Posts by freddo

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Raising kids in a split faith household

by rathernotsay in

jw
friends

hi guys, don't know if this is the right place to ask but id like to hear other peoples experiences with raising kids in a household with split faiths.

just for a bit of a back story, my wife and i have been married for comming up 6 years.

we have 3 kids, 2 boys aged 5 and 3 and a 8 week old girl.

freddo

Give them an alternative that is appealing and rooted in common-sense. Ask them gentle questions. Offer alternative points of view.

E.g.

You to your 5 year old: "Tell me about Noah and the animals son?"

5yo: "Two by two ... built a big boat ... bad people ... etc."

You: "That's great! Then what happened?"

5yo: "Jehovah saved them because they loved him!"

You: "What about all the people and animals who didn't get in. What happened to them?"

5yo: "They all died because they didn't love Jehovah!"

You: "What they all drowned?!"

5yo: "Yes!"

You: "That sounds awful! I'd never kill anyone because they didn't love me. Perhaps some of it is just a story? Anyway, shall we go and get a McDonalds?"

Or ... once a month during summer ...

You to the whole family: "I'm going to the beach/lake/picnic on Sunday, who's coming with me?"

Family: "We've got the meeting."

You: "Well I'd love you to come to the beach - we can have fun together!"

Wife: "Our meetings are important."

You: "And so is family time so I'm going to the beach with the kids. If you want to take the baby to the meeting you can make other arrangements, I don't mind it's up to you."

Little bits here and there. Little and often, little and often.

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My brother died last night

by LisaRose in

jw
friends

i found out this morning that my brother died last night, he was also an ex jw, 73 years old and died of heart disease and kidney failure.

it was not totally unexpected, as he had been in poor health, but it's a blow, especially as i just lost another brother two years ago.

there were six of us, now only four.

Berkshire Circuit (UK)

by Dont_Believe_The_Truth in

jw
friends

i'm hearing rumours of huge changes within the berkshire circuit here in the uk .

congregations being dispanded and kingdom halls closing down and being sold off.... official announcements within the next month apparently .

does anyone else have anymore info?.

freddo

Source tells me Windsor and one of the Slough congregations amalgamated or at least Windsor using Slough hall? And some cuts in Woking?

I'm not too familiar with the area and do not want to ask too many questions but anyone in the know?

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Helping my family see the truth about 'the truth'

by Stella3 in

this is my first time joining a forum like this.

i grew up in the jw religion.

i was baptized when i was 13 and started to fade out at 16 at least mentally.

freddo

@xjwsrock

Brilliant posts! Thank you.

All the best on your journey.

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The Big House Forced Exodus

by ttdtt in

long video i guess addressing the many hard feelings of people getting the axe at brooklyn and other facilities.. the gist is - thanks for your help, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

or scripturally saying - "keep warm and well fed"p.s.

they are admitting that the are letting older ones go.. http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbrd_201605_5_video.

freddo

@steve2

"How the speaker can deliver his address without blushing or fidgeting nervously I don't know."

Because he knows if he doesn't he's next and he's shitting bricks at the very thought!

@sparky1

Nice reminder with that Knorr welcome letter.

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RC 2016 Media Relations

by wifibandit in

the leaks keep rolling in.... this batch is in spanish.. a los superintendentes del departamento de prensa de las asambleas regionales asunto: manual de relaciones con los medios.

manual de relaciones con los medios 2016nsk-s. .

2016nsk-04 sample 1-s. .

Wow! It's there in print on page 3 - what to do if you are asked about 1975 - proof positive they know their date setting (and by implication we can infer their generation setting) is a huge weak spot.

Thank you Wifibandit!

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The two paths of exJWs

by Simon in

it's easy to think of exjws as being a single amorphous group but the more i think about it, the more i believe that there are two distinct sub-groups and wonder if you agree.. there are those who believe and those who don't.

i know that seems obvious but let's break it down a bit more.

there are those who don't and never believed and some who are looking for a religion to match their beliefs.. i used to think this split would be between born-ins and converts but of course it's possible for born-ins to be believers although i suspect that many, like with other faiths, do so simply because they have never experienced anything else or made a conscious choice.

freddo

And some people ride bikes for fun, some rid to improve their health while others get very serious about what type of bike and even types of tyres, gears, weights of equipment and materials used in the bikes composition.

The rabid will argue that their bike is the only one to have. But it is unheard of for someone to persecute or kill another bike owner because of what they ride!

So "on yer bike" is fine by me!

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Where does WT get their money?

by Dreamerdude in

i assume they get most of it from cash donations and assets left in wills.

there may also be some income from invested assets.

i guess they get a lot of money from old jws who die childless or with only df'd kids.geographically i assume they get it mostly from a few countries that have many publishers and strong economies.

freddo

One source is old widows without kids. Sometimes even with kids.

Old widows whose unbelieving husbands left them a house and an income stream.

It either gets left to the congregation in which case the puppet elders (eventually) send it to "mother" or direct to the branch.

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April 26 2016 God’s Kingdom Rules! to Be Considered at Congregation Bible Study

by wifibandit in

april 26, 2016 to all congregations re: god’s kingdom rules!

to be considered at congregation bible study.

freddo

Am I the only one in my KH to note that "God's Kingdom Rules!" can be read two ways?

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Branch Vists the new Regional Convention?

by konceptual99 in

so there was a mention yesterday about "next year's" branch visit and this being streamed.. is there a chance these will become the new regional convention?

consider the evidence:.

- branches being closed down or downsized.

freddo

Of course there are to be no hard copy literature releases at this years RC's so no contributions there though I guess they weren't getting enough to cover transportation and printing costs ...