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  Do Jw's Dress up in meeting clothes for Zoom meetings?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am just curious if anyone knows whether the "friends" still are required to wear "meeting clothes" for attending meetings through zoom?

  such emphasis on dressing in a godly manner over the decades, would be interesting if some attend in pajamas or their work clothes, no makeup, etc....

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  Conversation with my Dad

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my 73 yo dad called me tonight.

  he had just returned from the convention.

  he proceeded to tell me he can't believe that a smart and successful man like myself can be so dumb so as not to believe that jws have the truth.

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  JW's correlation to franchise business

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. friends

  i operate a 31 restaurant franchise.

  it is no small task.

  the franchise is a well known american company and a rapidly growing one.

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  is there any biblical event that has a universally accepted date on which it occurred?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm intrigued by the whole "bible chronology" topic, but have never really dug into it because to put any of it together you need a historically reliable starting point.

  this wasn't a problem as a practicing jw because you just assumed their dates were right.

  i would like for someone to give me one event described in the bible that is universally established and accepted historically that i can use as a reliable starting point.

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  would this work?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hypothetically speaking, if you are dfd and witnesses call at your home and you give a warm reception and in the course of discussion tell them you had just been praying to jehovah to help you get back on track with him, would they go full force at helping you get back in, even fast tracking it?.

  as with many who are dfd with family still in, at time i entertain the notion of returning just to get my family back.. so what do you think about this scenario, would it help or hurt?.

  i ask because of how enamored they are with the idea that angels guide their efforts in service and lead them to the sheep.

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  if i knew then what i know now....

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you could go back and utilize the knowledge of ttatt that you have now, how would it have impacted your decisions?.

  for me, i would've made some different choices.

  i now see that my depression over losing my position in the congregation and watching what i perceived to be my entire world fall apart around me, left me highly susceptible to influence.

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  help for a forum member

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. social
  2. family

  frowned upon is a lurking member here.

  he never posts, but actively reads.

  he went home yesterday to attend a family wedding.

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  The real reason allegations of child abuse among JW's are not reported

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this is my opinion, i don't have official quotes or official instructions to back this up.

  what i have is real life experience of having been an elder that was involved in investigating an allegation of child abuse, why we didn't report, why we didn't encourage the parents to report.. its simple really, the main reason elders don't report is concern that they may lose their position in the congregation.

  if you in any way "run ahead" of the society, you will be perceived as proud and arrogant and will be deleted!

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  Today is our 22nd anniversary!!!

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. friends

  i just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge today as my 22nd wedding anniversary.

  fortunately its the 5th one for my wife and i outside of the borg.

  i've been working out of town, my job has moved me to tulsa, family soon to follow, but get to spend a happy day with my wife (enlightened ephesian) today.

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  Does WTS want the goverments to turn on them?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  considering that the wts has long held the view that the "wild beast" would turn on and destroy false religion and that "gog of magog" would attack "god's people", does wts want and in fact hope that their radical views and rigid/unyielding practices will incur the wrath of governments and courts?.

  any adverse judgments are going to be spun as fulfillment of prophecy and be used to further pull the ranks together.

  any victories are viewed as gods blessing.. it seems they are desperate at times to manipulate the governments into turning on religion, including their own.

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