Posts by NewYork44M

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Another night, another JW dream

by MrMonroe in

such a ripoff when you dream you're back at the damn meetings.

i once dreamed a local (rather liberal-minded) elder, jack hoogendoorn, was smoking a cigar while he was giving a talk on the platform.. last night i was back there again: one elder who suddenly decided he was going to be "encouraging" gave me the latest stats on baptisms, while someone else i was meant to go witnessing with was not-so-subtly probing me about how many magazines i'd been placing lately.

i chose not to tell them i had decided against placing mags any more.

NewYork44M

It is quite common to have dreams about going to the meeting and out in service. If I am in service I am trying to figure out how to get away. I can remember dreams where I have given talks, been asked to say a prayer. I have had long conversations in my dreams with people I remember. It is surprising how much usless knowledge is stored in the recesses of my brain and only comes out when I dream.

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Anyone have the answer sheet for the TMS Review this week?

by breakfast of champions in

just wondering.. my wife will be very impressed by "apostate power" if you can come through with this.

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NewYork44M

I think that would be cheating.

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What happens to marriages upon the arrival of Armageddon?

by insearchoftruth in

a couple of paradise earth questions: .

1) if you are a married, baptized witness couple (both people being baptized) and armageddon arrives, will the couple still be married on paradise earthtm?

2) if you are married to an unbelieving mate (ubm) and armageddon arrives, will the witness be free to remarry on paradise earth?.

NewYork44M

I have heard so much speculation around this issue. Much of the speculation relates to the wishes and hopes of the individuals.

In the end all of it is nothing.

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Jehovah's Witnesses table witnessing WTF

by Watchtower-Free in

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apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

NewYork44M

I would love confirmation, thanks talesin

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Jehovah's Witnesses table witnessing WTF

by Watchtower-Free in

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apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

NewYork44M

If these are all photoshopped, then is all I got to say - I don't know whether to scream or eat a bananna. Perhaps table witnessing are just too irresitable for the creative minds to pass up.

In any event it is funny.

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divorce rate-education level

by doneandout in

jw
friends

in the paper a while ago, there was a study done on divorce rate compaired to education level.

basicly they found higher education went with lower divorces, while lower education went with higher diverces.. and guess where jw fall into?.

also, more lasting harm caused by the jw's lack of education besides lost jobs, even if one does leave..

NewYork44M

I did a quick literature review search. The relationship between divorces and education may be related to age. Those with a higher the education generally marry later in life as compared to a person with limited education.

Witnesses tend to marry very young (I was 19 years old in my failed marriage). And of course we know the reason. The sexual drive is very strong and the context of the religion is that sex outside of marriage is very bad. So, if you want to have sex you gotta get married.

I suspect that divorces among witnesses is pretty high. The dilemma is that a divorce is generally associated with a disfellowshipping. And if you are disfellowshipped, you are no longer part of the congregation, so your numbers don't count.

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I heard an interesting piece of information from a super-elder today

by Barrold Bonds in

today i attended the special assembly day (sad lol).

i overheard a conversation between an elder and another elder.

we'll call this guy a super elder because he's on all sorts of committees in the area.

NewYork44M

Nobody cares. Why don't they realize this????

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What are your turn offs in a guy or girl?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

one of them is nose rings/piercings.

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NewYork44M

I have taught accounting a university for several years and always try to explain to my students that a marriage is a financial and economic bond. If you end up with a spend thrift that person can destroy your future. However, if you marry someone who has the same financial goals you have there is no end to the potential of your success.

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