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Contradiction in scripture and equality
by iMARX in
1. watchtower
2. bible
okay so i've just found a scripture that totally condraticts what the jws preach and also a lot of equality laws.. proverbs 22:29 talks about if a man is skilled enough in his trade then he will no longer need to slave for the common people, he can serve kings.. so the bible is telling jws and christians to pursue their secular work and time so they need no longer "slave" for the working classes.

not only does this reinforce capitalism but it also goes against putting jehovah first and his workship.. i don't get it!!!.

i thought jws were supposed to treat everyone the same.
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Christmas, New Year and Birthday all in one!
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven't posted for a few weeks because i've been too busy embracing the awesomeness of christmas and new year and my 21st birthday!.

christmas was immense, i spent it with my partner and we had tofurkey (vegetarians .

so when i got back to work, just when i thought all the celebrations were over, colleagues remembered that it was my 21st on the 5th jan and bought my first ever birthday cake!
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The most apostate thing you could do..?
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's taken me a while to start watching films with ghosts in - even a christmas carol - and then eventually i started smoking pot and it didn't bother me at all.

but there are still some things i would have trouble with doing because of the remains of my christian conscience.. anything you guys still haven't brought yourself to do yet?.
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Attending my mum's JW wedding
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. experiences
so i have to go to my mum's jw wedding in 2 weeks.

it's not in a kh but there's still going to be about 40 jws there.

apparently it's "widely-known" that i'm gay and some jws have even told my mum that it's not wise to invite me because it will make other people (jws) feel uncomfortable.
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Horseshoes - baaaad
by iMARX in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hey did anyone ever not buy items or clothes with horseshoes on because they're a symbol of luck and jws don't believe in luck?.

hahaha i totally remember my mum seeing lovely greetings cards but as soon as she saw a horse shoe on it she would put it straight back on the shelf.

the same with necklaces and bracelets.
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Are there any JWs or elders on here who are still in??
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm really interested to talk to any elders especially that are on here but still go to the meetings and serve as an elder?

?.
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Women as second class citizens
by iMARX in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know about anyone else, but even when i was 14 or 15 i had an issue with the fact that women are weaker vessels than men and we are to be submissive to our "head" of the house etc.... people just assumed i was a moody teenager trying to be cool by disagreeing with those scriptures but i was a feminist in the making.. i even asked an elder's wife about it and i said to her: "you're a headstrong woman, how do you feel about this?

do you think you should succumb to paul's every word and do as he says all the time??".

she replied: "i hate that scripture too sarah.
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Elder won't marry mum because my brother's gay
by iMARX in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know that the elders and all jws have stupid "conscience" decisions to make from time to time, but this topped it for me.. my brother's gay and that's why he left the religion a few years ago.

now my mum wants to get re-married to another brother but the elder that she asked to marry them both declined.

he says that it would bother his conscience too much "because of luke living with you, because he's...ya know...gay!".