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  Books that are taboo C.O not happy lord of the rings

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  so the c.o and his wife came over for dinner and of course checked out our library and saw lord of the rings and told us off for spiritism books...it's just a damn fantasy book the bible has more magic and devils in it.

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  Fancy dress up parties were banned by Elders after our 2nd one

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i grew up in a small town with lots of witnesses so being bored we had two fancy dress up parties now some brothers came with swords and fake guns as pirates or cowboys one brother who was a pioneer came dressed as a woman!

  the elders smashed us in a talk they gave and these fun parties were cancelled..

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  Why "Removed" instead of "Disfellowshipped or Shunning"

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  i was mulling this over last night...too much free time, i know.

  both disfellowshipping and shunning indicate the action of avoiding someone, taking them out of your sphere of associates.

  probably is a better sound bite to say "removed.

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  How Did Watchtower Sell the "Jonadab" Concept ?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  simply put; gullible people were told if they chose life on earth instead of heaven, they wouldn't have to die.

  that's how they sold it.

  the watchtower lied to people in the 1920 booklet and convention series titled "millions now living will never die!

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  Reddit thread Warning young JWs that ‘Spiritual Goals’ are Not a Career!

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as somebody who worked full-time when i was in the witness religion, this topic naturally caught my eye.. many of the responses are heartfelt.

  there are about 90 at this point.

  from what i read so far.. many are people who woke up before they got old but even these are resentful over their life being derailed with wasted time pursuing spiritual goals and having to start over at a later age getting an education/job.. i imagine born-in young jws would be most susceptible to this.. in today’s world, a ‘career’ is something that earns you a living.. as many of the responses there will say: anybody who pursues ‘spiritual goals’ only will end up with wasted time in the end with no money and no retirement plan… i couldn’t agree more.. it would be a shame if this happens to yet more jws..

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  Demonic Influence While Intoxicated

  by EisMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  scripture consistently warns against intoxication, highlighting how substance abuse weakens judgment and opens individuals to spiritual deception.

  while various herbs were used in biblical worship, they were only burned as incense, never smoked or ingested.

  additionally, there is no historical record of marijuana being used in ceremonial worship, either in the bible or among ancient civilizations.. warnings against intoxication and loss of judgment.

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  Hotel Bossert, a storied hotel on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, was sold

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  memories..... a 1970s-1980s meetup location to grab a ride to local trips on the subway...or a bite on montague st.. brooklyn heights hotel to be turned into homes.

  the hotel bossert, a storied hotel on montague street in brooklyn heights, was sold to someraroad, a new york city and nashville-based real estate investment and development firm.. bk reader staffmay 31, 2025 10:00 amjun 2, 2025 9:20 am.

  photo: supplied/jim.henderson via wikimedia commonslisten to this article00:01:23. .

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  Guess who's coming to dinner.. Elder and nosey wife!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  so my wife ran into a elder i new 10 years ago and invites him to dinner!!!!!

  he arives and gives me a bear hug...love bombing!

  he started talking about armegedon is really very very close.

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  "Love bombing" when your new or baptised.

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i studied with a sister and her husband and there first complaint was all the love stopped after they got baptised...well it's called love bombing all cults do this till your in then they move on..

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  Change in WT Stance on Retirement? A qualified answer?

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading the march 2025 wt today, and i notice this: "march 2025 p. 29 jehovah’s hand is not too short p.29-31 (retirement, but qualified statement) (notice , it is not wrong, but, in the end we must rely on their god.

  retirement is alluded to as "making the quest for material things the focus of our life.

  " are we confident that their god will provide (why have retirement then?

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