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  STUDY ARTICLE When a Loved One Leaves Jehovah

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower—study edition | september 2021. study article 39. when a loved one leaves jehovah.

  2 think how heartbroken jehovah must have been when members of his own angelic family turned their back on him!

  (jude 6) and imagine how hurt he was at seeing his beloved people, the israelites, rebel against him time and again.

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  In the final analysis, we must personally decide whether we will serve Jehovah. (Josh. 24:15) So, grieving parents, fight the tendency to think that this tragedy must be your fault!

  There was a P.O. in the upper Midwest (US) who said in a public talk titled "Are You Building With Fire Resistant Materials" that according to Proverbs 22: 6 which says "Train up a boy according to the way for him; even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it," that when a young person leaves da troof in later life it was because THE PARENTS FAILED to give them proper training. I asked him after the meeting if he REALLY meant what he said, or if I had misunderstood. He said he meant it. So I asked him to explain to me Adam and Eve, Satan, and Judas Iscariot. There were three or four brothers that had to hold us apart or the fists would have flown. That nitwit lives in central Arizona (US) now. I pity the poor schmucks that have to listen to him now.

  
  
  
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  How Do you Count How Long You Were In "The Truth?"

  by IWant2Leave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you were born in, do you count from the year of your birth, when you gave your first presentation at the door, (i was five),.

  when you became an unbaptized publisher, (i was about 12), or when you dedicated your life to god,(org) and took the plunge?

  what could you have done with all of this time?

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  I counted from the day I was dunked until I said this is all B.S. Of course that took some years, about 2.5 years in a dogs life.
  
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  What Do You Think About Home Schooling?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew a few witnesses who were very proud of the fact that their kids were homeschooled.

  years ago, i would raise my eyebrows wondering why these families couldn’t simply integrate their kids with other “worldly” kids.

  at this point in time, with so many theories being pushed on kids and their parents, i can see why parents, if they are qualified, could instruct their kids themselves.

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  How were these kids prepared to face the world when they had to go to work?

  HAHAHAHAHAHA---------------GASP---------------------HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  Work? The ones I knew never worked a day in their lives. Their "work" consisted of going to the local welfare office to file for disability, or collecting food stamps; then complaining to the better educated JW's and whining until they were able to guilt a few gullible others into giving them $$$ handouts or material goods. No jobs, no savings, no insurance. My father, elder that he was, referred to them in private as, "The professional sick, lame, and lazy!"
  
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  What Do You Think About Home Schooling?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew a few witnesses who were very proud of the fact that their kids were homeschooled.

  years ago, i would raise my eyebrows wondering why these families couldn’t simply integrate their kids with other “worldly” kids.

  at this point in time, with so many theories being pushed on kids and their parents, i can see why parents, if they are qualified, could instruct their kids themselves.

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  We're talking adults who don't know who Shakespeare was, can't find Australia on a map, have zero knowledge of applied mathematics, don't have a good command of their own native tongue, etc, etc, etc....

  I wonder where those parents got their education?

  And as much as many will hate to read it, I have noticed a lot of people, even here, that cannot understand the difference between there, their, they're; or two, to, too. And they were not home schooled.
  
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  Did You Feel Special Because You Were An Elder or Friend or Family Of?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for many families, they received the golden ticket once a family member became an elder.

  the glory and admiration of being an elder seeped right thru to all the elder’s connections.

  if you got into some trouble, having an elder friend or relative could give you the stay out of jail card.

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  No, but then my father was 180° opposite from what the typical elder was and still is.

  I have made a number of comments about him so I won't re-hash them, other than to say that if I were twice the man I am I would still be only half the man he was. I miss you dad.
  
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  Love the don't use a gun for self defence by Gary Bro

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.

  i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.

  well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.

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  Perhaps it is just me, I have seen that increasingly JW men are being emasculated by WT. I cannot imagine ANY real man standing by and watching his GF, his Wife, his daughter, his mother being physically and/or sexually assaulted, and then just stand there with a shit-eating grim on his face repeating the name Jehovah over and over like some kind of verbal charm, or dropping to his knees to pray as they are assaulted and perhaps killed.

  Don't JW's know that there are not only sins of commission, but sins of OMISSION? I always said that I would rather face judgement day knowing I had killed someone while protecting my family rather than hope to see them in some professed resurrection and face judgement for letting them die while doing nothing to stop it from happening.

  As far as the right now, Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
  
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  Love the don't use a gun for self defence by Gary Bro

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.

  i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.

  well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.

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  ". . . a Colt 1911 laid on the bed side table. . ."

  That has been my "tool" of choice for several decades. Hollow-point PDA in the magazine, one round in the pipe, and with only a flip of the thumb the safety is off and "nails" are ready to be driven into "lumber", just in case a "barn raising" breaks out.
  
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  If someone literally isolated themselves so that they had no contact with anyone potentially infected, it would be physically impossible to contract the virus, even if they weren’t vaccinated.

  How do you propose they breathe? Or are you saying they would have to have a completely self-contained air supply that was also isolated from any contamination from the air that surrounds the globe?

  Minimus is correct in his appraisal.
  
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  Serious Question: Are You Hearing About Anyone With The Flu Anymore or A Cold?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for years everyone was told they had to get the flu shot.

  because the flu was dangerous and it could even kill you.

  now, hardly anyone talks about the flu or having a cold.

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  Flu?? Cold?? What are those? Weren't those something ancient people had way back in the old days, a couple years ago? Back before COVID was discovered as the cure for the flu and the common cold.
  
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  Love the don't use a gun for self defence by Gary Bro

  by mickbobcat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just watched that stupid talk by gary while e bro on not using a gun for self defense but it went deeper.

  i was that you don't defend yourself against violence.

  well ain't that great from an asshat living in a gated and guarded compound.

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  I guess the WT's own Awake magazine must be lying then: Quote edited to make the point.
  

  *** g 6/08 p. 11 When Is Self-Defense Justified? ***
  When You Are Threatened
  Pursuing peace does not guarantee that you will never face violent attack. If confronted by an armed robber, a wise person will not resist giving up his valuables. Surely, life is far more precious than belongings!
  On the other hand, what if a person’s life is threatened by an assailant?
  The Bible. . .indicates that a person may defend himself or his family if physically assaulted. He. . .even may strike a blow to stun or incapacitate him. The intention would be to neutralize the aggression or stop the attack. This being the case, if the aggressor was seriously harmed or killed in such a situation, his death would be accidental and not deliberate.

  No sane person would go seeking trouble, however IF it comes I for one will be goddamned if I just roll over and let serious harm or death come to myself or family members! WT be damned if they expect that!