not associating with a df'd family member or friend.

  Could you pray for a dead person? Perhaps, but would it be likely for Israelites to pray for an executed criminal, executions that they had participated in?

  Just reporting not supporting
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  New Massachusetts Bill ProposesTo Fine or Jail Someone For Calling Someone a Bitch!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and if you call someone a bitch , you would be fined 150 dollars the first offense and second is 200 plus possible jail time..

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  blondie

  stillin, it would depend on who you say it to and how they feel.