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  My RC hearing brought forward. Will be in two weeks

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  through this forum of wonderful freaks, i have met someone who is coming with me to my hearing.

  initially i was slated for next year, but will be attending in two weeks time.

  all is in place from travel vouchers, support, where to go ............very efficient and well done.

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  JWdaughter

  How about strict rules for both getting checked out if in ANY miinisterial or church role (any publisher-pioneer-MS-Elder-etc) and mandatory reporting (no clerical privileges to anyone catholic or JW in any role). THose should be laws regardless of non profit status or not. FURTHERMORE, they LOSE non profit status if they do not comply with those requirements while providing evidence of the checks and a written statement, signed by the highest authority in the organization nationally, that they are in compliance with this law and have provided training as regards the mandatory reporting. There should be a severe penalty for falsifying such records as well as being open to all kinds of litigation if they do not.

  This is a push and shove into decency, but most JWs can comply and those that can't will not be counted as publishers or allowed to go door to door and other JWs will know it. They should also have strict guidelines in place to educate parents in any group that has had the tendency (like the JWs) to previously DISCOURAGE individuals/families from reporting to (real) authorities. That one needs to be hammered in because of the WT propensity for discouraging it, whether directly or in their sneaky little ways.
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  Mormons vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Downtowner in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  forgive me if this has been covered before but i haven't seen anything about it recently.. in exploring the two faiths, mormons vs. jehovah's witnesses, which were both founded in the 1800s with the mormons being slightly a slightly older religion it seems mormons is a more attractive religion than jehovah's witnesses.

  do not get me wrong, i'm not looking at joining the mormon church.

  but i still enjoy studying other faiths and different belief systems.

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  JWdaughter

  No doubt they are both cults. I have seen people leave both and how they are treated. I guess all we have are really anecdotal experiences. Mine are simply more positive with one cult than another:) Now lets go to starbucks.
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  Still feel weird about things....

  by FeelingFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i'm loving the fact that my little one gets to be a "normal" child and take part in everything at school.

  however i still have that stupid niggling in the back of my head that she shouldn't be doing it and it's wrong etc.

  at the moment she is rehearsing for the nativity play and keeps singing the songs at home (she is going to be an angel!

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  JWdaughter

  Give yourself time. Don't overthink any of this. That is how the WT dudes came up with their stupid ideas.

  Your little girl is singing about loving Jesus. . I think it is less scary to focus on loving "baby" jesus when one is a little child. Or less creepy. Kids are kids and love everything. They are happy and joyful. Our JW parents were thunderclouds over that holiday and tried to ruin it for us forever, but the basics of Christmas for believers is sweet and about faith, not stuff. Your daughter can get a taste of that sweetness. Whether it sticks or not, she is going to have sweet memories rather than bitter ones at the holidays. You may never be able to change your gut entirely, you have been programmed. But you can insure that she never has the uglies associated with a holiday that should be positive, even for irreligious folks.

  I gave my mom a cranberry bliss bar yesterday and feared she would refuse it because it was a seasonal item for christmas (She didn't!-but seriously, who could refuse one of those?) Your daughter is not going to have to worry about wearing too much red in December, or putting lights up at her house or being caught in the christmas paper aisle at walmart by an elder. She will eat christmas cookies with no guilt unless she is dieting (another thing I'd steer her away from, weight obsession). Let her have that. You can give her that gift, if nothing else.

  It took me about 15 years before I stopped thinking about it all the time at holidays. As above, I still get twinges, but not gut wrenching ones. You have a good future.
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  Mormons vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Downtowner in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  forgive me if this has been covered before but i haven't seen anything about it recently.. in exploring the two faiths, mormons vs. jehovah's witnesses, which were both founded in the 1800s with the mormons being slightly a slightly older religion it seems mormons is a more attractive religion than jehovah's witnesses.

  do not get me wrong, i'm not looking at joining the mormon church.

  but i still enjoy studying other faiths and different belief systems.

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  JWdaughter

  My best friend in HS was a Mormon. Later came out as gay and died of AIDS at 26. His service was held in a fully packed LDS church and he was surrounded by his family at the end.

  That is what tells me of the critical differences between the two. Religion wise, they are both strange, I know what both believe and while the LDS has nutty doctrines, they are more of a lifestyle religion(the religion promotes family and life), where the JWs are about making sure no one does anything that doesn't promote the religion. Family is an accessory, and an unecessary one at that.

  There were some wrong things earlier said about LDS. Women get callings even if they don't get married before getting out of college. Women can serve missions, too, but aren't expected to as the young men are.

  Family planning, as long as it isn't an abortificant(?) is now acceptable. Premarital sex, not. People can come back from it easier than JWs, and it is kinda a job to get excommunicated as a mormon. You have to really piss off the powers that be. Which is why there are so many "jack" mormons. (I'd be the one drinking coffee unrepentently!)

  No joke, the theology is whacked and probably more so than the JWs.(coffee???!!!) That racism was a part of it while slavery was unacceptable is odd, but I've seen both of them up close and personal, and if I was to hang around LDS or JWs, I personally think LDS are generally a lot nicer, kinder and more fun. I also see them helping others, LDS or not, Tithe payers or not. I don't see JWs helping anyone, not even each other, mostly. Their religious lives(LDS) are built around serving each other and helping others and that says more than their wacky theology IMO.
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  I'm wonderful and amazing(lol)

  by Sawaveh in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  my name is matthew fuentesi'm hispanic....half white half mexican.living in wa, moses lake, usa.currently living at job corps for culinary arts.i'm 25 years old, going to be 26 this jan 7th.i do have a belly but it's not super big(job corps food is all carbs or whatever).i have dark brown eyes and hair that is pretty long.

  (bangs can reach my mouth).i like talking on the phone and texting.not a drinker or i do not do drugs.longest relationship: 1 year 4 months or something like that.

  anything else you'd like to know about me?

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  JWdaughter

  THis isn't a singles meet up group, though I guess a couple have come about in spite of that.

  I have lived in the Africa, the Middle East and S. Asia. I think Moses Lake is the armpit of the world. Pakistan is a very close second(ok, it might tie). Get out of that place while you are young and unencumbered by a girl whose family lives there.
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  An elder bought my son a suit

  by Clambake in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i guess being two months old and coming to the kh in his onesee was kind of offensive .

  how rude of me.

  i am thinking about returning to him.

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  JWdaughter

  As head of the household, you could tell your wife that you would prefer that she not accept gifts from non-related men, even if for your children.

  If you get any more suits from anyone, take it to your nearest donation bin so some poor JW can buy it for 25% of the original price. Just as you would do with any gift that was impractical or inappropriate. Unless you have the receipt or it is from a known store. Then return it and buy some more onesies. You now know how many you can go through on even a GOOD day. :)

  Congratulations on the little one! What a gift
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  New and Needing Friends

  by Sawaveh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm just going to say my name is sawaveh.

  i'm looking for some jw friend's.

  i live in wa, moses lake, usa.

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  JWdaughter

  I am never in favor of labeling folks as trolls, but come on, people!
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  First ever Anti-Jihadist Arch in Spain

  by oppostate in

  1. social
  2. humour

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  carrefour inaugurates the first anti-jihadist arch in spain.

  carrefour inaugura el primer arco antiyihadistas de espana .

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  JWdaughter

  Then no one will want to walk under it. Unless that sorta thing appeals to you.
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  First ever Anti-Jihadist Arch in Spain

  by oppostate in

  1. social
  2. humour

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  carrefour inaugurates the first anti-jihadist arch in spain.

  carrefour inaugura el primer arco antiyihadistas de espana .

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  JWdaughter

  I thought it was anti jihadist MARCH and thought it was a great idea. The ham arch was a bit of a letdown.
  

  Probably not doing it at the Villagio Mall in Doha. Is ham a big deal at Christmas time in Spain?

  It's kind of odd looking, it's not one of the more attractive food displays. I rather liked the quality street candy display they did at Christmas time in doha. And that chocolate hazelnut candy wrapped in gold foil. . . Great hostess gift for Ramadan and Christmas parties.

  I don't know about Jihadists. As a Muslim I'd walk under on my way to the chicken department. Of course I'm a real radical-I play "this little piggy" with my granddaughter
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  Cracked under pressure

  by breezy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a big problem i have always had when talking about anything related to jw teachings, is that i get aggravated and frustrated when logical black and white concepts/scriptures are not seen/interpreted in a logical way.

  it really frustrates me having to hear '' oh no this does not apply here '' in every scripture that i bring to my parents attention.

  starting from when i was 16 to about 20, my frustrations would lead to these anger fits.

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  JWdaughter

  The writing is fine. I understand that years of frustration can push ones reactions.

  No religious conversation with JWs is going to be positive,the negatives can be put on back burner but they simmer . Just don't go there.