Topics Started by skimthesurface

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Knock knock."Who's there? Two elders!!
by Darkknight757 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so today was a cold and snowy day in my neck of the woods and the wife and i were just chilling around the house waiting to go to the church tonight for a candle lighting service when lo and behold we get a knock on the door.

yup, 2 elders from my old hall.

i figured they were fishing for some time so i invited them in and gave them some coffee and we talked about everything that happened and why we walk away from the jw's.
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"It is the victims right to approach authorities" The weak excuse used by the society
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
we have seen that the society falls back on the line "it is the victims right to approach the authorities" during all the abuse claims.. they use this excuse to try and defend the passive lack of action in failing to report suspected cases of abuse.. a comparison came to mind:.

if we came across a person lying in the street who says they were hit by a car, would we say "it is your absolute right to call the paramedics and police"?.

or would we take the initiative and call those authorities ourselves to help the person?.
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Sheeplike?? A Christian Requirement or WT Controlling mechanism?
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when we were practising witnesses we heard a lot about the need to be "sheeplike" , having a sheeplike attitude and personality .

a typical comment might be :.

"lasting peace & happiness just ahead" 2009 p 30.
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Sex & Divorce
by IMHO in
1. jw
2. friends
1. you can't have sex until your married.. 2. you're not married until you've gone through a legal ceremony.. 3. you get 'unscriptually' (although legally) divorced therefore not 'free' to remarry'.

4. can you still 'scriptually' have sex with your former spouse?.
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New Video Series On Courtship May Open Some Eyes
by JW_Rogue in
1. jw
2. experiences
so the wife was watching the latest installment of jw broadcasting and near the end there was a new segment on dating and courtship.

it starts at about the 39 minute mark:.

https://youtu.be/vuir-azsdm0?t=38m52s.
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Singing
by skimthesurface in
1. jw
2. friends
despite not wanting to be a jw anymore and not being at meetings for a few months, still have k. songs coming into my head- both from old and new song books - usually whilst working.

anyone else?

how does it make you feel?.
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Spain 2016-10-03 BOE Re: Minors
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
october 3, 2016 to the bodies of elders re: minors.

3 de octubre de 2016 a los cuerpos de ancianos asunto: menores de edad.
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What would be the perfect song to introduce a JW comedy sketch?
by usualusername1 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have no idea.... .

any ideas will help.... .
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IBSA (Watchtower UK) property portfolio for sale
by betterdaze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
behold: ibsaproperty.com“the extensive ibsa property portfolio in north london is now being brought to the market.”ibsa moved to the leafy london suburbs of mill hill in the late 1950’s.

since then, expansion has required the acquisition of further properties in the immediate area, and in some cases further beyond.

in recent years, relocation to a single site which would offer greater economy of operation became more than a matter of interest, and in 2014 a suitable site in chelmsford, essex was purchased.
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I need to know more on why its a problem for me dating a JW girl.
by seekinghelpp in
1. social
2. relationships
ok not to throw no shade or no disrespect to the jw religion.

which i truly do respect because my girlfriend is part of but i just don't understand, i have researched so much about it.

so much about how its discouraged for her to be with me just cause of different religion.