Posts by fokyc

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Adulterers are Worse than Pedophiles

by gumby in

....at least according to jehovahs witnesses.. if a sister at the kingdom hall suspect her hubby is playing naughty with another woman and she finds her hubbys car has been parked at anothers womans house all night, then she can write a letter stating she is sure that adultry has taken pace and divorce him, and he is then disfellowshipped, and she still remains in good standing..............but,.

if a child tells their parents and the brothers at the kingdom hall that they were molested sexually by a brother at the hall, and this accused brother denies this accusation and there is no other witnesses to this claim, then he is veiwed as not guilty and remains in good standing.. why do you suppose the accused adulterer is treated differently.....even if he denies that he commited adultry?.

gumby.

fokyc

and he is then disfellowshipped

Don't you believe it! My daughter-in-law was being 'served' by a City O'seer for 10 years and he had to stand down but was NOT disfellowshipped.

fokyc

25

Retiring today!

by iamfreenow in

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friends

today is my 60th birthday, so i am now officially retired!

actually, my last day at work was yesterday, and my colleagues gave me flowers, wine, chocolate and took me out to lunch.. this is the first birthday i've ever had as a non jehovahs witness, and it feels very strange to be even acknowledging it, let alone celebrating.

i am going out tomorrow evening with trev, linda and a few other fading or former jws for a curry at a local restaraunt, which i'm very much looking forward to.

fokyc

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

and Happy Retirement

fokyc

24

JW teenage pregnancies...............did you know of any ?

by vitty in

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i was in the borg for 20 of my adult years and i must say that in all that time i only knew of one sister who got pregnant before she was married.

she was given a public reproof and was never treated badly.. considering a lot of the teenagers did most things they shouldnt have and many did get reproved for immorality, i am surprised that many didnt get pregnant.

especially as they would of likely not have been taking contraception.. was this common in you kh or area?.

fokyc

Yes, we had at least one, an elders daughter, it was never mentioned and seemed to be just accepted by everybody.

The dubs are no different from the world, they have the same hormones etc. which drive them.

fokyc

30

What Do People Hate Most About JWs???

by minimus in

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i think most "worldly" people consider jws a nusiance---especially on a saturday morning!

they hate being bothered by peddlers at their door.

some people can't stand the witnesses' smugness and self righteous attitude.

fokyc

The Lies, Lies and more Lies, they never stop LYING

and I've had it for nearly 55 years!!!

fokyc

10

Got my KN # 37 on Sunday

by cyberdyne systems 101 in

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i was doing some work on my car, when this dub turns up to give me the tract.

he makes his presentation in a way that doesnt promote discussion.

unfortunately i feel slightly frustrated that i didnt ask him a few questions, ok he wouldnt have listened or would have claimed to go away and research it, but still i felt i missed a golden opportunity to give a 'witness' back.

fokyc

They are supposed to be coming back to ask how you enjoyed your read!!

Be prepared for the next time! See my experience here:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123867/2190820/post.ashx#2190820

fokyc

18

Kingdom News No. 37 - What Absolutely Disgusting Hypocrisy!

by Amazing in

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my first reaction to this little tract is that it is the same thing we left at the doors in the 1970s during blitz campaigns just before armageddon in 1975. yes, we were told that the end of false religion was extremely close, and that we were stepping up our preaching activity which we expected to bring on a major round of persecution.

we were engaged in the final notification work of condemning false religion so that the few remaining sheep might get out of babylon the great just before the great tribulation was to start.. fast forward over 30 years: the jws are still blitzing the neighborhood with kingdom news tracts saying that the end of false religion is near.

what a sad and cruel joke!

fokyc

Kingdom News No. 37 - True Religion... PRACTICES LOVE

Dubs just called, only a little tap on the front door!

I didn't get offered a copy , they just wanted to use the bathroom/'loo'/toilet

I offered them a coffee, but they declined, not a mention of the tract!

fokyc

18

Origins of YHWH

by I.Wonder in

i think this has been discussed before.

if anyone could provide some links that would be great.. i tried the "google" search and didn't come up with anything.

i am terrible at doing searches.. thank you,.

fokyc

You might find this a useful start:

http://yhwh.com/asimple.htm

fokyc

53

Do you hate Jehovah's Witnesses?

by The wanderer in

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do you hate jehovah's witnesses?

since becoming a member of this board, it has often come.

fokyc

I do NOT hate Jehovah's Witnesses, I DO hate the elders who lie about so many things and particularly those who lie in correspondance to the Service Desk at Bethel.

I don't think they yet realise that the Society has to comply with 'The Data Protection Act' etc. and they DO comply with it!!

fokyc

138

Ray Franz.....LIAR?

by integ in

one of my witness family members agreed to take a look at crisis of conscience, and after.

perusing the first couple of chapters, said that she thought it could be all made up.

agreed that the documents presented could be legitimate, but as far as franz's personal.

fokyc

I missed it as well, but my wife (a dub) says, "It's (CoC) all lies and satan is at the back of it"!!!!

fokyc

49

What was the reason why you were never made an elder or Ministerial Servant

by twinkletoes in

the reason i heard constantly by the elders, as to ones spiritual progress in the organisation was, .

"brothers are appointed by holy spirit.".

if this is the case, why is god speaking to himself when he says in 1 tim 3 v 6 .not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up with prideetc.. to re-iterate if god appoints elders, why would he give himself this advice ???.

fokyc

Hey Girls, Listen to this!!

In 1963 I was assistant Magazine servant,

a Sister was THE Magazine servant!!

How times have changed

fokyc