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  A different spin on birthdays

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about birthdays.

  several days ago i was waiting at the deli for the next batch of fried chicken when a man in his sixties came in.

  he had called in his order two days earlier.

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  Now that I celebrate birthdays I see them more as a day to tell someone I am glad they were born and I get to be part of their life.
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  Convention 2019: Children told don't form emotional attachment to pets!

  by Nathan R. Koppe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just heard from a visitor to the jehovah's witnesses convention for 2019, that they have been told; 'not to form an emotional attachment to their pets, as animals don't have feelings anyway'.. well, that should break a few children hearts!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🥴 😭 💔.

  my orignal topics are at.

  further info:.

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  This is getting ridiculous - especially because it was aimed at the kids. Isn’t their life already bad enough with everything they can’t do, friends they can’t have, etc. They want the kids ice cream money and now don’t be attached to their animals. 🤦‍♀️
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  How do Jehovah's Witnesses get away with lying about the scripture?

  by Capitanul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they can edit their own versions to conform to their doctrines but what's stopping people to hand flyers or glue posters with the actual quotes in contradiction to their statements?.

  examples:.

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-the-holy-spirit/ - http://archive.is/778ch .

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  They lie about everything. If you bring up shunning they claim they don’t do it. If you bring up CSA they claim it’s not an issue and they have always reported it to the police. Bring up the misogyny in the organization they deny it. So it really shouldn’t surprise anyone that they lie about scriptures or teachings.
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  Remember when we lodged in private homes at conventions?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i bring this up now because i haven't seen any postings about that practice because i got out in 1977. when did wt quit soliciting private homes for accomodations?

  or have they stopped?.

  i hated it, but it was the only way we could afford to go.

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  I remember as a child staying at private homes for conventions one was a JW family in Canada (father, mother and young son) and the other was an older couple not JWs. It was a different time then......
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  Still dont get the friggin birthdays

  by nowawake14 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have read extensively about the origins of birthdays, and i still don't get it.

  but it's not what it means today.. even wedding veils were used to ward off the "evil eye".

  but it's not what it means today.

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  I think so if these beliefs are just made up to make the members feel special and different - a way to make it an us a against them environment even in innocent things.
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  Time for something cute

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  how about something to take your mind off of anything negative?

  today i adopted a new puppy.

  i already have a cat named loki, and now my new puppy's name is thor.

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  Aww what a cutie!!!! I love dogs.
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  I don't see how I will ever date as a witness

  by nowawake14 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am very headstrong when it comes to jw rules.

  im not even gonna go there with chaperones.

  screw that bs.. i dont want to date a person with someone breathing down my neck.

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  I had my fair share of crazies, the ones that thought because you said hi when they said hi, you were interested in getting married. On more than one occasion I was greeted with “hi, are you married?”.

  I did date some guys in the religion. One told my father I was “too headstrong”. I had two relationships that were a lot of fun. One - his family was crazy, his dad was an elder and I would stay at their house over night (gasp). We just didn’t go to the meeting when I came to visit. Never had chaperones.

  The second, got out long before I did. In fact that’s why we broke up. We had a lot of fun skiing, going to movies, hanging out. His mother would rent us movies to watch in his bedroom (hah!). We did go to the hall when I visited him and would just tell everyone I was staying at his brother and sister in laws house, so nobody would bitch.

  The best advice I got from my elder father was to not bring anyone I was dating to our hall, and try to avoid the guys hall when possible. What people don’t know they can’t talk about. I got away with a lot that way.
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  Ladies First

  by snugglebunny in

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  i know a lady who says she feels demeaned if a man walks on the outside or opens a door for her or stands aside to let her pass.

  i just think it's good manners.

  being a gentleman has nothing to do with equality in my opinion..

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  I am a woman, I work in an executive position for an international company. I always smile and say thank you when someone holds the door for me.

  I have had great success by implementing “if you want to be treated equally you have to act equal.” I was fortunate early in my career to have mentors give me advice on how to successfully navigate being a woman in a male dominated business.

  And for the pay gap, I believe part of it at least at my level, is that women don’t negotiate their compensation packages nearly as often as men do. One of my male mentors told me to never accept the first offer even if I’m happy with it. Negotiating for pay makes me uncomfortable, but I have never had a company reject my counter offer to their salary/benefits-package.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  I tried a different tactic this time. I told them I had looked in JWs before but I just couldn’t get past how families would treat their children in the disfellowshipping scenario. It was unfathomable to me how anyone could do that to their child. They danced a bit but then relented and went with keeping the congregation clean.

  I said your faith would have to be pretty weak to allow someone else to sway you from it, just by associating with them.

  and yes to the counting time- it was a whole minivan load of them, and where I live you have to drive from one house to the next.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  Arrgghh - they were just here again twice in 2 months. This time ladies from a hall about an hour away. I seriously live in the middle of nowhere......