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  Young Couples and not having kids

  by Serg in

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  there are so many young couples in the org.

  locally that i have noticed do not want to have kids until the "new order".

  that's so freakin annoying that i feel like going up to all of them and smacking them upside the head and lettiing them know the whole truth about the "truth".

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  Doesn't seem to be a problem in my mom's congregation. Those folks are breeding like rabbits.

  I do wonder, though, about two couples in her cong who are no longer young. Each couple has been married for 40+ years (I'm 46 and don't remember a time before they were married), and neither couple has children. Of course I don't know why they didn't have kids, and it's none of my business, and I realize that not everyone wants to have kids, JW or not. But I wonder if they decided, decades ago, not to have kids because "the end" was near. And if so, I wonder how they feel about that choice now, when other couples their age are enjoying their grandchildren.
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  To those still "active", what makes you keep going to meetings?

  by Cindi_67 in

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  2. experiences

  i've been reading a lot of posts and a lot of you here on the board, are "active" members, attend all meetings and conventions, go out in field service, even help with quick builds.

  i don't want this to sound like i am disrespecting anybody, but what makes you lead a double life?

  doesn't anybody at the hall notice your lack of interest?

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  I lived a double life for several years, but that was because I was still living at home with my JW mom. I made the break when I went away to college. Even then, I think I occasionally attended meetings when visiting my mom for a few years.
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  What are your most hated JW words and phrases?

  by Low-Key Lysmith in

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  mine are, in no particular order:.

  "the friends".

  "glean".

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  We must have the faith that the bible does revive We must build such faith if gods war we would survive Do we have a faith accompanied by works? this kind of faith preserves our souls alive

  Aaaack! Earworm! I thought I'd forgotten all those "tunes". Must go listen to "wordly" music now. . .
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  Vasectomy Horror Stories- Have Any? Or Normal Vasectomy Stories ?

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  well, i know you all pretty well now after 9 months of being on board , so i feel o.k.

  to approach this subject.

  this subject is a pretty touchy one for most of us men, especially those of us that have been put under the " knife" , and got to the point where we did not want any more children.

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  Can someone please enlighten me on this New Light about vastectomies? What's the pretext reasoning? What about tubal ligations for women -- any repercussions for that? Or is there nothing they can do since women aren't real people don't hold positions of leadership?
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  I think was was taken today

  by Elsewhere in

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  2. friends

  i was walking to my car after work, it was very cold (low 40's f) and getting dark and a beggar woman walks up to me sobbing and crying about being cold.

  she didn't want to go through another very cold night light last night (low 30's f) and she needed money to get into a local shelter.

  yes, it costs $12 per night to get into a homeless shelter... that's texas for ya.

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  Personally, I'd rather risk being taken occasionally than risk not giving to someone who needs it when I can afford it.
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  Anyone else here with ADD/ADHD?

  by proplog2 in

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  i have had this problem all my life.

  i have a child that also has it.

  since people with adhd have a problem fitting into organizations do you think it may be one of the reasons why you just couldn't take the jw's any more.

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  My daughter has taken Concerta for her ADD. It does not make her compliant or docile.
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  Godless souls

  by Aleman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello again!.

  i never thought that so many are believers of a godless life.

  i would like to know, because i just don't understand, how anyone can live life feeling god does not and can not exist?

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  "Morals are at an all time low this milenium then any other." If you believe that, you need to read more history.
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  Godless souls

  by Aleman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello again!.

  i never thought that so many are believers of a godless life.

  i would like to know, because i just don't understand, how anyone can live life feeling god does not and can not exist?

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  No need to be insulted UU. I did not say that all are bitter, but many are.

  I'm sure many people here, both theists and non-theists are bitter. I just don't think bitterness is the reason for their beliefs.

  And I certainly did not point a finger at you. As for the respect thing. I agree. Some here though, love to rant on the "ridiculousness" of those of us that are of a different suasion than yourself.

  Just as the OP points out the ridiculousness of non-theists?

  I meant no disrespect.

  I apologize if I was over-sensitive.
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  Godless souls

  by Aleman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello again!.

  i never thought that so many are believers of a godless life.

  i would like to know, because i just don't understand, how anyone can live life feeling god does not and can not exist?

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  There will be some godless here shortly to explain themselves I am sure. I think the horrible experience in the Watchtower and wasted time there has embittered many here.

  Bolding mine. How insulting. My beliefs are my beliefs, just as deeply and sincerely held as yours, and just as deserving of respect. They are not a manifestation of bitterness. In fact, it's news to me, and I think would be to anyone who knows me, that I'm bitter.

  I became aware at a very young age that I didn't believe in God, not as JWs imagine God and not as more conventionally religious people imagine God. Pretending to believe would have been pointless at best.
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  It may not make any difference, but if it did,....what would you suggest?

  by whyizit in

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  my jw friend and i had a conversation.. it seems she received an anonymous letter from an "apostate" person.

  explaining why they left the wts.. of course, this person must have left the jws to pursue a deviate lifestyle.

  since there weren't a bunch of sited bible verses to substantiate her claims, my jw friend is trying to dismiss it all as a sour person who thinks they missed having a childhood, due to over-zealous jw parents who were supposedly "too strict".. she comented that had this person given good biblical reasons as to why she left, and supported those reasons biblically--then she might be more inclined to take the letter seriously.. now, i know this is a bunch of bs.

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  UU Now

  Depraved deviant is just a bonus!

  Exactly!