Lois, what I wrote is an outsider's observation of what I saw going on, based on over a decade and a half as the unbelieving husband. I ain't no saint, but I wasn't that bad! And in all fairness, not all JW husbands are as bad as I described...but some are, and unfortunately they're not easy to recognize before making a big mistake.
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So Your Husband Is Thinking of Becoming A Jehovah's Witness
by LoisLane looking for Superman ini want to share with you, things your husband can demand from you, because, well he is the man and you are not.
i don't know if you have read about jw's sex lives and what is allowed and isn't.. no oral for anybody.
no masturbation for anybody.
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(source: Jimmy Akin)
The Statement
Here's the full statement from Pope Benedict on his resignation:
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church.
After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.
I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering.
However, in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.
For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects.
And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff.
With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.
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I think an American is out of the question for political reasons
If you mean an American Anglo, I agree. If you mean this time around, I also agree. But there is a small chance that a Native American or hispanic American bishop will someday be elected to the papacy, perhaps within our lifetime. And I think there is a good chance the next Pope will not be European--that alone would be a remarkable turn of events!
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So Your Husband Is Thinking of Becoming A Jehovah's Witness
by LoisLane looking for Superman ini want to share with you, things your husband can demand from you, because, well he is the man and you are not.
i don't know if you have read about jw's sex lives and what is allowed and isn't.. no oral for anybody.
no masturbation for anybody.
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Vacation.
We're going to the assembly. We're staying in the Society Approved Hotel. If there's any free time, We're going out in service. We're eating at the all-you-can-stand buffet with the other friends. Before bedtime, we'll review the newly released publications. Oh, and you need to iron my shirt, get the kids cleaned up, and wash off that spot on my suit coat. And tomorrow, we get to do the same thing all over again! (Dear, how can you be so tired, when the assembly is SOOO uplifting?)
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NOT on JW.org: AZ Jehovah's Witness elder arrested for strip poker with 14 year old.(2010)
by Balaamsass informer jehovah's witness preacher arrested for playing strip poker with 14-year-old boy -- get all the grody details right hereby james kingthu., nov. 4 2010 at 2:39 pm82 commentscategories: holier than who?david nelson ?strip poker can be a fun party game when played by visually -- and age -- appropriate gamblers.
it's a problem, however, when one of those playing is a preacher -- it's an even bigger problem when the only other player is a 14-year-old boy.. .
the former preacher at a jehovah's witness church in phoenix was arrested last night for allegedly playing strip poker -- and doing a lot of other sick stuff -- with a 14-year-old boy more than 30 years ago.. .
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That elder may wish he'd done the deed someplace else, instead of the place known for the "meanest sherriff in the country". I hope he's serving that short sentence this summer, in the tent city.
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When did the WBT$ start to break up families?
by punkofnice inas you all know since i became a 'mentally diseased apostate that the jehu elders should slaughter(tm)' my wife left me and ripped our family apart.. the elders are convinced it's all my fault that the family suffered although i was the one trying to hold it all together.. i just read greybeard's story about his wife leaving.. how many of you have had family break ups as a result of the heartless and selfish wbt$ corporation?.
is this just a recent trend?.
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According to Barbara Anderson's article at Watchtower Documents, it's been about 120 years now: (emphasis mine)
From all accounts, the Russells were a happy couple until the early 1890s. Mrs. Russell left her husband in November 1897 and they divorced in 1906. After the divorce Pastor Russell publicly distorted the facts regarding the cause of the breakup of his marriage. He denied all charges and explained that his wife left him because of revenge because he refused to permit her to take control of their religious journal to spread her women’s rights ideas. He publicly doubted his wife’s writing ability. Mrs. Russell asserted that she did at least half of the writing for each one of the first four volumes of the Millennial Dawn series of books; yet, her participation has been denied. Moreover, the legal corporation she co-founded published over 50,000 pages of material which directors have given credit solely to Pastor Russell as author of.
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Super Bowl Predictions ?
by Pterist inif it has not already been asked any predictions for the game tomorrow?.
ravens 28 .
49ers 27. .
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You won third quarter and the final? The next round is on Frosty!
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Super Bowl Predictions ?
by Pterist inif it has not already been asked any predictions for the game tomorrow?.
ravens 28 .
49ers 27. .
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Yea but that was holding....
Many penalties they'd usually call were ignored. It's as if the refs were under orders to keep the game moving. The Super Bowl is like the Stanley Cup finals that way.
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Super Bowl Predictions ?
by Pterist inif it has not already been asked any predictions for the game tomorrow?.
ravens 28 .
49ers 27. .
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It turned into a great game. I think the punter should have got the MVP, though. He sealed it for the Ravens.
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Super Bowl Predictions ?
by Pterist inif it has not already been asked any predictions for the game tomorrow?.
ravens 28 .
49ers 27. .
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