Posts by freddo

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JW renaming things: "It's Not this, it's ....."

by Muddy Waters in

this was brought up in another thread, but i thought it should have its own thread.

feel free to add your own observations and experience.

the jws are so duplicit, and they rename things to somehow justify their own irrationalities.

UK Charity Commision reports on Moston, Manchester Congregation.

by snugglebunny in

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-leads-to-improvements-in-safeguarding-at-jehovahs-witnesses-charity.

freddo

"Darkspilver"

In the Paul Shield's case - what exactly did the JW's find him guilty of to DF him?

Also did they turn over their records to any secular investigation of any judicial cases they had with him? (Oink! Flap!)

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JW Parents and kicking out their children

by NJ501 in

is it a common practice for jw parents to kick their children out of the home, if the child doesn't want to be a jw.

(even though their not disfellowshipped they will still get kicked out for not going to meetings etc.??).

do other religions encourage kicking family members out this as well?

Happy birthday Watchtower!

by Half banana in

just before the month ends i would like to congratulate the watchtower magazine for completing its run of 138 years of publication.

the first copy was printed july 1st 1879. well done watchtower!.

as a reminder, let people remember that in its time this magazine has one of the world’s largest print runs for a periodical.

freddo

Woot! Happy Birthday! 138 years and still producing more crap every issue than an average sized Brontosaurus.

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JW Parents and kicking out their children

by NJ501 in

is it a common practice for jw parents to kick their children out of the home, if the child doesn't want to be a jw.

(even though their not disfellowshipped they will still get kicked out for not going to meetings etc.??).

do other religions encourage kicking family members out this as well?

freddo

The pressure ramps up more when you are an "appointed man".

Maybe in the 18 - 19 age range (of the DF'd "child" - even though legally an adult) there is a little slack cut - but once junior hits 20 and is judged by local JW's as being at home for selfish, lazy reasons then it's time to bring pressure to bear on Daddy elder to tell him his "privileges" will be considered if junior remains.

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My mums dying she refuses blood transfusion...the horror.

by Witness 007 in

mum has a mild form of lukeimia if she took blood like normal people she could live to be 100. but no, anointed sisters dont compromise jehovah wont allow it.

so here i am moving to sydney for one month going to hospital everyday putting my life on hold to watch my mother die slowly.

watching her gasp for air, struggle to breath.

freddo

So, so sorry ...

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Dunkirk.

by zeb in

i have just seen the film "dunkirk".

do yourselves a big favour and go see it.

(not for kids).

freddo

I saw it and thought it very good. The only criticism I would make is that it wasn't "busy" enough in as the beaches seemed almost empty, the Royal Navy ships too small in number (two or three when in reality there was about 40) and not nearly enough aeroplanes.

I understand this was made without CGI to add hordes of men and machines but with 300,000 on the beaches the place should have been much busier and a Luftwaffe that in truth threw all they could at it and which had over a 1000 serviceable planes to be reduced to a pair of Me109's, one Heinkel bomber and three Stukas seemed implausible as did three RAF Spitfires which seemed to take an age to take out the everlasting Heinkel.

https://youtu.be/YOBZcFXn16k?t=218

Hardly saw any Jerries either!

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UK Charity Commision reports on Moston, Manchester Congregation.

by snugglebunny in

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-leads-to-improvements-in-safeguarding-at-jehovahs-witnesses-charity.

freddo

From NWT ...

Elder qualifications ...

(1 Timothy 3:1, 7) 3 This statement is trustworthy: If a man is reaching out to be an overseer, he is desirous of a fine work. ...

7 Moreover, he should also have a "fine testimony from outsiders" so that he does not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.

Looks like a dozen or more elders don't qualify according to my reading of the bible ...

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I need some help

by Akid48 in

well let me start with my age is 13 and i have been thinking about this jw thing and i need help i just dont know if i want to be one any more.. the help i need is some one to send me some links to places i can research i just dont know if i want to study with a jw any more..

freddo

"Akid"

I wish I knew what happened at death. I don't - despite being an ex elder and having been a jw pretty much all my life from young childhood. But I no longer trust the jw explanation of earth for some and heaven for a few and death at "Armageddon" for billions.

If you are to see your parents again - and if I am to see my dead loved ones again I do not believe it is dependent upon a religion/cult that for nearly 140 years has got every prophecy wrong, only had an earthly hope on offer for the last 80 years or so and can't predict when Armageddon is coming if at all. (See Luke 21 v 8)

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I need some help

by Akid48 in

well let me start with my age is 13 and i have been thinking about this jw thing and i need help i just dont know if i want to be one any more.. the help i need is some one to send me some links to places i can research i just dont know if i want to study with a jw any more..

freddo

If your parents died when you were five then you may well get a lot of "don't you want to see your parents in the resurrection?" type of stuff.

The resurrection "hope" "brought in" a lot of adults, let alone a youngster.

Have you thought about how you will deal with that kind of emotional manipulation? (Which is what I now believe it is)

Not an easy time for you especially if you are only 13.