I think ONLY if you reply with an "innocent" question which will require her to research and hopefully open Pandora's Box for her.
DesirousOfChange
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Got ALetter!
by Biahi inso, my daughter got a letter from a female jw, containing a tract.
i want to respond to this woman, in a kind way.
she included a phone number, and email, return address is the kh.
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Weight Loss and Insulin Control
by cofty inask most fitness coaches, nutritionists or health professionals and they will tell you that weight control is about calories in versus calories out (cico).
after all, you can’t ignore the laws of thermodynamics!.
the flaw in this simplistic reasoning ought to be obvious; a human body and a steam engine are two different things.. our bodies have evolved complex systems of control and feedback loops in order to maintain a steady interior environment, also known as homeostasis.
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DesirousOfChange
Nice to see you back here and posting.
I've missed you enlightening contributions.
Doc
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Am I being unreasonable in this ?
by smiddy3 inhi friend`s ,i have my son and dil living with us ,which has been ok,overall ,quite a few years now ,however ,a few months ago they decided they wanted a dog ok ?
we had one a toy poodle for about 16-17 years and i just loved her as did my wife.. a few months ago my son wanted a dog and got a french bulldog as a pup ,which was ok by us .. however to cut a long story short, yesterday i was out in the back yard and the dog lunged at me and started attacking me in such a way as i can only describe as being frenetic in his attack ,in trying to ward off his attack and getting away from him i fell over and i believe if my son hadn`t finlly restrained him he would have mauled me .
i am 83 years old and my wife has just turned 80. and i dont want that to happen to her .. i don`t know the dog is what 4-5-6 months old i`m not sure , and been living with us all this time ,however i`m going to tell them to get that dog out of my house by the week and and a half or i will one way or another .. i am not going to tolerate that in my household and if he don`t like it he can go also .. i`m not being unreasonable am i ?
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DesirousOfChange
Evidently you don’t own a gun. That dog needed a quick case of terminal “lead poisoning”.
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Will JWs throw you under the bus if you have a transfusion?
by Vanderhoven7 inmark writes.
"if a person accepts a blood transfusion, the jehovah’s witness elders are required to “investigate” to see if the person is sorry for “cowardly” saving their life.
if the person doesnt beg and grovel to the elders for allowing the doctor to save their life (or that of their child) then the elders can take this as a sign that he/she has disassociated from the congregation - and tell the congregation to start shunning them.. if someone willingly takes blood, perhaps because of being under extreme pressure, the committee should obtain the facts and determine the individual’s attitude.
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DesirousOfChange
Eventually I see all issues being a matter of “disassociation” vs disfellowshipping. The policy of DF/shunning is becoming a big problem in many places even resulting in the loss of WTS/JW’s status as a “religion” and loss of State funding.
More and more often they are not getting away with saying one thing in a public statement but doing the opposite behind the scenes. Even the lawyers are learning their tricks and exposing them.
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Disappointed
by jhine inso last night me and hubby got round to watching love actually for the first time .
seemingly everyone says that it's a must see christmas film , people watch it numerous times .
sorry to say l was underwhelmed and won't bother watching it again.
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DesirousOfChange
We watched Love Actually last night (it won out over Christmas Vacation). Years since we’ve seen it. I’d still rate it “above average” Hugh Grant seems like a guy that would be great to go grab a beer with.
Re: recent new flicks— I’d recommend “Elvis”.
There must be very little talent remaining in Hollywood.
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Awesome YouTube Video About The Dangers Of Watchtower & Jehovah’s Witnesses w/ 5 Million Views
by JW GoneBad inthis youtube video about the dangers of the watchtower and jehovah’s witnesses is less than a year old and already approaching 5 million views...approximately 21 thousand visits a day!.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwhdj7plwo.
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DesirousOfChange
This is an excellent production! I should be eye-opening for anyone curious about the JWs. I don't know of any professional production of similar nature in the US media.
It's difficult to understand how there could be any increase in the Borg these days. It makes me seriously question the numbers as they report them.
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Best Xmas Songs
by peacefulpete inmy favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsdg9qtjzzi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uudu66e_vw.
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DesirousOfChange
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
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Pioneer couple sense of entitlement
by nowwhat? inso there's this middle age pioneer couple.
he works part time and the wife doesn't work at all.
their daughter is getting married and even though it is known they go on multiple vacations a year, they expect the grooms parents to pay for 100% of the wedding!
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DesirousOfChange
The former Bethelite now pioneer MS in our Congregation referred to is as GLEANING.
Leviticus 23:22 ~ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the Lord your God.’”
YES! That makes it scriptural for them to mooch off of others.
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Pioneer hour requirement returns
by FFGhost inso, just posted on jw.borg:.
as of march 2023, the hour requirement for pioneers, which was suspended during the pandemic, will once again be enforced.. elders will review the activity of all pioneers in june 2023. if it appears that any do not have a “practical schedule” (aren’t getting at least close to 70 hours per month”), elders are to “kindly and frankly discuss their circumstances”.. what’s that sound that seems like a torpedo plane diving on its target?
that’s the sound of the number of regular pioneers in complete free fall .
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DesirousOfChange
That requires about a 10% change in pioneer hours.
Prior to Covid, pioneer hours were 90% imaginary.
During Covid, pioneers hours were 100% imaginary.
After Covid, pioneers hours will again be 90% imaginary.
No one will even notice any difference.
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why celebrate xmas?
by enoughisenough inmany on here are ex jw....they have left the jws because of coming to find out the many false indoctrinations.
one of the things learned as a jw is that there isn't anything true about xmas being the birth of jesus.
( matt chapter 2 tells a whole different narrative about the baby jesus than what is portrayed by the christian churches) they learn the ways that are celebrated are pagan practices jesus told the samaritan woman that god wanted to be worshipped in spirit and it truth.
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DesirousOfChange
First of all, we do not practice Christmas even though we've left WT/JWs behind. We just don't need it.
I think former JWs that choose to celebrate Christmas don't give a rat's ass about "spirit & truth" of the foundations of the holiday. Christmas is no longer a "religious" holiday as it has been hijacked by secular society including non-Christian cultures. Only a very small percentage of celebrants are "glorifying the baby Jesus". No, the vast majority are enjoying time with family & friends. They are reaching out to friends with small gifts or even just a note/card to stay in touch and reconfirm their friendship. It's just too late to "put Christ back into Christmas".