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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 05-05-2013 WT Study (STUMBLING)

  by blondie in

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  stumbling block.

  comments.

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  PaintedToeNail

  I think it was a one or two word answer. This kid is still little and can't read much except for basic Dr. Seuss. When told of their answering, I was very non-commital, and didn't make a big deal over it one way or the other. I wish there was a way to keep the kids home. Everytime they go though, they tell me how boring and long it is...which I agree with.
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  God Forbid!!!

  by Stubborn Disbeliever in

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  2. family

  so my husband and i have 2 daughters.

  i've always wanted a whole bunch of kids, yes, even being raised a jw.

  my grandma is soooo against children.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Stubborn-I just noticed this post, congratulations on your upcoming baby. I hope you have a very happy and healthy pregnancy.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 05-05-2013 WT Study (STUMBLING)

  by blondie in

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  stumbling block.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Unfortunately, my youngest child came home and proudly annouced they answered at this idiodic discussion today.
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  I am what I am

  by joe134cd in

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  i was just thinking today.

  i heard the term been frazed as a "neutral witness".

  i think that's what best describes me.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Ding-I thought the same thing earlier today, 'why does the WTBTS ignore good works Jesus spoke of and focus only on field service?' Converts keep them in the cash. Giving to the poor, helping others would cost $$$, and we will have none of that!
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 04-28-2013 WT Study (TAKING GLORY)

  by blondie in

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  comments.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Nice job, as usual, blondie. Thanks
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  JW's would rather have "wordly" people at their parties...

  by nolongerconfused in

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  2. friends

  so...i have been completely out for 6 months, never df'd, just completely faded...my wife is still 100% active...turns out one of her cousins who is also an active witness is having their birthday...ahem, graduation party this summer.

  my wife told me she wouldn't feel "comfortable" if i attend their parties/gatherings because i don't go to the meetings lol.

  so she and her cousin are planning the graduation party as i type, and they are talking about inviting their school friends etc etc.

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  PaintedToeNail

  nolongerconfused-Maybe your wife doesn't want to deal with the inevitable questions she will get later: 'Why doesn't your husband come to meetings', 'How is your husband? We haven't seen him since the party', and the secret mumblings of 'If he can go to a party, he can come to meetings'.

  When I was married to my first husband, people used to ask me all the time, "How is Dick? We miss him". I would try to come up with some excuse. Finally, I just answered truthfully, "He doesn't fee like coming" or "Why don't you tell him yourself you miss him? Our phone number is XXX-XXXX", the questions soon stopped, and nobody missed him enough to make an effor to call him. He was an ass, so I understand that. But their questioning put me in a very uncomfortable position of trying to make up something to make him look like he was too sick to come. Maybe your wife is getting those same questions now, and doesn't want to deal with more. You could always tell her to tell the truth to the inquiring people, "nolongerconfused doesn't feel like coming', it will cause the questioner to feel embarassed and they will stop asking for fear of getting a truthful answer.
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  Can one person make a difference? Need your help please.

  by apocalypse in

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  2. scandals

  i am feeling a bit out of sorts & i need to bounce this off the board.. do some of you remember the coming out of the un scandal back when?.

  have you seen the letter from the un in c of c?.

  i am sitting here with that original letter in my hand.. the day before the date on this letter, i had heard about the watchtower involvement on hourglass2.

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  PaintedToeNail

  apocalypse-yes it does make a difference. I made a huge difference to me. When I was a child, there were letter campaigns to the authorities of Malawi to stop the persecution of the 'brothers' who were being persecuted because of not buying a .25 cent political party card. It was heart-wrenching for a little kid to hear of all the despicable things done to those JWs.

  Upon learning within the last 3 years about the WTBTS involvement with the UN, allegedly for library 'priviledges', it sickened me. A Malawi JW couldn't buy a stupid card and remain in good standing, but the Borg could have NGO affiliation with the UN...what hypocrites.
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  Public Apology Nathan Natas

  by Simon in

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  2. announcements

  i'd like to offer a public apology to nathan natas for making a wrong decision when i deleted him.. i allowed a combination of previous issues we'd had and input from other forum members to bias my decision which lead me to what i now, in hindsight, believe to have been a mistake.. whether you want to come back and post here or not i wanted to at least say sorry and will reactivate your account..

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  PaintedToeNail

  Good to see you back Nathan!
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  Study: Belief in an angry God associated with variety of mental illnesses

  by sizemik in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hardly surprising to most ... but it's interesting to have a study confirm it.. people who believe in an angry, punishing god are much more likely to suffer from a variety of mental illnesses, a scientific study published in the april edition of journal of religion & health finds.. the study, conducted by marymount manhattan college assistant psychology professor nava silton, used data from the 2010 baylor religion survey of us adults to examine the links between beliefs and anxiety disorders like social dysfunction, paranoia, obsession and compulsion.. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/17/study-belief-in-an-angry-god-associated-with-variety-of-mental-illnesses/.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Interesting article, seems to go hand in hand with the RTS, Religious Traumatic Stress, thread a while back. Isn't it interesting though, how the WTBTS always says something to the effect of "Because God is Love, he will destroy untold billions of people who don't fear and worship according to requirements." or one of my favorite from the old song book "God is Love and therefore bids us persecutions to endure"...that one never made any sense to me!
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  Having children is bad

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  went to the weeknight meeting this week for the first time in a long while.

  the study was all about how having children was ill-advised in this time of the end- the comments dwelled on what a burden children are, how you can spend more time in the ministry without children, and look what they did in jerusalem- they cannabilized their own children!

  it's going to be so horrible to watch our children suffer during the great tribulation!

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  PaintedToeNail

  littlerockguy-That talk was just awful! I felt so sorry for all the pregnant sisters in the audience.