Posts by carla

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The ''dreaded'' birthday cake

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.

11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?

or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?

When we have birthdays in our house (all non jw except husband) my jw runs for the hills when we start singing but then gets really sad after all the company is gone if we ate all the birthday cake or even worse! I gave the rest to the birthday girl/boy. He always asks for big piece and if whipped cream is involve a big pile of that too. He's a real rebel I guess.

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Attention: Active Jehovah's Witness Parents

by Sea Breeze in

jw
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this young jw lady was shunned by her parents since she was 18 or 19 years old.

she was befriended by the older man that you see in the picture.

perhaps you recognize him?

carla

We are a family of non jw's, only husband joined up later in life, we don't even know any jw's. Well, I guess now we do, one.

I can't tell you the damage the jw's have done in our little family. The things my kids did specifically because they knew it would be against jw-ism. The hurt at holidays and birthdays because jw dad all of a sudden refused to acknowledge anything, etc.... most of you as former jw's cannot understand the hurt with birthdays for example due to the brainwashing about birthdays. If you were a kid and mom or dad always made a big deal about how happy they were that you were born and very suddenly quit even acknowledging your birth day or anniversary of your birth it is quite hurtful.

Luckily (oh, yet another thing jw's are not allowed to say) my kids have found their own spiritual journey and know full well the cult that is jw's. They lived it. I am so happy they are happy and successful ( does not always mean $$ but are happy and well adjusted). My kids are awesome but I never let them step foot in a kh. Well, they could have but then we would have had to visit ALL the other religions in the world, something a jw is very afraid of. Use it, protect your kids.

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Looking for family friend

by djhsussex in

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i am wanting to find anyone who attends the edmonton congregation in london preferably an elder asap.

many thanks .

carla

You may not get a response due to the fact you are new and many people who have left or wish to leave the jw's have need to protect their identity in order to keep relationships with family, friends or employment.

For any that still don't think jw's are cult, the proof is in the pudding.

Outsiders can't even imagine that you can't answer who is or is not in a certain congregation because you have to protect yourself from the very congregation and elders in a so called "Christian" congregation. insanity.

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Did Governing Body write Jan. 2024 Watchtower for themselves? Are they afraid?

by was a new boy in

fear !.

since they won't mention the name they're referencing, i will.. .

willem a. vangemeren (born 7 april 1943) is professor emeritus of old testament and semitic languages at trinity evangelical divinity school.

carla

Would a diehard jw find this disturbing or would they say, "see, we have no problem reading other materials, we are allowed to". I know my jw will not read any non jw approved literature regarding anything biblical.

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New meeting format

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

just watched november broadcast very different order to the leaked agm .

be good if someone did a deep dive on the difference and why the changes?

i didn’t time the items but it should be easy to see if edited?.

carla

Blondie said, "PIMO friends tell me that their Cong just asked all Pubs to complete a written form that commits them to a monthly contribution."- Did Atlantis send a copy of this? or does anybody have one? thanks in advance

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2023-10-17 and 2023-10-20 Letters!

by Atlantis in

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2023-10-17-legal seminar.

page 1. https://imgbox.com/cm4qip9v .

page 2. https://imgbox.com/rvnapwrq .

carla

Why do they ask race? my jw likes to think they are all the same and it doesn't matter what race you are in dubland.

Oh my goodness! the box at the bottom where they actually grade people!

Alertness, appearance, poise, Attitude toward accepting hard work, Balance in judgment, Emotional stability, adjusting to people, and lastly the best one yet- Spirituality.

So when a jw says they don't judge each others 'spirituality' we have it in black and white they do.

Can you imagine grading adults with A, B, C, D for these things?! E (does not qualify) might as well as be an F for failure.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | December 2023 ...Are you marriage material?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | december 2023. study article 52. young sisters—become mature christian women.

18 you may choose to get married.

the qualities and skills that we have discussed will help you to become a capable wife.

carla

Years ago when my jw first joined up with the cult he tried the 'head of the house' routine on me too. I simply stated that anything about a man being head of the house and being able to correct his wife was originally meant for Christians and seeing as I don't consider jw's 'Christian' it doesn't apply to him and never will.

I apply "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" -Life Rules, chapter -All People are Equal 23:3

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THIS is how Jehovah operates? Examining GB Jefffrey Winder's words

by Terry in

governing body member jeffrey winder on jw dot org:“we are not embarrassed about ‘adjustments’ that are made; nor is an apology needed for not getting it ‘exactly right’ previously.

we understand: this is how jehovah operates.”

1952 no wt 6/1/52 p.338 1965 maybe they will be resurrected .