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  Ukrainian refugees and the Jehovah's Witnesses

  by no-zombie in

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  2. beliefs

  i personally would like to foster a couple of those parent-less kids from ukraine, but i know that my 'full in' witnesses wife would never agree.

  for her, they are 'worldly children'; children who are most likely will never become a witness, and so why even consider opening one's heart to them and their suffering.. while her attitude really upsets me, ultimately she is just a product of the organization's teachings and for me, it is just another example of the hypocrisy and coldness of the religion.

  you see, this religion is meant to be a christian faith, one that should copy the qualities the jesus himself taught others to display.

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  We had worldly foster children and didn't get any flak from congregation
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  Awakes says playing Chess is evil not for Witnesses!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  awake 73 3/23 p.12 "the spirit of compatition between players can lead to unpleasant circumstances...in some homes tensions linger longer then checkmate.

  chess is a game of war a play substitute for the art of war...danger of stirring up compatiton and hostility to one another something the bible warns christians to avoid.

  what effect does playing chess have on you is it wholesome?

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  I was playing chess in BB during late 70s
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  Lloyd Evans, Philandering & Sex Slaves

  by Marbles in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the argument made by le supporters that his philandering is "between him and his wife" is a fallacy.

  philandering is a real social problem that affects many families (including mine).

  it's pretty apparent now that le has been using his wife and his in-laws to boost his writing career, and now that he has achieved his goals, he will discard them.

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  Marbles,

  I have a child that is also a survivor of CSA. I completely agree with you that these are monstrous crimes. My child still is physically alive, but soul crushed before ever having a chance to really live.

  Best wishes to you
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  The only man in the room - Kennedy 1962

  by slimboyfat in

  1. social
  2. current

  in the current situation, it’s worth listening to this podcast about nuclear near misses.

  the cuban missile crisis was only one example, but is worth considering.

  in 1962 the united states and russia went eyeball to eyeball over russia’s military base in cuba.

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  Slimboyfat,

  I appreciate your intentions, but you state a number of factual errors in your post. It presents a distorted view of JFK, RFK and others involved in the crisis.
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  Faith-Apostasy-Atheism

  by DoubtingThomas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been on m any different forums, and only carm is similar to this.. all the rest have rather hypocritical trust in god.. this and carm are for those who apostate to the wtbs and to god.. turned off by the gb, or hypocritical examples in the congregation, they drop worshiping god and their belief in the bible... for they know too much,.

  that's why scripture isn't discussed, and jws like me, are demonized.. i am cool with that!

  maybe some of you will come to their senses!.

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  The Corinthian congregation was full of problems but the correct course of action was not to leave it. Likewise in ancient Israel the Kings and priests were usually unfaithful but it was still proper to worship at the temple. Food for thought
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  Article to discuss or argue over: Buddha, Abraham, Jesus and Muhammed: Larger-than-life historic figures or largely legends?

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've posted a link to an article that contains important food for thought.

  as we search for information to free our minds and hearts of cult-like thinking which entails being able to critically think, we need to ponder research that is available to help us to make important decisions.

  we need to allow ourselves to consider other possibilities, something that jw’s are discouraged from doing.

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  Posting this link is an endorsement that it is worthy of serious consideration. The article is obviously slanted to an agnostic or atheist viewpoint. It will provide further ammunition that you are mentally diseased and your claims about child sexual abuse are consequently highly suspect. Unfortunate in my opinion.

  Also, in my opinion, the article is a work of pseudoscience and does not merit any serious consideration. Regardless of your beliefs I think that an honest reader of the Bible can come to no other conclusion than that it stands out as different in comparison to other ancient religious writings.
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  100 Years of Watchtower Grand Totals!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  grandpa's watchtower totals.

  100 years of watchtower grand totals combined in a 3,518 page pdf, which is bookmarked and searchable.

  (if you find my coffee creamer in there send it back!

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  That's great! Is there an Awake Consolation Golden Age too?
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  Merry Christmas Everyone

  by jhine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think that it's too early to start this thread so .

  merry christmas everyone.

  maybe people could share christmas music or clips to get us all in the mood.

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  Ah yes! Time for the overtly commercialized modern celebration of Saturnalia. Strange how so many exJWs go for this crap.
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  Funniest insults

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. humour

  so, i was wondering what are the funniest insults i've heard/been called.. the woman who taught me the arabic alphabet did a lesson about insults in colloquial palestinian arabic.. the one that stuck out to me was iniqbir or ini'bir.

  literal meaning: bury yourself.

  "go and bury yourself".

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  No, something Johnny Carson would say
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  2/2022 WT: a repeated request & more doubletalk

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know the now famous quote, "all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.

  " well, this point is regurgitated in the latest wt, along with yet another new bunker scene:.

  "during the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical .

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  We are all free to do what we are told!

  As an example, denim is clearly a machination of the Devil 👿

  The rank and file are too stupid to make big decisions like buying a pair of pants, so really need counsel about what kind of work to do, choosing a baby sitter, watching a TV show, buying a car, buying a house, getting a credit card, getting a pet . . . . To infinity and beyond!