I agree with you *lost,* I enjoyed studying the books for the book studies too. But once the book study was shortened and became a meeting part, all the fun went with it and it was easy to tune out.
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Book study 2013-2014
by pixel infrom the upcoming august km:.
beginning the week of october 28, 2013, the brochure who are doing jehovahs will today?
will be considered at the congregation bible study.
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Nice_Dream
It's like Dora the Explorer, except instead of having a backpack full of fun things, she has her service gear to spend a boring day out in service.
That door bell ringing at the end made me cringe.
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Not on JW.ORG : Jehovah's Witness killed in service delivering Memorial Invites
by Balaamsass intragic death leaves 'irreplaceable gap' start of components/story_attributesend of components/story_attributes google_ad_section_end(name=storyheadline) start of components/story_star_ratingend of components/story_star_ratingstart of components/story/creditjoelle dally.
end of components/story/creditstart of components/toolboxlast updated 12:56 22/03/2013 share4end of components/toolboxstart of components/story/show_featuresstart of components/story/common_featuresrelated linkspedestrian killed by truck in yaldhurststart of components/story_attributesend of components/story_attributeshusband killed in road accident namedend of components/ad/relevant_offersstart of components/story/feature_headlinesstart of components/section_advanced_headlines_listingsend of components/section_advanced_headlines_listingsend of components/story/feature_headlinesend of components/story/common_featuresend of components/story/show_featuresend of normal_story_landingstart of components/story/common_content ffx analytics stuff google_ad_section_start(name=storybody) google_ad_section_end(name=storybody) start of components/story_body_manipulatedthe family of a christchurch man killed when he was hit by a truck while delivering jehovah's witnesses pamphlets say his death leaves ''an irreplaceable gap'' in their lives.. grant edward cormack smith, 43, lived only about 100 metres from the spot where he was hit in pound rd, yaldhurst, about 12.10pm on wednesday.. he had pulled over to drop pamphlets into neighbours' letterboxes.. his wife, melinda, was in the passenger seat.. smith grew up in the jehovah's witnesses church and was a member of the avonhead congregation.. church elder rob taylor said the pamphlets smith was delivering invited people to a celebration memorial of the death of jesus on tuesday, the same day as the jewish passover.. taylor said smith was a ''very nice family man'' and the congregation was offering the family ''lots of support''.. ''it's just a freak accident; just tragic circumstances.
he was just a very nice, considerate kind of person,'' he said.. ''they have freezer loads of food donated; flowers.
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How sad for the wife and father to be at the scene of the accident, that would be so traumatic.
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Thinking of having revenge on the jw girl
by spirituk inhello again, following my story with this girl , and after she blocked me on fb and not answering my phone calls since december , i am now thinking of taking revenge.my feelings of pain are starting to become hate ,and pain always is accompanied by the feeling of revenge to satisfy this bad feeling.i just cant simply forget what shes done to me.
the reasons of my revenge :.
1.she played with my feelings when she knew from the start that she would leave me one day.
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I know a "wordly" guy whose 10 year relationship with a JW girl recently ended. She broke his heart, he was very hurt, but he moved on. He now has a nice girlfriend and is happier than he was before.
When you hold onto resentment, you end up hurting yourself far more than the person who hurt you. It's a process, you need to let go and move on like others have suggested, for your own health and future.
Wishing you healing.
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Dating as a JW
by BU2B inthe jws have a way of either eliminating or making miserable the things most people find to be highlights of their lives.
when i started dating my now wife, and yes i married the first person i ever dated at age 19 by the way, what should have been a great time became mostly miserable.
her parents didnt make it any easier.
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I can commiserate! It sucks needing a chaperone, my little sister got stuck being one. Because it was a hassle, we mostly stayed at my house and played cards. ;)
One brother had it out for us and made rude comments at the meeting. I wasn't baptized yet, and this brother always made comments about how wrong it was for a baptized brother to be dating an unbaptized sister. We were sitting in the row ahead of him. Talk about feeling shamed at the meetings!
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Real joy and satisfaction in life are unattainable if we live independently of Watchtower
by BlindersOff1 inheres the real quote from this weeks book study .
"real joy and satisfaction in life are unattainable if we live independently of our creator".
jeremiah book chap.
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Lol Apognophos, that would be a great comment!
The WT is so full of it! Seeing my former JW sister and friends living great, happy lives helped me realize the religion wasn't "the truth." They were so much happier being out of the religion, and I am too.
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Caleb is back! in The Case of the Almost Stolen Lollipop
by sd-7 ini just happened to wander past my stepdaughter as she was watching some jw videos this morning before school, and i noticed a 'lesson 4' video, about not stealing.
hopefully it's youtube'd already and someone will post a link, i can't do it at the moment.. the plot is simple.
caleb's in the grocery store, and his mom just tells him [off-camera] 'no candy today.
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I think they are going too far by insinuating Caleb won't be Jehovah's friend if he steals a lollipop. That is a lot of pressure on a child to behave properly just so he can remain friends with God. What if parents were that conditional?
Like wannabefree was saying, there are better ways at teaching children moral lessons.
Putting this much pressure on a child can cause problems for them later down the road, like anxiety, low self-esteem, etc. Just ask me! Lol
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Re: 2013 annual meeting
by pixel inremember, you read it here first!.
dear brothers: .
we are pleased to announce that arrangements are being made for all baptized and unbaptized publishers who read and write english, along with their minor children, to be invited to locations where they can hear the 2013 annual meeting program that will be presented on saturday, .
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Nice_Dream
The Latter Day Saints broadcast their General Conference for their members. It seems the Watchtower has been copying the Mormons with their Family Worship Night and new children's activites and videos.
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For the born-in/raised in, you ever get resentful upon seeing kids involved with organized sports?
by Theocratic Sedition inthis past saturday, i was watching the georgetown/syracuse game, and a nike commercial was played during one of the breaks.
i couldn't locate the exact commercial, but below is a variation of it that has scenes from the same one that aired on saturday.
man did i feel some heavy resentment towards the wt during and especially after the commercial aired.
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Lol Magwitch!
I loved ballet, but had to stop going because the classes were always on a Tues/Thurs evening.
It's a shame the WT demonizes sports. It seems like the kids at school who played on sports teams were driven, had confidence, were popular, and went on to University. They learned what it takes to win, how to lose, and how to strive for goals. No wonder the WT discourages sports!
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How do I tell my husband?
by dissonance_resolved ini'm a born in, baptized as a young teenager, whole family is jw.
i just recently woke up after the new understanding of the fds was announced and it seemed to me to smack of power-grabbing.
i started looking at all the websites we're not supposed to, and now i know why.
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Nice_Dream
I made the mistake of bombarding my husband with too many doctrine points I felt were wrong. He didn't care about them. But he did care about his family and our happiness, so he left a year after I stopped going to meetings.
If you have children, one of the points on child abuse I learned was awful, the two witness rule. You can check it out on the JW media page. It says
" When any one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is accused of an act of child abuse, the local congregation elders are expected to investigate. Two elders meet separately with the accused and the accuser to see what each says on the matter. If the accused denies the charge, the two elders may arrange for him and the victim to restate their position in each other’s presence, with elders also there. If during that meeting the accused still denies the charges and there are no others who can substantiate them, the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time. Why not? As a Bible-based organization, we must adhere to what the Scriptures say, namely, “No single witness should rise up against a man respecting any error or any sin . . . At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses the matter should stand good.” ( Deuteronomy 19:15 ) Jesus reaffirmed this principle as recorded at Matthew 18:15-17 . However, if two persons are witnesses to separate incidents of the same kind of wrongdoing, their testimony may be deemed sufficient to take action.
However, even if the elders cannot take congregational action, they are expected to report the allegation to the branch office of Jehovah's Witnesses in their country, if local privacy laws permit. In addition to making a report to the branch office, the elders may be required by law to report even uncorroborated or unsubstantiated allegations to the authorities. If so, the elders receive proper legal direction to ensure that they comply with the law. Additionally, the victim or anyone else who has knowledge of the allegation may wish to report the matter to the authorities, and it is his or her absolute right to do so."
Their attitude on child abuse is horrible. Why should a child have to face an abuser in front of the elders if the accused says the child is lying? Maybe this issue would bother your husband as well?
Take it slow, focus on your family and their happiness, and don't slam your hubby with too much too soon. Wishing you all the best!