Posts by exwhyzee

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And once again... I unknowingly befriended a JW!!

by Free!! in

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this is like the third time it happens!!...

so i am a corporate trainer and meet lots of new people every week... i always click w one or two of my students but for the last 2 classes i have clicked with two jws!!!

i did not know they where jws and they have no idea i am da'd... but after i befriended them on fb i realized ohhh ish!!!

exwhyzee

I thought JW's , if they even have an account (most do) were supposed to be extra careful about who they friended on Facebook. I'm suprised they would friend a non Witness they just met. Maybe they are the "fringe" type who sorta' do what they want.

As easy and tempting as it would be, I wouldn't mess with them in case it could backfire on you at work. (and because it just wouldn't be nice)

It would be kinda fun to say "This company has been in business since 1975 which as you may have heard was evidently a time when certain groups were expecting the world to end. Thankfully that never happened and we now have 144,000 publishers...I mean employees and have branch offices 108 lands and islands of the sea. Please turn with me to page 607 in your instruction manual. Thats page 607....

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WORLDS APART~TEEN JW MOVIETONIGHT ON SUNDANCE @ 7 EST.

by AK MCGRATH in

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i was just flipping through the channels to find something for the woman i care for to watch, and i came across a movie tonight on the sundance channel called, "worlds apart".

it is about a jehovah's witness teen who falls in love with someone who is not.. although i can't watch it now, i am taping it.

i couldn't look to see if it is a documentary of sorts, but i bet it will be interesting to say the least.. it's on at 7 pm tonight, eastern.

exwhyzee

Note all the little details in the movie that only a JW would think to include such as the society calander hanging on the wall etc.

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No More Missionaries

by Lunatic Faith in

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has anyone heard about this?

we received an email from an old friend who is still an elder and doesn't know what we are up to.

"a change, they are no longer training missionaries and sending them into foreign fields.

exwhyzee

Does anyone know how this will effect current Missionaries? There is one couple (relatives) in particular I am thinking of who went to Africa in thier twenties who are now in their 40's....can't imagine what they'd do if they got downsized !

Just and idea

by exwhyzee in

nevermind...it was a dumb idea so i deleted it..

exwhyzee

nevermind...It was a dumb idea so I deleted it.

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update and unexpected apology from JW housekeeper

by troubled mind in

my sister called me this evening to tell me the jw housekeeper for my father called to apologize for her behavior on friday !.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/216834/2/why-cant-i-just-have-one-day-with-out-seeing-a-jw-seriously.

the woman apologized to my sister for being harsh to her , and for being judgemental towards me .

exwhyzee

She may be truly sorry but it did cross my mind that she could be doing a little damage control. Maybe cleaning jobs are hard to come by these days?

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The Faithful and Discreet Slave - A JW Myth

by 00DAD in

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probably this topic has been dealt with before, but i'm relatively new here, so perhaps y'all will be willing to indulge me in my pursuit for clarity.

regarding the anointed, the gb recently said this: .

"we thus have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know.

exwhyzee

Bookmarked

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Research Data Wanted: Married to a JW or child of one parent in and the other not

by Lady Lee in

i am looking for information from several groups of people.. people who are no longer jws but have a spouse who is still in.

never-been jwswas a jw (baptized or not) but left after marrying and spouse remained indfed, daed or faded and still have a spouse who is inchildren (now grown) who were raised with one parent a jw and the other never beenchildren (now grown) where one parent left the jws and one stayed in.if there are categories i have missed let me know.

i need this to be pretty inclusive and focused on couples where one person is a jw and the other is not.. i will be asking questions re:.

exwhyzee

The organisation emasculates any unbelieving husband who has to thereafter bow to the edicts of the society on all matters. Witnesses rarely compromise and

expect their spouses to fit in around them.

Areas such as family discipline and family honour are taken away from them and there is no privacy since faults and failings are free to be discussed with elders.

Nugget,

Well said, you really nailed it... It's as if you lived in my house growing up. My Dad pretty much had his kids and his marriage hijacked by this religion. Thanks for posting that comment.

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Why do we care?

by fade_away in

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ok this thread might get my ass kicked by some of you in here, but don't take it the wrong way...i'm just curious, why do we care so much about the wt calling us "mentally diseased"?

i mean haven't we said far worse things about the wt and gb in this forum?

(i include myself)...i know many of us got all bent out of shape because of those two words they used on us and some of us are trying to get the law on our side, but if we could file lawsuits against them, then i'm sure they can just as easily get their money back by accusing us of "hate speech" and having this website shut down.

exwhyzee

And if you'll remember Greybeard, when this article came out, even the general public hadn't reached the point where they were openly talking about such things as they do now. Since the advent of reality TV and Jerry Springer like forums we've become used to hearing just about any topic discussed but it was pretty shocking stuff in those days. As a teen, I remember being quite embarrased/ashamed to be knocking on doors presenting magazines to total strangers when these kinds of topics were involved. I used to wonder how these old guys who'd been living in the house of God for decades, knew so much about these kinky topics and why it had to be presented to people who weren't even Witnesses.

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Why do we care?

by fade_away in

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ok this thread might get my ass kicked by some of you in here, but don't take it the wrong way...i'm just curious, why do we care so much about the wt calling us "mentally diseased"?

i mean haven't we said far worse things about the wt and gb in this forum?

(i include myself)...i know many of us got all bent out of shape because of those two words they used on us and some of us are trying to get the law on our side, but if we could file lawsuits against them, then i'm sure they can just as easily get their money back by accusing us of "hate speech" and having this website shut down.

exwhyzee

Yep...I didn't get the whole uproar about the mentally diseased comment in the Watchtower either. I think what FADE_AWAY is saying, is that this sentiment, in one form or another, has always been conveyed by thier message. They believe that anyone who doesn't see "their" truth, especially former associates who have become worse than unbelievers, are being misled by Satan who twists minds and blinds eyes and renders nonbelievers worthy of death.

I think we all realize that most Witnesses are engaging in some form of "confabulation" where they fill in the gaps in their understanding of certain matters with fabrications they believe to be fact or truth.

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Watchtower Adam and the artists who portray him

by kurtbethel in

from the 1958 paradise book, we have adam chilling among his animal friends, evidently giving them names.

the artist did something very interesting in placing a squirrel in that location, chewing on some nuts!

right in that spot, of all places.

exwhyzee

Wouldn't it be kinda uncomfortable to be naked all the time? I mean, you would always have to watch out where you sat or kneeled down, you'd be covered with scratches and your feet would be like elephant hide and where would you put your car keys or loose change?