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  talked to wt. conductor about sundays study

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i said i was concerned that they painted hezekiah as this champion of righteousness and how the article omitted when he paid tribute to assaria by looting the temple when he got scared.

  and apparently he had an alliance with egypt, a pagan nation.

  he said i was getting boged down with other references and missing the point.

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  Mum

  Warren Jeffs also teaches blind obedience to his FLDS patsies. It has resulted in child abuse, young men being thrown out/DF'd from the religiion so there are more teenage girls for the old men to "marry," endless anguish for women and girls, and, finally something good, a prison sentence for Warren Jeffs, "the Prophet." I have been watching some TV shows about people trying to escape that cult. My daughter turned to me the other evening and said, "See, Mom, you could have chosen an even worse cult."

  Teaching obedience, particularly blind obedience, leaves people without the ability to make appropriate choices, without the ability to judge the greater good, co-dependent and weak. My motto is, "Enter into the joy of having no master."
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  So what is the Society doing with all that $$$?

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  2. friends

  i read article after article about the billions the gb rakes in from fleecing the sheep but i've never heard anyone explain what happens to the money.. i mean is it in a swiss account?

  are the gb living in private mansions?

  where does the $ go?.

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  It's in the Governing Body's Discretionary Fund. i.e., it's there to "meet their needs," wishes, dreams and desires. It gives them the privilege of patting themselves on the back while most of the world starves or barely scrapes by.
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  For the many who remember "just2laws," he had a massive heart attack last night...

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and died at home in panama city beach, florida.

  steve imhof, a bethelite in the 1970s and former very active elder who became a very vocal wt critic starting in 2002, was 65 years old when he died.

  he was father to three children and two grandchildren.

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  Steve and Joy were at the Silentlambs march in Brooklyn in 2002. I met and talked with them there. They were so sweet! I'm so sorry to hear that Steve is gone. Life just isn't fair. Neither is death.
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  trying to convince my wife not to confess...

  by wafflesandpancakes in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  during our engagement, we fooled around and touch each other down there.

  it's not a "tap" but definitely is not "stimulation".

  i tried to convince my wife, who, after 5 years of marriage, strangely felt guilty all the sudden, that its not do called porneia.

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  Mum

  "Jehovah" already knows. Does he need some underling to mess up your wife's mind over something that happened so long ago that it should be forgotten? Being human and doing what humans do is not a big deal. Play the "headship" card, and tell your wife there is no need to give them a stick to beat her with.
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  I need help in dealing with a toxic family member!!!!

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a close family member who is a pro in using shame to try to make me feel bad.

  they are coming to stay at my place soon and the issue of me and mrs hoser not attending/ doing field service will come up no doubt.. i need some advice on how to deal with this because whenever i deal with these relatives they make me feel worthless.

  it is probably part because they are jw's and jw's motivate by fear and guilt.. .

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  You do not owe them an explanation for anything! If they are not happy with the way you choose to live your life, that is their problem, not yours. Don't defend yourself. Just do what you would do if they were not around, and, if they object, tell them they can find another place to stay. Your house, your rules, period.
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  I want to grow my hair back out!

  by onlyastory in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

  i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

  whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".

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  Mum

  onlyastory: Welcome to the forum! Everyone on this forum has had extensive experience with JW's in one way or another. We can assure that there are MANY unwritten rules that you won't learn about until you have been baptized and become an insider. Don't be shocked by anything you see or hear at the Kingdom Hall. You are being judged every minute.
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  Most aggravating religious group

  by keith85 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  look i don't care what you believe, i really don't.

  just leave me out of it.

  if i were interested in your beliefs i would pursue them, but trying to force your literature and views onto people is just rude.

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  Mum

  If you don't want to be bothered by JW's, put a sign on your door that says, "Jehovah's Witnesses: I am an apostate. Good bye." The "A" word is a real turnoff to them. Almost every person on this forum is a JW "apostate," i.e., a former JW. We are now awake and thinking for ourselves.

  Please feel free to vent here any time you like. We all do. Welcome!
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  Weekend Warning - Family May be after You Come Sunday, be ready.

  by LostGeneration in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wt this weekend:.

  help those who have become inactive.. jesus said that there is joy in.

  heaven when just one lost sheep is.

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  Thanks, LG. Fortunately, I don't live near any JW's I knew in the past. I, too, have a more meaningful, happy and FREE life. Why did I ever believe I didn't want to think for myself?
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  I can't believe how sexist the Borg is!!!

  by quellycatface in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just letting off a bit more steam.

  why can't sisters look after the library or the sound.

  what makes the brothers so damned special???.

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  All of this contemplation about the "place" of women makes me wonder why it is overwhelmingly women who support the churches. There would be mostly emty churches without the women who attend and do all of the dirty work while men hold "important meetings" and such.
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  French Club in Las Vegas

  by Mum in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i learned of a french club in las vegas.

  they posted on facebook that they were meeting this morning at a french pastry shop/cafe.

  i have never attended one of their meetings, so i decided to go meet them at the cafe.. it was great!

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  NVR2L8: I'm going to PM you my phone number. Call me when you get into town. Are you quebecois?

  I know that the Paris used to teach some French to its new employees, and later started to de-emphasize the French. My son-in-law works at the Paris as a bartender.