jwfacts makes an excellent point. She lives in a community and she needs to respect the needs of her local community and lend a helping hand if she can.
Giordano
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Received a letter from a JW today.
by smiddy3 init started off as "dear friend ,as one of your neighbours" , however the postmark on the letter was from 2 townships away ?
a good twenty minute car drive away .a minor point i know.
it goes on about how she is concerned about the effects that current events are having on the welfare of the community and the corona-virus has prevented her from discussing the issues personally with me.. she then goes on to state and quote jeremiah 29:11 and then goes on to say "for more information about this promise and other questions like :.
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What Is The Position Of Witnesses For People Who Are Inactive And Don’t Want To Be Bothered By Anyone?
by minimus ini used to have some close friends simply pay me a friendly visit or call to see how i was doing.. i am curious as to whether or not the society instructed witnesses to no longer check on inactive ones and treat them as marked or disfellowshipped..
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Giordano
I would also add that the rules for shunning are a form of coercion to keep other JW's away from any sort of contact with DF or DA members who left for any reason........... in particular those who wanted freedom from this desperate, mistaken and nasty religion.
Keep the sheep separated and demonstrate how they in turn would be treated by their family and friends.....if they strayed.
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So What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Now?
by minimus inthey don’t go to conventions .
they don’t go to assemblies.
they don’t go to meetings.
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Giordano
In my opinion it's collapsing. Only the diehards will cling to these stupid beliefs, older people who gave up clear reasoning, education, science and abandoned close family members who dropped out. Which is how a JW shows their family love. Will still stick.
Everyone else is leaving. Making new plans looking into at home college or business options.
Many have lost their Kingdom Halls......... Halls that they helped build and financially gave generously to keeping the building in tact, What was once a proud KH is now a drive by liquor store or dry cleaners.
What does it feel like to drive past our old KH that we were married in or brought our children to and it's been turned into a 7/11?
The Society lives in good substantial (Head Quarters and or Branch buildings) that provide for all of their needs.
Their older followers are working two jobs to make a living cause they were discouraged from getting higher education. Those who are let go from headquarters or the Branch may not be eligible for Medicare or Social Security.
When did we realize we were taking advice from Elders who were for the most part under educated tools?
This is the problem people are coming to understand. Being a JW is a mistake. It could cost you your life.You have a made up god who shows no real interest in the JW's. He was invented by Russell and brought all of the traits of the 19th century.
Let me explain it to you this way: The JW Hospital Liaison Committee who visits you in the hospital to warn you about not accepting a blood transfusion are the same guys two days later who are outside washing the hospital windows.
This is as true as I can make it.
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What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?
by RubaDub inwe hear daily "a woman or color".
one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?
" is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.
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Giordano
Totenkopt your a Russian Bot.
....TD........ If Greta Thunberg ( a 16 year old makes you afraid) and this is the best attack you can come up with........ your a punk too....... I don't deal with punks. It's just more human crap floating in a toilet bowl that needs to be flushed away.
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What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?
by RubaDub inwe hear daily "a woman or color".
one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?
" is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.
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Giordano
Pete Zahut is articulating human issues...human concerns.
This is why I read everything he writes and he's one of my heroes. Without fail!
Things get to us and we get off track from time to time. We have to make sure that we speak truth and be ready to lend a helping hand to those that need it.
Pete is all about that! God bless him and the horse he road in on!
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Was Sin Inevitable?
by Parker ini was wondering about this question and wanted to ask: was sin inevitable?
also, i had thought about past watchtower articles or publications related to this topic and did some research and found this from our readers ask if adam was perfect, how was it possible for him to sin?.
well, then, did god create adam with a moral weakness, so that he lacked the ability to make sound decisions or to withstand temptation?
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Giordano
Oh Jesus......... are some of you deluded past the point of reason?
A decent religion needs to be focused on the needs of humanity. Education, good health, food and shelter and a reasonable ethical balance. We lift each other up, we make people accountable, we care for one another if their is a god in this..... He, She and/or IT has never shown up. We humans show up.
Park this BS some where else........ it's all about how we treat one another.....not some stupid god who doesn't give a crap.
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How do I find a woman who is a Jehovah's Witness during COVID-19 Pandemic?
by Silkythefresh inhello there, fellow believers!
i'm here today to talk about something that has been bothering my mind and my heart.
i truly want to find a woman who knows jehovah's name and worships him.
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You are far to young to tie your life up in knots. Your Jehovah doesn't need you. Sorry friend but even Jesus waited until he was 30 years old before committing to a pathway that ended in his death. You need to take a fresh look at your JW beliefs.
Every religion has a made up god which is a reflection of their culture and or traditions.
Jehovah, who really doesn't exist, is a Mass murderer according to The Old Testament. He is a made up pathetic god who hated the world so much....... He/She/It decided to drown that world and everything in it. Every man, women, child and the un born children died if you believe the account of the great Flood. Thankfully it was all made up B.S.
Sorry dude you have been led down a false garden path and into a false belief.
The WTBTS invented their religion and worship and invented a made up god.....Jehovah.
Jehovah is not gods name. Every culture made up their religion. Made up the name of their god and fit their god into their culture not the other way around.
Your backing into a lie and you need to step away and realize what it is.
Based on your point of view you have been had....... by a false religion.
Get a real education not this phony baloney made up crap.
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The women that abandon “The Good News” are a large army
by Aimee.Padilla into be born a woman is a great disadvantage in many parts of the world and much more if she is part of a destructive sect like the jehovah’s witnesses where she is submitted to the “theocratic order” being the base that sustains the corporate pyramid, displaying submission at all times before male authority.
those of us that have been part of this cult can verify that the woman has to carry out a series of practices that for the rest of society is somewhat incomprehensible.
i’d like to draw your attention to the act of head covering, if for any reason a woman has to pray in public while a male is present, who is not available to lead the prayer, she must cover her head because she wouldn’t be respecting the arrangement of authority if she didn’t.
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Pete I'm tired of your bull shit on this subject. There would be no Society if women didn't rise to the needs. They are not at fault.....the Society is.
What your now trying to promote sounds like an anti wives put down. Sorry if you lost your wife and children. But being an ass wipe on this forum is not the solution.
You used to be one of our best and kindest respondents on this slowly dissolving forum.
If you are having former wife issues how about shutting the F up and growing a pair.
This forum has to be a highway for those who are exiting the JW world not some horse shit about the women who thought it was the truth and wanted to help others.
You know what.. it's better to wait to post until you have sobered up.
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The women that abandon “The Good News” are a large army
by Aimee.Padilla into be born a woman is a great disadvantage in many parts of the world and much more if she is part of a destructive sect like the jehovah’s witnesses where she is submitted to the “theocratic order” being the base that sustains the corporate pyramid, displaying submission at all times before male authority.
those of us that have been part of this cult can verify that the woman has to carry out a series of practices that for the rest of society is somewhat incomprehensible.
i’d like to draw your attention to the act of head covering, if for any reason a woman has to pray in public while a male is present, who is not available to lead the prayer, she must cover her head because she wouldn’t be respecting the arrangement of authority if she didn’t.
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I did my pioneer service in a small rural congregation that had only one brother, who was the Presiding Minister.....this was back in 1960.
Since I had a one hour talk he needed me desperately to 'pay back' other congregations in the circuit who had provided their 'male only' speakers for the Sunday public talk. It wasn't as if I was special or very good at what was asked of me it was my achievement of being a male.
Looking back this was feminine racism which was practiced by any number of religions at the time and is still practiced within the religious community.
So we were the only two brothers in this small congregation. There was no other brother willing to serve. The rest were women and children. By default I became the assistant presiding minister .......... the Kingdom Hall School servant ........ the book room servant all at the age of 19. If we could have appointed sisters to these positions we would have been in better shape.
I soon became keenly aware that a number of these sisters were highly proficient in the door to door service. Two were special pioneers (150 service hours per month) and a couple of others were regular 100 hour per month pioneers. All were dedicated to going out in field service and conducting bible studies.
I became the field service servant. It became very understandable to me that if there was going to be an increase in attendance....... it was going to be caused by these sisters. As it was throughout the congregations world wise in that era and in that matter it sill is.
With rare exception the men were pretty much worthless in getting bible studies. They were too busy working to put food on the table and pay the bills. Their door to door service probably caused more harm then good.
Thinking back we had a cadre of highly qualified sisters who couldn't be used in any position of authority. What a waste of a resource that was. What a waste of a gift.
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My letter of disassociation, what do you think?
by James Jack indear brothers, july 27, 2020. in 1919, the president of the watchtower society made a bold prediction, “millions now living will never die”.
that quotation was constantly repeated by the organization till the year 2000 when they realized that everyone in attendance at that assembly, who listened to j.r. rutherford repeat those words, are dead.. that teaching has guided my life.
statements were repeatedly made at assemblies, conventions and in print that there was no career in “this system of things” so you don’t need a job with benefits or retirement, your fulltime job is to “preach the good news”!
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James Jack you have, based on the Time-Journal.......... which I urge everyone to read...... have contributed to your community.
If the JW's followed your lead and really contributed volunteer work they would be an asset to their community instead of a drag.
Best wishes on the election.
I too have a 30 year history of volunteering in our beloved City. My wife of some 57 years teaches a water aerobics class for free...... three times a week. She helps the 'walking wounded', hip replacement, shoulder and knee replacement. Standing and exercising in the pool offers a stress free way to regain their health after surgery.