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  Jdub Growth In USA?

  by freein2004 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?

  other than their own reports?

  or, can you point me to the right post here?

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  hoser

  "lukewarm" seat-warmers."

  The ones that barely comment at meetings,live how they want, rarely go in field service and NEVER donate. Those Jws are a drain on the company's assets
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  Accept Jehovah's Discipline

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many times the wt uses a phrase close to that, when they really mean accept the gb's discipline.

  with all of these sex abuse cases and other skeletons in the gb closet coming to light, just like king david, perhaps somebody should tell the gb to take their own advice and accept jehovah's discipline as all of their dirty laundry will continue to get exposed and they need to humble themselves.

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  hoser

  Most of the time accepting jehovahs discipline means accepting the dictates of the local alpha male elder as truth and acquiescing to his petty demands.
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  Anyone else feeling de-sheeped?

  by Slave4_38y in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i've never felt sheepish but the more i learn ttatt, i've been mentally de-sheeped.. .

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  hoser

  Yes I most definitely am being de-sheeped. I don't allow myself to get screwed anymore.
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  Behold the face of indoctrination! My moms guilt tripping letter to me.

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wish i knew what it was like to have an unconditionally loving mother.

  i know she loves me and cares about me, but only within her narrow wt spectrum.

  if i do not meet her narrow expectations, i am a failure to her.

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  hoser

  It sounds like something my mother would write to me. Yes it is very sad that these people are conditioned to measure spirituality based on the number of meetings attended and the number of hours written on a small piece of paper.

  The religion also shames parents of ones who fall away or choose to do less for the religion. This is perhaps why your mom is acting this way. She is starting to feel the shame and is projecting it on you. Shit flows downhill!
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  The Days if Noah - Is this the new unofficial generation?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  edit - "the days of noah" damn!.

  long story short - i need to go to bed!

  i was in edinburgh today with my wife (football, coffee, walks, food, cinema) and i always try to take 10 minutes to have a chat with the jws on the trolley in the "big city".. i challenged an older guy who turned out to be an pioneer about the generation.

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  Cofty

  I find it amazing to hear them defend the overlapping-generation.

  
  

  I find it amazing they were able to do so. Most Jws have a hard time with it and try to avoid the discussion
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  The Days if Noah - Is this the new unofficial generation?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  edit - "the days of noah" damn!.

  long story short - i need to go to bed!

  i was in edinburgh today with my wife (football, coffee, walks, food, cinema) and i always try to take 10 minutes to have a chat with the jws on the trolley in the "big city".. i challenged an older guy who turned out to be an pioneer about the generation.

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  I think I've said this before They should have stuck with the 1995 generation teaching that it meant the wicked other than invent this overlapping nonsense. Another option would have been to scrap 1914, cut their losses and move on.
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  A "body of elders" or really one main guy?

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the wts promotes the idea of congregations being managed by a body or elders who all follow their rules and so are in full agreement with how things should be done.. was your hall like this?.

  out hall was a constant battlefield for power between a couple of elders and their families - relatives that had been promoted to various positions.

  it wasn't some hidden secret, it was blatant and obvious.

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  Usually the most aggressive fight it out for top spot and the rest of the elders follow
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  Are Parents Who Shun Their Children At Risk?

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who looks after the welfare of ageing witness parents who have disfellowshipped children?

  are these df'd children (actually, some of these df'd children are in their 60's) meant to ignore being ignored and then care physically for their non speaking parents?

  also, can df'ing your own children lead to witness parents suffering illness or even death as a result?.

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  hoser

  I know an older couple who shunned both of their dfd children in a harsh manner as per watchtower direction. When they couldn't look after themselves anymore their children wouldn't help and neither would the congregation.
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  in the april 15th watchtowerstudy ed why is the article about how loving dissfellowshipping is curiously missing from simplified addition ?

  by poopie in

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  hoser

  A few months back or perhaps longer( time flies) there was an article about reaching out to be elders in the study edition that was omitted from the simplified version. I guess they don't want simpletons to reach out.
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  Favourite show - Les Mis

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow...went to see les miserables at the weekend - it was brilliant!.

  anyone else seen any good shows lately?

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  hoser

  I've been to a fair amount of live shows over the years (10-20). The mrs and I went to les mis a couple of months back and despite all of the hype it wasn't that great of a show IMO