Posts by Londo111

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Just asked JW wife to quit

by rathernotsay in

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so i wont get into why i asked my jw wife to leave... theres another thread for that lol... but more out of pure curiosity i asked her just now... "in order to save this marriage would you leave the jws?

", it was a snap call no, like not even a second to pause and think about it, which kinda took me back a bit, followed by a angry "why would you ask me that now?

" (shes going out witnessing with my kids and her friends).

Londo111

Whatever you do, don't play the part of the "opposer".

JWs are indoctrinated to expect "persecution" or opposition from non-JW family...and there is a very low-bar for what constitutes this in the JW mindset. When, in their perception, they receive "family opposition", it reaffirms the belief system. It can also cause the "backfire" effect and make her more entrenched.

One of the three grounds for separation is "spiritual endangerment". I've seen the "spiritual endangerment" card played, in some cases, encouraged by the elders.

I'm sure when she went out in field service, she told her car group about this, and they were there to support her through this 'trial'.

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Research help needed: knowledge of Knights Templar and Masonic history vital

by Fay Dehr in

i am in conversation with a uk historian regarding some knights templar locations, where jws have built buildings.

*** this is serious research - not a joke *** .

i am not - and do not wish to be - a conspiracy theorist, but something has come to light in the uk and i lack the knowledge of knights templar + masons.

Londo111

The Knights Templar were basically all wiped out in the 1300's.

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Please explain the meaning of this wt 2018/10 article

by Gorbatchov in

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a very strange article, suggestive.. what do you think about it?.

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-october-2018/1918-one-hundred-years-ago/.

g..

Londo111

The myth of the Finished Mystery book is useful for Watchtower. But they count on members not actually reading it.

18

Ministry experiences

by Freedom rocks in

hi does anyone have any bad ministry experiences to share or really funny ones?.

some of mine were:.

- having water sprayed on us with a hose.

Londo111

One time, a householder was washing their car and put the hose on the bumper. Well, the hose fell to the pavement handle first, and sprayed us. No biggie. It was actually refreshing.

Every door was pure anxiety for me. Just talking to stranger about religion was a bad enough experience. Being yelled at and so forth was just icing on the cake.

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JW Nut Telling His Story Online

by pale.emperor in

while searching for some jw related stuff online, i stumbled across this page created by a pimi.

his name is steve mcdowell and a watered down version of his story was published in the watchtower https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20150701/bad-to-worse-life-story/.

however, this version, he says, is the full version.

Londo111

It makes me wonder if that is THE Stephen Lett.

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new JW Online Bible Study Lessons

by neat blue dog in

has anybody seen the new online bible study yet, just posted yesterday i believe?

it's the first thing you see now when going to the home page.

the online bible study lessons on jw.org are free, have no obligation, and are easy to use.

Londo111

See Andre. See Andre obey. See Andre pioneer. See Andre shun. See Andre refuse blood.

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Prince's NWT Bible on the auction block

by OrphanCrow in

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https://www.tmz.com/2018/07/11/prince-auction-bible-suit-purple-rain/.

what's cooler than your copy of "purple rain" on vinyl?

try owning one of prince's personal copies on vinyl!!

Londo111

He didn't have the Silver Sword?

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JW Door-to-Door Notekeeping Attracts Scrutiny of EU Authorities

by Room 215 in

a newly- enacted eu gdpr privacy protection law, to become effective from may 25, has apparently prompted jws to file suit in protest: .

(translated from the italian) .

source: ex-jwblog: http://testimonidigeovachiedono.blogspot.com/2018/05/le-note-di-casa-in-casa-sono-illegali-per-il-gdpr.html):.

Londo111

Watchtower a few years ago came out with the term "personal ministry". Obviously, for legal reasons.

As the court showed, it is anything but.

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JWs and Guns.

by blownaway in

i was told shooting guns and collecting them was not something a jw should do.

when i lived way up north us it was more of a deer hunting group and so some guns were ok, when i moved to florida it was different.

most people in the hall were not hunters.

Londo111

I grew up in a semirural area. My father was from the mountains and when his family visited or he went to visit them, he hunted as their culture is. My maternal grandfather had rifle, mainly for predatory animals or to ease the suffering of domestic animals. They were both elders.

Personally, I don't like killing animals and have no need to. I can simply go to the store and afford the food I need. And I'm not in a warzone, so I don't need to worry about self defense.

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JWtalk.net is an act of Disobedience

by Londo111 in

the governing body and watchtower publications make clear there is only one official website that jws should go to about their religion.

they do not approve of independent pro-jw forums.

this would also fall in line of there being no independent study groups, on the internet, or elsewhere.. for that matter, they do not approve of jws posting on behalf of their religion on social media, “apostate” websites, or anywhere else on the internet.

Londo111

Yep. I believe every JW has doubts, at least from time to time. And that definitely leads to fear that it might not to be truth, all the sacrifices are for nothing, and that maybe it is a cult. That fear can lead people to raise their defenses.

The organization has little in-depth articles anymore, no meaningful “apologetics”. So those who are hungering for something “meaty” would have to look elsewhere or go without.

Those sincere JWs who go to JWtalk and may have a sincere question and looking for comfort might actually wake up by how they are treated.