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  Things we should not have said,

  by Phizzy in

  1. social
  2. humour

  do any of you remember things you should never have said to a fellow j.w ?.

  two of mine come to mind, one was when we were out in field circus one day and my companion was complaining of knee pain, he explained, " it has a crack in it ", i replied " that explains why my bum hurts, that's got a crack in it", the other one was when a guy showed me a chef's knife he had bought for chopping, and i said " i always wanted a big chopper ".. you ?.

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  carla

  I used the f word a few times when my jw first joined up and I had to meet with a jw or two. It is not a word I use often, for extreme emergencies! I feel kinda bad about it because the one jw had no clue I was so against them in the first place. The elder I used it on? pfft, no guilt there! he was a pompous ass. Oddly, I just found out he has apparently disappeared from jw land or maybe to some other cong? I hope he has left all together and my words haunt him. (I'm not being mean, it involved a case of sexual abuse) It was righteous use of the f word in that case. lol
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  Providing salvation is not that important

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the washtowel has a crazy obsession with diminishing the important of jesus' sacrifice for humankind.

  i find this so antichristian.

  i mean, how can you ignore scriptures like john 3:16?.

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  carla

  My mind is just boggled by the wt quote. For mainstream Christians, there is nothing more important than the salvation offered to all through the blood of Christ upon the Cross.
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  Ask yourself why you don't DESERVE "kindness" (A look a the Watchtower's struggle against "Grace."

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  graceyou won’t find any in the new world translation!no no no.you only find “undeserved kindness.”(ask yourself why you don't deserve kindness.

  ?isn’t kindness basic decency?

  ?if you are one of jehovah’s witnesses you have a reason.jehovah’s witnesses are never on firm standing with their god.

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  carla

  It has been my experience that you can't even have a conversation with a jw about Grace, they have no concept of it. Just when you think they may be agreeing with you they come out of left field with some wacky analogy that shows you are clearly talking about 2 different things all together. Might as well be having a conversation in Greek and Japanese where neither one knows what the hell the other one is talking about.
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  Trailer for the Oxygen documentary exposing JW abuse coverup

  by krismalone in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/heres-a-trailer-for-a-new-documentary-about-a-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse-cover-up/.

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  It's my birthday

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  todays my birthday.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9gqijm2sue.

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  carla

  Happy Birthday!
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  The large shield of blind[ing] faith

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2 thoughts on yesterday's jan 19.

  2020 wt study.

  no 46 wt nov 2019.. the shield of faith, that jws are told to hide behind is so large, page 19, that if held comfortably would require it to have rear view mirrors, (to see 1975).

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  carla

  "Good news: par 11 forbids jws to argue about lies of the wt organization."- can you elaborate a bit on that one? thanks
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  Does Anyone Elses PIMI Family Do A "Not Christmas" Day?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was told today that my jw family had a massive family gathering with presents exchanged, drinks and a big roast dinner.

  they even wore paper hats.. the day they chose for this family day?.

  26th december.. totally not christmas or anything - honest.. does anyone elses family do that?

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  carla

  "Kids in my area used have a "anniversary""- you mean an anniversary of their birth? gasp! in other words or much like the rest of the world a 'birthday'?
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  A Jehovah's Witness matter clearly not understood by a great many members (concerning imprisonment)

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  during the vietnam war (1955 - 1975) young men reaching the age of 18 were required by law to register for the draft within 30 days of that birthday.jehovah's witnesses included.most jw's did not (perhaps never did) understand the situation faced by young brothers in the congregation.the general "understanding" among the rank and file went something like this.1.

  jw's serve jehovah as ruler rather than men.

  2. we believe "thou shalt not kill."3.

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  carla

  I have read previous things you have written about your experience, told my jw, big surprise? yes, you must be an apostate with an ax to grind, never happened, blah, blah, blah......

  So sorry Terry.
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  Oh How Far I've Come

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so this weekend my girlfriend and i will move into our own place together.

  it turns out that “a cord of three strands is stronger” is bullshit and two people in a relationship are perfectly capable of being happy without outside influence.

  what a journey i’ve had since leaving 3 and a half years ago!

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  carla

  Congratulations! and best wishes for a life of continued happiness and freedom.
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  confused with nowhere to turn

  by Rebecca in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i'm 43 and a divorced mother of 2. in january 2019 i met the man i thought i could spend the rest of my life with.

  we were happy and even though our relationship wasn't perfect (like all relationships) i thought we had a chance and were building a life together with our young kids.

  background on me - i've been divorced since 2012 after 12 years of marriage.

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  carla

  You need to research jw's in general. You do not have a handle at all on what life with a jw would mean to you, your children and relationship. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you if you have not been told yet but jw's are in fact a dangerous and sometimes deadly cult. Research the no blood policy, how they hide and protect pedophiles, abuses, spiritual abuses, practice extreme shunning, biblical doctrines, etc... etc... By the way, jw's are not Christian.

  jw.facts.com is an excellent place to start.

  Read this forum or others to see all the heartache the jw's cause all over the world. They destroy families and relationships daily.

  Find someone more suited to real family, real unconditional love and someone who will have the courage to say no to 'church' or family for the love of a good woman.

  Wishing you well on your recovery from your broken heart. You probably dodged a bullet and so have your children. Protect your children, it's your job. Protect yourself and your heart, you deserve better.

  Why can't you have a relationship with him when he gets reinstated? If you like some old men in NY to control the following then go for it-

  The gb (governing body) control the following: (not a complete list as it would take a book)

  your sex life, what you can & can't do in the bedroom

  what you & your man can wear

  what holidays you can celebrate (only a wedding anniversary and the reject Jesus memorial)

  who you should associate with

  who you vote for (nobody as jw's don't vote)

  no girlscout cookies

  what you can read for pleasure

  what you can watch -tv or movies - never R rated and many pg are out too

  what you can discuss with people

  if you can have 'spiritual' discussions with significant others who are not jw's

  your time- weekday meetings, Sat morn field service (fs) and Sunday another 4 hours or so, if you or he become super dubs (term for jw's) you will pioneer and that is like a no paid part time job. Then there are assemblies and conventions to consider. One day for assemblies and 3 days for conventions.

  what websites you can visit- hint, not this one

  what you can research about God, bible, biblical history etc... no need to research anything! in fact if you do they will be suspicious of you

  and the list could go on.....

  Perks of being a jw?

  you can lie with impunity due to their spiritual warfare policy

  you can be a glutton and become obese, they don't seem to care about that one

  you can become an alcoholic as long as it is not known and you don't give their god jah (jehovah) a bad name

  ditto if you like to physically abuse people and children

  ditto if you like to sexually abuse children

  you can become a self righteous ass and feel confident because all your friends at the kh (kingdom hall) are exactly like you. Oddly you get to also feel like a sub human piece of garbage because you are never doing enough for jah and the organization either

  you can forget those pesky gray areas in life as now everything is black and white

  you no longer have to worry about what you will believe because as soon as the next video (or literature) from NY comes out they will tell you what to believe

  instant 'friends'- naw, just kidding, they are only your friends as long as you tow the company line, veer outside of the line and there goes all your friends and family.

  If you don't like certain family members including children you can easily off them if they are ever in need of blood, just say no to blood

  Goodness, I'm on a roll! don't get me started.....