Foolednomore

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  In person shepherding

  by road to nowhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since the resumption field service letter now my shutin wife gets a call that a group will stop by to visit after service.

  same pattern as old, finish out time.

  where were they before when she was having mental breakdown without nary a phone call..

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  Just don't answer the door. When they come around.
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  Are Jehovah’s Witnesses softening their view of Faders?

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so my in-laws actually went out to dinner with us today.

  normally, since leaving in 2016, they wouldn’t eat with us or talk much to me.

  (since i did convince their daughter to leave the cult).

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  I would be very careful and interested as to why Watchtower would want the contact information of those who faded/DF'd via relatives makes me ask what are they up to? And why?
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  A long conversation with mom

  by Foolednomore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom has been on the fence for awhile.

  she has done a laundry list for watchtower.

  so i asked her, would you continue to invest in a company that promises outrageous dividends but never delivers?

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  I have mom living with me at the villa. And no one can just walk on in. I have control of her finances which she wanted me to take control since she has dementia. Her care person is aware of the sneaky Jw's and how I don't want them around mom. After all, all they want is money. But from time to time when she is at the bakery some Jw's would start talking to her, but my sister comes in and tells mom that all they want is money.
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  A long conversation with mom

  by Foolednomore in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom has been on the fence for awhile.

  she has done a laundry list for watchtower.

  so i asked her, would you continue to invest in a company that promises outrageous dividends but never delivers?

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  My mom has been on the fence for awhile. She has done a laundry list for Watchtower. So I asked her, would you continue to invest in a company that promises outrageous dividends but never delivers? She She said no. It would be foolish. I asked her to think of time, energy, and yes money spent on Watchtower and all the promises. And still nothing. You're getting older and near death. She has come to the conclusion that Watchtower is a waste.
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  Worship study this week

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  since i need to keep up for family's sake i "study"(skim, its not deep).

  worship: pray, study ( wt), go to meetings ( formal, not gathering 2 or 3), preach.

  thrn add helping build halls, donating, and since donations go one way only, give material aid to others.. note construction time isn't for service,( but i may have turned in time for it).

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  I feel bad for anyone who has to be in this terrible cult for family. I had to fake it for awhile ( from 16 years of age to 22) once I got free, I was free. My brother followed and some of my sisters. My mom is still in but hangs on but has doubts, which is good. Keep working on yourself and stay positive.
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  The JW's greatest dogma...

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ....that god almighty/jesus personally selected j.f.

  rutherford & wtbts inc. as a front for worldwide christianity, is an affront to worldwide christians.. the adage, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” was made for such spurious assertions.. as with jw's who claim, "jehovah answered my prayer for......," both claims rely on total credulity, and zero evidence of divine intervention.

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  The Watchtower does it and even it's members do it. Countless articles in their magazines of stories that can't be verified. But even on the local level. My brother and I own an auto repair shop. One pioneer sister on a platform lied and made such an outrageous story how her car was repaired by Geehovah. Little does the audience know she had the money to pay for the the repairs but thought we owed her one since she pioneered.
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  Hospitality for speaker

  by road to nowhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there seem to be hospitality starting again.

  fully vaccinated and assume masked.

  neither a set in stone rule.

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  When I was young, my parents had a villa and the elders asked my parents to host the CO. The CO and his wife loved staying at the villa for the views. And of course my mother and grandmother would cook up a three course meal. I over heard the CO asking my dad for money. About 15k for the Kingdumb work. My dad never gave in to his request. The next local needs talk by the CO was about materialism. Elders and the CO'S keep coming to the villa. Even after my Dad pass away.
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  Meeting announcement for emergency contact info of non-JW friends & relatives (?)

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw this post on reddit and can hardly believe it.. if i remember correctly years back they told you not to have anything to do with non-jw friends or relatives.

  they discouraged you from bothering with non-jw family and to avoid them on holidays!!

  i needlessly missed out on some delicious holiday meals with people who genuinely cared about me.

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  Pontoon- Watchtower only looks for what benefits Watchtower. Screw everybody is Watchtower 's motto.
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  Meeting announcement for emergency contact info of non-JW friends & relatives (?)

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw this post on reddit and can hardly believe it.. if i remember correctly years back they told you not to have anything to do with non-jw friends or relatives.

  they discouraged you from bothering with non-jw family and to avoid them on holidays!!

  i needlessly missed out on some delicious holiday meals with people who genuinely cared about me.

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  Foolednomore

  The Jw brotherhood is a scam. As long as you tow the line as a Jw you'll have conditional "friends" even those are touch and go. Once you break the many rules or ask too many questions, then those "friends " disappear. But if you have wealth or something they want, they will be a pest in your life.
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  Meeting announcement for emergency contact info of non-JW friends & relatives (?)

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw this post on reddit and can hardly believe it.. if i remember correctly years back they told you not to have anything to do with non-jw friends or relatives.

  they discouraged you from bothering with non-jw family and to avoid them on holidays!!

  i needlessly missed out on some delicious holiday meals with people who genuinely cared about me.

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  Foolednomore

  Thank God I have strict dealings ( no Jw's) involved with any disaster or family issue. In fact all our faded family have clear orders if Jw's come around if their is a death / incident. It's bad enough they come in the deli/bakery of my sisters and ask for euros. Or the ones that show up at my business asking for money or to pitch and ideal to make an investment. What's bad is some of them are clients. I have to give them advice after listening to their story.