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  I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

  by Luge62 in

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  we 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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  Luge 62
  

  In fairness to my wife, she is a wonderful woman, I love her very much and she makes my life with the cult quite bearable because she has never been a hard core JW. It seems that your girlfriend is not a hardcore JW. So there's hope for you.

  Regarding getting someone "spiritually in" to give a comment, I doubt you will get anyone here. But I can surmise that they will describe a rosy scenario for you... as long as you are in too. And I think that it is possible to be very happy as long as both are mentally and physically in. The problem is that the internet is rapidly drawing people away from cults, so the chances of faithful JW happy couples are shrinking.
  
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  I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

  by Luge62 in

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  we 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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  I married a JW 20 years ago. She was unjustly (according to circuit overseer) reproved. So soon after, her privileges were reinstated. Life for newly married may not be as easy now that their Bible has been changed, as another poster mentioned. Back to my life.
  

  1. Biggest regret: I let my children be raised in the cult. They missed in a lot of great things: sports, celebrations, friends, school activities, etc, and I kick myself for that. The worst thing I have ever done in my life, by far, is to let my daughter be imprisoned by the cult through her baptism.
     
  2. Second biggest regret, I have to split my wife with "Jehovah" They spent a lot of time in that religion. It's near impossible to plan full weekends with them. Always meetings and preaching take precedence..
     

  Good things:

  1. She will be a faithful wife, not because you are a great lover, but rather because God demands it... I know, it's not an ego boosting faithfulness.
     
  2. My children were raised in an environment that was quite clean; no drugs, alcohol, cursing, sexual innuendos
     

  Whatever you do, be wise; it's a must at your age. Do as much research as you can. The Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a cult and behave as such. Don't be fooled by appearances. If she remains in, you are screwed. If she gets out, she is screwed, and you too, by association.
  

  Go for it, if you both love each other very much, but you are definitely marrying into a cult that believes that very soon you will be destroyed for belonging to the false religion.
  
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  the problem with you, apostates, is that your doubts were not genuine

  by never a jw in

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  in page 10 of the correspondence guidelines, in the section of apostasy" i found the following:.

  one who has sincere doubts orquestions should be kindly aided inthe spirit of galatians.... i am forced to conclude that many of you didn't get any aid because your doubts were fake.

  so according to the wt manual, your main sin may have not been doubting, but faking having doubts.

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  never a jw

  In page 10 of the Correspondence Guidelines, in the section of Apostasy" I found the following:

  One who has sincere doubts or
  questions should be kindly aided in
  the spirit of Galatians...

  I am forced to conclude that many of you didn't get any aid because your doubts were fake. So according to the WT manual, your main sin may have not been doubting, but faking having doubts. So, I guess it's impossible to be an apostate. If you have sincere doubts you get help, but most of you didn't get help. Consequently, your doubts were not sincere, and we can conclude that you are still a believer, not an apostate.
  

  Help me, English is not my first language. Am I missing something?
  
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  WiFi problems? Want a faster network? Try Powerline Adapters!

  by Simon in

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  wifi is great.

  it's so easy and convenient.

  but it can be slow.. years ago when it first came out you maybe had a pc and a couple of other devices at most.

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  Thanks. Few minutes ago I was precisely trying to solve exactly the same problem, and my solution was to run an ethernet cable that would be about 45 to 55 feet long. This, for me, is the most fortuitous thread of the year.
  
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  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

  by The Rebel in

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  who won, and why?.

  the rebel..

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  I liked the debates of few years ago regarding 607 vs 587, and obviously we know who the losers were. Those debates made me take a closer look at subjects that I hardly knew anything about, religion, archaeology, history of antiquity, the Bible. Many great apostates back then who no longer write here. Leolaia being the most remarkable of all. Her erudition was one of a kind, and yet it was accompanied by an unpretentious demeanor. Rarely do you find people like that. She won every single time, even though I doubt that she attempted to debate and win. She just knew and shared.
  
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  Beast of no nation

  by WasOnceBlind in

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  i always had a problem with the belief that god is allowing all the suffering in this world to go on just to vindicate his name and prove the devil wrong.

  i watched this movie on netflix and i can really see why the atheist movement is growing.

  it really does a good job of portraying the suffering in some parts of the world.

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  The math is not bad. You have zillions of chemical reactions around the universe under very wide range of conditions going on for billions of years. It's like playing the lottery. If you do it one time, the odds of winning are very, very tiny. But if you play lotto for billions of years, you are bound to get the prize many times. Abiogenesis is the same thing. I am quite confident that scientists will be playing God some time in the future, and create life out of organic substances.
  
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  141 Things a JW can not do

  by James Jack in

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  found in a newspaper article .

  published:friday | october 16, 2015 [1].

  the editor, sir:.

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  never a jw

  I was hoping to see the long list. I believe it is quite possible to come up with even more than 141.
  
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  It takes a village

  by oppostate in

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  had to share.

  kudos to the photoshop artist!

  well done and very, ehem, insightful : - ))).

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  never a jw

  Very funny indeed.

  Younger governing body member, Mark Sanderson, is missing. Holly shit!, I can even tell who is missing. I have been spending too much time concerned with Watchtower issues, and I haven't even been a JW. It's time to move on.

  Hell no! I will stay until the best part of the movie is over. I think that part is about to unfold.
  
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  2016 Calendar: Give us more money!

  by wifibandit in

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  just got a peak at the 2016 calendar and i cannot tell you how much it bothered me.

  it's all about constructing new kh and assembly halls, which is completely ironic given that the construction stopped almost worldwide.obviously this is proof that the borg is shifting from a magazine publisher to a real estate conglomerate, no wonder they're getting rid of 12 issues of magazines all together.. now, while the pdf of this is not up on the site yet, i will post confirmation as soon as it becomes available.

  weather that is by legitimate means or other wise..

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  elder,

  I don't think your numbers refer to new constructions. They must include remodeling/repairs too. I believe the latter is the bulk of the total.
  
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  You must be right Simon. I must be wrong.

  by umbertoecho in

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  simon.

  this is your forum.

  for the rc have it all wrong.. i am wrong to follow the accurate guidance of these commissioners.

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  never a jw

  Umbertoecho,
  

  Oh well, you started it. It sounds quite unlikely, but in the realm of plausibility. Here it goes:

  The Royal Commission has been very open throughout every part of the procedure, why is it that now turns Watchtoweresque and becomes secretive about who can bring litigation against the Watchtower. I certainly got a problem with that, so my fertile imagination comes with a possible scenario. Is it perhaps corruption within the Royal Commission? Someone inside the RC in a position of power is trying to give exclusive, huge business to friends/family/partners, who in turn will share the spoils with that person(s) inside the RC.

  You see, when an organization becomes secretive, it allows people to distrust and become very imaginative. My main point is not the unlikely scenario that I am describing, but that it is fair that anyone can voice his/her opinions, however crazy they are, and the rest of us should restrain from throwing insults just because those opinions don't suit our own opinion, even if we can claim knowledge and first hand experience regarding the issue.