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  Unbaptised son maybe asked to be in assembly ... Suggestions please!

  by 4thgen in

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  2. family

  my husband and i are divorced.

  i have custody of my tween son.

  i left 3 years ago on principle.

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  rebel8

  Create opportunities for him to dress up and do public speaking that do not involve a cult. Toastmasters, Explorers Club, do they still have Junior Achievement?

  Emphasize the things he doesn't like about the cult.
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  Does anyone have copies of the WT tax exempt paperwork?

  by WireRider in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the wt/jw has a presence in my town.

  tax exempt status.

  from what i understand the wt/jw is a for profit group that is taking advantage of the community as a whole.

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  There is no requirement for a church in the US to "give back to the community".

  I researched NY nonprofit law and tried to find paperwork. What I found indicated the NY corporations were established so long ago that any paperwork is long gone.

  I tried to get tax paperwork but could not. As far as I could tell, they did have to file something every few years with the state and fed, but when I did a request from the governments and wts, I got no reply. At the time, I had found a rule indicating the wts was supposed to provide it upon request, and so was the gov't. You may find the details in my old posts--I don't remember more details.
  
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  Damn Satan at it again tampering with evidence!

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jeepers...we all know that humans have only been on this planet for 6,000 years...stupid scientists getting confused again...must be that satan bloke who goes round fiddling with all the evidence that humans have been on this planet longer than 6,000 years!.

  http://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-can-t-explain-who-made-these-huge-8-000-year-old-glyphs-in-kazakhstan?.

  back in 2007, a series of huge, mysterious geoglyphs were discovered in the grasslands, or steppes, of kazakhstan.

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  Cool. This is what science is all about--being willing to revise one's beliefs as a result of new evidence.
  
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  Special Pioneer Sister-in-Law and Husband just got their letter.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, my sister-in-law and her husband, special pioneers for only a couple of years, just got their letter.. her comment was along the lines of, "they're having to do this because they forgave all those kingdom hall loans a few years ago and the brothers aren't donating anymore.".

  when my wife told me, i laughed so hard i farted.

  ;).

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  How much of a financial drain on the borg are they?

  They get free housing from the local kh and probably a lot of free meals from the sistas. And I suppose they are on public assistance as well.

  So the borg pays them a stipend or something?

  Am I off base?
  
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  How to handle invites to dinner after Sunday meeting?

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have not been to a meeting for over a year.

  yesterday, when my wife returned from the 1 day assembly, i got an invite for dinner next sunday.

  i said i would think about it, to be honest, as nice as the people are, it would just be boring listening to their comments about everything jw.

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  "I'm sorry I can't make it. I've come down with a case of explosive diarrhea. It just comes on me without warning. Sometimes I can't even make it to the bathroom in time. This has become a chronic condition, so I won't be better any time soon. Leviticus counsels us to stay away from others when we are unclean."
  
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  Heroes

  by done4good in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in jw land having such was verboten.

  who are some of yours and why?.

  1. nikola tesla - greatest inventor ever, and the only one i know of who was a true scientist as well.. 2. elon musk - there is a reason he chose the great inventor's name for his masterpiece work...also has a serious pair.... 3. jim morrison - brilliant and mad poet.. 4. mike krzyzewski - the epitome of success.. 5. maya angelou - brilliant humanistic poet and writer.. 6. albert einstein - do i actually have to qualify this?.

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  Great thread.

  5. Jimmy Carter - Four years as president and not one war. Into his 90's a worker for better things in the world, health and political. Helped wipe out a major disease in africa that killed millions.
  

  He also publicly quit a xian church for being misogynistic.
  
  I would add Matilda Gage, who acted fearlessly for civil rights of women, American Indians, slaves and atheists. Because of the latter, the other major women's rights activists shunned her, and history was rewritten to not give her credit for her own acts.

  She was also an employed writer in an era and culture that did not permit women to be educated and employed. She encouraged her son-in-law's writings, which included The Wizard of Oz.

  She was willing to change her viewpoint. She had been involved in something offensive to the local tribes. She apologized and made amends, eventually receiving their forgiveness.
  
  
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  Breaking Heart Needs Help

  by thankyou in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  was happily married many yrs unconditional love till wife went heaven yr n half ago.

  3 mos ago sun morn.

  when i once asked her if she been abused, cause seems like it, she didn't ans just hung her head.

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  It is very possible for a JW to be homeless/transient. They strongly discourage careers and education, just wait for the Sky Daddy to take care of you.

  The head shaving has nothing to do with JW. In fact, she will probably be counseled by the church elders for doing that because it draws attention to herself. (Sometimes homeless folks will shave their heads because of lice they got from sleeping in infested bedding.)

  JW do not believe in psychiatric help or mental illness. She would be looked down upon for having a mental illness and more so for getting treatment.
  

  jw do not date w/o chaperones. She would get in trouble for being alone with you. The fact that you are a non-jw means she would get in deeper trouble.

  This woman has a lot of problems.
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  Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.

  i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.

  and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.

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  Actually Rebel that has happened in the past unfortunately.

  Yes, it is mentioned in the article I linked to.

  What I was pointing out is that it has happened only a few times, and most of those were found to be siblings playing practical jokes on each other. The article discusses all the times it really happened, and the fact that it became an urban myth that it was being done in a broad sense.

  Interestingly, most of the times it really happened were near times when the Satanic Ritual Abuse scare (myth) was going on too.

  Some pranksters were playing upon the mass hysteria at the time.

  I was a jw at the time and they were all about amplifying those 2 rumors. Razor candy was one of the reasons given for not celebrating Halloween. It is a relief to be able to to put it into perspective after leaving the cult.
  
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  Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.

  i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.

  and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.

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  Also, those scumbags that put drugs, pins, and razor blades in products to be handed out as treats ought to be tried and then tortured.

  Most of that is made up.
  
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  Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.

  i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.

  and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.

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  rebel8

  I love Halloween. The neighborhood bonds and we have a good laugh. It's amusing to go out to a bar in costume too--it breaks the ice and gives a reason to strike up conversations with strangers.

  It's pure fun. Life is hard. Having a few laughs is awesome.
  

  I don't like being scared myself and would not go to haunted houses so people can scare me. I wouldn't startle others either.
  

  I do have some spooky decorations. Life is spooky. It's ok if we make light of that. It's kind of empowering to mock death.

  There is no such thing as demons or ghosts, so that part is just for laughs.