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  Let The Right One In (novel)

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so, i've already posted stuff about the 2008 film of the same title, directed by tomas alfredson.. i rate that film very highly, so i thought i'd treat myself over the xmas holidays with the novel by john ajvide lindqvist.

  the book is a lot darker in some aspects - the film sensibly tones down the paedophile desires and exploits of haakan, the girl vampire's carer.

  nobody wants to see that kind of stuff on screen.

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  carla

  Hey Love Uni, can you please see your messages? thanks
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  Nisan 14 or not?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if jesus memorial meal is meant to follow on from the jewish passover celebration, would someone explain to me why the jehovah's witness community are holding their "lord's evening meal" on tuesday 4th april; when the jewish community are not holding their 2023 passover until the 5th april 2023?

  doesn't this mean that the jehovahs have got their date wrong?.

  https://www.londonworld.com/read-this/passover-2023-what-is-passover-dates-and-greetings-4091833.

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  carla

  Don't they always have it wrong? someone once explained it to me but it is lost in the nonsensical files of my brain. Hopefully someone else can explain.
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  If you have a question maybe I can help doctor of theology and one of Jehovah's witnesses

  by Jehovahisgod in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my name is ari matthew davies.

  i am a life experience consultant counselor i have a doctor's degree theology psychology clinical addictions and computer sciences.

  i am also baptized as well as jehovah's witnesses.. if you have a question i've got a lot of experience and a lot of real life training.

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  carla

  Are you counting your time here?
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  How to send Memorial greetings?

  by CuriousAboutJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a friend who is a witness, and i wanted to send them a message on tuesday, but i'm not entirely sure what to say.

  "happy memorial" doesn't seem quite right.

  what are some appropriate greetings to send on the day of the memorial of jesus christ?.

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  carla

  You do understand they actually go there to reject the body and blood of Christ? (as it is known in much of Christendom)
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  A word in Stephen Letts Ear: Counterfeit Words Millstone Research

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had to post this on jwdotnet.. probably one of the best exjw videos i've ever seen.. watchtower criticism is jehovah's witness advocacy!.

  https://youtu.be/0-ybkhglmkg.

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  carla

  Excellent! wow this guy is good!
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  Article in Los Angeles Times from 1995 about change generation teaching.

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-04-me-64883-story.html.

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  carla

  If you were a jw in LA in 1995 would you have read the article? Were they as dogmatic as they are now about not reading or looking at anything not printed by the wt/gb back then?
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  No Private Beliefs Allowed!

  by BereanThinker7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  looking for references that talk about witnesses not being able to hold any private interpretation or belief that isn't in line with official doctrine.

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  i know i've seen them before but of course now i can't find any of the more in your face statements..

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  carla

  Can people not read? - I realize it is frustrating when searching for something but remember others do not have everything at the tips of their fingers at a moments notice. Where have you already searched?

  It is out of the goodness of people's hearts that they give answers at all, be kind when you can. Many here will take time to search out specific jw quotes to help you and out of interest of others. When they do it is a favor granted.

  Have you googled, jwfacts.com, ex jw reddit, ex jw sites, youtube's? (just to name a few)
  
  
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  How far has Watchtower and the GB of Jehovah's Witnesses gone to stalk and silence critics?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we have all watched some of the documentaries about the church of scientology hiring detectives to stalk and harass their former members,( their "apostates").

  i have heard of individual cases of rabid jw elders stalking ex-jws, and of course, one would expect some enforcement of corporate copyright infringement on anti-jw websites.. what were the most outrageous jw "stalking" or investigation stories you remember?.

  tonight's 60 minutes into ebay stalking a middle-aged couple who writes a newsletter reminded me a lot of the menlo park congregation watchtower "takeover", closure, and stalking of local elders to mind.

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  carla

  I remember a story from here and sorry if not completely accurate as it was a number of years ago. A guy who left the org was living with a woman they broke up and he joined the military. I think he was stationed somewhere and he got a message from his old gf that some elders came by her apartment looking for him. She was never a jw if memory serves. Anyway he sent them a picture of himself in his camo to let them know to leave the woman alone. If he still posts here maybe he can elaborate. I thought it was outrageous they would go to a non jw house looking for someone.

  Another story from here years ago- some elders were trying to catch someone behaving badly and set up like the cops on a stakeout outside their house and down the block for an extended period of time.

  Stories of elders going to people's places of work to have a discussion. They have no boundaries!

  There were so many stories about how elders acted it made me nearly paranoid when my jw joined up. Like elders sticking their foot in the door of a jw who missed meeting or even walking in while a woman alone was coming out of shower in towel, he was there to shepherd her? Elders who took it upon themselves to 'help' a single mother by putting the kids to bed! what the hell? yes, you can guess how well that worked out.

  So many stories, what a crazy bunch they can be.
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  What Will JW's Do If They Find Themselves Still Conscious after Death?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that despite many scriptures to the contrary, jw's believe that when they die, their consciousness will cease.

  my question is this: what will be the likely reaction of jw's if they find themselves conscious after death?.

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  carla

  This is an old joke you all probably have heard but maybe some haven't- A group of people were at the pearly gates and St Peter was guiding people through the halls. He cautioned all to be quiet when going past the next door. Once passed a person asked why they had to be quiet past that door? He said, " you had to be quiet because those are the jw's and they think they are the only ones here!- that was the gist of it anyway.

  Here is near death experience of a jw if you are into those- https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_w_probable_nde.html
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  Most children of Jehovah's Witnesses followers in Japan have been whipped, survey shows

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/15/national/jehovahs-witnesses-whipping/.

  the most cited reason was “napping or talking during congregations.” others included “answering back to parents” and “playing with a schoolmate.”.

  some respondents said they have been suffering depression as a result of whipping.. “i still cannot forget the sight of children screaming after they were taken into a large room at a congregation when i was a child,” a 44-year-old victim said, stressing that jehovah’s witnesses should reflect on what followers have done.. in february, a group of lawyers started supporting those second-generation followers.. in a statement issued on march 1, the japanese branch of jehovah’s witness said it does not accept child abuse.. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230315/p2a/00m/0na/006000c.

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  carla

  "Japanese Senator Mizuho Umemura bravely professed to the entire Japanese nation in Parliament that she herself grew up as a 2nd-generation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the same time, she severely denounced the JW issue to the Minister of Justice in JPN. We are so proud of her."-- from here- https://twitter.com/TanakaAttorney/status/1637468238656438273

  If you can understand Japanese- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOEfbSvuHE