Posts by GLTirebiter

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JW Child Custody.

by Celestial in

upon first glimpse, i thought this was a specialized service of a legitimate law firm, but as it turns out, it's simply a selective presentation of exploitable religious issues enacted by a former elder (william bowen).. http://jwchildcustody.com/ .

dont allow your children to be turned against you!.

statistics show that over 1,000 custody cases are fought each year involving jehovahs witness children.

GLTirebiter

To learn more about this publication, see the critique at freeminds. Here are some quotes showing the tone of the pamphlet:

Be careful that they don't get the impression that they are in a demonstration at the circuit assembly, when they would show that the first things in life are service and going to the Kingdom Hall.

Be careful they don't all say that they are going to be pioneers

How do you feel about your ex-wife/husband who is not one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Is he/she under the control of Satan?

Will you teach your child that his father's/mother's religious beliefs are wrong?

Will you teach your child that his father/mother will be destroyed by God if he/she does not become one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Will you teach your child that there is a risk that his father/mother will be destroyed by God?

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Happy 12th birthday to JWD / JWN (us !)

by Simon in

omg, today is the forum's 12th birthday !.

omg x 2 - i said the word 'birthday' and no-one was beheaded !

lol.

GLTirebiter

Thank you, Simon!

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Kid scores dream prom date, school won't ler her in to dance.

by JeffT in

jw
friends

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/03/minn-school-quashes-seniors-bid-to-bring-porn-star-to-prom/1#.t2zgytwenrw.

minn. school quashes senior's porn-star prom date.

by douglas stanglin, usa today.

GLTirebiter

You should have seen the looks on the faces of my dad and mom

When I showed up at the door with my date for the senior prom...

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In Love with a JW but he dumped me

by Ranavalona in

so i just broke up with my jw boyfriend of over two years, nearly three.

when i met him he was disfellowshipped and i didn't find out he was a jehovah's witness unitl 4 months into the relationship.

six month into he was reinstated with the caution of getting rid of me, but he didnt.

GLTirebiter

He said he wanted me to be his friend still and we were with the sex still and hanging out, like we were a couple still. When I called him out on this and asked whether we were dating or not he said no we are still just friends and he needs to get his life back on track and do right in his religion, so in short he picked the religion over me.

Welcome! I'm sorry your reason for coming here was is so painful. Like James Woods said, this happens much too often.

He wasn't just picking the religion over you, he was using you. He was playing the good JW at the Kingdom Hall while breaking every rule he can get away with. He wants all the "benefits", but he isn't interested in being a genuine friend (friends are honest). I'm sorry to have to say this so harshly, but you deserve somebody who will treat you with respect and honesty, while he deserves somebody who will do unto him as he does unto others. Walking away is probably the best thing to do.

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Songs that are atmospheric

by FlyingHighNow in

this is a song thread that will take a little thought.

i'd like for you to share songs that sound atmospheric and conjure up feelings of night air or a smokey room, the energy of the ocean's roar or capture the joy of a party or celebration.

the songs can be transportive and take you other places by their sound and the visuals they evoke from the stories they tell.. my first one is from tim mcgraw.

GLTirebiter

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Did Church fathers and Jesus see the Bible as metaphor?

by leavingwt in

jw
friends

does anyone here believe that jesus viewed genesis as being a metaphor?

if they believed it to be a historical account about real people, what are the implications?

as a jw, i wasn't allowed to publicly entertain such questions.

GLTirebiter

Seeing "the Bible" as a single work to be read literally is a fallacy, a fallacy that dilutes comprehension of the texts.

It is an anthology of many works, written in different eras, using different styles for different audiences and purposes, in the cultural context of the time each book was written. It has literal histories, it has historical legends, it has theological and philosphical studies, it has morality tales.

Some is literal, some is metaphoric, some is philospohical. "All scripture is instructive," but only when read with the literary and cultural context in mind.

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Songs that are atmospheric

by FlyingHighNow in

this is a song thread that will take a little thought.

i'd like for you to share songs that sound atmospheric and conjure up feelings of night air or a smokey room, the energy of the ocean's roar or capture the joy of a party or celebration.

the songs can be transportive and take you other places by their sound and the visuals they evoke from the stories they tell.. my first one is from tim mcgraw.

GLTirebiter

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Godwin's Law of JWN---Need help naming it!

by NewChapter in

jw
friends

first, a definition of godwin's law:.

godwin's law (also known as godwin's rule of nazi analogies or godwin's law of nazi analogies[1][2]) is a humorous observation made by mike godwin in 1990[2] that has become an internet adage.

it states: "as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving nazis or hitler approaches 1.

GLTirebiter

How about hijacking a "theocratic" word?

Law of Old Light? Then you could hijack a net cliche too, and call them out with an "LOL"

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Want honest answers

by independenthinker in

i've wanted to make this account for the past 2 weeks, but ive been afraid that ill get caught by posting.

do they check this site?.

im 18 years old,baptized at 14. really my problems started a few weeks ago.

GLTirebiter

If you're looking for honest answers, freeminds.org has them.

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How will Obamacare affect the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?

by The_Present_Truth in

i'm not sure if this has been addressed here or not but i've been curious as to how obamacare stands to affect the wtbts and those serving at it's branches in the usa?

has anyone looked at this?

seems the catholics are all shook up about what obamacare stands to "make" them provide their "employees".

GLTirebiter

With the Watchtower's organization structure (mostly volunteer labor that doesn't get health insurance through the organization) and practices (their services, such as they are, are directed to members) I suspect they are not worried about the HHS regulations. They don't run schools, hospitals, universities, orphanages, etc. that would be affected.