Posts by AnneB

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Has a wrong disfellowshipping ever been reversed?

by lostnotfound in

im not talking about simply being reinstated.

i remember hearing a story about a brother that was disfellowshipped because of the testimony of two false witnesses.

years passed before they admitted to lying about the brother and was reinstated.. what is policy in this sort of situation?

AnneB

A divorced sister from one congregation married a divorced brother from another congregation. One elder in her hall was not convinced that her future husband was scripturally free to marry, so when he heard through the grapevine that they had gone to Las Vegas and married, he announced that both were DF'd; no JC, nothing.

It took 18 months but finally it was announced that the DF'ings were "rescinded". It was as though they were never DF'd...except for what they, their families, their friends, etc. went through during that time. The elder remained an elder. The sister was convinced that The Truth had won out and never even thought of turning away from The Org. As far as I know, both are still JW's today.

I knew the sister quite well at the time this happened; haven't seen or talked to her in several years.

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Love Thy Neighbor? Not my JW neighbors.

by jws in

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friends

i live next to jw neighbors.

i was a jw 1000 miles away over 20 years ago, never here.

as far as i know, nobody here knows i once was, including the neighbors.. so there wouldn't be any reason for them to shun me.

AnneB

If they can't remember to put out their trash (so you end up doing it), why do you expect that they'll remember to help you? That's where your reasoning breaks down, imo.

Stop taking out their trash. Let them learn to do it. Maybe once they figure out how to handle their own basic responsibilities they'll have a brain cell developed enough to think about helping you.

Running a sales pitch is not the same as conversation, btw.

AB

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LA Times: Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia

by AndersonsInfo in

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/14/local/la-me-pedophiles-20130115/2.

many researchers taking a different view of pedophiliapedophilia once was thought to stem from psychological influences early in life.

now, many experts view it as a deep-rooted predisposition that does not change.january 14, 2013|by alan zarembo, los angeles timesas a young boy, paul christiano loved the world of girls the way they danced, how their spindly bodies tumbled in gymnastics.

AnneB

If I understand the article correctly, the real issue being discussed is impulse control. Pedophilia is just the example they use. (And why not? Who would click open article about impulse control?)

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The final and most important question concerning the Watchtower Corporation ???

by Finkelstein in

the final and most important question ... were the wts.

doctrines specifically created to attract the.

attention to the organization's printed literature and to proliferate that literature to its fullest possible.

AnneB

No

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A word of caution

by Socrateswannabe in

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friends

please forgive me if you consider this to be presumptuous, i know i am an ultra-newbie here.

but, i see a lot of threads on jwn that read something like, "what is your dog's name" or "where's your favorite vacation spot", "what's your special name for your spouse", etc.

i give the opening posters of these threads the benefit of the doubt that they are creating them simply for entertainment purposes.

AnneB

What's your pet's name? Where did you go for your honeymoon? Who was your first grade teacher? What was your first car?

Aren't these the security questions asked for online banking, etc.? It's not just about ID'ing former JW's...

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Question to re-instated ones or those who know them

by ItsMyLife in

hi guys and gals.

i hope you're all enjoying your lives, whatever path you have chosen.. i have a question for anyone who is currently re-instated, has previously been re-instated, or knows and is still in contact with a re-instated one.. my question is this:.

is the main reason for getting re-instated:.

AnneB

There's another category to consider:

c.) People who were disfellowshipped treacherously (didn't do the wrong they were charged with or anything remotely similar) and who aim for reinstatement because they still aren't aware of TTATT.

There's actually nothing wrong with their relationship with God, so it doesn't really need repairing. (Speaking from the JW perspective here.) These people are willing to be reinstated so they can continue in field service with the group, etc. It's not for social reasons, and they don't have any real offense in the first place, they're just....true believers!

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My Mother Passed

by Roberta804 in

thank you for all of your support durning the two difficult weeks my mother was on her death bed.

last night at 10:30pm she breath her last with my sister and i by her side.

this is a real end of an era for me as i have known little these past 8 years other than taking care of my parents.

AnneB

With you in spirit,

AnneB

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Making tomato sauce....

by JWOP in

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friends

not sure where i should post this?.

last year i got into home canning.

this year i sooooo want to make homemade tomato sauce, but i'll need a food mill to do it because it's too time consuming to de-seed 52 jars worth of tomatoes.. i've been online looking at customer reviews for various brands and models, but now i'm just a muddled mess.reviews speak about multiple uses and the pros and cons, but i only want it for tomato sauce/spaghetti sauce.. do any of you use a food mill for homemade tomato sauce?

AnneB

http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/victorio-food-strainer-makes-awesome-tomato-sauce

I've used this tomato strainer and it's absolutely worth it. Check around online, read what other people have to say, then check again for prices...eBay is *not* the cheapest, but it's a great place to look for parts if you should ever need them.

The best thing about this tomato strainer is that there is so very little waste. It's beyond easy to use, it doesn't make a mess.

Remember to save the extracted seeds for planting! :)

AB

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What's the difference between Mayans and Jehovah'

by FatFreek 2005 in

AnneB

Or, as I heard it today...

The difference between the Mayans and the JW's is that the Mayans will never set another wrong date.

:)

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What happened to the 1st century FDS

by Freeof1914 in

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friends

i was giving this new understanding from the annual meeting some thought and several things struck me as odd.

first and foremost the gb has now essentially set themselves up to be even superior to the twelve apostles, handpicked by jesus!

according to this new understanding the fds did not come about into existenced until 1918/19... i forget the exact year.

AnneB

My hopes in raising these questions is that a person on the fence about the witness belief system could possibly read our thoughts and decide for themselves on the absurdity of all the claims made by the watchtower.

Remember WT's "Questions From Readers", aka Questions We Wish Readers Would Ask So We Can Preach Our Version To Them? Sooooo fake. Why use such an underhanded and propagandistic tactic? Let people come to this board and read real things, not fake posts that don't represent your real position or beliefs. Leave deviousness to the devious. Be real.

I remember how dismayed I was the first time I posted to a topic and then discovered that the original poster had done the same thing you just did. One of the effects of that type of post is to doubt the sincerity of any post asking a question....and how is that going to help someone "on the fence" and truly seeking?

There are people who come here looking for relief from deception. Alternative perspectives are one thing, posting as though you believe something that you don't has quite another name.

In peace,

AB