Nitty-Gritty

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  UPDATE: Fanatical Mom wants to report me

  by Scarlett_Martin in

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  *** update 2020/11/21 ****.

  hello people,.

  some time ago i made my first on this forum after i have just woken up.. i was very scared and honestly i am still amazed from the fact that i am still getting replies in the old thread.. here is the link to my previous thread: link.

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  You sound like a very confused young lady who doesn't have much personal conviction yet. You are in danger of being swept up by whatever comes your way that you like the sound of. You seem to be eating up apostate material, just like you were eating up the "truth". Those people who were interviewed in the video weren't doing it because they were forced. Do you really think that? They were doing it because they wanted to share their personal conviction and belief. But it seems you were never personally convinced about what your mom taught you in the first place, and so now apostate material is giving you the answers you want to hear, to make leaving easier in your mind.

  You are not the only JW who has read apostate material. Those who leave do so because they want to, and not because apostate material has revealed something new about the org. It might be new to you, but if you did research you would know that it's nothing special, definitely not a reason to leave.....
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  Politics and Hope

  by lriddle80 in

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  so there are a lot of atheists on here.

  my question: where does your hope come from?

  that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.

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  "My hope is that in 2120 we will look back and shake our heads at 2020 and before for the same reason we shake our heads at 1920 and before"

  By then everyone posting on here will be dead, and so will their children, and probably their grandchildren. So what does it even matter? It's not like anyone from the 1920's cares that things are better for us today, since they're all dead anyway....
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  "She could have just walked out."

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  can you really imagine that a young teenager in a room full of stern grown-ups is going to say "i've had enough of this and i am walking out."?

  i really hope it will go to trial.

  utah high court weighs case of woman who says church made her listen to audio of her rape as a teenager.

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  @under the radar

  "Watchtower could easily solve this apparent dilemma if they announced a policy of dealing with sin internally but reporting all reports or suspicions of crime to the secular authorities to be dealt with according to the law".
  

  I think they've already done that.
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  2020--Civil Unrest--Food Distribution Pause--Computer Security! (as of 2020-11-05)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  3 letters:.

  1. civil unrest.

  2. food distribution pause.

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  Yes please Petra, and thank you!
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  New Lockdowns in The UK

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  maybe the borg was right all the time.

  maybe armageddon is just an unassailable tide of boredom and november ennui (good word that).. i did a typo, nobember and nearly left it in.

  or knobember.

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  "Yes, but the risk is extremely low. We can't live our lives in bubble-wrap, afraid that we'll trip and die. The risk has to be compared to other risks."

  True. But I noticed you didn't mention the possible organ damage. If that is a real risk for those who have had covid, then I would say that is something to seriously consider as well.

  
  
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  EU top court rules on JW blood transfusion case

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the court of justice of the european union (cjeu) yesterday delivered the judgment (press release) on a request of the supreme court of latvia on whether domestic authorities are obliged to reimburse costs of cross-border medical treatment when the patient's decision to perform it in another european country was based on religious, not medical, grounds.

  the opinion of advocate general (summarized here) is helpful in understanding the case.. the son of the applicant in the main proceedings had to have open heart surgery.

  that operation was available in the latter’s member state of affiliation, latvia, but could not be carried out without a blood transfusion.

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  360 degree turn? That would be back where they started. I think you meant 180 degree turn....
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  New Lockdowns in The UK

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  maybe the borg was right all the time.

  maybe armageddon is just an unassailable tide of boredom and november ennui (good word that).. i did a typo, nobember and nearly left it in.

  or knobember.

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  There have been cases where utterly healthy people in their 30's and 40's developed complications because of covid and died. There is no quarantee that if you are young and healthy covid won't kill you. So it IS a risk even for those in that category.

  On top of that, those who have survived covid, may experience long lasting damage to their organs later. Not enough is known yet, but that is what I have been reading in the medical journals. So that is a risk too.
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  2020-10-Publications Approved For Discard! (as of 2020-10-29)

  by Atlantis in

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  2020-10--publications approved for discard.. .

  reply below and i'll meet you back at the pm breakroom for coffee and a link.. .

  petra!.

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  Yes please Petra, and thank you!
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  What Do JWs Think Of Those Like Us That Have Left?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  do you think they feel bad for us!

  envy us or basically don’t give a 💩?

  ?.

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  @stan livedeath

  "Joined 6 years ago

  • started 3 topics
  • posted 188 times

  wow..a real live pimi --been on here 6 years--posted 188 times...and still pimi" ?

  whats your secret" ?

  Hmmm...good question. I suppose it's because I am convinced about a few fundamental things, and the rest, like I said, I am just realistic about. No surprises, seen it, been there, done that.

  "a real live PIMI" makes me feel like some exotic creature. There are more of us out there.....
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  What Do JWs Think Of Those Like Us That Have Left?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  do you think they feel bad for us!

  envy us or basically don’t give a 💩?

  ?.

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  @longlivetherenegades

  "What I am trying to state is You are a PIMI that FILTERS "

  I think I'm just being realistic, and I hope, fair.