Posts by ttdtt

i am married with 3 kids and my wife and i are inactive, but my wife has made it very clear in speech and action that she wants to go to all meetings, field service, and indoctrinate our kids.

ttdtt

Hello CovertsadJW - I know exactly how you feel.

Let me emphasize 1 thing.
All your actions from now on NEED to be focused on making sure you KIDS do not become JWs.

Your happiness, your marriage must be secondary to that. You OWE your kids as a man to not let them become part of this cult and waste their lives.

In their lifetime the WT will crumble, and what you dont want to happen is this. Your kids are 40, and come to you and say, "Why didnt you tell us this was all bullshit? How could you let us waste our lives dad?"

I was able to help wake up my wife (which I did not at all expect) and we all got out together.

Now my kids can be normal humans, and have a great life ahead of them.

I would be happy to give you some tips that might work if you want them.

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How to Argue for Creationism

by cofty in

all creationist arguments follow an identical pattern.. first a quick way to remember the format - 'complexity, complexity, complexity; therefore god'.. now a more detailed guide to formulating an argument.. identify some complex feature of the natural world.

a quick google search or nature documentary will quickly provide inspiration.

creationist websites have hundreds of them you can copy-paste without attribution.. do no research at all on what is currently known about the evolutionary history of this feature.

ttdtt

Just make sure the other person is not interested in Logic, Facts, or Reason, and your set.

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Serena Williams after marrying rich baby daddy: I am a Jehovah's Witness

by Wild_Thing in

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but how??????

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https://www.christianpost.com/news/serena-williams-mom-encouraged-her-with-scripture-after-emotional-struggles-with-motherhood-213273/.

ttdtt

She had it very rough after the birth, I wonder if she took blood?

By the way, did she get english lessons from Donald J. Trump or Sara Palin?

"I am Jehovah's Witness. If you don't believe in God — I think if you don't believe in God, it's going to be tough to live life because pretty much that's the basis of life, it comes from God. And so being a Jehovah's Witness, obviously we believe in God and the Bible. And without Him, I wouldn't be here right now. I really thank Him for everything."

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Guilt trip

by Jrjw in

did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

ttdtt

YES!
A number of people.
And one of my closest friends who I would see on occasion, it would start off nice then end in the guilt trip to come back.

One other person laid it on thick about a close friend of mine who died before I was out and how will he feel if he doesn't see you - and I am counting on you to get through this horrible time im facing....

Never anything from anyone about "Im here for you whatever you need" it is always about THEM or Jehober.

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Would You Go To A Memorial Service For A JW )if you were no longer attending the KH)?

by minimus in

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some of my old jw friends are sickly and getting on in age.

so far, i’ve only gone to my mother’s memorial and have avoided the kingdom hall altogether.... your thoughts please?.

ttdtt

I just went recently. It had been 2 years + since I had been in the Hall.

It was ok. Funny the variety of reactions, from avoiding you at all costs, to the fake we miss you, to the sincere we miss you, to normal conversation.

I was so happy to leave the place though.

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Newsweek picks up story on JW Sex Abuse

by ttdtt in

secret documents reveal sex abuse scandal in jehovah's witnesses church.

http://www.newsweek.com/secret-documents-sex-scandal-jehovahs-witnesses-church-faith-leaks-776796.

ttdtt

stuck - some of the documents are absolutely horrifying.

The father was selling the 4 year old for sex.
He should be shot.

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You might surprised how many JWs are homosexuals

by Roger Kirkpatrick in

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contrary to common belief, neither the bible nor the watchtower condemns homosexuality; however, they do condemn the practice of fornication.

homosexuality is same sex attraction whether such attraction is acted upon or not.

leviticus 20:13 describes a man having sexual relations with a man, or the act of fornication.

ttdtt

I would imagine the % is about the same as in the general public.