Posts by millie210

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How do the GB micro-manage people's lives today?

by UnshackleTheChains in

how do the gb micro-manage people's lives today?one example is their micro management in dress and grooming.

eg their view of beards.

elders in most congs will take a brother to a corner and remind him why jws don't grow beards.

millie210

I stand corrected.

Aw, Rainbow.... you are probably much younger than my old mind that hearkens back to this JW nonsense! (hugs to you)

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How do the GB micro-manage people's lives today?

by UnshackleTheChains in

how do the gb micro-manage people's lives today?one example is their micro management in dress and grooming.

eg their view of beards.

elders in most congs will take a brother to a corner and remind him why jws don't grow beards.

millie210

Wasnt it in the 80s that they had the policy on no oral sex between a married couple?

There were even "scriptural" divorces granted to an "injured" mate when the other partner insisted.

They backed away from that policy very quickly.

Then there is the birth control policy. No IUDs and no morning after pill.

You are not supposed to use any contraception that could interfere with implantation.

During this same time period, vasectomies were a no-no if you wanted to be a Pioneer or servant.

Again, you dont here much about those either

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When is a JW considered "awake"...?

by biblexaminer in

1) they begin question .

2) they stop field service.

3) they stop going to kingdumb hall.

millie210

freemindfades mention of 2 wake ups is interesting.

What if its a gradual awakening?

When you wake up from sleeping at night - when are you awake?

Is it when you are conscious of rolling over and your alarm wont go off for another 5 minutes?

Is it when you throw back the covers and sit or stand?

Is it after you take a shower? Have coffee?

My point is that I think it can sometimes be a gradual thing and something that comes at you from several angles.

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accosted to day down the high steet

by jookbeard in

was merrily walking down my local high street this morning when a lady approached me and than told me not to worry i'm not a jw, i said dont worry i used to be one and she was astounded and we went into a full blown doctrinal biblical discussion , she was representing her local baptist church, i really shot her away with my knowledge and she agreed she's never met someone like me before , she said that i would still need to repent and and accept jc as my personal saviour etc blah blah and that the devil was pleased that i'd accepted a path of atheism , i said you think the devil is directing people to atheism, i said you dont think the devil would be wanting people to be joining devil worshipping groups, occult groups, wiccan/pagan and witch covern groups?

i asked her to direct me to see a physical image of the devil and demons and to direct to to where they reside etc, i asked don't you think demons can manifest themselves in the form of humans?

she agreed, i then said where are they?

millie210

Pretty funny that she used "I am not a JW" as her disclaimer!

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Turning 60 today (Happy Birthday to me)

by NewYork44M in

jw
friends

it is my birthday today.

given that i turn 60 today means that i graduated high school in 1975. time flies when you are having fun.. i remember the council i got about not worrying about a career because this wicked system was rapidly coming to a conclusion.

now i am 60 and most of those bastards are dead and the end is still in the future..

millie210

A very Happy Birthday to you!!!!

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what is the rarest JW book?

by dogon in

what is the rarest jb book ever printed?

i just bought a copy of the finished mystery and it can be a bit rare.

but i bet there are others much more rare.

millie210

Wasnt "Commentary On James" yanked because of who wrote it?

I would gather that would make it somewhat hard to find although not as much so as some of the ones previously mentioned here.

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The REAL reason I no longer want to be a witness!

by stuckinarut2 in

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millie210

Really good Stuck.

I especially relate to 5 and it lead to 7. Some of the first choices dont really seem to fit me. What happened is not because I failed to pray. The religion failed to pass muster.

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Female JW Who Writes A Religious Column?

by millie210 in

i remember reading here about a woman who wrote a religious column for a newspaper.

i would like to find that thread again but apparently my research skills here are not so good.

could anyone help me find that link?

millie210

A big thanks to both of you for the replies. It is the one Magnum listed that I was thinking of although I thought I remembered her doing some religious articles but now that I read it again it was political news she was covering.

Thank you so much fokyc for those two links. I am reading that first one now.

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Female JW Who Writes A Religious Column?

by millie210 in

i remember reading here about a woman who wrote a religious column for a newspaper.

i would like to find that thread again but apparently my research skills here are not so good.

could anyone help me find that link?

millie210

Help please! I remember reading here about a woman who wrote a religious column for a newspaper. I would like to find that thread again but apparently my research skills here are not so good.

Could anyone help me find that link?

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We are becoming champions of grief. We lost twin B.

by Darkknight757 in

last week we had a reassurance ultrasound with our ob.

she was just supposed to check heartbeats on the two little ones and they were going strong!

but because she had extra time and she can be quite anal about her work (which is a good thing) she decided to take some measurements.

millie210

So very sad to hear this and you are both in my thoughts,.