I have seen so much heartache in people trying to overcome their true feelings: marriages taped together, people in their 30s and 40s I knew were gay who had resigned themselves to living single, and others who felt the weight of this enormous sin--a sin your own mom would rather see you dead than accept. The definition of sin is denying ourselves or others the right to thrive. Those I knew who denied this very basic, powerful force within themselves and stayed in the congregation were exceptionally homophobic or made sure everybody else was denying their deepest desires too, right before their circumstances changed dramatically. The WT wants them to feel this is the worst sin ever, and it eats alive anybody who either thinks this way or acts on it. Sexuality is the number one element of control within mind-controlling cults.
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homosexuals and JWs
by solidergirl ini have no problem being around gay people.
but bring it up a car group and omg its like the number 1 sin in the world.
it got to point where i wanted to stand up for them.
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WTBCS thinks single men must be perverts?
by hamsterbait inin the aid book, under "marriage" it says that marriage was the normal condition for jewish men.
singleness "required explanation" (no supporting scripture).
now in the new october asleep!
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It is important for the WT to entrap people as tightly as possible as soon as they show an interest, and many times that includes getting the newly baptised married ASAP. With marriage there is a reponsibility to 1. God 2. Your "mate" and 3. any children that may show up, making it less likely to leave. It is assumed if you are married you are all taken care of sexually and are "normal", so any perversions would be impossible. I really believed this when I was in, but I felt sorry for those in their 30s and 40s still single and feeling left out socially.
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On the way back from the grocery store....afternoon chuckle!!
by sweetstuff inwe went shopping this afternoon, my two little girls and i, on the way home, they were both excitedly talking about halloween.
my youngest, who is seven, lets out this comment that nearly had me veering off the road with laughter.
she said, "i know what i want to be for halloween already, a jehovah's witness" well, i started to laugh right away, my eldest girl asked her why, she says, "they knock on people's door all the time and they are really scary".
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I don't think you will have to be afraid of offending anybody. People will love it! I would give the kid an extra handfull that's for sure.
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Questions about the rules of marriage
by Agnes ini have a couple of questions for you.
1. can a witness (in good standing) remarry if his or her spouse (also in good standing) dies ?
2. can a witness who is married to a non-witness, divorce and re-marry, if he/she for example is an abusive alcoholic?
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My husband had left me after 17 years and was gone 2 years before I finally filed for divorce. I was legally responsible for anything that would happen to him, so to me it was logical to divorce. Just having a friend in the world who was a man, not having a sexual relationship with him, was enough for the axe to fall. I believe I was DFed on the breaking of the principle of one flesh, even tho nothing happened and, believe it or not, the subject regarding sex never even came up. Too bizarre.
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Spouses of JW's who attend meetings but never get baptized
by Bonnie_Clyde ini know one who has attended meetings for 42 years, he knows it's a bunch of crap, but he loves his wife and doesn't want to mess up their relationship.
he is actually quite wealthy--maybe that makes a difference.
he doesn't have to worry about how to pay the bills.
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I have often wondered if I would have the capacity to go to meetings just to please my husband. I think I would stay home and stay as far away as possible from the "friends" to avoid any unnecessary conflicts. I have known two men who have gone to meetings because their wives and children believed--for 30 years or more, but I have never seen a wife of a believer do this.
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Oh my OJ Simpson under arrest
by IP_SEC inhttp://origin.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6912406.
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I highly doubt he met up with some golfing buddies to go get some of his stuff and didn't know they had guns...and that the stuff was paid for. He knew the guy who had the memorabelia. What ever happened to PHONING before breaking in? He is the definition of a psychopath. No conscience and believes he can pull the wool over the whole world.
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Near Death & OUt of Body Experiences - Created In the Lab
by Seeker4 inwe've had these discussions here before, and here's more evidence that these are simply experiences created in the brain.. here's the link: http://www.slate.com/id/2172694/?gt1=10346.
the evidence continues to mount that this world is all there is.
it's plenty for me, i tell ya!.
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This experiment is not an obe experiment, but more of an "I smell an onion, do YOU smell an onion?" experiment. These people are not traveling across the universe and getting verifiable information as in the experiences I have read about. OBE's as in NDE's seem to prove that our consciousness is not contained within our physical brain.
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If Michael Vick were a Witness...
by Numinous in...it would be fine to hang dogs as long as you weren't smoking while you were doing it.
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...it would be fine to hang dogs as long as you weren't smoking while you were doing it.
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Longtime JWD posters/professional lurkers with low post counts
by Black Man inhey all,.
just checkin' in.
been here since '01, but don't even have 500 posts.
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I waited quite a few years before posting, but the thoughts that were posted when I was coming out meant the world to me. I feel close to people I may never meet, but I am glad I have started the ball rolling. Lots of post ideas, but I really have to be around to see what happens after I type it up...this is the major problem for starting a post for me.
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Is Half The 'Disciple Making Work' A Hoax?
by metatron in17 yearts ago, it took 3,624,773 publishers to generate 263,855 baptisms (1990 yrbk).
however, last year it took 6,491,775 publishers to get 248,327 baptised!
exactly what work were those spare 3 million publishers.
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Nobody listening or reacting is the WTs que for the deadpan response of another sign of the times...just the fulfillment of prophecy that the world is ever closer to the end. Meetings and service are to keep the R & F busy. Very interesting about such a low increase within the past nine years...too bad the yearly report doesn't give the number who left that year.