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  Will my inactive JW bring our children up as a witness?

  by stevepill in

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  i have been with an in active jw for 6 years, she now wants to marry and have a child, will she want to bring a child up as a witness, she says not but any experiences?

  will she start go back once we are married?

  (i'm a non jw)

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  rebel8

  "Inactive witness" just means she doesn't participate anymore, but has not been formally removed from the church. It doesn't tell us what she believes or plans to do.
  

  If she still believes it's an ok religion to bring kids up in, run very fast and very far away.

  My husband, before we married, asked about my current beliefs and stated in no uncertain terms he would terminate our relationship if I ever decided to return to the cult. I assured him I would not, and I have not.
  

  Everyone who is considering making babies with someone else, or entering a committed relationship, should have the same conversation about religious beliefs and plans, really. You need to be sure you're on the same page.
  
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  Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't typically hear from my mom often, but i tell you, over the past couple of weeks, i have heard from her several times.

  you heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical jw fashion mind you, says:.

  "you know, you should really get back to meetings.

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  rebel8

  I was told in the 1960's that I would never finish high school.

  I can understand a young person nowadays chalking that up to us being antiquated and ignorant back then, because that's what they think about us in general--clothes, politics, music, etc.

  Seems it would take more rationalization for an older person. They must accept that they were antiquated themselves, misguided, ignorant.

  "chasing your loses"

  Excellent analysis! I've always known some older ones stay in because they don't want the investment of their whole lives to be lost, even though they realize it is. I hadn't thought of it as chasing your losses though. It's true.
  
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  How do Americans feel about Canadians and Britons interjecting their opinions onto hot localized political topics: gun laws, abortion, ect?

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in addition to the above question, why do citizens of the two above mentioned countries, or other countries, feel the necessity to tell americans how they should interpret the american constitution for localized issues?.

  i fairly much have an idea what the general population in the usa feels in regards to the first question.

  this could be one of the possible reasons cnn piers morgan poor ratings and eventual firing.

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  The US does not exist in a bubble - the US political climate affects way more than those who live within its borders.

  To clarify, I was referring to "most" of our news. I do understand some of the USA's actions affect nearly everyone on the planet, so it makes sense to pay attention of course.

  It's the rest I don't understand--American lawsuits, legislation, celebrities, artists and social issues that do not affect other countries. There are so many other rich cultures to pay attention to besides ours. I fear those cultures are being outshouted by Katy Perry, octomom, Kardashians, the red carpet, etc. Am I right to be concerned?
  
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  Prank call to Governing Body member Anthony Morris III gets through

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  alert..............alert.....breaking news .......... john cedars of jwsurvey has pranked called governing body member anthony morris iii at bethel .

  over 2 minutes of pranking .

  as i type he is editing the recording into a video .

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  rebel8

  Ok, so pranks can be therapeutic for the one pulling them. That's one thing it accomplished.

  After that, nothing.

  The accusation, "Apostates lie" has been held true in this case.

  And why let the guy know the effect his wacko talks is actually having, unless you want him to stop?
  
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  Please vaccinate your children

  by Viviane in

  1. social
  2. family

  and remember your boosters as adults!.

  currently there is a measles outbreak in the u.s. the outbreak is clustered into communities where parents choose not to get their children vaccinated.

  vaccination works primarily on herd immunity.

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  rebel8

  Sorry, nope, I need to say one thing more.

  AZ pediatrician angry over cancer-fighting daughter's exposure to measles

  When Dr. Tim Jacks' wife took their 3-year-old daughter, Maggie, to get routine lab work done after her latest round of chemotherapy, they thought everything went well. That changed when his family got a phone call from a Phoenix Children's Hospital representative telling them that someone with measles had been at the specialty and urgent care center in Mesa at the same time as Maggie.

  
  While Jacks would like to see Maggie vaccinated, that's not possible while she's battling leukemia. Her compromised immune system puts her at risk for a variety of illnesses...

  Read more: http://www.kpho.com/story/27967620/az-pediatrician-angry-over-cancer-fighting-daughters-exposure-to-measles#ixzz3Qv3zDgJD
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  Please vaccinate your children

  by Viviane in

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  and remember your boosters as adults!.

  currently there is a measles outbreak in the u.s. the outbreak is clustered into communities where parents choose not to get their children vaccinated.

  vaccination works primarily on herd immunity.

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  rebel8

  Thank you, Simon.

  "The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids."~Hillary Clinton

  "OMGWTFBBQ, why is there even a debate about this? Get your shots."~me
  
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  "Are you old in this system?" Feb 2015 broadcast video. Must watch

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you have not already watched the feb 2015 broadcast, go to approx.

  it has an elderly sister talking about being old in this world...a long time pioneer who probably thought the end would have come years ago...as the society told her many times.. now she is told to be on a mission to get young ones to also pioneer, and watch for the not so subtle condemntion of higher education!.

  sickening stuff........ they missed the obvious elephant in the room.... a life wasted on nothing...now she has no money, and lived waiting for a fairy tale!

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  rebel8

  a chunk of thawed uncooked fish wrapped in tinfoil.. 

  Sad. He probably caught it while enjoying himself on his boat.

  Too bad she doesn't have Jesus' magic turn-a-fish-into-fishes basket.
  
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  Map of blasphemy laws

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  wth canada?!

  that one surprised me the most.. end-blasphemy-laws.org.

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  rebel8

  Wouldn't that make most of us blasphemers? We're blaspheming against a religion and a holy book.
  
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  Map of blasphemy laws

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  wth canada?!

  that one surprised me the most.. end-blasphemy-laws.org.

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  rebel8

  What do the laws prohibit, exactly?

  Are we blasphemers, in the eyes of those laws?
  
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  Serena Williams

  by New day in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a big tennis fan and today i watched serena williams win the australian open, one of the four tournaments which make up the pinnacle of achievement in the tennis world, the grand slam.

  in her victory speech the first thing she said was that she thanked her god jehovah for the victory.

  now i know that rumours have circulated for a long time as to whether she is a baptised witness or not, but she is definitely associated with witnesses .

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  rebel8

  she admits to having several personalities, and each has its own name

  Bizarre. I just Googled this and found several other celebrities making the same claim. Most do not describe the syndrome known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, but rather their imagination. Maybe Serena is doing it to copy them.