Posts by PaintedToeNail

i believe their 2 witness rule can help pedophiles secretly abuse kids.. but i don't think that this particular crime dominates those in the religion.. .

Once upon a time, I was asked by a relative what they should do: Their bible study was coming to the KH, and there was a convicted pedophile there. After consulting with the elders, they told the relative they COULD NOT tell the bible study about the pedo, it was slander. What to do, what to do?

I told the relative to go to the local newspaper, get a copy of the arrest article, and hand it to the study. Public information, no slander.

This is exactly what the relative did. That way the bible study was in the know.

By the way, this congregation had 3 pedos I knew of, two were convicted felons after being discovered. The other was kept safe by his wife, while his step daughter was DF'd for immorality at a later time. Oh Yeah, he claimed to be annointed!!!

CJ

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How come you have to wait on Jehovah? Shouldn't he be faster than you?

by dgp in

if jehovah created the universe, knows it all, et cetera, and then he has a direct line to the governing body, how come you're always told to "wait on jehovah"?

can a simple earthling be faster in his or her reasoning than yhwh?

can s/he notice something jehovah will miss?.

PaintedToeNail

I've never understood the waiting thing. 2000 years ago told to preach the end was nigh, and here we all are still.

CJ

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I was just mean to hubby....

by PaintedToeNail in

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i gave him are really good thriller book to read today.

he got half way through it, was really into it, when i couldn't help myself.

i asked him, in light of this past sunday's watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.

PaintedToeNail

mouthy-'Granny'-thanks a bunch, everything is all right. See comment below.

SixofNine-I never have to ask for oral, he revels in it. Sometimes too much!

RagingBull-I'll have to check out Zane.

CJ

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I think we have it backwards

by lrkr in

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you know how when people come out of being a jw they say things like- but the bible is a good book- its just the religion that is bad.

or when describing muslim extremists commit some atrocity, people say- the religion is bad- but the koran is a good book.

or when you observe orthodox jews abusing members of their family- it is said- its the religion that is confining and doent allow leaders to be held accoutable- but the torah is a good book.. i think we have it backwards!!

PaintedToeNail

And they all originated in the middle east...hm makes one wonder.

CJ

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I was just mean to hubby....

by PaintedToeNail in

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i gave him are really good thriller book to read today.

he got half way through it, was really into it, when i couldn't help myself.

i asked him, in light of this past sunday's watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.

PaintedToeNail

Update-not to worry, he just picked the book up again and started reading it.

CJ

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I was just mean to hubby....

by PaintedToeNail in

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friends

i gave him are really good thriller book to read today.

he got half way through it, was really into it, when i couldn't help myself.

i asked him, in light of this past sunday's watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.

PaintedToeNail

I gave him are really good thriller book to read today. He got half way through it, was really into it, when I couldn't help myself. I asked him, in light of this past Sunday's Watchtower, how can you read this book in good conscience.

He closed it up and put it down.

CJ

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Why the hell do I feel like this suddenly?!?!

by freshstart in

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today i saw a friend that is still a hardcore jw.

she knows we're not going to meetings, but seemed pretty cool with it and was willing to have lunch with me, so i thought why not?

she mentioned something about the convention coming up in a couple of weeks, and all of the sudden i got so nostalgic and felt like maybe i wanted to go.

PaintedToeNail

Sitting through a 'special assembly day' recently was excrutiating. Maybe by going, you'll realize how horrid it all is, and reaffirm your current position.

CJ

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HOW MANY BORN-INS or almost born-ins, WOULD HAVE BECOME A JW IF SOMEONE CALLED AT THEIR DOOR?

by PaintedToeNail in

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i know i would have never, ever been interested if someone would have come to my door as a jw.

i guess i really don't feel like i've ever had a real spiritual side to me.

the 'truth' would have never interested me, nor would i have ever accepted a bible study with anyone who came looking for a sheeple.

PaintedToeNail

LITS-the reasoning used by the CO is stupid, to say the least!

Found Sheep-Brief, to the point and effective! Thanks

Azazel-I was interested in the air force when I was in my late teens and early 20's.

jwfacts-I pondered this question too, for a long, long time.

Thanks to everyone else for your interesting anwers!

CJ