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  Did anyone put off having children because of wt bs?

  by I Faded Twice in

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  just curious if anyone put off having kids because the end was so close.

  or because of you're "ministry" or lack of suitable mates..

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  ShirleyW

  I remember an older Elder couple and his wife, his children would now be early and late 70's, but I remember him saying when they first got married they held off from having kids because of the Society. That is so, so said that many couple who desperately wanted kids thought they were doing what Jehovah wanted them to do when it was just 7 old guys in Brooklyn writing bogus rules after finishing a bottle of bourbon.
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  All the culty name that were used instead of JWs

  by kairos in

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  the truththe society.

  the friends...you remember.

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  ShirleyW

  Oh yes, good ol' rendezvous. That guidance from the holy spirit to call the "area study" as we used to call it or Tuesday night mtg at someone's home didn't last a year if that long. I guess Jehover spoke to Knorr one night after having a couple shots of some bourbon to help with sleep of course and told him don't use that word anymore.
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  All the culty name that were used instead of JWs

  by kairos in

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  the truththe society.

  the friends...you remember.

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  ShirleyW

  I've always while growing up in the Borg that they always said "the organization". that should tell you something right there. Do Catholics and Lutherans and others refer to their religion as the organization? That tells you it's not actual "religion" right there. I asked my mother about than once and he had no answer.
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  Crazy ass cart witnessing!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know i know we have all read about it but my mom goes out in service to this crazy cart witnessing crap.

  so they go sit by the cart for a half hour then they get back into the car to warm up and the next two sisters take over for a half hours etc.

  but then there is at least one brother siting in his car to watch and over see the sisters so he can be like their security.

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  ShirleyW

  Some of these subway stations in NYC are a JWs dream when it comes to getting their time in.

  Some stations have three cart setups right across from each other, not two but three !!

  Some stations even have tables set up and then about 20 or so feet away is cart, totally unbelievable.
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  Have you seen these drawings against medical procedures?

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  these come from the golden age of june 8, 1932:.

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  ShirleyW

  I'm over 50 and I got all my vaccinations, way back then I'm sure there weren't as many as there are today anyway. What were the vax opinions of the Dubs way back then I don't know. They flip flop back and forth, so I guess they didn't care back then or I guess my Uber Dub mom would've been against them.
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  Do you celebrate Christmas?

  by LovingLifeNow in

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  do you celebrate and how long have you been out?

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  3 years for me and yes i do..

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  ShirleyW

  This is now my favorite time of year! I'm a born in and when I was growing up my father was a UBM so I have memories of the holidays with family and friends gatherings and presents, up until the teen years and everyone was grown, and the folks that used to cook that big meal got tired of doing that because their kids were grown and so on. So during my teen years until I moved out my parents house that when the holidays got to be a boring. When I moved out I have always done something special on the holiday and my birthday which just happens to be two weeks before Christmas, So between Thanksgiving and New Years I celebrate each holiday.

  One thing I've gotten accustomed to doing every Xmas eve for some reason is watch the Mass from St. Patrick's here in New York, don't know about the rest of the country, but it's televised here every year. I've been watching faithfully watching for almost 20 years now.
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  Films with nudity

  by neat blue dog in

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  i guess every jw has a different conscience on the matter, and i don't believe any jw publications have ever specifically mentioned nudity in film as being off limits.

  of course genitals are out of the question because that's usually relegated to r movies which most good jws don't view.

  female toplessness is condoned but not spoken about, as most jws i know have seen titanic and many own it.

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  She took my younger brother out of sex ed in school so he didn’t know what a naked woman even looked like until he was 30!

  Are you sure he didn't know what a naked women looked like until he was 30, even the pompous elders that will counsel you and tell it's a sin to shoot one off every now and then knew what a naked women looked like well before they were 30
  
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  The Hypocrisy Of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  celebrating holidays is wrong if you are a witness.

  but almost every jw that i know of has turkey on thanksgiving day.

  they say , every day is a day of thanksgiving.

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  ShirleyW

  I'm just glad my dad at the time I was growing up was an UBM, so I grew up with the memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas with family and close friends of my parents and receiving presents. Remember the Borg told the wives if their husband was not a believer to still prepare the holiday meal for him, so most of the time we went to close friends or relatives and sometimes my Uber Dub mom even prepared the holiday meal
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  What are your favorite musical scores in film?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  hi guys!.

  this thread is at least partly inspired by blondie's classical music thread.. i'm not particularly a musical person but i do appreciate good scores in film.. what are your favorites?.

  here's a well-known movie score i like .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btdleusg9ew .

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  ShirleyW

  West Side Story

  and Lady Sings the Blues, which isn't original music, Diana Ross put her own spin on a few of the songs of Billie Holliday

  and Funny Girl
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  Reminder:Leah Remini Expose on J.W.'s airs Tuesday Nov.13 on A&E channel.

  by StoneWall in

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  2. friends

  thought i'd post this since the date is almost upon us for those who want to see it as it premieres.hope it turns out really good and that she can help many to see the watchtower for what it really is like she did about the scientologists.here's a link to a small preview of it:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/leah-remini-scientology-aftermath-jehovah-s-witnesses-special-event-trailer-1153594

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  ShirleyW

  As i opened this site about a minute ago I remembered that tonight is the night! Set my cable box to switch over at 9pm.