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  Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?

  by hyperpen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.

  then why celebrate anniversaries?

  anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.

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  because they don't know what the F they're doing and just made up their own rules
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  How Many People are Living a Lie?

  by awokenjw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of the things i often wonder about at the meetings is how many of these people are actually living a lie or sinning in secret?

  and more importantly, how do these ones stomach it?

  in my case, i have secretly dated and done things disapproved by the wt with a pioneer sister in my congregation for years and we both go to the same meeting twice a week and pretend everything is perfect and nothing has happened.

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  awokenjw - you're not alone in your actions with another member of the congregation, but the tricky thing is she just might wake up one day and feel guilty and report it, but if she did would you really care at that point.

  Just for an example, but involving married couples I've heard a few stories of how couples engaged in oral sex, with the wife requesting it, the husband obliges, then the wife felt guilty and went to the elders and the husband was the one that gets their ass handed to them because he should've known better, crazy how the Borg gets a hold of the minds of its followers.
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  Dreading the news this week

  by Coded Logic in

  1. social
  2. current

  tens of thousands of protesters are expected to show up in cleveland this week for the republican national convention.

  muslim groups.

  mexican groups.

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  Well, good people don't carry an assault weapon like an AK47 strapped to their chest
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  Dreading the news this week

  by Coded Logic in

  1. social
  2. current

  tens of thousands of protesters are expected to show up in cleveland this week for the republican national convention.

  muslim groups.

  mexican groups.

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  Someone please tell me why the guy in the picture feels the need to attend a political convention with that assault weapon strapped to him? Sad to say but this will probably be the first convention where someone might lose a life.
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  How the Bethel family responded to the bethel layoffs (profanity warning ***)

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think we can say many of those laid off no longer trust the governing body because of being lied to repeatedly over so many things.

  things are getting very explosive at the governing body's home location kind of ties right in with being moved to a seriously pcp contamined chemical dump site, in fact bad karma has come to rest where ever these stupid lying clowns go.

  these gbs are a bunch of real ass holes and they treat the faithful shit and expect them to just take it like a bunch of dummy drones.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8kuldpksze.

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  I just sent you a msg at that email address you gave out because I want to ask you about a few folks I know at Bethel and was wondering if they are still there.
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  Yoga. Evil practice?

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. social
  2. physical

  as our fade continues, the wife and i have decided to take up "the forbidden practice of.......yoga"!!!!😱.

  i was quite skeptical at first but so far it has really de-stressed our life in quite a spectacular way!!

  not to mention the physical benefits.. anyone else try yoga or a similar discipline?

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  Just an interesting side note, a while ago Venus and Serena had a short lived reality show. I remember the one where Venus was being persuaded by her trainer to try Yoga and every time the trainer alluded to it Venus kept saying "my religion doesn't allow it' or "I can't do it because of my religion"! She was so spot on to turn down the offer to Yoga but if you asked her what was last weeks Watchtower about she wouldn't have a clue. I bet she hasn't stepped foot into KH for years, but still defends the name for some reason
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  NYC cart people

  by lrkr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently started working on a project in manhattan- in a very nice neighborhood.

  just want to share a few observations on the cart witnesses in this area.. this is an area flush with dinero.

  so every respectable non profit is out there hustling for donations.

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  What scratchme said, those carts just give them time to sit out there and run there mouths catching up on the latest KH gossip OR as I've noticed they're glued to their cellphones.
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  It won’t be much longer now.

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a couple weeks back my husband got a phone call from his brother, whom he hasn’t spoken to in nearly 17 years.

  well i take that back, he did speak to him at the family reunion, asking him to leave.

  my husband basically told him to f off, he would leave when he’s darn good and ready, but he didn’t use the word darn.

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  Zeb - Nothing like that Christian love from the only true religion on earth from the brothers and sisters is there?
  
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  Helped with fathers funeral, helped with arranging care for my mother - then SHUNNED again!!

  by EssexBoy1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well i have not been on this site for ages - so long that i had forgotten my username etc and have had to start again!.

  anyway briefly - bought up in 'the truth', baptised at 18, married at 21, had kids, got divorced, remarried, disfellowshipped 15 years ago.. parents and brother shun me.. early last year father very ill, calls me.

  i arrange to visit him in hospital.

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  YOur brother can't keep you from visiting your mother, what I would do to spite him would try to figure out what time he visits your mom and try to get there first and see what he does. You're not a violent person and causing her any harm when you visit, so if your brother complains to the staff you can't visit him because of "religious reasons" they should call the psych unit at the hospital and/or keep an eye on him when he comes for his visits.
  
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  A QUICK STORY for you

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  gallery memoriesit was 1982.. california summer.. the entrance of creative galleries.. the limousine arrived and she emerged.. there is a word i’ve been saving for the sort of story i’m about to tell you.

  she debouched from the limo.

  (she deserves a special word.).

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  I remember Peggy Lee, I remember she even performed in front of the crowds sitting down and hooked up to her oxygen tank. I wonder if her daughter is still alive, I'll look at WIkipedia later and see if they mention her daughter.