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  Politically Neutral and No Part of this World....

  by Davros in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nice to be here.

  still a pimo and struggling through my fade.

  i still have several jw friends on social media.

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  BluesBrother

  Yes , Witnesses are supposed to be politically neutral both Nationally and on a party level.

  However, living in this world with its 24/7 news media,it is largely impossible to not form a personal opinion about things. I have found that these opinions are kept very private and are NOT expressed to the congregation at large. Only in a family chat at home are they free to speak their mind .

  I found among elders that older brothers, who had fought WW2 in their younger days, would sometimes say comments that betrayed a more patriotic British attitude than I had. I just accepted that as personal differences due to a different upbringing.

  The bottom line is that the Borg can make rules, but cannot rule what people still feel within. They should not say it though.
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  E-MAIL Shepherding during Covid stay at home

  by wannabefree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife is getting regular emails from the cobe ... you know we have the truth, the world is in the dark, we're special, hang in there, read this encouraging watchtower ... blah blah blah ... just wondering if these are coordinated from org.. recent mass email example .... " .... an excellent watchtower article in the july 2020. it is entitled “be convinced that you have the truth”.

  the scripture is from 2 tim 3:14. we are to continue in the things we have learned and be persuaded to believe.

  reflect for a moment what appealed to you about the truth which drew you to jehovah.

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  BluesBrother

  I believe elders are being told to keep in touch at this time. I have yet to see it around here though.
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  What is this forum for?

  by Kate14 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new.. my first post here asking for a little support was deleted by myself due to the frosty and rude replies i received.

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  i don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.. little confused.. why is everyone here?.

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  BluesBrother

  I have always found that people of all persuasions and thinking are tolerated here , whether we agree or not.

  what happens is that unpopular views will be challenged, refuted and discussed. You must be prepared to debate with others ,that’s why it’s a discussion. That said, we are primarily here as a support group for ex JW’s ,supplying information about that organisation.
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  Alert: Following blindly jw.org these day / RISK

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this night i could not sleep and my thoughts went on and on.

  the result:.

  i observe that many jw family members follow the instructions of the elders at zoom meetings like they come directly from god.

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  BluesBrother

  Well said Giordano and Smiddy.

  There has ,of course been no proclamation from the GB that this IS the end, it is just the understandable conclusion jumped to by people schooled to expect it.

  Thankfully, the ones I live with and have dealings with are moee level headed.
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  Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?

  by Maria Nieves in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am no longer a study.

  during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.

  initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.

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  BluesBrother

  Theh have stopped house to house , and the street trolley/ carts, but they word from the top is to witness by letter and telephone if they can... A lot of them have just stopped ,and enjoy the break. The super keen ones however do their best by phone ,and bear the cost, also letters.

  That's Witnesses for you!
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  Arizona Republic: Bisbee man confesses he's molesting his daughter. Church tells bishop not to report abuse to authorities

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jehovah's witnesses are mentioned in this excellent article that begins by reporting on an especially awful mormon child sexual abuse case.

  the article then discusses the issue of the penitent privilege exemption which former jws working through scaars.org are trying to influence state lawmakers to eliminate.. .

  https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-child-welfare/2020/04/21/bisbee-man-confesses-hes-molesting-his-daughter-church-tells-bishop-not-report-abuse/2876617001/.

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  BluesBrother

  This was a fair point in that articls.

  "And, she asked, why do lawmakers allow religious law to supersede secular law?

  "If this was Islamic law, do you think the American courts for one minute would think it's reasonable to cover up sexual abuse?" she said."
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  What a wonderful time---for faders to fade away!

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’ve been thinking about it for a few weeks and i’m sort of surprised that no one else has introduced this topic!.

  what better time than now for a fader to fade?

  no meetings, no field service, no elder visits, no assemblies, no convention, and no other bullshit busy work going on.

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  BluesBrother

  By Golly, it is different where some of you are ! You speak of elders phoning the flock, chasing up lectter writing , blimey !

  My wife hears nothing from her elders. Any info ,like how to use zoom has to be asked for and dragged out of them . They don't care. . When we have tuned to zoom, a lot are casually dressed and we block the camera so our presence is shown by an avatar and just a name... No way would they see US !
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  The purpose of conversion testimonies and stories

  by LeeT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a hunch has just struck me.we get frequent accounts in the literature and videos of people whose dysfunctional lived have been turned around by studying with the jw's and coming to belief in the org (sorry, jehovah).

  evangelical type christian groups also use similar testimony stories.here's the hunch:the purpose of these is quite different among jw's compared to other religions.other groups use these testimonies primarily to persuade non-believers.the jw's use them to reinforce the beliefs of those already in the "truth.

  "any thoughts?.

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  BluesBrother

  The WTS Claim that every published experience is factual and checked out... some of them do seem pretty far fetched but..... I cannot say for sure.

  The purpose is indeed to encourage the flock who are seeing no "fruitage" in their locality. They are supposed to feel that it does happen , just not here. In practice I have found many find them discouraging. They feel "why ar'nt I blest with such happenings? " If it happens "over there"... they don't want to know.

  Many have told me they would rather hear of others enduring a lack of interest the same as them.
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  Wearing Masks/ China&Other Asian countries

  by caves in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been reading that in asian countries if you go outside without a mask on, your looked at oddly and with disapproval.

  it seems they have been wearing masks for years.

  yet uk/us/canada/ and other countries do not.

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  BluesBrother

  " A mask might help. But mandatory masks are only a gateway to communism, "

  I find that statement strange. I hope I have not missed the context.

  We already accept Government laws that restrict our freedom for the good of others. In the UK it is illegal to, smoke in a building , drive a car without a seatbelt, ride a motorcycle without a crash helmet and I am sure there are other examples.

  These laws are not only for our benefit, they protect the lives and comfort of others, for the common good. That is how I see face masks at the present time. If one is asymptomatic he will not know that he is spreading the virus but he may well do so.

  It is not communism it is for public protection. Here, masks are not yet mandatory. I wish they were.
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  Why are things wrong?

  by Tim207 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  during our family worship tonight a thought popped into my head while watching this weeks video on demon influence.

  why is does jehovah not like certain things?

  like why is homosexuality wrong?

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  BluesBrother

  The first step ........asking "Why?"

  That's why the Borg don't allow it.