Besty, I recently did the same FB thing. I was curious about the grown children of my JW friends who live in other towns and States. It is interesting how open their pages are. Only a very few had privacy settings in place. About half appear to have left the religion or never were baptized. They openly show Christmas and other holliday pictures. They show themselves in sexual poses and other objectional situations (to their JW parents) A couple openly said they were Athiests , others said they are Buddests. One included working at a "Hustler" sex shop under work history. It is as if they are trying to publicly humiliate their JW parents and grandparents. Of the ones who seemed "still in" their friends included DFed and "wordly" people. Many of the "still in" have 2 FB accounts: one for their non-jw friends which is locked down tight, and one for their JW friends which is open to the public. I wonder where they got THAT idea. :)
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by besty injust trawled a round a few next-gen jw's back in my old neck of the woods up in scotland - kids of my gen really.
couple of things stood out:.
1 - some serious fb'ers in there - 800+ friends on one of them.
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Are JWs more negative than normal people?
by Julia Orwell incompare a typical conversation with a jw to one with a random non-jw:.
run into jw in the shops.. .
jw:[surprised] julia!
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Outlaw, so true!
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Are JWs more negative than normal people?
by Julia Orwell incompare a typical conversation with a jw to one with a random non-jw:.
run into jw in the shops.. .
jw:[surprised] julia!
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Can you imagine a JW being asked why he didn't go to the meeting and answering with, "I just didn't want to" The illness card is all they got.
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Are JWs more negative than normal people?
by Julia Orwell incompare a typical conversation with a jw to one with a random non-jw:.
run into jw in the shops.. .
jw:[surprised] julia!
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I agree wih all the posts. I have a theory about all of the sickness in the KH both real and imagined. Remember when you were in school and the only EXCUSED absence was illness? Wellllllllll there you have it.
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People, it really is this simple
by Trevor Scott inwhat will guide us in choosing the right religion?
the encyclopdia universalis is correct when it highlights the importance of truth.
a religion that teaches lies cannot be true.
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Oh, I was waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy off. They didn't capitalize the W.
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People, it really is this simple
by Trevor Scott inwhat will guide us in choosing the right religion?
the encyclopdia universalis is correct when it highlights the importance of truth.
a religion that teaches lies cannot be true.
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3rdgen
"Since long before World war I Jehovah's Witnesses pointed to 1914 as the time for this great event to occur." WT 6 /15 1954 Jehovahs Witnesses didn't exist until 1931. The IBSA before 1919 are no longer recognized as having the truth. Russell has recently been fired.
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Justitia passes bar!!!
by crmsicl inyay...my awesome friend justitia just found out last night she passed the bar exam.
regardless of how you may feel about her you gotta admit that is an accomplishment..
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3rdgen
Congrats to Justitia
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Mass Disfellowshippings of Inactive Ones
by bytheirworks inthe word out of bethel is of a mass purge the likes of the 1980's.. there's also possible public reproofs handed out for irregular ones.. .
the scriptures they are using to support this:.
the very ones keeping away from you will perish.
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3rdgen
In the past the WTBT$ wou give "suggestions" about behavior that clearly isn't mentioned in the bible. The weasley words used were "Mature Christions" would or would not do (fill in the blank). Most JW's want to be considered mature and not spiritual babies so they try to live by their suggestions. Shunning the innactive could be acomplished the same way. "Mature Christions would do well to avoid ANYONE who has left Jehovah, as association with such a one could influence a true Christian to slow down his sacred service". Mission accomplished without any public announcement.
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TRUTH BE TOLD - new film on JWs previewing tomorrow night (Thursday) at Laemmle's in Los Angeles!
by Dogpatch insept. 12th (tomorrow night) in los angeles right by the freeway - 405 and santa monica blvd.. i'll be there!.
well the link is also here:.
gregorio smith is an independent filmmaker and writer.
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3rdgen
I just googled Jerry Minor. He has a great body of work. I didn't know he was a performer and writer on SNL. There is a link to his performance on Bill Mahr's show where he becomes the character L. Witherspoon. Absolutely had me in stiches. I hope there is a big crowd for this movie tomorrow. I wish i could be there!
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Mass Disfellowshippings of Inactive Ones
by bytheirworks inthe word out of bethel is of a mass purge the likes of the 1980's.. there's also possible public reproofs handed out for irregular ones.. .
the scriptures they are using to support this:.
the very ones keeping away from you will perish.
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Besty got it right. No need for official announcements-ever. The rabid followers are ALREADY doing it. (my entire family) My family also shuns the grown grandchild who NEVER WAS baptised who "should have been and chose to reject Jehovah". Hubby and I have NEVER expressed doubts or any other behavior against the rules except being inactive. To them we have "left the Troof" All the GB needs to do is motivate ALL JWs to become as rabid as my family.