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  What will the next "witness" fad illness be??

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  as we know, it seems that many witnesses "suffer" from "illnesses" at times.. now , before anyone scolds me for being insensitive or unfeeling, i am not mocking those who really suffer from illnesses of any sort.

  i am having a go at those that jump on the bandwagon of the popular illness, which actually makes real sufferers feel jaded.. i am referring to the way that many witnesses who are actually damaged as a result of the constant "fear.obsession.guilt" of jw propaganda, often seem to "contract the current illness going around", or blame it on that instead of looking at the real cause.. im sure it is a subconcious result of the burdensome pressure of jw life that brings it on.

  instead of seeing the draining effect on their lives as being the result of witness life, they will latch on to the next illness going around.. so, what is the latest going to be?.

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  GLTirebiter

  Same as the last one: hypochondria!
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  Voting and elections

  by Powermetal4ever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking about the fact that jws dont vote in elections.

  the main reason for this, i guess is that they shall not be a part of this world and so on.

  there was no election in the times of jesus, so yes i understand that it needs an intepretetion, but why is that intepreted that they shouldnt vote?

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  The explanation, as I understood it, is that by voting, you share in the responsibility of what the person you elected does.

  The explanation I give is that by failing to vote against a candidate or ballot measure, you share the responsibility for whatever harm they may cause. In other words, by not voting you forfeit your privilege to gripe about the government.
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  Most of my extended family have no idea my wife is a jw.

  by marriedtoajw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you non-jws who have jw mates or anyone interested in responding.

  do you or would you tell extended family that your spouse is a jw.

  i ask because i have a couple of other relatives who are jws who pulled away from the family the years ago that caused some hurt to family that use to be close to them.

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  In my case, I did tell my family that my (now ex-) wife is a Jehovah's Witness. Because they had no prior experience with the Watchtower, saying that had no immediate impact on their relationship with her. To this day (more than 20 years later), I am still explaining how the Watchtower affects the relationship among the family, and how that affects our children's behavior (also Witnesses). I think it is better to explain why it's nothing personal against them, just that the Watchtower teaches they should not get too close to non-Witnesses. (Though if my ex-wife had followed that teaching more closely we would never have married, and our children wouldn't be here to ignore their "worldly" Catholic relatives on my side of the family!)
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  Brett King (Jehovah's Witness) Releases Video of why he removed his ill son, Ashya, from a UK hospital

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14etqn9zpwk .

  jw leaks.

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  According to BBC, the family was found in Spain. The parents are in custody in Spain.

  Responding to the claims made in the video, a spokesman for the hospital said: "Our priority has always been Ashya's welfare and we are delighted that he has been found.

  "Throughout Ashya's admission we have had conversations about the treatment options available to him and we had offered the family access to a second opinion, as well as assistance with organising treatment abroad."

  The charity Cancer Research UK says proton beam treatment is available on the NHS in the UK only for eye conditions.

  However, in some circumstances the NHS will pay for patients to go abroad for proton treatment.
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  A catholic court ordered to attend jehovah's witnesses kingdomhall???

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw this news piece, http://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2014/08/25/catholic-workers-ordered-to-attend-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witness-services#.u_uee_ldv8e.

  the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals has issued a ruling that workers at a home for the disabled must attend a jehovahs witness worship service with patients who wish to attend.. in 2009, california instructed san gabriel/pomona regional center to have staff escort a jehovah's witness patient to services, but two catholic employees objected and sued on the grounds that their faith requires they only attend catholic services.. brad dacus, founder of pacific justice institute, says it's an interesting case.. we have the rights of employees under title 7, which requires reasonable accommodation for the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees, he says.

  in this case, arguably that would mean not requiring these particular employees to have to sit in and attend a jehovahs witness church service.. the attorney says employers should do everything they can to meet employees faith needs, but also cannot forget the needs of the disabled in this situation.

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  Catholics being forced to go to services in a Kingdom Hall, where they will hear such things as:

  "(2) WE ABHOR Christendom's adherence to Babylonish teachings, notably those of a triune god, the human soul's immortality, eternal torment in hell, a fiery purgatory, and worship of images--such as the Madonna and the cross...
  (4) WE ABHOR Christendom's failure to heed Jesus' messages to the seven congregations at Revelation chapters 2 and 3 in such matters as sectarianism, idolatry, fornication, the Jezebel influence, lukewarmness, and lack of tachfulness."

  [Watchtower April 15, 1989 page 18]

  "...We must hate in the the truest sense, which is to regard with extreme and active aversion, to consider as loathsome, odious, filthy, to detest. Surely any haters of God are not fit to live on this beautiful earth...
  ...Do we not hate those who hate God? We cannot love thise hateful enemies, for they are fit only for destruction..."

  [Watchtower October 1, 1952 pages 599 and 600]

  How could this not be "hostile work environment?"

  Religious Discrimination & Harassment

  It is illegal to harass a person because of his or her religion.

  Harassment can include, for example, offensive remarks about a person’s religious beliefs or practices. Although the law doesn’t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that aren’t very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted).

  The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer.

  [http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/religion.cfm]
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  So what was Microsoft thinking with Win 8?

  by TD in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i know some of you are in the field and many others are hobbyists and enthusiasts.. aside from a tablet/smart phone os, what were they thinking?.

  i don't know a single desktop user (e.g.

  architects, engineers running autocad, solid works, etc.

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  I hate that pig of an OS!

  Windows 8 makes it harder to get any real work done, and wastes your memory space and network bandwidth to support all the "BLING" garbage they shoveled in the system. IMO, it's the "DOS 4" of Windows: an upgrade nobody asked for and adds no real value. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" is a phrase seldom heard in Redmond.
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  Perfect Breakup Song For Your JW Girlfriend

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnc4bz_super-tramp-goodbye-stranger_music.

  we seem to get a regular number of people whinging about 'what do i do with my jw girlfriend/boyfriend' sort of heartache.

  i think i've found a pretty good song for that.

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  It may sound kinda cruel, but I've been silent too long...

  Thank God and Greyhound, you're gone!
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  Is taking a blood transfusion a "Disfellowshipping or Disassoication" offense?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i remember back in the day when i was a devout jw in the 90s elders would go to the hospital to try and see if a person took a blood transfusion.

  i remember my cousin was having surgery after a severe car accident and if he did not take blood the doctor said he would have died.

  the elder came to the hospital and badgered my cousin's wife until she told him my cousin did get some blood.

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  There's little practical difference. Whether you quit or they fire you, you will be "no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses", shunned, and the new topic for the congregation gossips. If you ever want to return, you will be treated like dirt until you have been deemed to have proven your repentance.
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  Watchtower November 2014: Witnesses can't donate blood

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  let us read a recent watchtower publication:.

  many medical professionals and other advocates of blood transfusion appeal to people to donate blood in hopes of saving lives.

  however, jehovahs holy people acknowledge that the creator has the right to say how blood is to be treated.

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  All take, no give: shouldn't a christian congregation teach that we should give freely, without expectation of getting anything back?
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  11-15 WT- Drinking before meetings

  by Absalom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to be holy, we must weigh the scriptures carefully and do what god asks of us.

  consider aarons sons nadab and abihu, who were executed for offering unauthorized fire, perhaps while inebriated.

  (lev.

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  GLTirebiter

  Two hours in the Kingdom Hall? Better make that a double!