Wayward

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  Father's Day is tomorrow (in the US). Why is it wrong?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  9 years ago

  i did an examination of the one single article ever to address father's day since it's tomorrow here in the us.

  the article covers both mother's day and father's day.

  hope it's informative.. examination of “mother and father worship unscriptural”, the only article ever to address father’s day in any publication printed by the watchtower bible and tract society.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Lets say we accept the idea that Mother's Day, Father's Day and birthdays are acts of worshipping humans. No Bible basis whatsoever, (the Bible even tells us specifically to 'honor thy father and thy mother) but lets say we accept it anyway. Now, if you accept that logic, then the logical next step would be to say that graduations, baby and wedding showers, wedding receptions and wedding anniversaries are worshipping humans. But very few JWs see those celebrations as worship. That makes no sense. Those celebrations are still focusing attention on a person.

  I should know by now not to look for logic when it comes to JWs!
  

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  JWR usernames list

  by StarryNight9 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  9 years ago

  i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.

  i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.

  jwd = starrynight9.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Wayward here and there. Finally was able to get my avatar changed under my user profile. Happy dance!
  

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  First exchange in years about JW religion with my wife...

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  9 years ago

  today my wife showed me the new medical directive and power of attorney form she got at the meeting.

  surprisingly she asked if i wanted to fill mine!

  i have been inactive for 6 years and i don't go close to any jw gatherings because i don't want friends who only care for me unless i share their beliefs.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  You're right, Baker. A blood transfusion is just a tissue/organ transplant. When transfused blood enters the body, it isn't digested. It performs the same function it did in the donor. Blood is still blood just as a donor kidney goes on being and acting like a kidney.

  I am a proud blood donor. Where do JWs who accept blood fractions think they would be without people like me?
  

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  "how awful it must be to be dying as an apostate!"

  by purrpurr in

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  2. friends

  9 years ago

  i heard today about a former jw/now apostate who is dying in hospital.

  this information was accompanied by the comment of "wouldn't be awful to be lying there in hospital,dying as an apostate!

  knowing that you have no hope!?

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  What condescending, holier than thou jerks! I'm one of those who would much much rather die as an apostate than live as a JW. The idea of Paradise never appealed to me anyway. Who wants to eat veggies and wear creepy fake smiles forever?
  

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  That good old JW rumour mill

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  9 years ago

  because i simply decided the watchtower corporation wasn't the truth(tm) i was da'd in a secret jc that i didn't attend.

  i was writing songs with a friend that day instead.. jws wasted no time in labelling me as an evil villain.

  the rumours abounded.. i was labelled as 'a false prophet'.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Always made me laugh whenever we'd get scolded from on high about the evils of gossip. Gossip is a fine art in JWland.
  

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  Bravo watchtower

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  9 years ago

  they did an excellent job of the first day of convention.

  imo.

  i grade them a+ in shunning your dfd children.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Shunning applies to inactive ones who haven't been through a judicial committee? So, people like me who haven't actually been found guilty of anything? Wonder how my JW family will take this when they finally have their conventions. Anyone else feel like the guillotine blade is about to come down?
  

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  Warwick, Queensland, Australia: Elders covered up rape of young girl

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  9 years ago

  http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/church-elders-covered-rape-young-girl/3047470/.

  and archived forever via the wayback machine.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Two years for raping a young child? Not enough. A lifetime in prison wouldn't be enough. How is maybe losing privileges, maybe being reproved or disfellowshipped in any way a just punishment? This judge has his head up his butt.
  

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  Hi Everyone

  by Wayward in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  9 years ago

  i just came over from jwr.

  a little background: my mom converted to the witnesses when i was five.

  i was baptized at 14, was mentally out by 18, and successfully faded by the time i was 25. mom and both my younger sisters and their families are still in.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Hi, wordling! Good to see you too.

  Hi, TimeBandit. I've seen some your older posts on JWR.

  Looking forward to getting to know everyone here. Thanks again everybody for the warm welcome.
  

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  The best way for a witness to wake up, is to simply read the societies own older publications!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  9 years ago

  once again the society is on a push to scare witnesses away from doing any research, or "stumbling" upon any "apostate" material (from workmates, neighbors, or online).

  however, the most enlightening, mind blowing and eye opening things are found simple by reading the early publications themselves!.

  read how ct russel, (the supposed channel god was using) had the most far fetched and laughable ideas, such as obtaining pivotal dates by measuring the pyramids of egypt!...

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  My jehovahmom has a whole library of old Watchtowers volumes from the 60s-present. She has never read any of them. I did when I was a teen and that's one of the first things that tipped me off that something wasn't right. On the rare occasions I say anything about changing teachings, I get the 'light keeps getting brighter' speech. But why does the light need to get brighter? If God was inspiring the Witness writers, he should have given them the real story from the start. No need for 'new light' every few years.
  

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  Hi Everyone

  by Wayward in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  9 years ago

  i just came over from jwr.

  a little background: my mom converted to the witnesses when i was five.

  i was baptized at 14, was mentally out by 18, and successfully faded by the time i was 25. mom and both my younger sisters and their families are still in.

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  Wayward 9 years ago

  Thanks for the welcome, guys and gals.
  

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