Posts by dbq407

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Jehovah's Witnesses denial of what they are supposed to believe from Watchtower

by jambon1 in

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one of the most frustrating things.

when you confront jw's about what they believe they will often deny it.

such as "if your child is disfellowshipped then you can't have contact with them ever again".

dbq407

I know when i was in i was embarrassed to tell someone some of the beliefs because they seem too crazy or over the top. They don't want it to sound too strict because that would turn people away, so they for sure water down what they believe.

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My medal message

by wheelwithinwheel in

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friends

sent the following to my jw friends and contacts.

thought you might enjoy the read!.....

anyone who is willing to have 8 kids deserves a medal!.

dbq407

Very well written letter and valid points. Did you get any replies from the people you sent it to? I sure hope so!

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Lot's Wife - Connect the dots - JW.org

by Funchback in

yay!

now kids can help draw lot's wife getting destroyed.. .

dbq407

.........and tomorrow kids, we're gonna simulate crushing testicles!!!!!

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Humourous reactions to beards worn at the kingdom Hall

by UnshackleTheChains in

is this the reaction you get when you walk into a kingdom hall sporting your new beard 🙄.

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dbq407

I grew one last year and a sister came up and said, "what is that on your face!" and i asked her if she would say that to Jesus if he was here and she said she would. haha. I didn't shave it until after winter was over, but will grow it again next fall.

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last convention before global attack on witnesses

by Phoebe in

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so it's not enough that i'm dealing with post traumatic stress/anxiety and panic attacks all related to my life as a jw (50 years baptized -- i stopped going a couple of months ago) at 3 a.m. i get an email from the other side of the world.

'you have to go to the convention.

bro sanderson says we must watch the news, things are happening.

dbq407

Yea just forget about it. I was told i would never graduate h.s. before armageddon came and not to have kids in this system because the end is so near. 20 years later here i am, all grown up and a lot smarter than to believe that crap anymore.

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Strange stalking from JW's...Please help

by Toshibabadu in

i just recently stopped attending.

i keep getting messages, emails, texts and voice mails asking if i'm ok. they all say the exact same thing.

it's creepy and a bit scary.

dbq407

I'm surprised anyone has checked up on you at all really. When you become "spiritually" weak in their eyes that seems to be the time when no one wants to check in. No one has checked in on me at all except an elder kept texting to meet about my priveleges and finally i just texted back and said "thanks, but i do not want to talk". Never heard another word ha.

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Today's W.T on GB not being inspired is having ZERO impact on most J.W's

by Isambard Crater in

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the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.

from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.

said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..

dbq407

Around here it all depends on how much the WT conductor wants to talk about it. Which they always glaze over or ignore the important parts like this and no one thinks twice about it.

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