FayeDunaway

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  Example of shunning

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eueuwshs1cg&feature=youtu.be

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  FayeDunaway

  Creepy. This guy didn't even have a sandwich board or a picket sign. He was missing an 'Imitate Jesus' badge tho. That bare lapel...the mark of the wild beast, apparently.
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  This is a topic I am going to kill with my opening post.Why haven`t the Major religions of Christendom exposed J.W.`s as the true Apostates

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am initially thinking of the major religious institutions of christianity , catholic ,many branches , church of england , and the major protestant religions , too numerous to mention here.. after all their is 40,000 plus christian religions in the world today ?so obviously j.w.`s are not the only false religion .. so my real question is really , to do with the mainstream christian religions , why are`nt they more aggressive in their condemnation of the jehovah witness religion for their obvious failings ,flip backs ,contradictions ,prophecy`s that never eventuated , end of the world predictions ,re-inventing their past history , even distancing themselves from their past history , and their founding members , such as c.t.russell and j.f.rutherford whose policies they now reject... they need to get on board and bleed it for all it`s worth .. smiddy .

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  FayeDunaway

  I'm with punk on this one. The jw's are a mere fringe religion, only important in their own minds, barely thought about in everyone else's minds. Maybe if one of them ran for president, they would finally get attention, as the Mormons did recently. But it's unlikely that will happen isn't it :P.

  These days only radical evangelicals are interested in arguing with witnesses. They're the last ones fighting gays too, and any diversity they consider unbiblical.

  My church, when I tell someone I used to be a witness, they will say 'that was quite a change, wasn't it?' But as Carla said, they don't understand the trauma of having been a witness. Most churches these days like to accept diversity and not judge other people for being different. Heck, we almost hired a Mormon choir director at my church!! Which I was not happy about and got them to reconsider! At a women's retreat I was asked to speak about my experience growing up as a witness. It was the first time people understood. Many years later they still tell me they were so surprised what it was like, and they are very happy for me that I got out of it.
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  Now Even JW Men Are Going To Die At The Big A

  by OneFingerSalute in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.

  the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.

  he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.

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  FayeDunaway

  Death,....that's all they've got to threaten people with? Instant destruction?

  How about a precarious life of never knowing if or when I might lose my children due to a disfellowshipping? How about a life of being forced to do stuff I don't want to do, and having to do it CONSTANTLY, RELENTLESSLY? How about a life where I can't speak my thoughts and opinions for fear of being 'turned in'? How about a life where myself and my children are supposed to follow one infinitesimally defined path, unable to freely express our individualities, having to stick to someone else's definition of 'proper' OR ELSE?

  Oh, you can't threaten you will do this to me, because that is what you ARE, that is what living with you IS ACTUALLY LIKE. Well, that's worse than instant destruction. And you will NEVER be in control of my life again. Your threats of death are nothing compared to what living under your control was like. And I'm out of it. So death is all you've got? Youve got nothing.
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  shunning

  by poopie in

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  hi

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  FayeDunaway

  Hi!
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  I need help with this one. What do you think I should do?

  by Quarterback in

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  2. friends

  my wife is pleasant and easy to get along with.

  she is also helpful to many.

  lately, however, there is a jw sister who some are curious about has befreinded my wife.

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  FayeDunaway

  I like searcher's mom's 'least said, soonest mended' adage. So change of seat is the best option.

  Of course, it is not a social norm in witness world to let a woman sit on the aisle seat (so VERY silly, and also often impractical, since a mom gets up more often to nurse a baby, etc.). If giving her the aisle seat feels emasculating to you, have her sit by the wall, and you the second seat from the wall.
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  i committed the unforgiveable sin

  by 060702015 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  everyday i wake up with knots in my stomach and trouble breathing.

  my life continues to go into a downward spiral.

  in the past, i had my dependence on god.

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  FayeDunaway

  06, everyone gets confused sometimes. Really, don't obsess about this.
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  What happened to the page summaries in NWT?

  by jws in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was recently discussing the real 10 commandments in ex 34. as i recall the old nwt had topic summaries at the top of each page.

  theoretically to summarize the page and help you find things.

  i've seen other bibles do this too.

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  FayeDunaway

  Well, it fits in with jw philosophy of never considering the context. Pulling a scripture here, a scripture there, without considering overall theme of the page is so effective for proving weird stuff!
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  Well another one leaves the Borg.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i took a quick trip to the store and i happened to see a young man (about 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time i was leaving- about 2 years ago.

  a couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work.

  one of them, a very attractive girl.

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  FayeDunaway

  Lol, yes shopaholic...she'll be like,'he tempted me to take trips with him, but my godly conscience wouldn't allow me to do that. And then do you know what he did? He LEFT THE TRUTH. What a blessing I was tested and rejected him, or I would have married a worldly person in disguise! Now I can live my days giving my full attention and time to jehovahs kingdom and service' yada yada yada...
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  Genesis as a Parable

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jesus always spoke to the crowds using parables.

  in fact, the bible says jesus would never speak to the crowds without using parables.. a parable is a fictional story that is used to teach deep moral and spiritual truths.. the scriptures say:.

  matthew 13:34-35 (niv):jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.

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  FayeDunaway

  Interesting thought, ft
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  The JOYS of being an EX-JW

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  add to the list and let's see the weekend out on a positive note!

  1. sunday mornings.

  alarm not set, cuddles with the mrs, tunes in the bedroom, coffee, bacon, another lazy coffee in the garden .

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  FayeDunaway

  Real church on Sunday mornings with real music, and donuts and coffee after.
  

  Like nic said, no midweek dread that it's a meeting night. Ugh, it's Tuesday. Ugh, it's Thursday. And then ugh, it's Saturday. How dare they have taken all my Saturdays.

  Now I do stuff I want to do. My 'ughs' are rare.

  Christmas!! And then when it's over, saying '364 days till next christmas!'