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  Can JW's get themselves sterilized?

  by Splash in

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  can you be sexually sterilised?no, it is absolutely wrong - w59 7/1 p. 416 questions from readers.

  however, it is absolutely wrong for a person to think that in order to stay free for the kingdom service and avoid family responsibilities in the way of children he is justified in getting himself sexually sterilized.. .

  no, it is harmful - w61 12/1 p. 735 questions from readers.

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  My brother-in-law is a true believer JW. He recently got married and they want to go to the WT couples school together and serve the borg as fully as possible. They don't want kids so he had a vasectomy. He did this because we are so deep into the last days and kids would get in the way of their spiritual goals. Besides, Jehober can restore his reproductive powers in the new system anyway, right?

  The guy is in his 20s and he likes kids. I'm sure this decision will not come back to haunt him down the road.

  As an interesting side note, my driver's license says I'm an organ donor. This guy's sister gave me a hard time about it because she thought that was against WT policy. But looking at this thread it's no wonder most dubs don't know what the current WT stance on any subject is. Depends on the day obviously.
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  I found a JW.org tract at work

  by JimmyPage in

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  it was sitting on a table for the public with magazines like field and stream.. so i picked it up and took it to the bathroom.. i ripped it to shreds.. i dropped it in the toilet.. i urinated on it.. then i flushed it down.. i'm not gonna lie, it felt great!

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  if it keeps one person from becoming another cult member then that's something to be proud of..

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  JimmyPage

  I've noticed some of the dubs have turned their facebook pics into blue jw.org squares this month. It would be funny to see some parodies of that.
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  I found a JW.org tract at work

  by JimmyPage in

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  it was sitting on a table for the public with magazines like field and stream.. so i picked it up and took it to the bathroom.. i ripped it to shreds.. i dropped it in the toilet.. i urinated on it.. then i flushed it down.. i'm not gonna lie, it felt great!

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  if it keeps one person from becoming another cult member then that's something to be proud of..

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  JimmyPage

  Me too LOL!
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  I found a JW.org tract at work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was sitting on a table for the public with magazines like field and stream.. so i picked it up and took it to the bathroom.. i ripped it to shreds.. i dropped it in the toilet.. i urinated on it.. then i flushed it down.. i'm not gonna lie, it felt great!

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  if it keeps one person from becoming another cult member then that's something to be proud of..

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  JimmyPage

  It was sitting on a table for the public with magazines like Field and Stream.

  So I picked it up and took it to the bathroom.

  I ripped it to shreds.

  I dropped it in the toilet.

  I urinated on it.

  Then I flushed it down.

  I'm not gonna lie, it felt great!

  If it keeps one person from becoming another cult member then that's something to be proud of.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  I do have a certain amount of respect for the Worldwide Church of God for admitting they were wrong. My opinion of the GB would go up a notch if they did likewise. That would put them at notch one. Interesting discussion here: http://www.jwstruggle.com/2011/09/jws-and-the-worldwide-church-of-god/
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  They've painted themselves into a corner. So we see them ramp up the control on the inside while outwardly trying to appeal to the modern public.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  Exactly! While it badly needs to reform... it would crumble. But as it is it's stagnant. It smells of death, as aging congregations lose elderly members to the inevitable.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  And please forgive me for neglecting the real areas where the WT needs to be reformed: like the two witness rule that protects pedophiles and the cruel disfellowshipping policy. All of this jw.org rebranding has me thinking more of the mainstreaming that is being done on the surface.
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  Why WT reform would never work

  by JimmyPage in

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  i used to think how great it would be if the wt finally made long overdue changes.

  higher education would no longer be frowned upon.

  men could have beards.

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  I used to think how great it would be if the WT finally made long overdue changes. Higher education would no longer be frowned upon. Men could have beards. Celebrating holidays and accepting blood transfusions would be conscience matters. Neckties would be optional for brothers, and sisters wouldn't have to only wear skirts. The songs could even have a peppy backbeat. Wouldn't that be great?

  Yes it would. Except that all of these things are already being done in other religions- and being done better. What would stop JWs from leaving the WT completely and going to the church of their choice?

  Really the only thing that could keep everyone from straying off would be familiarity with each other. People who grew up together and spent a lot of time together out in service. But I think we all know that most would realize how shallow a love they actually have for the mentally unbalanced people they often only tolerated because they had to.

  And of course, many of us after examining the WT went on to examine religion in general... and found it all to be nonsense. So you tell me- could the WT ever successfully be reformed?
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  What is the "new" date JWs are "hinting" at for Armaggeddon?

  by booker-t in

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  after the 1975 "we did not say point blank armaggeddon was coming we only suggested it might come" fiasco what is the new date jws are "hinting" at for armaggeddon?

  i know now they do not point to any specific date but hint that maybe it might occur such as before 2000 the preaching work will be finished.

  this is a suggestion not a prediction so they can wiggle out of this one.

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  The feeling I get is that most JWs believe (even if they won't say it) that Armageddon will come in October of this year. And when that doesn't happen they will look to 2034.