Posts by boyzone

i have been called 'spiritually weak' for quitting field service, meetings etc.. how would you respond (without swearing or giving a punch up the hooter), if you were called this?.

boyzone

my dad told me I'd been overreached by Satan. I've also been called a vomit-eating dog and a dirty pig as per the scriptures by active witnesses. Also a "rank apostate" RANK!!! - nice

Makes me want to go rushing back....NOT!

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Did having children make you a better or worse JW

by journey-on in

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after i had children, i changed gradually in the way i thought about the religion i was raised in.

one day, it dawned on me that if my child was injured in an accident and needed blood to survive, there was no way in the world i would say "no" to a blood transfusion.

why continue the charade?

boyzone

Having children made me a better JW but a lousy parent

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watching this video left me wandering a bit iif a person is wrongly disfellowshipped for whatever reason and they appeal against it and are then reinstated, would the elders actually announce in the hall that so and so has been reinstated.

if that was so it would be pretty obvious to most people that the disfellowshipping decision was wrong, ie the elders made a mistake.

has anyone here ever had that happen at their kingdom hall in the past.

boyzone

Alan

I don't think any announcement is made of any sort until after the appeal has been heard

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Who are the Pharisees today?

by dothemath in

i find many similiarities between the pharisees and witnesses today......... both used disfellowshipping as a weapon (john 12: 42........"because of the pharisees they would not confess.

him, in order not to be expelled from the synagogue").

both add endless rules, yet forget about the important ones, such as love, etc.

boyzone

A Pharisee today is any legalistic religion that puts rules above love. JW's are one of the most legalistic, unloving religions in existance. They epitomise the pharisee mindset and I believe they will be utterly condemned in the same manner.

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My wife wants to plan an anniversary party but we have different social circles...

by garyneal in

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perhaps some of you who are unbelieving spouses married to witnesses have had to deal with this at one point of another.

this is the first time for me and my wife and it has her concerned.

my wife wants to plan an anniversary party for us and she wants to invite everyone that she and i know.

boyzone

I arranged a 50th wedding anniversary party for my JW parents. It was filled with members of the congregation and all our worldly relatives (mum's got a big family)

I must admit I was worried about mixing the two species together but it actually went fine. The JW's tended to stick together and so did the relatives, mainly because they were strangers to each other. I hired a singer who sung a mixture of old and modern, and there was a bar and a buffet. I didn't worry about opening with prayer or any of that tripe and kingdom songs were way off the menu! There was no smoking in the building anyway so that wasn't an issue.

In the end everybody got up and danced and it was a great evening.

So in all honesty I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure the music isn't too raunchy or it might upset some, otherwise I'm sure the JW's will enjoy being "normal" and just chill.

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3/15 WT " Do Not Deceive Yourself "- WT's Excuses for No Armageddon

by flipper in

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with the new " overlap generation " theory that the wt society is pushing onto rank and file jehovah's witnesses since last year this article i found really heavy hitting in the jw version of the wt.

the wt society is leaking oil in that confidence is low among jw's in not really buying into the " generation overlap " theory as many younger jw's are exiting the organization.

so what better way to try reeling members back in by giving them an article entitled " do not deceive yourself with false reasoning " !

boyzone

I agree. They've got a tiger by the tail. Let go and its gonna bite them in the ass. The only solution is to tighten their grip.

I look forward to Randy's take on this in his next freeminds journal.

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Christian Fundies KILL their son

by wobble in

herbert and catherine schaibel of the first century gospel church in philadelphia were convicted in december of involuntary manslaughter of their son, kent, who had a lung infection and they tried to pray the problem away as their church sees the use of meds.

as a lack of faith in god and therefore a sin.

the poor lad died.. i found this comment on the case , as reported in the guardian (u.k) newspaper thurs 3rd feb. pg 25:.

boyzone

Replace the meds in this story with a blood transfusion and you have a death of another JW child. Very sad

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who and how did they come up with this cover

by therevealer in

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boyzone

guy on the left is dressed up for another drama rehearsal because the CO wants to double-check its word perfect. Bro on the phone is angry at another elders meeting being arranged, the 3rd this week. Sister with the kids is trying to get them ready for the meeting when they're tired and cranky whilst hubby is doing more important "theocratic" stuff. Pioneer sister with her magazines checks the clock behind her. Old bro is thinking he's wasted his life on this bullshit and the man next to him has been assigned the "privilege" to look after the old bro.

Happy girl in the middle is Mrs Jones who is now free to wear pants anywhere she likes.

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who and how did they come up with this cover

by therevealer in

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boyzone

A pathetic picture. Truly pathetic. Generalisation at its worst.