Co: Circuit overseer
Do: District overseer
AGM: Annual General Meeting
FS: Field service
D2D: Door to door
DC: formally known as the District Convention
RC: Regional Convention
GB: Governing Body
RBC: Regional Building Committee
KH: Kingdom Hall
naazira
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Acronyms
by Distracted inreading through a lot of the forum posts and wondered what tatt stands for (?).
any more acronyms that are special to this site?
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So this Cute Chick at the KH ...
by brandnew inthought she was gonna take a pic of me on the sneak.
im df'd...been df'd for over 19 years already.
so she probably would have gotten away with it without anyone knowing.....except that her flash was on.
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I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...
by Luge62 inwe are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.
let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.
she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.
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naazira
A JW would not say anything bad about the other witness to your face. But online they would tell you that she is disobeying Jehovah God, because she would not be marrying in the lord. You two are unevenly yoked. They may say that you, a non believer, can take a stand for Jehovah and tell her that she should be doing things God's way. They would not blame you, because you don't know any better because you aren't in the "truth" (true religion). But you can save her from being destroyed at Armageddon if you Sign up for a bible study and get baptised.
I'm curious how did the 2 of you meet?
And welcome
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How to deal with anxiety?
by BlackWolf inlately my mental health has been rapidly declining.
i have anorexia and deppression, and my anxiety has become overwhelming.
i have been to many doctors/therapists in the past, but because i have not been magically cured my parents dont want to get me any more help.
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naazira
So sorry to hear that you you are having a hard time. Did you feel as though therapy was beneficial, even if it was to be heard? And I feel as though you should at least stay under a doctors supervision. I wonder if your parents would consider letting you at least keep a doctor just to monitor things. -
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No, I don't find it restrictive
And no we're not allowed to Google search our religion, or read ex member sites
Yes, I'll refuse a blood transfusion for my children even if it is a matter of life or death.
Yes, I'll shun my family if they leave Jehovah.
No, I am not brain washed; my brain is just washed clean from the thinking of this system of things aka the world.
Yes, I have to keep reminding myself how happy I am and that Jehovah's people are the happiest people on earth. Despite the fact that many witnesses suffer from depression and anxiety.
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Hello to everybody!
by John Free ini wanted to introduce myself.
like many of you i was born-in, am married with one child.
after 36 years of this cycle: doubts-thought stopping- suppression- indoctrination-cult mode i realised enough was enough.
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How long have you all been out?
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Basic JW Doctrine
by crolson inhi, i am not a jw, but i am a student studying the jehovah's witnesses.
i was wondering if a jw could answer a few questions for me about your doctrine?.
where does your teaching come from (which writings)?.
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naazira
I'll answer according to the jehovah's witness perspective. To the best of my knowledge, because their doctrine is updated often. This is not my perspective.
- What is your God (Jehovah) like?
- Jehovah is a kind, loving creator, fair God. He wants you to know and use his personal name, Jehovah, in order to begin a friendship with him.
- Where does your teaching come from (which writings)?
- The Bible, it's the inspired word of God. Also, Jehovah God tells the faithful and discreet slave about the true meaning of the bible. The faithful slave= the governing body of Jehovah's witness. The governing body receives correct information about Bible text from Jehovah and they share that with the congregations.
- Who is Jesus? Is he God or man or both? Did he save us from our sins?
- Jesus is a created being. Before he came to earth he was Michael the Archangel. Scripture supports the notion that Jesus is the archangel Michael. Jesus is man and A god (small g), BUT NOT Jehovah God! Jehovah God and Jesus are not equal but separate, they are not the same person. Jesus gave his life a ransom sacrifice so that we may have the chance of eternal paradise to be reconciled with Jehovah. Jesus did not save us from sin, but made it possible where we can now ask Jehovah to forgive us our sins based on the ransom sacrifice. And no animal sacrifice.
- What does it mean to have salvation?
- Again, the ransom has given us the resurrection hope. Meaning that because of Jesus' death we have a chance of living forever on a paradise earth.
- Who or what is the Holy Spirit? What is his function?
- The holy spirit is Jehovah's active force. It's not a person like Jesus but a force. A guiding force, that works in harmony with Jehovah's will. The holy spirit will even lead witnesses to knock on your door and start a. Bible study with you. That's Jehovah's holy spirit that led them to you.
- What happens after death? (both for faithful JWs and for those who don't believe)
- Only those of the 144,000 will get to go to heaven after death. But everyone else will be dead. There is no life after death, and there is no hell. The bible says the dead are conscious of nothing. Both witnesses and non witnesses are not conscious- they remain dead. But the witnesses and maybe some non witnesses live on in Jehovah's memory, until he decides to wake them up from death.
- What is sin? What can we do about it?
- Sin is doing that which is contrary to Jehovah's commands. Also, disobeying those that Jehovah has placed over you such as the governing body or the congregational elders is sinful. The governing body of Jehovah's witnesses are chosen by Jehovah to lead and not complying with instruction is as though you are saying no to Jehovah and that is sinful. What can we do about sin? Nothing, Jehovah has set a date when he will destroy those who take part in sin. Jehovah's witnesses only goal is to preach so that all may become witnesses of Jehovah and be saved from the dreadful day of Jehovah God- Armageddon.
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Lurker trying to gain clarity
by questioningmyfaith inhello all, i would like to first say that i am basically questioning my faith in god.
i am not negative towards the wt at all.
so honestly i am to concerned with more ad hominem attacks towards the wt because i still love the organization and the people in it.
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naazira
Let me begin by saying most jws are decent people, who are trying their best to live an honest life. Just like the rest of us.
OK, so you came here because you are questioning your faith in God. But you also want to know how we got over certain indoctrinations of Jw's YET you do not care to hear about what you call anti witness info. Aren't you aware that you are technically asking us to share with you anti witness info?? Once you seek information outside of the organisation it is technically deemed "anti-witness info" .
Some of that anti witness info is what broke the chains of indoctrination for many of us.
How would you feel about being shunned if one day you are no longer a witness? Right now you seem ambivalent. Do you know the path you are going down? Or are you just looking to be a witness and pick and choose which doctrines you accept? (nothing wrong with that) Lastly, are you truly ready to wake up? Rejecting info is a sign that one is not ready to wake up, but want their ears tickled. Do you want a feel good message or do you want facts!
If you want facts, stick around this site ! :-) You may be pained or offended to read and learn things about the organisation but keep an open mind and heart.
Keep posting & commenting on the forums.
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Name Things You Can't Do If You Are JW...or not supposed to do
by minimus inwitnesses are not supposed to stand for the national anthem but can stand for a flag salute.. you can't say bless you if someone sneezes, good luck!, or " you too" if someone says, happy holidays.. it is a religion of cannot dos.
everything is pagan and worldly.. what are things that are unacceptable to jehovah's witnesses that really are no big deal to everyone else?
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No smoking
No masterbation
No oral sex
No pink hair
No long hair for men
No joining in prayer with Christiandom's followers.
No talking to former members
No studying philosophy
No wearing black nail polish
No violent movies or concerts
No saying thank you Jesus or thank you lord
No becoming close friends with non Jehovah's witnesses
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Give Jehovah Only 6 Months!
by naazira inmain question: what do you think would happen if jehovah's witnesses stayed away from the watchtower organization for 6 months?
instead of "us" staying in their world for 6 months.
personally, i think they would be like the amish youth on rumspringa- many to never return.. i came across a thread here, where the poster said that their parents told them to give jehovah's org 6 months.
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naazira
Anyone else had the tactic that you don't have to fully go back, start with small steps, just a Public Talk, and then add another Meeting etc ?
Yes, I had pioneers use the same tactics on me and my friends.