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  The time my Jehovah's Witness mom ripped my rock band photos and poster

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in 1977 ( i was 18 years old), i attended a led zeppelin concert at the chicago stadium.

  sat in the 10th.

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  How sad! My friend's JW mom drove us to Cincinnati from Dayton to see a Beach Boys concert in 1964. The "rules" seem to get more and more oppressive.
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  Betty Georges - The Female Helper to the Governing Body

  by MillennialDawn in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  betty georges is listed as a helper to the governing body service committee, according to this page on the website: https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body-jw-helpers/.

  anybody know anything about her?.

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  Betty, as far as I know, is a nickname for Elizabeth. I'd hate to be that guy.
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  A year since I have been back

  by Lee Marsh in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a year ago i came back to jwd.

  the 2 years before that.

  when covid stated, i was diagnosed with colon cancer.

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  Good for you! Thank you for your contributions to this forum!
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  How far has Watchtower and the GB of Jehovah's Witnesses gone to stalk and silence critics?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we have all watched some of the documentaries about the church of scientology hiring detectives to stalk and harass their former members,( their "apostates").

  i have heard of individual cases of rabid jw elders stalking ex-jws, and of course, one would expect some enforcement of corporate copyright infringement on anti-jw websites.. what were the most outrageous jw "stalking" or investigation stories you remember?.

  tonight's 60 minutes into ebay stalking a middle-aged couple who writes a newsletter reminded me a lot of the menlo park congregation watchtower "takeover", closure, and stalking of local elders to mind.

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  I remember an account from Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's book, "Visions of Glory" in which she was asked if she had made the sign of the cross in front of a church. She wondered if there were JW spies following her around the world. I read that book in the '80's. I'm not sure Barbara Grizzuti Harrison is still alive. She was a reporter/journalist whose mother converted to JW. Her book is worth reading if one can still find a copy.
  
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  Hamburg gunman wrote theological book before attack

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://cne.news/article/2789-hamburg-gunman-wrote-theological-book-before-attack.

  the hamburg shooter who killed seven jehovah's witnesses before he shot himself published a theological book at the end of last year.

  the german authorities issued two reports on the publication.. .

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  "However, he likely acted in full consciousness." Do you mean "conscientiousness?"

  Only a narcissist would want to write a book competing with the Bible and the Koran. He might have had a productive life if he had never been a JW.
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  Has Tony been abducted by Aliens?

  by Mit123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  probably but they’ve sent him back pretty darn quick!

  i have from a very reliable source that he attends one of the poughkeepsie ny congregations.

  i think there are 5 congregations there might be worth paying a visit if anyone lives near there..

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  Many state names, such as Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Massachusetts, are all derived from First Nations names. Also cities, such as Chattanooga and Seattle, have First Nations origins. Their pronunciations, I am sure, have been anglicized.

  Place name origins fascinate me. Many places in the U.S. were named after places in Europe or ancient Egypt. I know this has nothing to do with Tony Morris, but I just felt like saying it.
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  We're you regular at all the meetings?

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we're you regular at the 3 meetings days watchtower hade?

  i remember our was tuesday, thursdays and saturdays.

  in reality it's crazy they hade so many meetings.

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  I was so regular that I had a head full of minutiae about "types and antitypes." I began to see the whole thing as nonsense and a way to keep JW's off the street and at the same time, feel pseudo-intellectual.
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  What does the Bible really teach the GB?

  by punkofnice in

  1. social
  2. humour

  galatians 5:19-21 nivthe acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.

  i warn you, as i did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of god.. .

  1 corinthians 6:10, 11 kjvnor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of god.

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  Narcissists believe the rules don't apply to them.
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  COVID 19 - DISSOCIATION LETTER

  by gavindlt in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear friends,.

  i think you all know me as a person who has always strived, despite my imperfections to only ever wanting to be and remain in the “truth”.

  it is in fact what i so desperately want for my son ashton and my baby girl honey bee, to be lovers of truth and grow up to be a loyal servants of jehovah god and his son, jesus christ.

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  It sounds like you've woken up. Congratulations!
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  for the PIMO question as to A. Morris

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have the rank and file been told not to "gossip", or "question" about mr morris yet?

  i am mindful of how questioning decisions was discouraged and being told to keep things confidential.

  ( maybe too soon, but do share if a special needs part comes up) you would think that common sense would tell them they cause the questions when they don't share reasons.

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  XBEHERE: Alcoholism is a health matter. Alcoholics have something in their brain that other folks don't, and it induces a craving for alcohol. I was married to an alcoholic and had to learn some things about it. There is supposedly a new drug which helps alcoholics diminish the craving for alcohol.