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  JWbroadcasting December 2018 : Under Examination

  by jwdoctrine in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5fejicdbls&t=1915s.

  in the december 2018 jw broadcasting episode, jehovah's witnesses are told to put faith in the faithful and discreet slave(once again), have admiration for angels, expect a gradual future resurrection, consider jesus in his preexisting life and how he learned from god to exercise love.

  enjoy!.

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  NewYork44M

  I can't wait for John Cedars 3 hour review of this broadcast (really I can't).
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  How would you reason with a JW that it is okay to say Good Luck?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  NewYork44M

  I have the same question about saying "God bless." You will never catch a JW saying "God bless."

  I usually avoid saying good luck. To me, this implies that success is outside a person's control. I prefer saying, best wishes. Do JWs, have a problem saying "best wishes?" Strange enough, I also say "God Bless" a lot. I am not sure why, given that I don't believe in god.
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  What would make an Ex-Jw go back to been a full in Baptized JW

  by LOLS in

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  2. experiences

  i was just wondering , why would my jw husband return to been a full blown baptized jw after 20 years of fading?.

  he has spent 20 years of his life been a worldly person , with a worldly wife & kids & worldly friends .... to joining the borg full time , to getting baptized , to getting new brothers & sisters .... and to writing off most of his worldly friends (some his known his whole life ) , to trying to convince me & our children how wonderful this org is ......and anyone else who will listen :(.

  has anyone ever experienced this ...... oh and he seems to be in it 110% and no-one can say anything about this crazy org or show him proof that it all bs...... his such a clever independent , successful guy , why on earth would he go back to this , after been out for so many years & change into this domineering , opinionated fool ..... oh and his entire family also went back ... father , mother , brother & sister .

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  NewYork44M

  I cannot imagine anything that would bring me back. Perhaps a gun to my head. It would have to be a literal gun, there is nothing else that could be to coerce me to go back.

  Even if I was promised free alcohol and lap dances, I would not go back.
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  Faders Needing a Great One Liner

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so our family fade is well under way.

  we changed congregations as regular attenders and left in good standing with those giving hugs and kisses simply knowing we "needed a change".

  we moved to a neighboring congregation that is out of our original region knowing we would see no one and the two boe's wouldn't really have immediate dealings.

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  NewYork44M

  My fade started with a move to another state - 4 congregations later and I was long forgotten. I had no need to say goodbye with a one-liner.
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  Have you seen these drawings against medical procedures?

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  these come from the golden age of june 8, 1932:.

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  NewYork44M

  I can confirm that the anti vaccination, anti antiobiotic, and anti physician was a real thing in the JW religion. As kids, we were not allowed to take vaccinations and My father had a JW insired anti medical establishment stance. Getting sick was extra miserable as a JW kid.
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  Do you celebrate Christmas?

  by LovingLifeNow in

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  do you celebrate and how long have you been out?

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  3 years for me and yes i do..

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  NewYork44M

  We have a tree and engage in the normal festivities. Our Christmas celebration is void of any religious overtones.

  However, I everyone from now until about January 10 with a "Merry Christmas." I don't say Xmas, and never will.
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  The Hypocrisy Of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  celebrating holidays is wrong if you are a witness.

  but almost every jw that i know of has turkey on thanksgiving day.

  they say , every day is a day of thanksgiving.

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  NewYork44M

  The hardest part of having a big turkey dinner on Thursday was that you still had to go to the meeting that night. We could never just relax for the evening.
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  Ridiculous Picture!

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2019/do-not-be-anxious-i-am-your-god/.

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  NewYork44M

  Is this what Watchtower Studies are like now; Only 18 short paragraphs and controlled to the point where they tell you what scriptures to read? Are the studies still one hour?
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  Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.

  mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.

  now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .

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  NewYork44M

  I was raised in a family that was "in the truth." Despite this, we always had turkey for Thanksgiving. I can't remember any time that we did not have turkey.
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  Thanks giving

  by zeb in

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  i wish a happy thanksgiving to all ye americans... live long and prosper in wisdom and peace..

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  NewYork44M

  Happy Thanksgiving. I am cooking a turkey, we are meeting with our Chinese friends and will have a traditional turkey dinner comingled with roasted duck, lamb, and a few other Chinese dishes.