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  The Invitations to the Kingdom Hall is Starting Up Again

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after 15 years, i thought my mom finally accepted that i am never coming back to the kingdom hall for any reason.

  well ... i guess not.. this weekend, my nieces are staying with her because my jw sister (who is not speaking to me) is out of town.

  she invited me to go to lunch on sunday.

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  Well ... there is no way I am going. I haven't stepped one foot in a Kingdom Hall in 15 years, and I'm not starting now.

  And tiki .... it is absolutely NOT the same as if she were Catholic. And to be honest ... I don't even want to eat lunch with any of the JWs from her Kingdom Hall.

  Every time any of them start going on and on about how they want me to come to the KH, that they miss me and would love to see, blah, blah, blah, I offer to meet them somewhere for lunch, coffee, whatever ... this gives them an opportunity to show their true colors and true motive. The minute they actually take me up on the offer, I will know things are starting to change inside the org. And it is never going to happen.
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  NEW BLOOD CARD w/ FORCED COMPLIANCE also LEGALISM

  by apocalypse in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have looked around and i don't see this covered, so i am starting a thread.. 1) the new "blood card" goes beyond being just a "blood card".. 2) a new edict concerning compliance.. pay attention to the changes.. first, the new card is termed "advance decision to refuse specified medical treatment".

  the big change with the card itself is that it includes an 'override' of your "power of attorney".

  this is huge.

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  Is it a new thing that there is no mention of blood fractions, or was that taken off a while back? When I was in, there was section on the card about blood fractions and you marked which ones you were willing to accept. It does't look like it's even addressed on the card now. It looks like the card is just saying no blood in any shape or form.

  I know it says "no major components" but without any further detail, it puts your decision about fractions in a pretty grey area. Without it being spelled out, what prevents your family from stopping doctors from even administering blood fractions or drugs made from blood fractions?
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  The Invitations to the Kingdom Hall is Starting Up Again

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after 15 years, i thought my mom finally accepted that i am never coming back to the kingdom hall for any reason.

  well ... i guess not.. this weekend, my nieces are staying with her because my jw sister (who is not speaking to me) is out of town.

  she invited me to go to lunch on sunday.

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  Wild_Thing

  After 15 years, I thought my mom finally accepted that I am never coming back to the Kingdom Hall for any reason. Well ... I guess not.

  This weekend, my nieces are staying with her because my JW sister (who is not speaking to me) is out of town. She invited me to go to lunch on Sunday. I said "sure"! She said, "Why don't you just come to the Kingdom Hall with us and we can go to lunch afterwards. You will see so and so there."

  I am sure this sounds familiar with most of you.

  I said, "Just let me know where you guys want to eat and I'll meet you there after your meeting."

  She persisted, " I really wish you would go. I would love for you to meet some of my friends there, and it won't give me any false hope that you're coming back. You've told me before that's why you didn't want to ever come, and I have accepted that, so don't worry about that."

  I said, "As I've said before, there are a million places in the world that I can also meet them besides the Kingdom Hall. Why don't you invite them to lunch with us!"

  "Well, they would more likely come if you came to the meeting," she said.

  "Yeah, I know that's how it works there and that's sad."

  She finally dropped it, but sheesh! It sure doesn't sound like she's given up all hope!
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  So how do we start a Scholorship for JW and EXJW Students?

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it is my contention that jw children are intellectually abused by being brainwashed to not have the choice of pursuing higher education.

  so, how do we help these victims?

  would a jw/exjw offer some help?

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  I would love to see this happen! I don't see how this can happen realistically. Most JWs and exJWs are not exactly wealthy, and many even lean toward poverty's edge.

  It has always been a dream of mine to win it big and hit the lottery jackpot so I could set up a recurring full ride scholarship for ex-JWs and one for current JWs. I realize its just a dream, but its one I still hold on to.

  Tight Pants Tony is correct about one thing, Pursuing higher education will make you want to leave the org. It's amazing what a little education can do! Like the public service commercial says ... the more you know!

  
  
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  I got my Memorial invite! I got my Memorial invite!

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my first one!

  even though i got it saturday, march 26, in the mail in an envelope addressed to "my dear neighbor.".

  it's the thought that counts..

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  It was a generic, "nice", inoffensive letter. I think I will write back, just a brief note. If you had one item to share with a person...what point would you like to make?

  Well, first I wouldn't bother. It don't think it would be effective, but when I have forced to talk about the reasons why I left, I stick with sociological factors that are a problem in the organization and not doctrine.

  You will not win on any doctrine issue, but my family has had a hard time arguing against the failure of the organization to deal with any kind of abuse within families among the ranks, their inability to deal with mental health care issues, and discouraging their members to seek help, and one thing that really hits home with my family is the seemingly slanted "class system" among the JWs where you are nobody unless you are connected ... usually married ... to a man with some type of position of power.

  And when they come back with their canned response of ... "well, we have to remember that they are imperfect men" ... I say, "Exactly ... just like every other religion on the planet." They don't like it when I say that.
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  I got my Memorial invite! I got my Memorial invite!

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my first one!

  even though i got it saturday, march 26, in the mail in an envelope addressed to "my dear neighbor.".

  it's the thought that counts..

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  Wild_Thing

  I love going to parties where people pass around snacks and alcohol without consuming any of it!

  ... said no one ever.
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  "Special" has lost its' special meaning

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today is the day of the annual "special talk.

  " it took me all of two years to realize not to get my hopes up for anything special.. then came the special assembly day.

  sad.

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  "Special" has lost its' special meaning

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today is the day of the annual "special talk.

  " it took me all of two years to realize not to get my hopes up for anything special.. then came the special assembly day.

  sad.

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  Wild_Thing

  In the education world, "special" takes on a whole new meeting.

  Keeping this in mind, I think the word "special" used with anything JW is very appropriate.
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  How much do you think GB enjoy their lives?

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many who have watched the gb know that they seem to be desperate to be admired, to be looked up to…….

  now the question arises—do they really enjoy their lives?

  does their superiority complex make them feel good?.

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  Wild_Thing

  What's not to enjoy? They are more than rock stars to their members, they are almost Gods. They could order everyone to drink the purple Kool-Aid and most of them would do it.
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  JW.ORG Channel on Roku

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on my roku box, i went to the most popular channels and there sits jw.org.

  it has a rating of 5 stars with over 43,000 reviews!

  more than the nbc news channel, and more than the history channel.

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  Wild_Thing

  On my Roku box, I went to the most popular channels and there sits JW.ORG. It has a rating of 5 stars with over 43,000 reviews! More than the NBC News channel, and more than the History channel. Something is wrong with this picture. And when you go to the Religion category of channels, it is #1!

  Even the Mormon channel only has about 7,000 ratings with 4 1/2 stars. I swear, they could put up any kind of drivel and if it is comes from almighty GB, the braindead will upvote it five stars ... no questions asked.