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  Pranksters Help Homeless Man

  by Badfish in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this video was posted by a prank youtube channel i'm subscribed to.

  i promise you won't be disappointed.. .

  http://youtu.be/rsiooxg_gmo.

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  joyfulfader

  They really did a very kind thing for that man. I hope he uses this brief window of opportunity to better his life.
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  When my husband died suddenly when I was 30 they spent maybe 3 minutes talking about the person he was. I don't think I have ever forgiven them...
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  jws- I am so sorry for the loss of your dad...I know that feeling like a disappointment for not being a JW is hard to deal with. My parents make me feel that way subliminally. I now think of myself as an agnostic but...IF there is a God, I completely and totally feel that he can see what this cult has done and the pain it's caused. I believe in every part of my being that IF there is a god who cares, you will have your dad again and he WILL be proud of you because you didnt live a lie. I am glad the reception afterward remembered him appropriately...

  I think if there is a god he would be loving and accepting and forgiving like Jesus. If there is no caring god then we are all in the same boat so to speak...
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  Thanks laverite :)
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  Although i am a fader, i have changed my will to specify that i do not want a JW funeral. I in no way want to be used as a recruitment tool upon my death. i already feel bad enough for preaching to the countless people i did over the years as a publisher and long time pioneer. I wont be used ever again.
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  Sorry. I am having an angry at the world day...perhaps my indignation is magnified for not seeing this for 39 yrs...
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  I have such a hard time when witnesses criticize and condemn others without looking in the mirror. My dad gave many memorial talks as an elder. I last went to a JW funeral for a child and not one thing...not ONE thing was mentioned about the child's personality or the amazing things he was able to accomplish in his short life. Sad thing is is that the "loving" elder who gave said talk and his oh so "loving" pioneer wife couldn't even visit the family the day he died because they had parts on the meeting and couldn't possibly shirk their "spiritual" duties.

  Witnesses live in a self absorbed fantasy world...blinded robots even when people need them the most.
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  Question for Current or Former Elders (baptism of minors)

  by Michelle365 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have joint custody of my two children with my ex husband who is still raising the kids on his time as jws.

  my 11 year old claims she is getting baptized at the next assembly.

  i have heard that i can write a letter to the boe and say that i oppose her getting baptized before she is 18. is that true?

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  joyfulfader

  as her mother you have every right to say no. i hope you are successful. i wrote in another thread that my daughter will be the first person in my family allowed to choose. i view it as a gift. an 11 year old cannot get married so such a commitment so young is wrong especially when baptism is considered more important than marriage.
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  Baffling comment by my JW parents about non-witness funeral

  by joyfulfader in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today.

  being out of state i was unable to attend.

  i asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal.

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  joyfulfader

  My parents attended the funeral of an elderly family member today. Being out of state I was unable to attend. I asked how it went and was told that "worldly" people don't care enough about anyone to mention anything personal. They stated they were horrified by the cookie cutter talk and couldn't believe not much was said about her personally. Having been to many JW funerals I politely pointed out that JW funerals are an outline and are not personalized. Weeeellllll....that hit a nerve. I heard the indignation in the voice and then the retort that JW funerals have an outline but they personalize it and center it on the person. I then calmly stated that I had never been to such a memorial and moved on. Apparently when you are "in" the recruitment edge of the talk is not even noticed. I have to keep my mouth shut to placate my family but wow. That was so ridiculous to hear.
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  Ex-JW Scholarship

  by enigma1863 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think if there isnt one already, there should be a scholarship for ex-jws to get a college education.

  i dont know exactly what would be the qualifications to win the scholarship or where the money would come from..

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  joyfulfader

  I remember an experience given years ago about a Mormon who had decided to become a witness. That person was studying at Brigham Young University on a full scholarship. The speaker then denounced the university and the Mormon church for retracting the person's scholarship for religious differences and criticized the university for not allowing the person to use their own powers of reason in deciding their beliefs. I remember the scathing tone the speaker had when saying in effect how dare they revoke a deserved scholarship over a change in religious belief. The student was not asked to leave the university, he just lost his scholarship because he no longer qualified for it.