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  Havent gone to the kingdom hall in ten years but may have to go back...

  by Joliette in

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  2. experiences

  made a big mistake of talking about being raised as a jehovah's witness to some old friends and family.

  people have told me that i am still a jws even though i've never been baptized.

  i'm in school for social services, dealing with student loan debt, and a lot of other debt.

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  carla

  Many therapists are doing a certain amount of pro bono help now due to the pandemic. Search around and maybe you will find one. You also can do tele-mental health online appointments from your own home.

  Joining a church of some kind does seem to be the community feeling you are looking for. Maybe try a few different churches and see how you like them. At least in these churches you will have freedom of thought. Most churches have many social things as well, yes, even during covid though on a more limited basis. They also have ministries that help people with daily needs, sickness, loneliness, food, etc.... Volunteering would be a great way to make new friends!

  I wish you well and hope you do not feel that the jw's are the only way. There are many options out there.
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  Does the Jehovah's Witnesses fall into category of being an organized cult ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think it does especially being that this organization is rigidly structured itself on formulated doctrines from a top hierarchy of men which are strictly enforced, among other reasons.

  what cults are.

  a cult is not necessarily a religious group, although religious cults are common, including breakaway sects from more mainstream faiths.

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  carla

  My first thought just reading the title of thread was, "does a bear x@#$ in the woods?"

  How the wt could not be thought of as a cult is beyond me and that is after reading specifically about cults, brainwashing, etc....when mine first joined up, and all of those books did not even mention jw's. Many were going back to when US soldiers were coming back from Korea, psychology and so forth. Seeing my own husband succumb and its effects solidified my belief that jw's are most certainly a cult. One can clearly see him go into cult mode (eyes, mannerisms, speech, etc..) and I am not alone in seeing this phenomenon. Scary as hell when you see for the first few times! Was scary enough for me to see much less explain to children at the time.

  Over time his spiral into jw-ism is less prominent, I think he has just learned to hide it better over time. He clearly saw that people were shocked by his demeanor, appearance or something when he went full on jw. I can still see it and it still pisses me off when happens. I'm trying, I don't show him that I am annoyed but it is there. Some things he says are right out of a wt or maybe their videos and it annoys me no end. I have become them- change the subject. sigh.
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  Zoom Meetings Question

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wonderng do the elders or the gb decide when to do the zoom meetings?

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  carla

  Wouldn't it be the regular meeting nights for each cong? Seems to be how my jw is doing things but then again I'm not really sure on all of it either.
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  Omg! The latest Caleb and Sophie video!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who think the organization is going more mainstream think again.

  so eating a leftover birthday cupcake is as bad a sin as peter betraying jesus!

  (see lloyd evans video) .

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  carla

  I didn't see the video but have been aware that they were not supposed to eat holiday treats and such. Never stopped my jw from stealing the kids Halloween, Easter and Christmas candy. Some years I would have to make double favorite Christmas cookies because he would eat the first batch! guess he didn't get the memo.
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  Why Do Some People Wear A Mask While Driving Alone In Their Car?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anyone explain this to me??

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  carla

  I know! neither one makes sense, that's all.

  (yes, I wear my mask going to the store, gas station, etc...)
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  Why Do Some People Wear A Mask While Driving Alone In Their Car?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anyone explain this to me??

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  carla

  I don't know either, why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets? another thing to ponder......
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  Article: I Was Raised To Believe The Apocalypse Was Upon Us. 2020 Is The Year I Stopped Believing

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jehovahs-witness-armageddon-covid-19_n_5fe22338c5b6acb53454b2b9.

  “death is nothing when you anticipate a resurrection — just blink your eyes and awake in perfection.”.

  rebecca woodward, guest writer.

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  carla

  I liked this part, I asked my jw about it too. "if you guys expect the end everyday are you actually prolonging this old system of things?" - "I fell back on an old reflex to comfort myself — remembering a scripture about the Day of the Lord coming as a thief in the night, surprising us when we least expect it. Surely the end couldn’t arrive while Twitter was calling for it.
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  Watchtower Convicts Itself - Quotes

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this short video contains a few quotes from the wt that may help loved ones wake up a bit.

  i thought it was pretty well done.

  i wish the title wasn't so "in your face", but rather eased into it a bit more discreetly.

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  Covid19 deaths in the Jehovah's Witnesses

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in a video on the jworg website, governing body stephen lett says that as of december 20, 2020, 7,500 jws have died from covid-19.

  strangely enough, the cult never mentions the number of jws who die from refusal of blood transfusions each year… hypocrite..

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  carla

  Isn't jah supposed to protect them?
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  First Day of Winter

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's a drone video shot not far from my house (not taken by me) to brighten the day:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbn_be38fhy.

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  carla

  love it!