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  WHAT CARE AND COUNSELLING DO JWS PROVIDE?

  by badboy in

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  its says in many charity commission bits that jw congregation have submitted that they provide care and counselling.. what types is that?.

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  mia_b

  A lot of counselling but not much care!
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  "Apostates end up bitter and angry"

  by XBEHERE in

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  i actually attended the bookstudy on friday, don't ask me why.

  anyway the revelation book is being considered and we're at the paragraph where the congregation in ephesus is comended for "not bearing bad men.." apostates.. .

  the comments from the ones attending were so baised and ignorant.

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  I was v. bitter and angry. MY hubby says I still am. He does agree I'm getting a little better! But I'm holding out for the light at the end of the tunnel - I will get my brain round stuff one day. And at least im HAPPPY for the first time in my life even if that is mixed with bitterness and anger :D
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  A PEOPLE FOR HIS NAME

  by garybuss in

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  2. bible

  http://www.lulu.com/content/340079.

  a people for his name.

  by tony wills.

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  mia_b

  I do consider reading some of the books recommended by various people but wouldn't dare in case my mom (jw, lovely lady) saw them and that would open a can of worms. Maybe i ought to see if any library stocks em and read them there! That book looks really interesting - i may get it and hide it! lol
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  Sorry if I offended anyone

  by BFD in

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  i had posted this topic under a different screen name but the name was deemed offensive and removed from jwd.

  if my old screen name offeneded anyone, please accept my apology.

  it was unintentional.

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  mia_b

  Welcome to the forum, i never saw your old alias so wasnt offended.
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  Do JW's still believe this?

  by ctrx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember overhearing a discussion my parents had in the mid 1970's.

  it was about who would be resurrected after armageddon.

  supposedly, those who heard of "the truth" and rejected it were dead forever, but those who had never had a chance to hear it would be resurrected for a second chance to submit to jehovah/the watchtower society.. .

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  mia_b

  I think that is what they still believe, that is certainly the belief i had (up to 4 years ago anyhow). i remember my sister (now pioneer) complaining that someone could live however they wanted and if they never found out about the truth they could be resurected and she had to live the way she did because she knew the truth.

  as far as i knew if someone was given the opportunity to know the truth and didnt want to then they would not be resurrected, this did not mean the people who said "not interested" without knowing what they weren't interested in but people who knew and still werent interested.

  i was also under the impression that most clergy would not be resurrected because they knew the truth about the bible but kept it from the lay people.
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  Views of worldy folk as a witness

  by fifi40 in

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  2. experiences

  i bring this subject up because personally i dont get it.. i have noticed that some posters use words such as 'evil' or 'stinking goats' to describe the view (either their own adopted view or that of the jw org) they had of worldly people whilst a jehovahs witness.. the reason i find this difficult to understand is because i never felt that way toward 'people of the world' whislt being a believer of of the teachings of the jw organisation.

  and i didnt pick up on it being rammed down my throat by the org either.

  now i wonder if i was ignorant of something, not paying enough attention or if it is just each individuals approach toward life that makes the difference.. what were your views of 'people of the world and why?.

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  i was taught that "although they may SEEM nice, but they have different morals and belief and you may be tainted by them"

  essentially they may seem ok but really they're bad.

  i was encouraged to not have any worldy friends or to attend any after school activities or clubs becasue it was unnecessary association. i had one friend at school and was encouraged not to spend time with her outside of school.

  its sad because i ended up having no real interest in people - i dont know whether that fault was mine but it sure wasnt helped by being told they were bad associations. i feel v guilty that i took so little interest in ppl when i was younger, i could hav been a much nicer person.
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  Are parents allowed in their teenagers judicial meeting?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a 16 year old girl was recently disfellowshipped from my congregation.

  i was told by some busybodies that she had a ''wordly'' boyfriend and that she committed fornication.now she sits home alone while her parents attend 3 meetings per week.. my questions are:did the elders meet with the parents first to let them know what the offense was?

  were her parents told what the judicial meeting would be about and how it works?

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  I don't know but I'd figure that they could say that as the child was mature enough to get baptised they know the consequences of their actions, even if they're 10....or 16 in the case in question.

  How many youths do people know who are mature at 18 let alone 16? It would be much kinder if the borg could say - "they were obviously not mature" and the baptism gets recinded/cancelled/anulled kindathing and they're treated like a nonbaptised person of the same age would be if they made a mistake.

  That would save so much heartache
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  First & Last, One-time post

  by journey-on in

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  i have been lurking for quite some time now on jwd.

  my story is pretty much just like everyone else's, "only the names have been changed".

  in reading your posts, i have both laughed and cried till tears ran down my cheeks.

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  A very thought provoking thread. I wish i could feel peaceful rather than hurt about my family shunning me.

  i hav however taken the step to get in touch with my pioneer sister - i emailed 3 weeks back asking if she wanted to go for a coffee, she email back with yes, i suggested a date (next saturday) and i havnt heard from her since! lmao, at least i tried, will email again and arrange another date until she tells me to go away.

  if we dont contact THEM we're accepting the shunning and shunning them too!

  after iv tried with my sister, im going to try my ex-best-"friends"
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  The Jah Jireh homes are a nice little earner

  by Gill in

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  why are the jah jireh homes such a nice little earner at a time when retirement homes are struggling so badly in the uk?.

  http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1062023.

  any ideas?

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  mia_b

  does anyone else hav a similar experience?
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  Not aJW, but have a question

  by roseybarb in

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  2. friends

  i hope it's alright that i post a question, even though i've never had any affiliation with jw organization.

  i have a friend who has been trying to convince me for years to study with jw.

  i've been doing alot of research on jw and was just wondering if people here would be kind enough to tell me why they have decided to quit their affiliation with jw organization.

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  mia_b

  I left becasue after finaally going to the elders about my father molesting me (he was an elder an the time and was at the time i told the other elders) the elders supported him and not me.

  I then found that he could be an elder again.