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  The "Financial" New System of Things!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the "financial" new system of things!.

  yes, in the new system it will be "business as usual" with the watchtower society's financial arrangement.

  all those beautiful homes are to be built to make paradise complete.. .

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  nmthinker

  Totally NOT masonic
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  Did you have a Narcissistic JW Parent?

  by Butterfly607 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  did anyone else have a parent who could be described as highly narcissistic who was a jw?

  how was that for you growing up?

  which was worse - the narcissistic religion or the narcissistic parent?.

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  Yes mom is a Narc. The first time I went on the platform to give an experience (about 7 or 8) I forgot my lines. As soon as we got off the stage she took me around the corner where nobody could see her and she beat me for embarrassing her.
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  My "shameless" relationship with my ex wife

  by Jayk in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i've thought about keeping this to myself but i'm still confused on what i should do.. my ex wife(never been a jw) and myself(raised in the org till 16)have been reconnecting these past few weeks.

  we been divorced for almost 10 years, we got married when we where pretty young, and it didnt last long.. fast forward 10 years, her and i have been reconnecting and things are getting semi serious.. she got remarried, divorced again, and recently broke up with her gf.

  so in the past 10 years she has only been with 3 people (including myself) and here comes me "a sucker with no self esteem".

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  Jayk, we're trying to help you here. Run away! Why would you take on this woman's baggage and kids when you're literally in the prime of your life? She is controlling you with sex and lies and you just can't see it. Stop having sex with her and then maybe you will be able to see what is really going on.

  Were you raised mostly by your mother? I ask because this is very common in the J-dubs. Men who are raised by their mothers almost always turn out to be nice guys that women like this control and walk all over.
  
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  My "shameless" relationship with my ex wife

  by Jayk in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i've thought about keeping this to myself but i'm still confused on what i should do.. my ex wife(never been a jw) and myself(raised in the org till 16)have been reconnecting these past few weeks.

  we been divorced for almost 10 years, we got married when we where pretty young, and it didnt last long.. fast forward 10 years, her and i have been reconnecting and things are getting semi serious.. she got remarried, divorced again, and recently broke up with her gf.

  so in the past 10 years she has only been with 3 people (including myself) and here comes me "a sucker with no self esteem".

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  How old are you? Why would you want to open up this can of worms again? Run away, you're being a total simp. She is looking for a sucker like you to take care of her and her kids.
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  Cost of Attending the International Conventions

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have never been invited/requested/applied to any international convention, other than it happening to be our own convention in new york city where we were already assigned (i think back and maybe this happened two times or so when i was growing up).. anyway, people here keep commenting about the cost to attend; the inflated airfares, rooms, transportation, etc.. does anyone have some actual numbers to provide?

  i realize that the cost of attending a convention in a different country will be affected by some variations in airfare from the departure city but generally how much do these things cost?

  are they comparable to a tour from an expedia, travelocity or other travel site?.

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  I went to Helsinki in 2016. You pay for your own airfare and hotel. The hotel price was not inflated. The events during the week are non-stop and you they dont charge you. The local pioneers and others do all the tour-giving. They even provided some wonderful meals for the tour groups. After the evening event and during the convention itself they bring out the ATM machines. They encourage you to donate what all the tour events and meals would cost in real dollars. I think we donated $400.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses appeal $30 million jury awarded damages in sex abuse case

  by Tahoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the jehovah's witnesses church has appealed the $30 million punitive damages award handed down by a jury to a thompson falls woman who claimed church officials covered up prior abuses by a congregation member who molested her for years.. .

  the thompson falls congregation of jehovah's witnesses, along with the church's highest offices — called the watchtower bible and tract society of new york and the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses — filed its appeal brief last week with the state supreme court, noting the punitive damages award was one of the largest by a montana jury in the state's history.

  the church asks the high court to overturn sanders county district judge james manley's pretrial ruling that the church was negligent went it failed to report earlier abuses by maximo reyes against a girl in the congregation.

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  So one law suit is the equivalent of the a whole year's spending on disaster relief!

  Surely not a coincidence. WT never offers proof of anything, costs, amount spent. Its all smoke and mirrors. They could very well be lying and calling punitive damages "disasters" when they are begging for cash to pay for their legal troubles.
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  2019 Convention = Josiah Drama

  by John_Carter_1912 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's the josiah drama from the 2019 convention.

  getting a weird twilight zone vibe from all of this!

  part 1. https://rutube.ru/video/fc03713b9eeb01351e8de72e2f9679dc/?pl_type=user&pl_id=689813.

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  The 7th Century B.C. king of Judah and his grandson using the name "Jehovah" before it was first uttered in the 13th century AD.

  Riiiiiight......
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  Huff Post article on JW sister who married outside the Borg

  by dozy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/love-jehovahs-witnesses-the-moth_uk_5c8a6905e4b0fbd76621a50f.

  an interesting read......

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  I feel bad for Josh. He has no idea what he's getting into.
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  What was the last thing you said to your jw family?

  by caves in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  7 years ago i had my last conversation with the toxic jw that mostly raised me.

  every conversation was toxic for my entire adult life with her.

  the last time we spoke was right before the memorial 7 years ago and she was laying on the usual heavy guilt and fear mongering about how jeho counts his people at the memorial.

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  So many JW mothers are the same. Emotionally manipulative, controlling, playing God, trying to impose their will on their children. They act the same as the organization that they serve/love/hate.

  JW mothers are the main reason people have such a hard time leaving this cult and getting on with the next phase of their life.
  
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  I've Never seen anything quite like this interview

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this interview had me glued in place because i've never seen a q&a go quite like this.i'd love to hear your thoughts on it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxpgfekem_s&t=973s

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  nmthinker

  JLP is a man of God and speaks the truth. Huge fan.