I'm happy to count myself as one of the foolish ones labeled in Psalm 14:1
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wannabefree
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Is Jehovah A God Of Love Or A Total Fussbudget? Happy Easter!
by Brokeback Watchtower ingod is love that's what the bible says:.
7beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from god.
everyone who loves has been born of god and knows god.
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My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama
by wannabefree inwe received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.
i'm not invited.
:) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.
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wannabefree
Vanderhoven ... I was surprised but admire her courage to stand out. The dress is slightly different than the other bride's maid dresses.
Pale.Emperor .. I'm livid about it. My daughter hates what the religion does to control people, but loves her cousin. My first thought, if it were me, I told my daughter ... would be to explain how controlling and unreasonable this was for the organization to come between them and decline the invitation ... but she still wants to be there for her cousin.
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My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama
by wannabefree inwe received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.
i'm not invited.
:) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.
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wannabefree
We received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my JW niece's wedding.
I am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical JW practices.
1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a JW. I'm not invited. :) Hey, I'm really not complaining about that. Our families were close when I was in, but I understand ... after all, I was an elder at one time, I know how these things work. Still, it's pretty bad manners. My wife is fully in and of course is invited (it's her brother's daughter that is getting married - - after the typical very short dating period of a young couple). Attending the wedding will require a modest bit of travel and expense. I'm not disfellowshipped. These family members have no problem visiting with me when we do cross paths ... Just another one of many invites that I, the uninvited inactive JW, will be expected to fund but not attend. ;)
2nd - and this is really the one that gets me - how my daughter is treated - this daughter of mine is no longer a believer but was never baptized. Fortunately I woke up during the period that I was encouraging her to get baptized and changed from coaxing her towards baptism to encouraging her to make sure of things. Do her own research. After all, JW's are to "make the truth their own" ... right?
My daughter and her bride to be cousin grew up very close, best friends.
A couple of months ago my daughter was invited to spend a day out of town with the cousin and her mother to shop for a wedding dress and bride's maid dresses. I was surprised by this when she told me and we both thought it was odd, but she was very happy to have been included because they had been so close and during their younger years they often talked about their wedding plans.
My daughter returns from the two day shopping trip and tells me what a good time she had with her cousin and aunt and that she was going to be the maid of honor and ordered her dress.
Again, I was surprised by this, knowing the family and knowing how weddings are micromanaged by the elders. (I had already gone through a Kingdom Hall wedding with another of my daughters ... another story.) My dear daughter told me that the wedding was not going to be held at a Kingdom Hall but would be on a beach on an island and her cousin wanted her to be her maid of honor ... it's what they had always planned. Well, this eliminated the Kingdom Hall problem and JW's can have some latitude if they aren't asking to get married there. However, she told me that an elder would be performing the wedding. I asked if this was already approved because I can't see an elder performing a wedding where non-JW's are part of the wedding party. She said that her aunt and cousin spoke as though all was well.
A month later she gets the phone call. Her cousin notifies her that she can't be in the wedding. Apparently they hadn't gotten the approval to include my daughter in the wedding party and the elder said no. Also, the groom's family refuses to be a part of the wedding if my daughter is included. Breaks my heart, but I wasn't surprised. My daughter, while hurt, wasn't completely surprised. BUT, they still want her to be at the wedding and offered to reimburse her for the maid of honor dress (which she declined) ... and, she can't bring her boyfriend to the wedding. The cousin wants my daughter to still be there at her side throughout the day, getting their hair done together ... although I cautioned my daughter to not be surprised if this changes too.
She loves her cousin and still plans to attend the wedding and wear the dress.
Yeah, it's a cult.
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How long since your last memorial?
by NewYork44M inthis is my 15th year without going to the memorial.
based on comments, it seems i did not miss anything.
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Memorial
by whatisthis12 inso i’ve been dating my boyfriend for over a year.
he left the jehovah witness community and we have been living together for one year.
he hasn’t kept in contact with his family because he was disfellowshipped and hasn’t gone to any meetings.
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I wouldn't be overly concerned about him going to the memorial, but you should have a conversation about it with him.
Kingdom Halls fill during the memorial with studies, unbelieving adult kids of JWs, disfellowshipped, inactive JWs ...
Some might still believe, some are simply trying to not burn that last bridge with family.
Some who are disfellowshipped work to get reinstated to regain some family association and then fade away.
If you are serious about a future with this person, you need to understand where his thoughts are.
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W5 Investigation
by Christian Gutierrez inhey guys!
i just want you guys to know that today is a really great day.
there are so many jehovah's witnesses that saw this documentary and were disgusted by watchtowers policy.
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wannabefree
Thanks for sharing. Nicely done.
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2 Kingdom Halls burned in Washington
by Lynnie inon the local news last night it was reported that two kingdom halls in olympia wa were set fire to.
i wonder who has a grudge with those congregations?
unfortunately we know the jw"s eat this crap up and enjoy the "persecution.
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Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett
by freddo inso this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.
oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.
single.
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wannabefree
I'm stumbled by sisters that don't shave their armpits or legs.
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Hulu’s ‘The Path’ portrays family life inside a cult
by freemindfade inthis looks great for people who are both cult survivors and aaron paul fans!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/slow-but-emotionally-creepy-hulus-the-path-portrays-family-life-inside-a-cult/2016/03/29/43840c46-f2c5-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html.
slow but emotionally creepy, hulu’s ‘the path’ portrays family life inside a cult.
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wannabefree
I happened upon this show in Hulu a few weeks ago.
I figured there must be a post about it here.
I turned it on with my wife (fully in) in the room. Like other shows I've turned on that were uncomfortable I fully expected that once similarities were obvious she'd leave the room or start ignoring and studying here Watchtower.
To my surprise, she has been watching them and is into the second season. (She got hooked on Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad ... another series I was shocked she watched.)
Could this actually be a catalyst to waking up? Or will she justify that this is different than JW's?
Time will tell ... but it can't be a bad thing,
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Today's text caused a fight between myself and my "Still In" wife.
by NikL inshe insisted on reading it to me and i just couldn't keep my freaking mouth shut.. see if you can tell why.... sunday, february 18.
they would go where the spirit inclined them to go.—ezek.
jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food.
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wannabefree
Wow, that text sure is full on cult.
The video Governing Buddy Jackson is theocratic warfare. It would be presumptuous of us, he says, but that's because he's speaking to a worldly court that is under the influence of Satan.
You can be sure that the conversation with a JW who questioned him on this would continue to establish the evidence from the Bible. WE don't claim to be God's only spokesman. God can use whomever he chooses ... He's even used Kings. He could make the stones cry out with His message. And then proceed to show why we are confident (as JW's) that GOD has appointed us His Witnesses. It would be presumptuous for us to make that claim, the claim is Jehovah's. ;)
You have to notice what they aren't saying when they are asked questions. It's spin while still feeling they are being truthful.
He didn't say "no" to the question.