Posts by mydiscounts

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A "friend" has died.

by Nellie in

jw
friends

i met this man 17 years ago - new to the city, he was an elder in the congregation.

his personality was warm and loud - (a new yorker, of course) -- i had left home, but i was reminded of home every time he opened his mouth.

one of the most endearing things about him was the way he pronounced jehovah - with an "er" at the end, more like jehover... boy was he loud and warm.

mydiscounts

How sad, you are in my prayers girl friend, be strong and keep your chin up, remember though we no longer believe we know there is a most high.

This brother is in good keeping, I strongly believe we are all here for some purpose divine only to us, he fulfilled his and his untimely death will no doubt touch many people.

Try your best to get through it with a smile, because there may be a few JWS just waiting for an opportunity to catch you at a low point and feel they are your healer or they can now point you in the right direction. Be strong and act casual and you can make it through

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When he said let us make Man in Our image?

by mydiscounts in

who was he really talking to, i know jws believe it was jesus but it has puzzled me my whole life because i believed jesus had to have had a mother.

if he is saying let us make mankind in our image he then created two different beings a man and a woman, where does the image of the woman come from, how, why and from whose image are woman from, her body shape, voice sounding softer, and so on?.

sure i understand the whole rib thing but it goes to reason that there had to be some other being besides jesus he was speaking to, other wise mans companion would have naturally been another man, because the image of jesus is a man and the image of god is also manly.

mydiscounts

Who was he really talking to, I know JWS believe it was Jesus but it has puzzled me my whole life because I believed Jesus had to have had a mother.

If he is saying let us make mankind in our image he then created two different beings a man and a woman, where does the image of the woman come from, how, why and from whose image are woman from, her body shape, voice sounding softer, and so on?.

Sure I understand the whole rib thing but it goes to reason that there had to be some other being besides Jesus he was speaking to, other wise mans companion would have naturally been another man, because the image of Jesus is a man and the image of god is also manly.

Can someone give their views? Questions your not allow to ask the JWS and get a straight answer because the light is not bright enough yet.

32

HELP in love with a jw woman

by kornnjw in

i love this jehovah witness, and she is driving me crazy with her meetings, watch tower booklets, conventions.

of course i do sometimes go to her weird kingdom hall.

i'm finding stuff about her i hate, like...only go on dates shaberoned don't drive with a singel guy and a single girl cus it looks bad they say.

mydiscounts

Listen this is very serious, JWS are taught only seek the elders help, if this chick is not trying to date another JW something is up.

It may even be to late for you already LOL but you could still try leaving, if she is nuts what if she goes on a killing spree and then does herself look at what happen in CA that woman was sick for many years now 8 people are dead.

It is just sounding funny that no other JWs are knocking on her door, you better hope that chick aint put no root on ya...

GET OUT A LIVE, it life depends on it that is what I say!

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Does anyone know about Charles and the Pyramid stone

by mydiscounts in

they say that at charles russell grave site there is a prymid on top i am not sure if this is true but wanted to know more because the pyramid is a sign of for great wealth and i was wondering if deep down he worshiped them.

www.freeminds.org/history/cemetary.html

mydiscounts

http://www.spotlightministries.org.uk/russellspyramid.htm look at this one clearly his grave site, this confuses me, why would he want a pyramid?

I heard that they represent money and well he did create a wealthy business.

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Does anyone know about Charles and the Pyramid stone

by mydiscounts in

they say that at charles russell grave site there is a prymid on top i am not sure if this is true but wanted to know more because the pyramid is a sign of for great wealth and i was wondering if deep down he worshiped them.

www.freeminds.org/history/cemetary.html

mydiscounts

they say that at Charles Russell grave site there is a prymid on top I am not sure if this is true but wanted to know more because the pyramid is a sign of for great wealth and I was wondering if deep down he worshiped them. www.freeminds.org/history/cemetary.html

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HELP in love with a jw woman

by kornnjw in

i love this jehovah witness, and she is driving me crazy with her meetings, watch tower booklets, conventions.

of course i do sometimes go to her weird kingdom hall.

i'm finding stuff about her i hate, like...only go on dates shaberoned don't drive with a singel guy and a single girl cus it looks bad they say.

mydiscounts

Get sick do what ever you have to but get the hell out fast, I dont know why she is even dating you if your not a JW that is against the rules.

Heck I would even take up smoking if I were you LOL...

But seriously you say she has mential illness run like hell before it is too late.

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Married to it JW

by mydiscounts in

my personal experience is being married to a man who grew up in a very bad situation at home with jw being very strict.

this has damaged his mind to a point where he believes what ever they tell him, he is the kind of guy who will not got to a meeting for a year and his first day back his hand is up in a watchtower study.. he then wants to try that s^%$ on my children and then we are in a fight, i am afraid i am just married too it being that i lost my dad early in life not to death but he just left and i grew up with out him in my life i feel bad spliting up.

my youngest son tells me all the time how much he hates his father, i hate to say deep inside if i were him i would also hate my husband.

mydiscounts

not sure if your blind or just cant read, but like I said I AM MARRIED TO IT!!!

I did not state when I got married, but growing up as a JW it was young, I was stupid, it was a mistake, I got lemons and made lemonade sorry you disagree.

It is difficult for me to leave because I will never confuse my children, yes my husband can be abusive and yes he does a lot of wrong things, but he does take care of us and he is their father. I wish they were older and I would leave, I just can not do it now.

One day I will however pack up my things and move on, but it will be when I can support my children with out him that day is not today.

As for your counsel you should be reading that to yourself, you lack common since and the ability to give me advice. Sadly there are so many JWS like you out there who believe a scripture can solve it all. I for one thing can not understand why any human being would even Marry a JW unless they were in it together, because JWs do not date outside of the organization, your question to me why did I marry him because I did not live with him before marriage left him twice within our first 4 years of marriage but was told by the Elders that I must stay and work it out, me not being a quiter did just that. But that does not mean it is easy.

I was hoping to get some advice from those who are in the same boat so to speak, apparently you do not qualify, so please move on.

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Retirement anyone?

by mydiscounts in

anyone here interested in money and retirement from a job?.

why the rich get richer and the poor and middle class get poorer?

it is because the system which they use to make money in was designed to end them up poor and working a job to the day they die.. poor and middle class need to change their money making system or they will never be free from a job.

mydiscounts

Anyone here interested in money and retirement from a job?

Why the rich get richer and the poor and middle class get poorer? it is because the system which they use to make money in was designed to end them up poor and working a job to the day they die.

Poor and Middle Class need to change their money making system or they will never be free from a job. We need to start working for ourselves instead of working for our bosses.

We work for 40 hrs a week for 40 yrs of our life only to end up with less then 40% of our income when we need it most in our retirement years.

If your working hard and still broke chances are you should be working on the side for you!

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Married to it JW

by mydiscounts in

my personal experience is being married to a man who grew up in a very bad situation at home with jw being very strict.

this has damaged his mind to a point where he believes what ever they tell him, he is the kind of guy who will not got to a meeting for a year and his first day back his hand is up in a watchtower study.. he then wants to try that s^%$ on my children and then we are in a fight, i am afraid i am just married too it being that i lost my dad early in life not to death but he just left and i grew up with out him in my life i feel bad spliting up.

my youngest son tells me all the time how much he hates his father, i hate to say deep inside if i were him i would also hate my husband.

mydiscounts

My personal experience is being married to a man who grew up in a very bad situation at home with JW being very strict. This has damaged his mind to a point where he believes what ever they tell him, he is the kind of guy who will not got to a meeting for a year and his first day back his hand is up in a watchtower study.

He then wants to try that S^%$ on my children and then we are in a fight, I am afraid I am just married too it being that I lost my dad early in life not to death but he just left and I grew up with out him in my life I feel bad spliting up. My youngest son tells me all the time how much he hates his father, I hate to say deep inside if I were him I would also hate my husband. He believes that jehovah wants him to be a ruler over our house.

Is there really a way out of a JW marriage with your sanity?

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Elder Alert!!!!!

by flag in

jw
friends

i received my first elder call yesterday.

he wants to talk to me today.

i have never been afraid of the elders but i also have no experience on what they are going to say because i have never ask for their opinion on anything and i have never been accused of anything either so, any ex or current elders here that can brief me about what to expect?.

mydiscounts

be in need of help, as if they can do it, but go along with them agree with them on all issues,

say your planning on making some changes but life got you down, act as if you have been trying but just dont seem to be able to make ends meet.

my favorite was well now since I was not able to be college educated when I had the chance I have to work twice as hard as the next guy. Since I have been a stay at home mom most of my adult life it is now harder for me and my husdand just can not do it alone.

I remember when we were trying to buy our first home, they were all over us, saying we were being too materialistic we should be happy in an apartment that cost twice as much as a house I guess. Best thing we ever did was buy our house anyway. For several months never heard from any of them, mind you they all have homes. But anyway just play the game.