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  Just a little anecdote illustrating how out of touch the typical JW is

  by sir82 in

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  this weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.

  the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.

  following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.

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  freddo

  Back here in the UK of course we have recently had our second female Prime Minister take office.

  Meanwhile back in the Kingdom Hall women cannot run a microphone, wear trousers or read for the congregation.

  Jeez!
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  How do i keep seeing my daughter when she turns 18

  by agnosticnow in

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  hi.i have a 13 year old daughter that i still have for a limited time as she comes to stay about one night a month at present.the law here in australia is on my side in that the australian governments stand is that the child needs regular access to both parents .

  i am currently arranging for mediation to have her more often .

  her mother can not stand that i am living with another woman and doesn't want her here .

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  Sorry to hear your difficulties agnostic now - welcome to the forum. You will get lots of good advice here.

  My twopenneth is for you and your partner to not criticise her mother in front of her however twisted she behaves; do all you can to guide and build her relationship with you (not being lax and soft but give her alternative goal ideas that match her true self away from jw land).

  Is your daughter baptised? If not then I would try to persuade her to think long and hard before doing so and make it known that you feel she shouldn't be baptised as a minor.

  Get well clued up on jw doctrine and how to cast doubt on it by using genuine thoughtful questions with your daughter using only the Bible and jw publications in a calm and reasoning manner.
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  What The Org Teaches: #2 THE GREAT TRIBULATION

  by The Searcher in

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  every single bible student/jehovah's witness who has ever lived, has been indoctrinated to believe that a catastrophic great tribulation would very soon engulf the entire earth, causing untold death & destruction.

  this spurious teaching is drummed into every j.w.

  's head and used by them as a major recruitment tool.

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  freddo

  Very good thread. Although I feel mentally free it is good to reinforce how some of the main pillars of borg teaching are on foundations of sand.
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  July 26th - Watchtower Victims Memorial Day

  by TimeBandit in

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  today was a special day.

  i woke up this morning with feelings of resolve.

  my wife and i girded up our loins and went out to tell others about watchtower victims memorial day...i put up memorial flyers in places where they'd be seen by many people.

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  freddo

  Well done! Just a note - your youtube title on the video says June 26th not July 26th.
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  aaaaaaaaagh----already

  by stan livedeath in

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  so--ive bought a house--got the keys yesterday--took a car full of stuff over to it today--i'm upstairs--heard my wife talking to someone downstairs at the doorstep.............. yep--2 dubs--handing our invites to an assembly next month.

  but its in a town called bournemouth ( uk )--which means an hours car journey--plus a very expensive ferry crossing.

  ( i live on an offshore island ).

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  freddo

  I love the New Zealand invite - crossing Cook straight - and 500 miles away!
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  Things I remember growing up in the 70s

  by The Rebel in

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  i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

  i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

  i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

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  @Landy

  We did that in the south of the UK too - we called them "trolleys" or "carts".
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  Your opinion about dating sites?

  by nevaagain in

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  i have been a jw all my life, while i also have a "spiritual divorce", which means i can remarry a jw again.

  i am not sure if i want to go that route again and dating in the jw world feels like a struggle sometimes.

  with all the rules.

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  Try a hobby/passion that has plenty of females in it but that you might also enjoy?

  Volunteer work? Dancing? Gardening? Learning languages?
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  Things I remember growing up in the 70s

  by The Rebel in

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  i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

  i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

  i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

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  freddo

  National Savings Stamps for kids to save up with. 1960's

  One with an image of Princess Anne for 6d - pre decimal currency

  One with an image of Prince Charles for 2s 6d

  Sports mopeds - a mid to late 70's phenomenon.

  In the UK the age to ride a motorcycle went up to 17 and so in the early 1970's a 16 year old could only ride a 50cc moped (a tiny motorbike with pedals so you could pedal it along too) which would reach about 30 mph tops.

  So the Japanese manufacturers and some European ones like Gilera Garelli KTM "sooped up" these bikes and gave them gears and a top speed of about 50 - 60 mph.
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  The Elders want to meet with me and the hubby... Lol lol lol

  by Sevan in

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  so the elders called wanting to meet with me and my husband.

  most likely because i told a concerned jw friend of mine that i really care about that i wasn't coming back and a couple of the issues i had.

  i didn't bring up any so-called "apostate" information, just told her about the australian royal commission and that there are a lot of unscriptural teachings and that the gb apply scriptures that are about jehovah and jesus to themselves, which is idolatry.

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  @The Searcher

  Glad to hear from you again! Please pop in more often.

  @Sevan

  The Searcher knows what he is talking about and the advice he gives is spot on. In my past life I have - now to my embarrassment - been on scores of judicial committees (including an appeal committee or two). I have also been involved in a "special investigation" where the Branch sends a committee of chosen lackeys to investigate a cross-congregation or district situation.

  Two witnesses or an admission is their key to all that flows from it. Do exactly as he says and calmly stick to your guns. Do not lose your temper or you may blurt out home truths about them and their organisation but which might also incriminate you in their eyes and procedures.

  Good luck!
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  spiritual

  by stan livedeath in

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  i read the word "spiritual" sometimes on the site.

  what exactly do the jw's mean by it ?.

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  freddo

  Spiritual as defined by jw's?

  Someone whose "works" are highly visible and often audible.