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  My ExElder Best Friend Has Coronavirus

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been a horrible month.

  my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.

  he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .

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  VIII

  Very sorry to hear this Minimus. I really hope that your friends recover.

  Please let keep us updated.
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  If "Zoom" is All They Have Now.....

  by 1234 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  think of the possibilities, if this technology is all they have to stay in touch with their minions think of the wonderful possibilities..... 1. think of what just one molotov cocktail or flame thrower could do to their broadcasting room and the "world wide work.

  2. or better yet if "v" (for vendetta) hacked into their broadcasting system...and told them the real truth.

  3. just one rogue bethelite could have all kinds of fun..... i can dream can't i.....

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  My family is convinced it's the GT. Sent me some ridiculous emails telling me that. Also, all the links to sign in so I could listen to the meetings by ZOOM.

  They are calling them every day to verify that they will sign-on for the digital meetings. My Mom is getting daily phone calls.
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  Happy 20th Birthday to JWD / JWN

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  as sgt pepper sang, "it was 20 years ago today" ... that i made my first post on my first forum.. i obviously didn't put too much thought into what it should say although i must have burned 45 posts testing things and was too lazy to reset the counter before going live (?):.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/46/welcome.

  but somehow, it worked and grew and here we all are, 20 years on.

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  Thanks, Simon!

  I was way out but always hoping that there was a community of Ex-JWs. I found the site and always read it and contribute. I was on here way back and came back on so many years ago when trying to get my family to see TTATT. I gave up and they are all still in. I come here to realize I'm not alone and they are still in a cult and I'm not losing my mind when dealing with them.

  This is absolutely the best site.

  Thank you, Simon and Ang. You both deserve kudos!
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  venting: My wife is the most dangerous kind of JW

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i need to vent again here.

  because i have no one else to talk with and no one who really understands except for the people here.

  my wife is the most dangerous kind of jw.

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  VIII

  When someone is in a cult and brainwashed it is hard to reason with them. My whole family is in and I deal with this almost daily when I speak to my 80-YO Mother. She is the picture of Stepford JW woman. She recites the bible verses, the mags, the books, and other propaganda; I know the stuff by heart.

  She also drove off my father because she was looking for a better model to take into Paradise after Armageddon (1975). Unfortunately, for her, the Big A never occurred and she was left alone. She has countless female friends just like her. There is something in that KH water...

  If you want to stay married use the "Subjection" card. Even my Mom was biting her tongue when Dad told her to do something and he said "I'm the man and in charge, the Bible says so..."

  If you don't, well, you have so many avenues to have her kick you to the curb as an Apostate.

  The tough part is a JW will bring up "This System" and how bad the world is to try to suck you back in. I just grunt and say I have to use the bathroom and get off the phone.

  Good luck.
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  What Do You Think About The Police?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some people are very suspicious of the police.

  some folks value policemen and women.

  i’ve had experience with some.

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  Regarding Tenacious story above ^^: with all the license plate readers out on LEO vehicles, they know instantly if you have any outstanding warrants, etc. You were in violation of the law and he gave you a ticket for it. Your plates were expired. Good for him. That is one of their jobs.

  I routinely drive on a highway where the speed limit is 70 MPH. There are always LEO, Sheriffs, and locals, who routinely drive 85. So, I get right behind them and follow. The traffic parts like the Red Sea for them. They are off duty and/or going home. They have not pulled me over in years for this. If a State Highway Patrol did it I would cruise at 70-The State Highway Patrol has jurisdiction over that road.

  I've had very few encounters with LEO and am happy they are out there protecting us.
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  Why the Catholic Church outlast Jehovah's Witnesses

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many of us who are old timers in "truth", will clearly remember how we and the organization gloated when christendom began selling off their churches, as we saw many ending up becoming cafe's and art galleries.

  i personally remember being told (both in general conversation and in print) that the fall of their congregant numbers meant that most churches were ultimately attended by the elderly and it was clearly linked to the "drying up of her waters" in reference to the fall of babylon and babylon the great..

  how ironic, that this very situation has now befallen the society and our local kingdom halls..

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  Being an Agnostic/Atheist (Not sure yet), I attend Catholic church with my better half pretty much every week. Have for the last 15 years or so. I get nothing, zero, zip, zilch out of it. I go simply to keep the single old ladies away from him.

  I believe the Catholics will last a lot longer than the JWs. The JWs are a cult. Is the Catholic church? Perhaps. However, they do their thing on Sunday and move on to the next week. They do beg for money, however, it's voluntary. Pass the basket and no one cares if you throw a quarter or a bundle. If you put in an envelope no one knows how much you gave.

  Honestly, they sing, read the scriptures take the collection, Deacon or Priest does the talk, then do the bread and wine and you're out in approximately an hour. That is for a 1000 size Sunday morning or 200 Saturday afternoon.

  I take a nap or meditate with my eyes open. No pressure to go out and recruit new members.

  I will say that at one of the local parishes we went to the Priest was from Zimbabwe and didn't like JWs. He made a point to bash them at any opportunity. Very odd. That turned me off. I could see no value to what he was saying and bashing JWs. He had a nervous breakdown recently.
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  Part 2 of the article about me and my family and JWs is out this morning....

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that some here enjoyed reading part one of the article about me locally so i'm back with part two.

  i was so happy to see my wife and my brother that was shunned so long before i was interviewed for the article as well.

  https://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/shunned-a-former-jehovahs-witness-and-his-quest-to-help-others-part-2/?fbclid=iwar2pvloo_xyujoxa72tr_ln34sq2u2x-qx7wqcgxn3s50d9cxkqthhpgxu0.

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  Great write up and very nicely done by the journalist. He covered the JW shunning really well. You covered the issues very well. I hope you and your brother are getting on and are able to have a long-term relationship.

  The shunning is just unbelievable. People I know simply don't believe that the JWs are so cruel; they come off so sincere when at the door. I've given up trying to explain why my family is the way they are. I hope this gets more coverage. Kudos.
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  Peace and Security

  by Golden Earring in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now that the (king of the south) has “come all the way to his end…” (daniel 11:45b) in both human investigative/criminal and now divine terms as have all kings and rulers…michael can "stand up" (daniel 12:1).

  (1 thessalonians 5:3) “for when they... shall say, peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape” kjv.

  un security council: conflict prevention and mediation (8546th meeting):.

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  There have been so many proclamations of "Peace and Security" I stopped counting and I stopped jumping under the desking waiting for the Great Tribulation to begin. Total BS.

  I grew up with Armageddon in 1975, errr, then 1989, errr, then 1990 something or other then another year. Now it's just around the corner because life on earth is so bad and everyone on earth is so evil and Satan must be unleashed. (Wasn't he for all of humanity?)

  Snore.
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  Window Washers

  by Nikki collins in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i know @hiddenpimo is going to laugh at me for this because we had several in our old congregation, but what is with all the window washing businesses owned/managed by jws???

  they are everywhere!

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  I had to get my windows washed recently (hadn't done it in years, outside only) and the hourly rate ended up being over $50.00 for the husband and wife team. Not bad.
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  my story...

  by Nikki collins in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  many of you have asked about my story, so here it is.

  it's a bit long lol.

  however i still loved jeremy but because he wasn’t a witness i knew i could never be with him and have my family.

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  VIII

  Thank you for sharing your story Nikki. You've had quite a journey to getting out. Good luck.