Welcome DR! You've received plenty of advice from previous posters. I'm just happy for you that hubby isn't gung-ho. That's a huge advantage. I wish you the best as you continue your journey!
cobaltcupcake
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How do I tell my husband?
by dissonance_resolved ini'm a born in, baptized as a young teenager, whole family is jw.
i just recently woke up after the new understanding of the fds was announced and it seemed to me to smack of power-grabbing.
i started looking at all the websites we're not supposed to, and now i know why.
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They read off the names of those auxilliary pioneering; 75% of them don't work &
by Theocratic Sedition inhalf of that 75% get disability and ssi checks.
it was kinda funny sitting there listening to them go down the line, name by name, of the ones auxilliary pioneering since the numbers are dropped to 30 hours for march & april.
as they were doing the names i was saying to myself, "she don't work", "she supposedly can't work", "he hasn't worked in years", "she gets a check", "she's probably gonna lie about the amount of hours she did" etc.. gotta love it.. i don't know if this happens in your congregation or not, but have you ever heard someone remark about someone else behind their back, "she can show up at every gathering, but she can't show up for field service!
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cobaltcupcake
It's funny, but I never saw that in any cong I was associated with. The pios and aux pios were usually stay-at-home moms and retired people. Go figure.
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Belated Intro to Rubadubdub. My hubby lurked on JWN for the first time last night!
by rubadubdub ini'm so excited-my hubby who faded over 30 years ago finally lurked here on jwn!.
i've been posting on a few threads here and there for a while now, but have not officially introduced myself.
i have told bits and pieces of my story already.
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cobaltcupcake
Hi Rubbity!
I laughed when I read about your hubby leaving on "the Mayflower." My ex did the same thing. May 1976.
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Is the Revelation Grand Climax book in print anymore?
by wallsofjericho ini watched a couple daniel clark videos on youtube (simple but interesting btw) and he mentioned the revelation book is no longer in print.. is that true??
what other books did we grow up with that are out of print?.
truth booklive forever book(old) united in worship(old) evolution/creation bookthose seem to be the biggies.
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cobaltcupcake
The brothers studied it , was it three times?- and they still never figured out what the point of it was-
That book is the one that made me notice inconsistencies and bold statements made without scriptural backup. Took me until the third time through, but it got the ball rolling.
There was a time when we studied "The Nations Shall Know That I am Jehovah - How?" for the second time, but there was a schedule in the KM of what pages to study. We skipped around because some of the understanding had changed or something. I was just a teenager, but I thought it was strange.
Remember when the bookstudy didn't have a schedule in the KM? Some bookstudy groups would finish the book sooner than others or else be so far behind they wouldn't be able to finish before the next book was scheduled.
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WTS vs. Star Trek
by Farkel instar trek claimed to be fantasy and in fact, was fantasy.. wts claims to be the sole truth on earth and in fact, is fantasy.. star trek had spock who solved problems with logic.. wts has a gb who solves problems with bullshit.. star trek had a pompous ass charismatic leader whom everyone loved to watch rant and emote.
wts had three pompous ass charismatic leaders whom everyone hated to watch rant and emote.. captain kirk was always saving his people from new disasters.. wt leaders are always leading its people into new disasters.. star trek made money by always giving its fans the stuff they wanted.. wts makes money by always charging its fans for stuff neither they nor anyone else else wants.. people had fun when star trek came on.. people would rather have a root canal when meetings come on.. star trek was all about making the cosmos a better place for all.. wts is all about making the cosmos a better place for a few and killing everyone else.. people love to go to star trek conventions.. people would rather be in an earthquake than go to wts conventions.. star trek had a transporter room.. people in meetings wish they also had a transporter room.. star trek had lots of insane villains.. wts had judge rutherford and fred franz.
same thing.. star trek also had lots of good guys.. good guys are banished from the wts.. star trek had the klingons who spoke a bizarre language.. wts had fred franz who spoke an even more bizarre language.. star trek had all sorts of devices which could cure most any medical problems, but of course, they were science fiction.. wts had the electronic radio biola which it sold and said could cure most any medical problem, but of course, that was science fiction.. star trek had floppy disks, computers you could talk to and flat screen monitors all of which were about 50 years ahead-of-their time.. wts had vaccines which were called "filthy animal pus", humans hearts which were the seat of all emotions, organ transplants which were cannibalistic, human personalities which were also transferred with blood transfusions and black people turning white by reading their literature, all of which were 100 years behihd-their-time.. if you missed a few star trek episodes in a row, no one came by to harrass you.. if you miss a few meetings in a row, you are in deep shit.. star trek tv shows and movies are still played all the time, even after 47 years.. wts dramas never even play a second time.
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cobaltcupcake
Well done!
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Lot's Wife Dot-to-Dot for Kids IS child abuse. Active parents - please read.
by likeabird ini'm posting this in the public section as i would like any active witness with children to think about this carefully.. .
for those of you who haven't seen it yet, this is the picture in question :.
(source : http://www.jw.org/assets/m/ijw13fr/502013170/ijw13fr_id-502013170_e/502013170_e_cnt_1.pdf ).
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cobaltcupcake
It's obvious that they don't have the slightest clue about the vulnerability of children.
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Porneia in marriage - a changing view:
by Splash in1974 - can divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
1978 - can still divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
1983 - cannot divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
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cobaltcupcake
I remember that extremely explicit 1974 talk. I was 15, sitting in the front row, and wishing I could sink through the floor.
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Introduction - longtime visitor
by momentofsurrender injust a (slightly) quick introduction for now.
i am a 4th generation born in.
father an elder since i was an infant.
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cobaltcupcake
Big, no... HUGE hugs!
Welcome!
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Honest person and not a JW?
by pixel inso, not only jw's??.
atlanta airport worker turns in $7,000 in lost cash.
published march 06, 2013. associated press.
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cobaltcupcake
IMPOSSIBLE! Only JWs are honest, decent people.
Or so they say.
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Hi to EVERYONE, I LOVE being here in JWN land with y'all! & Family UPDATE
by Newly Enlightened inhi to everyone on here, my name is kim, i have been on here anonymously for about 6 months now giving our family's story.
if any of you haven't read my daughter gojira's post about the latest, here's the updates.
the witch hunt is on..... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/246388/3/the-time-is-near-for-my-families-crucification.
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cobaltcupcake
Glad to know you're doing well!