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  Everything is Up for Grabs! So, who gets to decide?

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  everything really is up for grabs.. our sense of "absolutes" is always under fire.

  we are taught to invest all of our belief in the very idea of something being true and absolute and constant.but--is that illusory?.

  examine how this works: jesus was tortured and murdered by hanging him on a cross.

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  "Do not put your trust in nobles nor in the sons of earthly men," or especially liberal arts professors.
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  The "Jesus is Michael" teaching soon to go?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  could the teaching that jesus is michael the archangel, be soon to be discarded?

  first of all, watchtower is big on image and this is one of those teachings that paint the jw religion as being rather kooky and heretical.

  secondly, this teaching is not an original watchtower teaching but one they inherited from their second adventist ancestry.

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  To change this teaching they would have to examine the book of Revelation again, something that they have no real desire to do.
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  New Cringe Worthy Music Video From July Broadcast

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the song is supposedly about marveling at god's creation but instead includes over the top adoration of the elders, conventions, and family worship.

  lol getting a brother who sounds like a wannabe josh groban only adds to the cheesiness.

  https://youtu.be/tzxf25gvs_m.

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  I swear, sometimes I think there might be Ttatters amongst said underlings who are deliberately cranking out this doofy-ass stuff, knowing that sooner or later, content that makes the Org look stoopid can't helpbut get greenlit ('specially if it strokes GB ego).

  I have thought the same thing, some of the stuff they are putting out lately is so over the top. Even the most Uber of dubs doesn't wax on poetically about family worship night or the guidance of the Elders. And the way they make sure to put all their little slogans in there is really weird.

  
  
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  New Cringe Worthy Music Video From July Broadcast

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the song is supposedly about marveling at god's creation but instead includes over the top adoration of the elders, conventions, and family worship.

  lol getting a brother who sounds like a wannabe josh groban only adds to the cheesiness.

  https://youtu.be/tzxf25gvs_m.

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  The fact that they have inserted so many cult phrases into the lyrics is very troubling
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  New Cringe Worthy Music Video From July Broadcast

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the song is supposedly about marveling at god's creation but instead includes over the top adoration of the elders, conventions, and family worship.

  lol getting a brother who sounds like a wannabe josh groban only adds to the cheesiness.

  https://youtu.be/tzxf25gvs_m.

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  The song is supposedly about marveling at God's creation but instead includes over the top adoration of the Elders, conventions, and family worship. LOL Getting a brother who sounds like a wannabe Josh Groban only adds to the cheesiness.

  https://youtu.be/tZXF25GVS_M
  
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  Jw mummies boys

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've had the misfortune to encounter quite a few mummies boys in the cult.

  men aged 20-40 who although in men's bodies think,act and behave like children.

  their mother's had them tied to the apron strings tightly.

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  I think the cult doctrines are more likely to lead to young men who think they have a right to dominate their wives and women who are disempowered.

  In theory this may be true but probably more for converts then born-ins. It is more likely that a born-in will try to please everyone, the organization, the family, and the wife.

  
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and the Picnic Extinction

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  jehovah’s witnesses and the picnic extinction.

  (“those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end…”).

  it was another world back then; another time and another place.. you had to have been there to have any sense of it--as a young, impressionable jehovah’s witness under the watchtower presidency of nathan h. knorr--social gatherings (backyard bbq’s, swimming parties) among the ‘friends’ consisted of having a great time at a get together or a picnic.

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  I think nowadays oral sex is more of a "don't ask, don't tell" type of deal. Lots of people do it, they just don't talk about it.
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  Where else can I go???

  by UNCONDITIONAL LOVE in

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  those are the words of my 2nd generation born in jw mother.

  my grandfather died refusing blood.

  i've since come to the realization that many jws have no other opportunities or options when it comes to leaving the cult.

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  Sunday brunch?
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  Todays WT, study with worldy kids if you can

  by purrpurr in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  according to today's wt, jws are now encouraged to start bible studys with worldy kids even if their parents dont want to join in.

  the wt suggests that the study should take place with the parent present or with another mature jw present.. the wt suggests that studying with the kid may make the parent eventually want a study too.. ...

  in what situation would any worldly parent allow some stranger from a werid cult to come jnto their house and convert their children?

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  The wt suggests that studying with the kid may make the parent eventually want a study too.
  ... seriously?!! In what situation would any worldly parent allow some stranger from a werid cult to come jnto their house and convert their children? And what child would want that either? Have you ever heard of this happening?

  This does happen sometimes, especially with rebellious teens. The parents may think that some religious education will help straighten out their kid (even though they aren't religious). Or it could be that they are related to JWs, or were raised JW but never got baptized, or they could be inactive.
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  "Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

  does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

  or is that just my wishful thinking?

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  The shunning practice needs to be tweaked for sure. However, in many instances, this type of treatment is absolutely necessary. I take it as a case by case scenario.

  No, it's never really necessary especially between family members. JWs are grownups with their own minds if someone has done something truly reprehensible they can decide for themselves to not associate with that person. That is different from disfellowshipping which is forced upon the congregation.