Posts by millie210

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A Comforting Thought About Watchtower

by freemindfade in

this organization will never again be what it was by 2013-2014. .

they peaked in the form they were, i believe they were already falling apart in ways, but from the outside and to the majority r&f, things likely still seemed on the up and up.

browsing through the boards and just keeping my finger on the pulse of what's happening, this organization will never again be what it was.

millie210

freemindfade
It would seem they lost their swarm mentality.

That is such a good description!

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My first Christmas with my son

by Funchback in

after i left the jws, i began to live a normal and mentally healthy life (i'm still working on living a physically healthy one) .

anyway, in 2011, i met the woman of my life and we have been together ever since.

and now we have a beautiful son who will turn 1 in january.

millie210

Beautiful family and lucky little boy!

It is heartwarming to hear about the memories you are creating.

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A most interesting Christmas present

by JeffT in

jw
friends

so our daughter gave my wife and i a very nice family album of photos from the course of the year.

as we opened it, she said it had a surprise hidden in it, so we're watching for something to fall out.

about 2/3 or the way through it we hit an ultrasound print of a tiny baby.

Garden of Eden

by Onager in

where is the garden of eden?.

i don't mean where in the world, i mean where in history.

adam and eve get booted out of this place.

millie210

schnell
To answer the question: Missouri

That is a good religious answer, if youre a Mormon!

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What a heart-warming and emotive video!

by The Searcher in

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friends

'hallelujah' - sung by a choir of irish schoolchildren with special needs.

beautiful!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgarg_sdkbw.

Why Jehovah's Witnesses are WRONG about Christmas

by David_Jay in

as you know (and are probably tired of hearing me repeat), i’m jewish.

yes, i was a jehovah’s witness when i was a teenager and into my 20s, but returned to my roots and now celebrate chanukah when the holiday season comes around each year.. so why am i writing about christmas?

well, that’s because i thought i would share something about how jehovah’s witnesses teach against christmas.

millie210

Informative for sure and very entertaining to read as well.

Another masterpiece David_Jay.

Thank you. I really learned a lot from your post that I wasnt aware of.

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black dog comes to visit

by zeb in

jw
friends

dear friends,.

once again my depression has got the better of me and i must bow out for a time.. "the angels sang glory to god in the highest and on earth peace unto men of goodwill'.

so if that means at this special time of the year then have a happy and safe christmas time all of you.. hugs.

millie210

((((zeb)))) :heart:

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Update to: As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Sail Away in

i just had a two-hour doctor's appointment (treatment for branch retinal vein occlusion) that requires screenings, scans, dilation, anesthetic and injection, etc.

this makes it necessary to spend a lot of time in the waiting room..

my former p.o., book study conductor and later field service overseer was there and greeted me in a friendly way.

millie210

There is a sub message these days among some of the brighter Witnesses to take a softer approach.

It sounds like your friend is one of those who has internalized that message.

Good for him and you. I hope it makes his life a little easier in the Org and it certainly made it easier for you!

Hope your eye is doing well sailaway!

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Where Does It Say JWs Can't Read Pubs By Other Churches?

by Cold Steel in

can jws read publications by other churches?

or by atheists?

i've always heard these are apostate materials.

millie210

blondie
5/1/84 WT p 31 Questions From Readers
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Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses decline to exchange their Bible study aidsfor the religious literature of people they meet?
{snipped}
Hence, it is out of wisdom and respect for God’s counsel that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not make a practice of exchanging valuable Bible study aids containing Scriptural truth for religious literature that disseminates error or apostate views

Respectively snipped for space...

That last sentence in Blondies above post is the "out" that a JW can use if they want to defend what they read.

It has to be a "practice" of it before the elders can attempt to do anything. Like so many non scriptural rules the JWs have "something"..... (anything really) can become wrong just by how many times you do it without being "wrong" in the singular form.

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JW Apprentice in Hair Salon.

by Disassociated Lady 2 in

my hairdresser warned me that he had taken on a jw apprentice and asked me what i thought.

she attends the kh that disfellowhipped me.

i told him that i would have to be careful about what i said concerning my personal life as she would report back anything she heard to the elders.

millie210

Perhaps this young lady is seeking her own way out of the Orgs clutches and a job is one of the steps for her.

I remember putting up Christmas decorations for my boss once also. I didnt want to get found out but I didnt mind the actual doing of it.

They are two different things!