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  WTS position on DF'ed family members

  by harleybear in

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  what is the wts going to do if a non df'ed individual is the primary care provided for say an elderly family member or a handicapped child or parent?

  many of us are in the position that without our assisting these folks they would have no where to turn.

  does not the bible admonish a responsiblity to these loved ones??

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  misguided

  Why in the heck is it these 'Christian children's' scriptural and moral obligation to assist a sick, elderly parent (don't get me wrong, I am glad they can at least do that much!), but prior to that sickness, at least according to the Watchtower, there appears to be NO SCRIPTURAL OR MORAL obligation to show any form of 'honor' to their parent by checking in to see how their parent is doing (but instead they must treat their parent as DEAD)???

  Possibly the $$? If one continues to be abandoned by your children during sickness, is one likely to leave their inheritance to their children who have abandoned them? Or possibly because it would make the ORG look like the cult it is by not caring for one's sick parents??
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  Anderson Cooper is looking for stories of Sexual Abuse Covered-up...

  by misguided in

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  i know alot of us have stories.

  maybe a chance to expose the sexual abuse issue of the jehovah's witnesses?.

  http://www.andersoncooper.com/be-on-the-show/.

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  I know alot of us have stories. Maybe a chance to expose the sexual abuse issue of the Jehovah's Witnesses?

  http://www.andersoncooper.com/be-on-the-show/

  20th topic in the list

  (sorry, I've forgotten how to put in a hyperlink, and I appologize if this has already been posted before.)
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  To DF'd people: have you gotten your yearly visit? Ever?

  by daringhart13 in

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  i'm really curious how many of those df'd have ever received a yearly visit........ .

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  Ah...still a no, 8 years after df'ing...and still living in the same home. Interestingly, they don't care too much about my kids (5 of them, either - now aged 17 to 23)
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  Where are all the German posters in this forum?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  according to 'bigboards' there are more visitors to this site from germany than from the uk, canada and australia combined.

  you'd never think it from the posters.

  don't know how accurate the stats are though.. http://www.big-boards.com/board/323/ .

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  I'm technically a German ciitizen. I have 2 passports - 1 blue one for Canada...and 1 red one for Germany.
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  untitled

  by misguided in

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  i have 6 children, 5 with another ex-jw, now aged 17 to 23, all happy to be out of the org.

  however, i'm having trouble with my 6th, 13 years old, but mentally challenged due to a condition called cystic hygroma before he was born.

  he is mentally at (my guess from the other 5) a 9 year old's level.

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  misguided

  I have 6 children, 5 with another ex-jw, now aged 17 to 23, all happy to be out of the org.

  However, I'm having trouble with my 6th, 13 years old, but mentally challenged due to a condition called cystic hygroma before he was born. He is mentally at (my guess from the other 5) a 9 year old's level. His dad has become a devout jw. (His dad got baptized while doing a 30-day jail sentnce (ankle bracelet) and then a year of probation for what he did to my other kids and me - yes, jehovahs holy spit at work.)

  I need some simple, yet profound statements to make to him to reaize the "truth" is a lie from you smart people. He knows my position, but he is clearly appologetic to the JWs. Help????
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  Hello Everyone!!!

  by Crank!!! in

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  this is my very first post here at jwn.

  i have been "lurking" here for a few months as i have slowly faded over the past year.

  so i figured it was time to become a full blown jw opposer, and i tell you it couldnt feel better!.

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  misguided

  welcome!
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  J.W. are.................

  by bobld in

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  they hold in reverence (godlike,deity) the gb.. when god (gb) speaks there is vital reason to listen.

  d.c.. receiving jehovahs' (gb) instructions.d.c.. even when they made mistakes,jesus did not question,their motives.don't question gb motives.

  "my follower" book.. new song book.one sister wrote"a delightful gift from jehovah(gb).yearbook 2011 why 2011 when year is only 11 days.old song book from jehovah(gb) had to many mistakes.however sister above taught it was a gift from jehovah when it first came out as all the other ones that had to be re-vised.. whatever the gb says it is from god per all j.w.. my conclusion j.w.

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  .....misguided!
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  Question for all you 'smart (witty)' people.

  by misguided in

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  a ny bethelite is in town.

  he arrived yesterday.

  his dad is not doing well.. he has no idea i was a jw, let alone apostate.

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  A NY bethelite is in town. He arrived yesterday. His dad is not doing well.

  He has no idea I was a JW, let alone apostate. Can any of you seasoned apostates, smart people, think of anything I can say to him to make him think????
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  My mom throws a not so subtle threat my way

  by JWinprotest in

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  my fade is going well, but my mom knows full well what my thoughts are on the wts.

  it seems that she feels comfortable just ignoring the situation in order to keep seeing her grandchildren.. the other day however we were talking about someone we know who is making it very difficult for her parents to see their grandchild.. then out of the blue, my mom turns in my direction and says, that if any of her kids try to deny her from seeing her grandchildren, she would take them to court and get a court order to force them to let her see them.. i know what the message was, and it was loud and clear.

  she is letting me know that if i get disfellowshipped there's no way i can keep the kids away from her.

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  misguided

  In my experience, even though there is such a thing as grandparent's rights, no. Allow the 'token' visits (say once per year) and they've not got a leg to stand on.
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  Window Washers

  by dontplaceliterature in

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  question:.

  why do i see so frequently the witnesses referred to as "window washers" on here?

  i have been a witness (though only recently "conscious") for my whole life.

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  misguided

  ...has very much appreciated Farkel's input over the years. Hope he ignores the idiots and continues with his life story, I would sure like to hear more... and thanks for your window-washing advise, Farkel, I never actually got the art of window cleaning until you explained it to me.

  ...and I knew many JW window-washers and janitors in the org. I even worked for one for a while (janitor-office cleaning in North Vancouver) he was originally a teacher in Saskatchewan. Never knew why they moved to BC to be a janitor, until he sexually abused me, once while at work.

  ...I think the point of the window-washer thing is not that you can make a lot of money doing widow-cleaning, janitorial work, because obviously you can; I think the derogatory statement about JWs being these things is that many of these people could have been so much more - they may have been able to make a difference if they were able to get an education. Kind of like 'bandontherun'. Spelling mistakes happen, but the poster has valuable things to say.

  Myself included, I may have made more money being a janitor, but I am so much happier doing the work I`m doing now, ten years after finally getting my college degree. (and I do make good money) It`s not all about money, it`s about respect and self-confidence.