My wife and I got the J & J vaccine yesterday voluntarily. (It was very difficult to find) We both made the choice. She's mid 40's, I'm late 50's. We still have teens in the house and don't want them to have to deal with the loss of one of us.
While we were there at the pharmacy, a mid 30's man was there to get the shot. He said he would lose his job if he didn't get it. He made it clear to everyone that it wasn't voluntary. He was pretty miffed.
He feared not being able to support his family more that the loss of his freedom to choose. It is a shame that things have come to this.
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Should Biden Have Mandated Vaccinations Today?
by Sea Breeze inbiden mandated widespread covid shots today.. "we've been patient," biden announced.
"but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.".
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Should Biden Have Mandated Vaccinations Today?
by Sea Breeze inbiden mandated widespread covid shots today.. "we've been patient," biden announced.
"but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.".
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Biden mandated widespread COVID shots today.
"We've been patient," Biden announced. "But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us."
Do you think this was necessary?
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It takes a while, but eventually a person finds his way out.
by pistolpete init hard to believe------you don't have the truth.. sometimes, for many----it takes half of your life -- or more---to figure it out.
it was like swimming upstream with lead boots pulling you back in.
and the closer you got to the "real" truth----the further away you strayed from your intimate group.
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I agree Overrated. At some point all the false prophecies, doctrinal flip flops, and micro-management on how to wipe your own rear end comes crashing down, and you finally get mad as hell.
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Jehovah GOD a failed GOD in many respects.
by smiddy3 inisn`t there enough evidence to acknowledge the god of the bible has been a failure ?according to wt / jw teachings ?.
a god that has supposed to have created the visible universe and everything in it ?.
some points where i would challenge that from an earthlings point of view using the bible if only in paraphrase.. doesn`t god create everything perfect ?
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Smiddy,
You didn't answer my question:
I only see three choices regarding sin and death:
1. God can enable it by forever letting it happen
2. God could make it impossible through instinctual programming and loss of free will
3. God can judge sin
Do you see ANY another possibility?
It's not a trick question. If you don't see any other possibilities regarding sin/evil, which one makes the most sense to you?
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The term "Symbolic" is another way of saying that you don't believe a bible verse; and since you are the only one that has the correct "key" of your declared symbols, people should listen to you instead.
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Is this New Light coming or just some crackpot?
by pistolpete inthis experience was posted about a year ago.
it seems like a crackpot co was giving his prediction of what "might possibly happen in the future" .
now it seems like he wasn't such a crackpot after all.. quote.
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Is this New Light coming or just some crackpot?
There's a difference?Sounds to me what a bunch of Macallan sipping CO's (and Elder "heavies") might sit around a speculate.
I have heard similar speculations from those "in charge". I can totally see some spouting this kind of unbiblical nonsense.
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It takes a while, but eventually a person finds his way out.
by pistolpete init hard to believe------you don't have the truth.. sometimes, for many----it takes half of your life -- or more---to figure it out.
it was like swimming upstream with lead boots pulling you back in.
and the closer you got to the "real" truth----the further away you strayed from your intimate group.
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Hi Jes,
Welcome to the forum. The WT lied to you about God, our health, salvation, proper relationship to governmental authorities.... its a very long list.
When a person leaves the WT, the person has to start over, from the beginning and rebuild a value and belief system.
JWESCAPE.com has a YouTube Channel where the WT and conventions are examined critically from a common sense and Christian point of view.
The owner, Elaine is a 2nd gen JW born-in who hasn't seen her mother in 30 years. I would recommend starting there. Lots of good folks there and in their private FB group. -
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Unfaithful spouse
by Worstfear inmy wife and i have been together for 12 years.
married for 6. she was born into the truth, i studied for 2 years before we got married.
we would attend meetings on a weekly basis, go to conventions, and memorial every year.
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Sorry to hear that worstfear. Protect yourself, love yourself ..... get a vision and move on. You are worth it. You will figure out where the wheels came off in time. Do not punish yourself..... get some counseling and get a vision and move on.
You will heal.
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PIMO elder
by Reservations ini’m reservations, pimo elder.
i’m in no position to leave the organisation, maybe some people will see that as weak or whatever, but we have to all go down our own path in life.. i would like to be able to wake people up in my congregation, how do you think best to do this?
any ideas?.
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I would like to be able to wake people up in my congregation, how do you think best to do this?
There is an ancient Navajo proverb that states, "you cannot wake a man pretending to be asleep". You'll never "wake" this kind of person up.
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Are you still a JW?
by Iamallcool inwhich one do you prefer?
zoom meetings or at the kingdom hall?
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Congratulations brooklynNY. Welcome to freedom.