Hello Bells, My observation is that yes, JW's are gleeful when catastrophic events happen to "worldly" folks. The larger the better. These things make them feel like the big A is sooooooooo close. I'm sorry you are dealing with this disfunctional family. Your husband's first loyalty needs to be to YOU. Otherwise your marriage won't really work. Even the Bible backs this up. "This is why a man will LEAVE his father and his mother and the two of you will become one flesh"
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20The happiest people on earth... Yeah right
by Bells ini am looking for some advice - or maybe just some moral support.. i can't find the link to my previous thread... but in a nutshell... husband and i got married a couple months ago after 10 or so years together.
he was never baptised, but grew up 'in'.
i never had any exposure to the craziness til i met him and his family.
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classification of Jehovahs Witness members by when they joined up
by besty injust got to thinking how long can the watchtower peddle the 'soon' story with any credibility?.
i would say there are the oldtimer or born ins in the 70+ age group - they possibly remember the 2nd world war, and maybe joined for 1975 or made life affecting decisions meaning they are so commited with 'nowhere else to go' that they have surrendered to the resurrection hope.. then you have the '1986 international year of peace, the 1914+70 year' generation crowd.
people in their 40s and 50s now.
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LostGeneration, I think we are on the same wavelength. IMHO it doesn't matter whether "sooooon" works for ALL. There are enough breeders in the borg to keep this cult going because it is a matter of numbers now. Even if 2/3 leave, 1/3 will keep procreating (sp?) (having babies) who they teach to be JWS. The "base" is already in place.
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classification of Jehovahs Witness members by when they joined up
by besty injust got to thinking how long can the watchtower peddle the 'soon' story with any credibility?.
i would say there are the oldtimer or born ins in the 70+ age group - they possibly remember the 2nd world war, and maybe joined for 1975 or made life affecting decisions meaning they are so commited with 'nowhere else to go' that they have surrendered to the resurrection hope.. then you have the '1986 international year of peace, the 1914+70 year' generation crowd.
people in their 40s and 50s now.
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How long "soon" will work for young people is anyones guess. What saddens me is that most of the 25-35 year old former friends of my kids are still active and married to JWs. Many have babies and small children who they are raising to become still another generation of little robots. One couple joined the ASL cong. The young mother proudly showed off her baby signing Jehovah etc. Several other couples have joined forign language congs. At least 6 that I know of actually moved abroad to go where the "need is great".
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Let Us Always Be Thank For The Food Provided By The Faithful And Discreet Slave "Corporation Deity"
by frankiespeakin indo jehovah witnesses worship the governing body with adoration?
what is the main party line proclaimed in the publications?
is it not always be grateful for the spiritual food provided by the corporations deity called the faithful and discreet slave, and publicly decared to be faithful forever.
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MissConfused hahahahah! I saved your chart . I wouldn't be funny if it weren't 100% true.
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Whenever I pose questions like this to my Dubbie MIL her answer is ALWAYS: Jehovah has ALLOWed (fill in the injustice) and it serves as a test for us. I always say If Jehovah can read hearts why the test? She then, becomes upset and says don't say ANY MORE!!!
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Your Baptism
by Aunt Fancy inwe have been going through our literature and throwing away a lot of it which feels great.
my hubby came cross the program from my baptism in 1986. the divine peace dc held in the astrodome in houston, tx.
he always wrote the attendance and the amount baptized so on that day there were 30,894 in attendance nd 531 baptized!
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I was baptised 1964 at barely 12 years old during a circuit assembly at the fairgrounds. The baptism was held at a local kingdom Hall where they had pushed the chairs to the wall and put a doughboy pool in the middle of the room! About 7 were immersed and only about 30 showed up to observe. Afterward, no fanfare whatsoever. My parents treated it as though I was merely doing what I was supposed to do. (kinda like making my bed.) Edit to add: This was before the pre- baptism questions were asked. Does this mean my baptism was also not valid???
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Hi all
by Saltheart Foamfollower infirstly, love and greetings to all - i've been lurking here and elsewhere for a long time and have benefitted more than i can say.
i'm still in - i have a genuine fear that coming out would kill my mother - but i've recently taken the first step away.
i told a non-jw friend that i knew it was all a load of nonsense and i didn't believe any of it.
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Wlcome Saltheart! Hubby and I have faded but can't come out and do and say what we want because of his elderly mother. She and her JW family have always sidestepped many of the rules yet now that she is old, she acts like the church lady. Go figureAll the best to you.
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Mom & Dad (Uber Dubs) and convo about child abuse within the BORG
by El_Guapo inso i tt mom and dad via skype last weekend (they live on the other part of the county) and the topic of abuse came up.
of course they went ahead and blasted catholics for their coverups.
i mentioned gonzalo campos, now mom and dad know this guy he went to their hall for several years in san diego.
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I will never understand how a mother could call the elders about some remark her grown son made. I'm sorry for you both.
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10 Questions for Elders when they start annoying you
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1009, People are not born bitter. Not all people who have suffered injustice become bitter but it helps. Not all people who witness others, especially children, suffer needlessly become bitter, but it helps. Bitterness or the lack thereof has nothing to do with whether or not a particular religion is "The truth"
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Who benefits from the money they receive?
by unfamiliar ini keep seeing people on here (and other places) talk about the wbts making money .
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sorry if it should be obvious!.
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I know a couple of people who have non profit businesses. One had an animal rescue funded by donations and a thrift shop where people could drop off household items, clothes, musical instraments, you name it. She didn't pay a penny for the stuff but sold it at the going rate. She was taking in HUGE amounts of money. She was able to live better than she ever had in the past and a few cats were better off too! She moved away to start another "Non Profit" well paying business. The person/persons in control of the non profit decide where to rearrange funds and pad expences to look legit. Edit to add: Who needs a big bank account when everything that you want is paid for by the corporation.?