MeneMene

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  JWs Egged Our House and Yanked Out Our "Frosty"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by Lady Liberty in

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  hello everyone.."happy new years"!.

  well, we had a wonderful first christmas, filled with lots of family and friends.

  unfortunately though our neighbors who are active jws..(who are approx.

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  MeneMene

  No physical retaliation. It would just make you look bad. - - A letter to the editor of a local paper and letters (& copy of the Police report) to the local PO and CO if you can get his address. If not, I would send his copy to Brooklyn. Especially since they have so much family around (if I recall what you said correctly). The local PO would probably just cover it up.
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  Did you as a woman buy into and follow the subjection crap?

  by restrangled in

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  my grandmother didn't, my mother didn't and neither did i. so how does this continue in this advanced day and age?.

  why would any woman put up with it?.

  i saw the results of women getting beat attending the hall.

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  MeneMene

  No, never. Guess I was just born too independent for WTS. At one meeting when just old enough to talk, my grandmother had taken me out for a whipping for not sitting still. On the way back in she asked me, "Are you gonna behave?" I said, "I do it agin." And I probably did! - - I also got a divorce without "scriptual grounds". One elder called me at home fussing at me telling me I had sinned. I wish I could remember what I told him. - - Growing up I always thought my mom was mean to my dad (away from the WTS) but now it all makes sense. I think it was her way of not submitting to his authority or at least making him 'pay' for it.
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  New Year Resolutions

  by lovelylil in

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  hi everyone, happy new year!

  has anyone out there made a new year's resolution this year?

  mine is to loose wieght and get into better shape.

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  MeneMene

  Happy New Year to you Lilly & to everyone else!! - I too must lose weight & get back in shape. Yesterday I was in Linens & Things and they had the RED Exerciser that I had been seeing on TV infomercials. It was only $99 & I had the 20% off coupon so I had to buy it. They are about $175 on TV. Hope it works.
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  Austerity to lavish and back again How does it affect JWs?

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was first connected to the wts (late 60s and early 70s) they took a certain pride in having humble looking halls.

  the halls themselves were not by any means lavish or comfortable.

  the seats were plain stacking chairs with no padding and uncomfortable enough to keep you awake.

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  MeneMene

  Lady Lee, you said, "even trying to get some from the government in the form of grants as a charitable organization." - - - I am shocked. With all the millions/billions they take in every year??? - - - And they don't even do any charitable work (that I am aware of). Isn't everything they "give" a loan - to be repaid with interest? - - - I also left in the mid 1980s. They were beginning to put in the comfortable theatre seats. Must have been the late 1970s, I visited a hall south of Atlanta had a sunken stage that gave you a feeling of being in a theatre.
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  Preying on the vulnerable

  by carla in

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  2. friends

  i wonder if jw's know that society at large finds it disgusting that they prey upon the most vulnerable?

  (this is actually a rant i can't elaborate on, but i'm pissed off about it)

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  MeneMene

  It the vulnerable people like blondie listed that are more likely to be sucked into a cult.
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  Customize Google to read news about Jehovah's Witnesses

  by UpAndAtom in

  1. social
  2. current

  just sharing a tip with you all.

  you can customize the google news page, so that instead of showing sports news, it will show you articles about jehovahs witness.

  customize the news the way you want and enjoy!

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  MeneMene

  Thanks - I figured out how to do it! I customized two topics one for Jehovahs Witness and another on Watchtower Bible and moved both to the top of the lists so you see them first. It picked up articles on both topics. One reporter wrote a pretty glowing article about JWs in Gainesville GA. I think I will send him an email and suggest that he take a look at the information on silent lambs. Perhaps he may want to do a follow up story.
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  Questions about dating a JW

  by Hyperion in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i'm new here obviously, and am only posting out of need:

  i recently have become close to a girl and its pretty clear we're attracted to each other and spend a good deal of time talking to each other and hanging out.

  i guess my questions are these:

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  MeneMene

  Have you read the other thread dated 12/27 titled "Confused about the JW dating system"? That will give you some good points to think about. - - - Be aware that JWs do not do charity work as you are familiar with. Their "charity" is knocking on doors passing out literature. They should not be a member of service orgs - it takes time away from their "passing out literature work". - - - They definitely are not allowed to be involved in political activity. Several people on this website have suggested reading the book "Combatting Cult Mind Control" by Steven Hassan. I ordered a copy from www.half.ebay.com for a few $$ and just received it. You may want to get a copy to help you understand the position this girl is in mentally if she is a true JW.
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  Is the Organization just a terrible MLM MULTI LEVEL MARKETING

  by avidbiblereader in

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  if you ran a business based on how much literture that has been printed which i would like to know about (just a rough guestimate) how much literture has been printed compared to how many witnesses are still left, don't you think this is a terrible ran business?

  how much money do they spend annually on bethelites, co;s, do's and special pioneers and missionaries.

  don't you think this is just a terribly ran business.

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  MeneMene

  IMHO - It is definitely "terrible" and a scam but I don't know if I would consider it a MLM. My father's family recently gave them their inheritance of about $600,000. It doesn't matter that his JW kids are struggling to survive and could have used his share if he didn't want it. (His x-JW kids could have used some too.) - - - I think the WTBTS has really learned how to scam the old people out of their money. But they are much more subtle about it than the TV evangelists.
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  Worship The Only True God----PDF!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  (credits go to proplog2 and metatron) http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/31661/1.ashx .

  as metatron posted 2 months ago the watchtower doesn't mention anything about blood in the new book "worship the only true god".. this is a very important book because it is recommended as a "deeper" study aid for those contemplating baptism.

  the united in true worship book had 24 chapters.

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  MeneMene

  This is trivial but someone not long ago pointed out how inappropriately the people in the illustrations were dressed in the WTS literature. I see in this new book many of the women have on pants!! - - - Poor guy on page 182 looks like he quit his job and sold his house cause the big A was coming so SOON and finally quit shaving and gave up.
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  Name Some JW "Double Standards"

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  here's one: you can't give blood but you can take a blood fraction (which someone else has to give).

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  MeneMene

  If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest. Ex 22:25 - - - Doesn't the WTBTS charge interest on loans to congregations, (even poor ones?)