---"Does the sick persons congregation call one near the hospital and inform them that there is a JW in the hostpital?"---
Yes, that's exactly what they do. One cong I was in was near several hospitals and we regularly visited JW's there that didn't live in the area. Was a pretty typical thing to do when out in service.
Sometimes our cong would receive cards from the people we visited once they returned home, saying how much they appreciated it. I think alot of loyal JW's really do appreciate it.
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by I quit! ini am just heading out to see my sister-in-law (jw) in the hospital.
i have been goinging there to see her the last 5 days.
twice while i was there i met jws who weren't anyone she had met before.
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Jehovah knows the heart
by joelbear inokay, i've been wanting to post about this anyway, but defd saying in his post that some people here are good and jehovah knows the condition of the heart.
well i agree.
so then, why is the preaching work necessary at all.
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Most JW's I know have told me that Jehovah "knows" who is good and who is bad and it's HIS decision to make. They say this when trying to counter my comment that the FDS teaches that ONLY JW's will survive armageddon. It's been said in the WT but many JW's like to overlook those comments.
I guess it's how they push out of their mind the horror that they are "looking forward" to when God kills billions of people.
But one brother at least put it clearly to me a while back when discussing when my daughter should get baptized. He said "No unbaptized blood will pass through armageddon." At least he says what he believes. (He's dead now) -
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Who Else Has To Wash Their Garbage???
by Legolas inour island is all on waste watch, we have to seperate everything and wash some stuff!
peanut butter jars, mayo bottles, ketchup and mustard bottles, cans, i know it's good but it can be a pain in the butt!
do you have it in your area?
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We have separate bins for trash and recyclables. If you do put stuff in the recycle bin, you're supposed to wash it.
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Getting ready to Wander again...not a good place this time...
by wanderlustguy ini just found out i have one more big out of town assignment.
looks like my home on the beach is going to have to wait another month.
this one is going to be tough.
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Keep your head up high and let the knowledge that now you're the one in control of your own life keep a smile on your face.
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ABC Interview with Bryan is now online...
by Bryan inall 11 minutes of it.. abc interview.
also, i realize those of you using firefox cannot scroll the webpages.
i know what the problem is, but am looking at other ways to fix it, because i like the way it works on internet explorer.. thanks,.
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Excellent interview, Bryan. You came across clearly and made your points and didn't appear to be bashing anyone, just stating facts. As Big Tex mentioned, I think it does add credibility how you presented things.
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I was the reader once when we were using a book that had the name "Darius" a bunch of times. Well, I have a cousin by that name and we pronounce it one way for my cousin and another way from the Bible.
I got it wrong the first paragraph I read and the conductor let me know, so for the rest of the study I alternated between pronunciations every single time I read it. I did that for the entire book study, saying it the "other" way each time I read it, which was probably about 100 times that night.
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Do JWs give you the creeps?
by sonnyboy ini'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but i've recently begun to get the willies when i'm around an active jehovah's witness.
this didn't happen until after i started posting here.. when i stop by my parents' house on a saturday morning and the witnoids show up, i get a sinking feeling in my stomach....a mix between sickness, fear, and anger.
i used to try and put on a happy face and be sociable when they came in, but now i just wave goodbye and as i'm walking out.
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---"it is only creepy when other witness are there who refuse to take off their "holy" mask and either ignore me or try and "encourage" me."---
It's that "holy" mask that really irritates me. That sickening smile when they're talking to eachother. Like they're trying to demonstrate to me what a wonderful thing I left, but I just think when I see that, "I'm so glad I did!". -
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Little Time for Little Minds
by LouBelle indon't you just hate it when you get into a discussion with someone and they just 1. refuse to hear your opinion 2. shut you down 3. will not apologise even if proven wrong.. it's as if they wear blinkers and only their opinion counts & though they want to discuss a matter, only want their opinion to be heard & without even hearing yours they already know you're wrong.
i'm not refering to the witnesses here, i'm talking about "some" people in general.
people at work, people you meet at bars.....or anyone that you can't reason with.
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Yeah, those types can be very frustrating to talk to. If I don't have to, I avoid it.
My father is that way. He's an only child and was told how smart and special he is from the day he was born. He's 63 now and lives two blocks away from his parents and still hears it! I can never even finish a sentence when talking to him because it's all about him showing me that he's right. It's very frustrating! Those faces he makes when I'm talking make me feel like I'm a stupid moron. -
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BAD KITTY!
by Valis in.
goddamit!
sinnamon has been torturing and chasing around this mouse in the house for about an hour now...i can hear it shriek and squeak every once in a while...i can't catch it and the most irritating thing is she prolly brought it in as a present... this is the culprits mugshot btw...see any humility there?.
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My house is all tile except for the bedrooms. Now and then I end up shutting one of the cats in a bedroom without realizing it. When I open the door later I find the results of their trying to dig out by shredding the carpet at the door.
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the walking dead
by kj ini know that jws view df'd ones as the walking dead, but how do they view non-jws?
i thought that they considered them walking dead, too, but my mom says no.
can anyone clear that up for me?
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Every JW I've spoken too since I left has said the the WT does not teach that only JW's will survive armageddon, but I know it does and thanks Blondie for pointing out an article. I always knew as a JW I believed that and I know all these others do too, but what's their point of telling me they don't believe it? I wonder if they're convinced themselves because it's too horrifying? I don't know.