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  Can a DFed person donate?

  by Lostandfound in

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  rereading a post re the shunning wt in feb made me think, do the wt accept money from the dead?

  not inheritances but from the "living dead" as they perceive df and da people to be.. personally i think they accept or more correctly badger members who are really brain dead into giving.

  or do attendants guard contribution boxes to stop such non existent people from putting money in.

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  naazira

  If they encourage children to donate their ice cream money, then I'm sure they have no problem taking it from the Disfellowshipped person.
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  Will the Borg ever do what the WCG did?

  by tornapart in

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  whilst not endorsing any of the beliefs or doctrines of this group i found it really interesting that once herbert armstrong died it had a major overhaul of it's beliefs and practices (very similar in a cultish way to jws).

  apologising for it's errors and putting things right.

  it became less judgemental, more encompassing of other christian faiths.

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  naazira

  I have often thought of this myself, but after WCG became Grace Communion International and strayed from Herbert Armstrong's teachings many divisions occurred. Those who wanted to stick with the original teachings formed their own congregations and they are aired on my local TV stations. So if this were to happen to the Watchtower, there would probably be a liberal Jehovah's Witness Movement and a "Restored" Jehovah's Witness movement aka conservative cult like.
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  The memorial beauty pageant

  by BlackWolf in

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  since the memorial is coming up soon and its about time for me to go shopping for a new memorial ( aka easter) dress, i've realized what the memorial really is for us teenage girls, a beauty pageant!

  the memorial is the day i spend painting my nails, curling my hair, and carefully applying makeup because my mother says i have to "represent jehovah" and look my best.

  in reality its just to impress the newcomers and to compete with the other girls.

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  naazira

  Yes, so true, especially about the middle aged sisters with their super high heels and above the knee skirts.
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  Sophie gives even more than ice cream money to the WT

  by OrphanCrow in

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  naazira

  I'm surprised they even made this into a maze. I would have thought they would make it a simple straight line. To make sure the coin makes it easily to the society. Cha-ching
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  Unbelievable! Is this even allowed? Two elders from my hall RANDOMLY stopped by my apartment!

  by macys in

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  ok wow.

  i am really really pissed.

  i had to really hold back and bite my tongue.

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  naazira

  Yes because it's memorial season.
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  I dont know how i can leave my family!

  by BlackWolf in

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  my mom and i were talking today about how next summer i will be 18 and she said that just thinking about it might make her cry.

  that made me think about how much more it would hurt her if i quit being a jw.

  i really do love my parents, i know they are just being cruelly manipulated by a cult and that they really think they are doing what is best for me.

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  Just make sure you're stable as in having money/ a place to live in mind maybe with a roommate or on a college campus, before you break the news. I would suggest leaving in the same manner the guy in the prodigal son returns video did.... Ya know for.... "Career Opportunities". :-)

  Enjoy YOUR life... You only get one! Best wishes
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  Got my memorial invite yesterday...

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  i wasn't sure how this would be handled since the elders haven't harassed me as much as a lot of others have gotten, plus we live a ways outside of the territory so i figured there was a shot they'd leave me alone since it's inconvenient.

  guess not.

  two elders showed up unannounced toward the end of their recruiting shift.

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  naazira

  It was really difficult to hold in a sarcastic "holy shit, I'll be at the next meeting now

  
  Hahaha.
  

  
  
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  Chronic relapse - what do I do?

  by wayoutthere in

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  my first post here and unfortunately it is asking for help.. i was a born in jehovah's witness and from my earliest memories, i know i hated being one.

  i hated the embarrassment of being the "outsider" at school and i hated not being allowed to have any friends.

  of course i had the obligatory friends in the kingdom hall - none of whom were my age exactly and none of whom i would have personally chosen to be friends with if i had been left to pick them myself in a natural setting.

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  You sound like a fugitive that just saw their photo on a wanted poster. I suppose you're feeling a bit exposed now? Now, that your "secret" was leaked? I think this is a good way for you to move forward. You kept this past life in the dark and never really acknowledged it. But when the secret was exposed light shone in on the dark. I believe the more you talk about that secret you take away its power. Let your eyes adjust to the light, keep talking about it. It's time to do some mental grooming and housekeeping. Maybe you will benefit from talk therapy or CBT therapy.

  You said your self confidence crashed I say to this: what people think of you is none of your business. What they think, good or bad, does not diminish your worth. I think you worry more about how people perceive you. Why was it so important for you to keep this hidden?
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  Got in a bad wreck.....uuugh

  by brandnew in

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  just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

  very mad puppy.

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  Glad you're alive but sorry you're in pain! Wishing you a fast recovery!
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  3 year old saying: "I wanna be Jehovah's friend", how would you answer?

  by Daniel1555 in

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  just looking for some of your views / advice:i am divorced and am together with my dear boy every second weekend for 2.5 days.

  he is now 3 years old and heavily indoctrinated by his mum and grandmother.today he told me: "daddy, jehovah is high up in heaven.

  we can't see him, but he is there.

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  naazira

  I would definitely teach him about my lack of religious beliefs as soon as possible. My child will frequently hear me say there is no such thing as Jehovah because they need to know that nonbelievers aren't bad! I would also ask my youngin' is killing someone bad...they will say yes.... I will say Jehovah hurt many people .....is Jehovah bad?

  You'd be better off indoctrinating your kid than having a witness do it- lesser of the two evils.