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  Blew it this morning with 4 JWs

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i decided to go hunting for jws this morning.

  walked to the end of my driveway and who should be approaching...but 2 ladies, one old (dianne) and one younger both with watchtower mags in hand.

  dianne shared how the world was under the control of satan etc.

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  Don't be too hard on yourself, Van. Perhaps your enthusiasm to show them the error of their ways mutated into anger when you found them to be not even the slightest bit receptive? Although I don't share your 'Christian/religious worldview' , I have always found you to be dignified and kind when sharing your ideas here and I respect you very much. Forgive yourself for an indiscretion, learn from your son and move on. "In any given moment, there is more right with you than wrong with you" - Jon Kabat-Zinn
  
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  Child Abuse

  by AshleyCollins in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i am totally lost.

  can someone explain what is happening with this issue, please?i read online that gb is trying to coverup or defend themselves and their organization... like what happened?

  isn't this horrible thing happening in all of the religions over the world...for example catholic church has got multiple scandals...but i just don't get it.

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  "Of course child abusers are not true jws, because I think those would never do this." - AshleyCollins

  Say this out loud a few times and then think about it:

  "Of course child abusers are not true Catholics, because I think those would never do this."

  The Catholic Church has a child abuse issue and Jehovah's Witnesses have a child abuse issue. Both are equally culpable before their god and the state.
  
  
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  WT Article on Gambling completely dishonost

  by Lore in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/wp_e_20110301.pdf.

  in fact, the new catholic encyclopedia.

  says that gambling is not considered sinful.

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  I spend between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00 a year gambling. All my bills are current and some are even prepaid. No religious council has the right to tell me how to spend my discretionary funds. Anyway, I do it for fun but view it as an investment.
  
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  My Father's Last Words

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my father's last words_______in 1972, i was 25 years old following a strong impulse carrying me 1,500 milesaway from home in fort worth, texas.i intended to find him - my dad.

  he’d left when i was about half a year old.his home in detroit, michigan had been the first house i lived in at age zero.

  i knocked on his door and he answered.

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  'To do a great right, do a little wrong.' - William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice
  
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  If You Criticize A Person of Color Are You A Racist?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seriously, it’s getting to a point that you can’t make a negative comment about someone without being charged as a racist, homophobe or sexist!

  if you criticize a female, you are obviously sexist.

  if you criticize someone who happens to be gay, you must hate homosexuals.

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  I don't like Donald Trump one bit. And since I have never met the man, it would be incorrect of me to categorically say that he is a racist just because the news media prefers to paint him as such. Donald Trump treats anyone who disagrees with him with disdain, disrespect, derision, disparagement and disgust. He is an 'equal opportunity' insulter. Just ask Joe Biden, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Chuck Todd, Adam Schiff, Mitt Romney, Jeff Sessions and on and on...All of them are White Anglo-Saxons. (Of course, you can't ask John McCain)Yet no one seems to accuse Donald Trump of being prejudicial against the White race. I'm not defending President Trump, just pointing out that I don't think he is necessarily prejudiced against any particular race.
  
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  The Old New Boys

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a blast from the pass.. top left row.. demetrious barmetler and his wife.

  jimmy kennedy who was killed at ruby falls and his wife who was pregnant at the time of his death.. bottom row left.. me, gary kennedy at his wedding, jack sutton my bethel roommate and his wife hedy, who died for refusing a blood transfusion.. .

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  Jesus...Keith! One 'good' thing that we all had way back then as Bethelites was a certain level of comradery and male bonding. I miss my old 'war buddies' from my Bethel days. Imagine that a religion that once united us in a common purpose is now the cause of our estrangement from one another! The nostalgic feeling that I get from looking at that photo puts a lump in my throat and a twinge in my heart.
  
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  AM3 sighting

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's not much but anthony morris the turd had what i believe is his first official post-whiskeygate sighting, in a jwdotorg article that mentioned him giving a talk at a convention.

  getting quite a paunch there!.

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  I agree HappyDad. I can't stand the sight of him!
  
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  “I got two ticket to paradise!”

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and i don’t mean eddie money’s paradise.... you just can’t make this stuff up.

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  "Flight JW1914 now boarding at Gate 1975. All passengers agree to fly on Jehovah's Witnesses Airlines at their own expense and peril. Please leave a donation when you board and when you disembark. Hang on tight...it's going to be a bumpy ride full of turbulence, twists and turns, flip flops and reversals as we try to keep up with Jehovah's Chariot!"
  
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  One In A Thousand!

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was in new york city last week.

  the first time in many years.

  one couldn't help but notice how many people there are in the world, thousands, millions....billions.. any major city in the world can give you this sense of the vast sea of humanity.

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  'I am human : nothing human is alien to me.' - Terence

  'I am human : everything human is alien to me.' - The Average Jehovah's Witness
  
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  Did being raised a Jehovah's Witnesses result in psychological damage? An interesting read in the New York Times.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  interesting read in the new york times book review.

  food for thought on a subject 3rd gen and i have discussed between ourselves and with our daughter.

  in our case, the answer is yes.

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  "I often ...nurture the little girl that was physically abused and forced to behave like a mini-adult." - 3rdgen

  When I was in the fifth grade, Christmas was a big deal for my home room class. My mother never came to school to explain the holidays or the flag salute. My siblings and I were left to explain our 'Christian stand' as Jehovah's Witnesses by ourselves. I was so frightened and physically sick to explain about Christmas to the teacher that she took me outside into the hallway. She urged me to 'calm down, relax and don't worry'. 'You see', she said, 'we have something in common. I am Jewish and I don't have Christmas, either. Everything will be fine.' I knew if I didn't explain 'my stand' properly, my mother would slap me around and eventually, Jehovah would destroy me. To me, it seemed as though my teacher cared more for me than my own mother. Yes, I would say that many raised as 'mini-adult' Jehovah's Witnesses have deep psychological scars.