Posts by wallsofjericho

you may want to find out very early in your discussions if the witnesses you are studying with are open and truthful about their organization's doctrine and practices by asking them a series of sensitive (potentially embarrassing) questions about their personal beliefs.

wallsofjericho

Is the governing body ever “wrong”?

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New Year's Day Party

by Giordano in

for what it's worth:.

we just held our 3rd annual new year's day party.. we kept the list down to thirty invites this year with the provision that they could bring guests.

so the final count was well up there.

wallsofjericho

Very enjoyable to read this

thank you for sharing

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Why aren't the JDubs receiving more bad publicity concerning the abuse cover-ups?

by Sour Grapes in

i know that the jdubs think that they are the center of the universe and in actuality, no one except ex-jdubs gives a rats ass about these religious crazies.

my question is i read that as a percentage of pedophiles per members, that the percentage is larger in the watchtower company than in the catholic church.

i would think that would catch someones attention in the media and make a good story.. what really pisses me off is the watchtower cult is gloating about all of the negative press the catholics are receiving concerning pedophiles not even knowing that the jdubs have thousands of sexual abuse cases that have been covered over.

wallsofjericho

You answered your own question....

nobody cares

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Facial Hair

by new boy in

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friends

since i have been out for seventeen years what is the currant society policy concerning beards and mustaches.. in the sixties and seventies facial hair was forbidden at bethel if you white.

if you were black you could have mustache but no beards.

so obviously you could not be elder or pioneer if you had a beard.. any updates?

wallsofjericho

I know of a brother in Virginia that gave public Sunday talks with a beard this year (2018)

i have this first hand from 2 different people

His elders would call the congregation he was visiting to speak to give them a heads up in case they had an issue with it

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Without god what is the basis of morality?

by OneEyedJoe in

i'm sure most here who've questioned or left behind their belief in god have encountered this question - without god, what basis can there be for morality?

my exwife, when i admitted that i was an atheist, once asked me "if you don't believe in god, what's to stop you from going out and raping and murdering?

" previously, whenever i got this objection, i would tend to turn it around on the other person with a response along the lines of "if fear of god is the only thing that stops you from murdering, that makes me rather nervous to be around you.

wallsofjericho

Is murder evil because it’s evil?

Or because God’s says it’s evil?

if the former, then good and evil exist without god

if the latter, then god created evil

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If the Borg is a Death Star, what is it's weakest spot?

by Darth FayDehr in

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wallsofjericho

University education

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Invited to a talk: What to do?

by Fred Franztone in

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friends

my sister texted me last night with an invitation to watch our dad give his first ever public talk.

i don't live particularly near to my family, but i'm not too far from them to make the journey, and i am on good terms with them, having never been baptised and so not disfellowshipped; they don't shun me and likely wouldn't even if i were disfellowshipped, it's not in their character.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 2006, and i would like to keep it that way; i only intend to step inside one again in the event of a family wedding or funeral service.

i don't want to be rude to my sister, ignoring the text isn't an option, so i need a diplomatic way of declining her invitation.. i've considered saying that i'm busy, but this leaves things open for her to ask again in the future, and i'd rather she got the message that i'm not interested, without me having to say so in an explicit way.. any suggestions from those who have been in a similar situation?.

wallsofjericho

You should go

hes your dad, be proud of him whether you agree or not

if you don’t go your dad will be hurt and you will likely see a degree of shunning, if you go they’ll love you for it

Sounds like your family are reasonable people

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A concise list for my therapist...any suggestions?

by Straw Man in

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friends

been a lurker here for a long time.

i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.

it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.

wallsofjericho

I’ve really been around the block with this religion and am very self aware in my midlife

JW or not, it’s usually the parents that screw up the kids. Yes the religion plays a part obviously, but non-JW parents screw kids up too

no doubt the isolation experienced as a jw kid in school can have a lasting affect on ones self esteem.

but as an adult I see so many non-jw adults with all kinds of similar problems and life struggles.

No matter how we were raised, we have to find our own purpose in life whether or not it aligns with that of our family jw or not. Hopefully your therapist helps you start a new journey instead of rehashing a previous one