Posts by hoser

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Why do ultra rich jehovahs witnesses get a free pass when it comes to being materialistic?

by hoser in

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friends

i know a couple of jws in my town that are both very wealthy.

one has upscale retail stores and owns a property development company.

the other has a large service company and owns a lot of real estate.

hoser

These two guys got rich off the backs of their hardworking jw employees

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Why do ultra rich jehovahs witnesses get a free pass when it comes to being materialistic?

by hoser in

jw
friends

i know a couple of jws in my town that are both very wealthy.

one has upscale retail stores and owns a property development company.

the other has a large service company and owns a lot of real estate.

I know a couple of Jws in my town That are both very wealthy. One has upscale retail stores and owns a property development company. The other has a large service company and owns a lot of real estate. They are both elders but are gone away on vacation at least 1/4 of the year. it seems to be accepted for them to miss for business and pleasure travel.

on the other side of the coin is the brother who is struggling financially and misses a few meetings for work to put food on the table and gets counselled for not trusting Jehovah.

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Teaching Anthony Morris III names of common things.

by LogCon in

"...what it is is this spanx, this skin-tight stuff they wear.

now, are you sisters wearing this in the ministry?

i can't say that i've ever seen that.

hoser

i think it was lett who compared the express will of god with expresso coffee.

These guys are clueless.

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Today's wt "study" obfuscations

by prologos in

paragraph 9 : " jesus blood validates the new covenant -- makes posiible the forgiveness sins for all time#.-- [and]--.

god could apply the value of jesus' shed blood to adams descendants--*.

--he could** also adopt certain --humans "as sons"--".

hoser

I sat through it today. I think a lot of the "deeper things" are just busywork. It takes time to try and understand this stuff and keeps the sheeples confused.

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Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

by kneehighmiah in

jw
friends

the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

i was talking to a jw last night.

hoser

having to live a pretentious life as a jw can be hard on a marriage. When one partner doesn't live up to the image of being a good jw the other may try to shame him/her into being more "spiritual". When people are coerced and manipulated into being something they aren't it causes all sorts of problems.

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can an unhappy married woman vent?

by sowhatnow in

i continue to be saddened by the fact that i am married to such a selfish man.. i want to know if i am the only wife who has no say when it comes to using the house she lives in for activities including other people.. .

let me explain.. yesterday my daugher who is 35 got a new puppy for my grandaughter who is 13. today my daughter and son in law are going to help my uncle at a job, and my granddaughter wanted to spend the day here, my daugher said shed bring her and the puppy over, i laughed and said 'your dad wont have that, ill have to go to your house'.. after all it will 'upset' the 2 cats they will hide all day [like they do anytime someone including my grandchild is in my home] .. i already knew that he would not like it if she brought the puppy over, [weve had dogs so its not like he hates them].

he doesnt care if his grandaughter would have enjoyed playing with the puppy over grandmas house, where she likes to be for a change, and that fact that id like to see what my cats would do when they saw a dog for the first time in thier lives.. maybe id have liked to play with the puppy .. when i said to my husband that my daughter said she wanted tp bring them over he said.

hoser

Well said terry

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Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.

by kneehighmiah in

jw
friends

the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

i was talking to a jw last night.

hoser

I would add that the jw system of courtship is flawed. To always have a chaperone hanging around doesn't allow the potential couple to get to know the person. I know a few that had big surprises after the wedding. Not in a good way either.

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Pope Francis: All dogs go to heaven

by NewYork44M in

i always wonders, and now i know.

thank you pope francis.. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/world/europe/dogs-in-heaven-pope-leaves-pearly-gate-open-.html?action=click&contentcollection=sunday%20book%20review&module=mostemailed&version=fullion=marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article.

does this include the dogs that end up on the dinner table in some cultures?