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  Always Obey

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the life story in the latest wt has a running theme that keeps popping up: if the organization tells you to do something, you do it.

  this culminates in the following anecdote:.

  we were staying in abrother’s home right next to a kingdom hall.. .

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  I thought that anecdote was EXTREMELY odd all the way around...
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  Anthony Morris depicts ex-members as ''Despicable Apostates''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is one of the many commandments jesus instructed his twelve apostles to keep, follow, and obey!.

  here is anthony morris ( supposedly selected by jehovah to keep, follow and obey the sayings of jesus ) name-calling and condemning enemies!

  the pharisees used to label people as well.

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  One of the last conventions I attended had a 13 min. part on apostates. In that short time, the speaker (who I presume was using an outline supplied by the WTS) used more than 60 derogatory terms for apostates, including "mentally diseased" and others. I kept track--I wrote them all down as fast as I could! What made it all the more stark is that I was reading Ray Franz's Crisis of Conscience around that time, in which he speaks of the GB with restraint and human decency, even though he had grounds to use stronger terms against them. The contrast was startling. Who has real love?
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  2020-10-12--Year End Report! (as of 2020-10-14)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-october-12th.. re: 2020 year end report.

  reply below for the link and a milkshake back in the pm section.. https://www.legendairymilkshakebar.com/.

  petra!.

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  Please send in the PM for me as well. Thank you so much.

  OMG, those milkshakes...
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  Everyone Around Trump Is Getting The Virus Including Joint Chief if Staff ...what’s going on???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is this just a coincidence?

  is trump a “super spreader”?

  is this a republican payback?

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  There's no conspiracy here, folks. Just plain old-fashioned science. Minimize your exposure (though PROVEN means like masks, social distancing, and washing your hands) and your chances of getting sick are reduced. Not gone, just reduced. Avoid those things and guess what? Your chances of getting the virus are increased. Not a certainty, just increased.

  Trump and his circle shrugged off these very simple steps while, by contrast, Biden and his circle followed them religiously. Not hard to do the math here...
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  Apostasy

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone seen the 2017 movie apostasy?

  set in britain, the story is about a family, a single mom and her two daughters, who are jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm not going to give away too much of the plot, but holy moly!

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  It looks amazing--thanks for letting me know about it. Also, I think the mother is the same actress that played the ladies maid on Downtown Abbey. Can't remember her name. Cool.
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  UC Berkeley Study on Disaffiliation from JW

  by emmayataco in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a uc berkeley student researching the effects of disaffiliation from the jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm not ex-jw but i am ex-mormon and as your cousin i can sympathize with the struggles we face when we question/leave the religion.. i currently have a survey open which closes on sunday the 20th at 11pm.. if you meet the criteria i encourage you to take the 20-30 minute survey.

  -be at least 18 years old-born/raised jw (born in or family converted when you were minor)-"left" at least 6 months ago (left=inactive and questioning/non-believing).

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  It is not a scam. The consent/information form is standard wording from university institutional review boards.
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  2021- Circuit Assembly

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it just me, or do they really have increased the number of speakers of color?.

  gearing up for more increase in africa perhaps?

  (hint: jw box).

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  STill overwhelmingly white GB (and male, too, but that's another topic.)
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  "JW Box" $30 Logo Markup Scam!!!! Huge!!!

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so get this, wt has something they're calling a "jw box" that gives people in africa "spiritual food".

  the best part, they want donations of $75 for it!

  so they don't provide any physical food to people in africa but they can send them "spiritual food" for $75.

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  It's telling that the video explaining how the box will work concludes by showing a small African girl putting money in the contribution box (so she can be just like Sophie!)

  The African JWs are complaining that they can't access spiritual food and have family worship, etc., because they can't watch the videos. Um...didn't JWs manage just fine for, oh, I don't know--that last CENTURY without videos?
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  New Discord server.

  by Mike1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recently created a discord server in order to create a community of exjw and associated ones.

  the decision to create it came from a desire to have an inclusive and safe environment for those affected by the wt.

  one in which we can share ideas and experiences, and meet other people with similar interests.

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  Mike1--Can you resend the Invite? It says it is invalid.
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  Needing to Questions Elders to Help Husband Understand

  by Unlikely-pack-6349 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my husband insist that i talk to the elders.

  it is something i 100% plan on doing for the simple fact of my relationship with him.

  i know some of you may disagree but it seems like the best option for us.. problem/question: .

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  Unlikely, sorry to hear you are in this tough situation. I'm curious as to how your husband justifies his own situation, which JWs would consider weak at best and probably in line to bite it at Armagg. It is one thing for an uber-zealous mate to want you to meet with the elders, something quite different for someone who is barely a JW.

  As far as meeting with them, if you think it is necessary for your marriage, based on your husband's wishes, then you probably should go ahead with it. But as others have pointed out, it is likely not to make much difference. Still, if you prepare well and have evidence to back up your "concerns" and keep a calm and mild voice/attitude (you know how JWs esp. elders look for that, particularly in women), it might go okay.

  Keep us posted. As a POMO wife to a sweet but still very much PIMI elder husband, I can understand your feelings.