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  "Vindication" book. 1931- anti female rant. With Scans

  by BluesBrother in

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  so "women make monkeys out of men" and the common courtesies of civilised society make a man "effeminate".....and that is enough to have a man barred from the kingdom.... (the kj version uses that word in 1 cor.6.9 but other translations apply it to homosexuality).

  mother's day is denounced as a scheme of satan to idolize one's mother at the expense of worship to god!.

  now it would be easy to dismiss this baloney as just a rant from jfr, but - this is not just an aside on the back page of a magazine or a small article in the "golden age"...no, it is a main study book and is a serious discussion of the prophetic book ezekiel chapt 13....this was the doctine of the time .. i woder how the 'sisters' reacted?

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  Dagney

  That explains a lot. My parents were baptized in 1938.
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  Michael Jackson's kids decide no more going door-to-door

  by Gopher in

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  this article made my day.

  it looks like paris jackson and her brother prince michael have told katherine they simply aren't interested in peddling jw stuff from door-to-door any more.

  i'm glad they are becoming their own people and emerging from their grandmother's control.. http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/paris-jackson-prince-michael-jackson-jehovas-witness/.

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  Dagney

  Yeah, I read that also. Good!
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  Where do you consider the best place to live in the world

  by His Excellency in

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  for those of you who have travelled the world over, which country or city will you consider the place to live in the world.

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  Dagney

  Central California Coast, Southern France, Hawaii...
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  New Video On Youtube About Shunning

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2hsoolwac4.

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  Dagney

  Nicely done.
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  A humorous and similar story

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a funny story told by a writer raised as a mormon.

  http://themoth.org/posts/stories/to-russia-with-love .

  she maintains her sense of humor when attempting to tell her strict mormon parents about her life.

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  Dagney

  This is a funny story told by a writer raised as a Mormon.

  http://themoth.org/posts/stories/to-russia-with-love

  She maintains her sense of humor when attempting to tell her strict Mormon parents about her life. Similarities abound. And it reminds us, where we can, we need to try to keep a sense of humor about the craziness of being raised in a high control religion.

  Actually, Julia Sweeney does the same in "Letting Go of God."
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  "Domestics"

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why change who the domestics are?

  put simply: control.. think about it.

  before the, er, um, "further clarification", the domestics only included the anointed.

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  Dagney

  (sorry l_q)
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  "Domestics"

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why change who the domestics are?

  put simply: control.. think about it.

  before the, er, um, "further clarification", the domestics only included the anointed.

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  Dagney

  I am wha.
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  "Domestics"

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why change who the domestics are?

  put simply: control.. think about it.

  before the, er, um, "further clarification", the domestics only included the anointed.

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  Dagney

  They make so much out of a word or phrase...sheesh.

  When my brother (elder) asked if I believed the JW's were the FDS, I told him 'IT'S A PHRASE IN ONE VERSE IN ONE CHAPTER IN ONE BOOK OF THE BIBLE!! It's a set of words in an illustration. It's not the same words in any other bible, yet how I answer supposedly determines my eternal life! Besides, the FDS is held accountable in the verse as to how they treat the domestics, not how the domestics "treat" the FDS. So it is not for me to decide. The FDS better be very nice to me or I think they are in trouble with the master."

  Edited to add: (sorry...went off on a tangent as my eyes rolled back in my head at the nooo lite.)

  Yes, that is confusing. Freddy would never let that happen.
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  Disgusted with JW Funeral Today!

  by time2keepmoving in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my son grew up with one of the young brothers in the kingdom and after graduation both him and my son left the kh.

  the young man who left the hall fell into the wrong crowd and i mean a really dangerous crowd and as a result of him getting involved in illegal activity he was murdered.

  i really feel for this young man, because he was a decent kid.

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  Dagney

  I swear there is nothing worse than a JW funeral...nothing. We endured the same for my mother, it was abyssmal.

  I think jgnat offered a good suggestion to remember the young man in a more loving way.
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  "Further clarification..."

  by Dagney in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a few minutes ago, a jw, (elder's wife who for some reason still calls me 1-2 times a day to tell me about her new purse/dr's appt/what she's making for dinner/etc.

  ) called to tell me she saw sherri sheppard on tv talking about her new diet book.

  i say, "you know she was raised a jw.

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  Dagney

  Actually, there was a WT in the late 90's, I think, where it talked about the remnant not living through the GT. One sentence, you know, like they do. I ran around saying, "Do you understand what they are saying? It's the rapture! WTF!" Elders, friends at the time, just looked at me like "what do you want me to do about it?"

  I don't have the time right now to research that old quote, which sounds very much like what she said the July 2013 WT says. Work is crazy right now.

  You know I never thought about her counting time. I don't think so because she rarely talks about anything WT. She was not really a good friend, we met through business, and about 3 years ago she just started calling me. I told her I wasn't going to meetings, and remind her from time to time. She NEVER asks me about the DC or memorial, or anything. Through the years she has been sweet and kind. She goes off from time to time about "See...Jehober knows what we need and gives it" when something good happens, and when something bad happens it's a test from Satan. I correct her with facts every time. That stuff drives me nutty and I can't stand it.

  I rarely think about anything JW, but questioning the increase of the annointed is a great suggestion... "how does that work?" Since they are all going to be zapped up to heaven, why do we need more of them? Since they are not the FDS...what do they do? Why does mankind more? They are not making any significant contributions that anybody can define I don't think. It's going to be fun to watch the number grow.

  Yes Lois, the disconnect of the destruction of billions of people is frustrating. Seriously, people, (as in nonJW's), just do not matter to them. It's amazing. But I was there myself also. We told we were undeserving and special all at the same time. So it was hard to relate to people and the outside world as having worth.

  Thanks for reading. That "further clarification" line that elder popped off just slayed me.