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  JW's And Yoga

  by pale.emperor in

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  this was partly discussed in this thread: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4853755331739648/these-common-jw-beliefs?page=2#!#5701815683252224 but i wanted to delve into the topic of yoga even further.. it seems watchtower have no clue what yoga actually is, or what it can achieve.

  i myself dont practice yoga, but i do meditate and see the benefits of that.. here is an artical from watchtower 2002 with my commentary:.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002565#h=1.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses have a topsy-turvy, unsane way of looking at life:

  If you LIE, you are like your father Satan and need to be disfellowshipped.

  If you LIE for Jehovah, you are practicing 'theocratic warfare' and should be commended.

  If you neglect to report money or purchases when crossing international borders, you are not respecting the superior authorities and deserve civil punishment.

  If a representative of the Watchtower Society does the same, they are 'making friends with unrighteous riches' and increasing the Masters Talents.
  

  If you have anxiety and purchase 'drugs' from a dealer, you are a drug addict and approaching the demons through your conduct and should be disfellowshipped.

  If you have anxiety and get a drug prescription from a medical practitioner, you are seeking medical help to deal with Satan's system and are to be treated 'consolingly' by the Elders and the congregation.

  If you have lower back issues and decide to use yoga to ease the pain and stress, you are approaching the demons and should be dealt with accordingly.

  If you have lower back issues and approach a physical therapist for help in dealing with the issue, said therapist may give you the exact same bodily poses from yoga and renamed as 'stretching exercises' and such treatment would not be looked down on by the Society.

  It's ALL bull$hit!
  
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  Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Respond to All Accusations Made Against Them? FROM WEBSITE

  by NikL in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you could fertilize your garden with this shite.... https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/respond-to-accusations/.

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  Because in most cases it would be impossible for them to defend the indefensible. They wouldn't have a 'leg to stand on'. Being the charlatans and swindlers that they are, they would rather deflect their accusers intention and malign their character rather than face them head on.
  
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  Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

  by Edison Trent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

  festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

  all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

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  Maybe canes will come back into 'fashion' for the attendants usage?!
  
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  Someone Tell Satan to Stop Tampering With Evidence Please!

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  fantastic find on ancient human remains.

  wish satan would stop doing this as clearly humans have only been on this planet 6,000 years!.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39842975.

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  The Gargoyles scared me a little but I was 17 years old at the time. I was more interested in Jennifer Salt, her halter top and her tight pants. Gargoyles be damned!

  
  
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  Someone Tell Satan to Stop Tampering With Evidence Please!

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  fantastic find on ancient human remains.

  wish satan would stop doing this as clearly humans have only been on this planet 6,000 years!.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39842975.

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  Sh!t..........ever since Michael the Archangel banished me and the demons down here on the earth, we have to do something to pass the time.
  
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  Want to read a surprising comment/complaint posted on my website about JW's encouraged not to have kids. Who would have thought!

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/did-you-know-having-children/#comment-474.

  here's the short article found in the "did you know?

  " series found on watchtower documents, and, underneath it, is the unusual comment:.

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  Thank you for your kind and understanding comment, LongHairGal.Something I noticed right away as a Bethelite in the '70s was the number of old timers that were unmarried and bitter. These were men in their 60's and older that now had no place to go other than to stay at Bethel but had given their lives over to so many lies and promises. They were stuck in a system that promised them Armageddon any day now going back into the 1920's. Yet, they never were able to lead truly fulfilling lives because they swallowed the poison created by fools like Russell, Rutherford, Knorr and now our current crop of 'ruling jackasses'. This religion sticks it's nose in a lot of places that it does not belong. It is a highly controlling and paternalistic system that does MORE harm than good.
  
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  Reaction of Governing Body Belies More than their Accusation

  by carefullyread in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a disfellowshiped brother wrote a letter of disquisition to the governing body of wbts a little while ago.

  it was not in any way nasty, derogatory, rude, blasphemous, or with profanity but it was civil, truthful, & very informative that some have described as extremely truthful to enlightening, an ebullient disclosure.

  i got to see some paraphrases extracted from it that have been circulating quietly or rather secretly passed around & i agree with the latter description.. the governing body was greatly perturbed, alarmed, to confused with this letter particularly as they became aware several of the congregation were also sent copies which some of the local congregational elders raised controversial questions about but mainly was dismissed by them without reading, to scoffing & ridicule but some also saw something more truthful to concern them.

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  Sir82.........you are 100% correct! The only way around this would be to have an 'inside man' at Warwick. Then the 'inside man' could mail letters directly to each individual Governing Body (tm) member thru the Bethel mail system. You would have to know which building that the Governing Body (tm) member lived in and what his room number was in order to have him receive the letter personally. Otherwise, there are too many stopgaps and firewalls in place for the Governing Body (tm) to receive correspondence from outside individuals.
  
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Want to read a surprising comment/complaint posted on my website about JW's encouraged not to have kids. Who would have thought!

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/did-you-know-having-children/#comment-474.

  here's the short article found in the "did you know?

  " series found on watchtower documents, and, underneath it, is the unusual comment:.

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  The no marriage - no children mindset played very well with my unbalanced, fanatical 'dyed in the wool' Jehovah's Witnesses mother. One of her favorite ways to 'mind f*ck' her children was to say, "You don't want to get married until after Armageddon, DO YOU?". Such mental, emotional and spiritual abuse never turns out for the good. My oldest sister (among others in my family) fell for this mind control. She is 71 years old and has never married or had children. And she wants nothing to do with the Watchtower Society ever again.
  
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  Birthday Party

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have posted less and less personal threads because less and less jw-related activity has happened in my life.

  my jw mother called me on friday and asked me if i could do something on saturday.

  i was sure my wife would ask me if anyone asked about her, and what i said.

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  "By the way, no one was beheaded at the party." - OnTheWayOut

  

  YES.........but were there any dancing girls?!