Dagney

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  Was / Is God biased ? prejudiced against certain Peoples / Tribes or Nations ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. bible

  let me explain :.

  after the creation account of the bible, tribes of people and nations began to form and spread around the land.. god first chose noah and his family to protect them as he destroys all others in the flood.. and he ticks off everyone in babel ?

  and then he favours abraham and his descendants as the nation of israel culminating in the jewish lineage to jesus the son of god.. he has never had any dealings with any other people`s or nation isn`t that some form of favouritism ?

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  Dagney

  Like I always said...it sucks to be a Canaanite.
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  Arthritis pain. What works for you?

  by Fisherman in

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  2. medical

  there are several prescription meds people use to relieve the pain of arthritis.

  they work by suppressing the immune system or by reducing inflammation.

  people also use otc anti-inflammatory pills, and even anti-allergy pills are reported to work because of being able to also reduce inflammation but people tell me that they are concerned to use some meds regularly because of potential side effects in long term use.

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  Anti inflammatory diet. When I go off and eat things I shouldn't, the pain immediately returns. I don't need medication if I eat right. Saves money and my liver.
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  Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog?  Demons—How Can We Resist Them?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.

  jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.

  as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.

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  Dagney

  I think there are some threads on her with hilarious Awake! articles.

  One we kid about...

  "Your Servant The Pencil."

  Ohh the valuable information the writing department gleaned from the encyclopedia!
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  My mom died.

  by noni1974 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been years since i posted here.

  my jw mother died july 5th.

  it was quite honestly not that emotional for me.

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  Dagney

  Losing mom stirs up memories be them good or bad. Condolences and may she rest in peace.
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  Upbringing

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was brought up as a born-in(tm) here in the uk.

  it wasn't until i was 50 that the scales fell from my eyes, i woke up, got da'd from the cult and my wife was advised to leave me by the elders whom i had served with on the boe.

  one of which i know wanted to schtupf her.

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  Dagney

  I was born and raised in. When I finally stopped attending in 2001, I felt really sure about my decision, and also apprehensive of the repercussions from family, friends and the congo. I carried a lot of anger for several years, (I'd say 6-7 years-ish), I had to work through, and it took work. So many decisions I made for the sake of family and religion that were really not my decisions, many regrets. I went through stages of anger at my parents and also the corporation.

  I had to accept responsibility for the decisions I made because I could have left earlier, but chose to stay. I have since found many teenage friends who did leave in the late 70's when I was really struggling to stay in. I would have been fine, but I didn't think I would have been so I stayed. I also realized my mom really needed religion. If it wasn't the JW's who came to the door, it could have just as easily been Mormons or Catholic ministries.

  It is still a mental game with the anger. Because I have family still in, and paths cross in situations, feelings continue to mess with me some days. News of young ones currently teaching this c**p from the platform just does me in, and I have to sort out how I feel, accept they are doing what they want to do...I think. Thankfully I have great exJW friends who are going through similar feelings, and we support each other, daily sometimes.

  So punk, it is normal to feel as you do. It just still takes effort to not let those thoughts overwhelm us. I'm shocked at the power being in a cult has on people. Have as much fun as you can and enjoy life is the best way to counteract this cult control.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  OMG I just read LE's diatribe.

  Can't help but think of Scarlet O'Hara at the end of the first act of GWTW...

  "as god as my witness I shall never go hungry again" ish

  Again, no responsibility taken on his behalf of his choices. What a mess he is.
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  How Many Of You Knew Something Was Really Wrong Growing Up JW? What was Your First Clue?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is directed to born-ins.

  around age 10 or 12 is when it first hit me.

  i started asking questions about how the world worked and i really wanted an honest opinion from my parents.

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  I also didn’t like how the information was presented in the article like it wasn’t so big a deal. But, it was certainly something.

  Waves to LHG, yep. Exactly. I asked elders that I was close to about it and they just looked at me and shrugged their shoulders like they did with everything...with the "what do you want me to say" look.

  Looks like you and I left at the same time; it's been 21 years for me as well.
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  How Many Of You Knew Something Was Really Wrong Growing Up JW? What was Your First Clue?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is directed to born-ins.

  around age 10 or 12 is when it first hit me.

  i started asking questions about how the world worked and i really wanted an honest opinion from my parents.

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  Dagney

  As a kid the science I was learning in school made me question all the idiotic crap that we were taught from the Paradise book. The Bible stories, Garden of Eden, talking snake, Noah's ark were especially difficult for me to buy even as a kid.

  It took the generation change in 1995 to finally confirm years of doubt of the ridiculous doctrines.
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  End of watchtower

  by Hellothere in

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  2. beliefs

  shouldn't gb tell members to abandon organisation?

  surely things are pointing at watchtower being part of babylon the great.

  in with way is watchtower being bless and been shown god's favour this days?

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  Dagney

  The Watchtower is a corporation, in fact many corporations. The purpose of a corporation is to remain in business, and every single decision is made to support that. It has nothing to do with spirituality or god. That is just marketing for the corporation.

  When you understand this, everything makes sense.
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  Senior JW member in Australia charged with sex crimes and torture

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  see: https://7news.com.au/news/crime/senior-jehovahs-witnesses-member-charged-with-rape-torture-and-assault-of-teenage-boys-c-8044666.

  "senior jehovah’s witnesses member charged with rape, torture and assault of teenage boys...".

  the 61 year-old man "faces 21 counts of rape, 17 counts of sexual assault, 13 counts of procuring sexual acts by false pretence and one count each of incest, torture and common assault.".

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  Dagney

  OMG.

  Wonder if any of these cases were part of the ARC.