Posts by moreconfusedthanever

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Kids ... and baptism.

by Tallon in

i have noticed, from reading posts on this and other related websites, what to me is an alarming practice taking place within the jw's.

and that is the baptism of kids.. on a recent discussion posted by pe ( video of the girl now forced to shun her sister) this child was baptised at 9 years old.

all of us who were baptised at a much older age know of the many questions one needs to give serious consideration and understanding of to become eligible for baptism, not to mention the two baptism questions asked before being dunked.. surely the organisation must know that children of such a young age are not mature enough to fully grasp the seriousness, demands and consequences of making such a decision.. another point; if jesus is the example to follow, then why did he only get baptised at age 30, and he was perfect!.

moreconfusedthanever

Fulano - you will find that young elders are not unusual now. They are encouraging it and wanting the older one to train them up.

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Kids ... and baptism.

by Tallon in

i have noticed, from reading posts on this and other related websites, what to me is an alarming practice taking place within the jw's.

and that is the baptism of kids.. on a recent discussion posted by pe ( video of the girl now forced to shun her sister) this child was baptised at 9 years old.

all of us who were baptised at a much older age know of the many questions one needs to give serious consideration and understanding of to become eligible for baptism, not to mention the two baptism questions asked before being dunked.. surely the organisation must know that children of such a young age are not mature enough to fully grasp the seriousness, demands and consequences of making such a decision.. another point; if jesus is the example to follow, then why did he only get baptised at age 30, and he was perfect!.

moreconfusedthanever

I was 13. It was the 80s. Everyone I knew was getting baptised in their teens back then.

At the ARC Terry O'Brien was asked if JW baptise children and he said no. He said they only baptise those close to adulthood. Just a few weeks ago a relative was all smiles and "oh how wonderful" telling me about a young boy of 9 getting baptised with his mother.

I regret it so much that I made that choice without ever asking the important questions which never occurred to me to ask until now in my 40s.

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Returning to the truth.

by Justmeok2 in

hi i am just starting to rebuild my relationship with jehovah.

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i would like to hear from people who may be or have been in similar situations and now want to dedicate their lives to him..

moreconfusedthanever

Research, research and research. Don't let a bit of love bombing at the KH cloud your mind.

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Leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses video

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

a friend sent me this link to a very interesting video.

more adverse publicity for the wtbts.

(apologies if already posted).

moreconfusedthanever

I saw this posted on Facebook today.

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Chapter 12 of New Boy Fifty Years a Watchtower Slave

by new boy in

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i'm writing by book again and will be posting it here for any feed back, corrections and impute.

i turned around and gave him another $10.

the brooklyn heights area is one of the most upscale neighborhoods in all of new york.

moreconfusedthanever

I am new here also. Just read the entire book until this point. Keep them coming. I am enjoying it immensely.

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DId you ever fall asleep at the meetings, Assemblys??

by karter in

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if i'm tierd i fall asleep anywere so the meetings ect were no diffrent my wife would always try to wake me but im a deep sleeper.

karter .

moreconfusedthanever

Yes for sure.

WhenI was growing up there was a family in our congregation with a 4 year old. If he fell asleep at the meeting he was taken out, water splashed on his face and then was walked back into the Hall with water dripping off his face for all to see. The same family had the book study at their place and the chair the kid sat on had pins in it where his head would fall if he fell asleep. Poor kid. Broke my heart.

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"Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

by HereIgo in

i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

or is that just my wishful thinking?

moreconfusedthanever

I have a relative who always says "if I am wrong it will be no loss because I have lived a clean life but if the world is wrong it will cost them their lives.". She credits the truth with her giving up smoking etc so it is the best life ever for her.

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Paranoid why the coordinator's wife is soft shunning me

by Isambard Crater in

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for the past six months the coordinator's wife has definitely been avoiding me, turning her back or walking away when i walk in her direction, giving me a stare at other times.

if i try to make casual conversation with her, she literally walks away or just looks through me until someone else comes to talk to her.. i can only think of one reason, which is that she may have seen me give a car ride to a disfellowshipped person months ago.

i mean, it would be totally random if she happened to spot me on this one short journey, but it's possible.

moreconfusedthanever

I agree that letting it bother you gives her all the power. Say hello when you see her, smile and walk away. She is one person and of no consequence to you. If she did see you give the DF person a ride then it is up to her to say something to you - according to proper scriptural principle - until then you can ignore her behaviour and carry on as normal.

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First Girlfriend first kiss

by TerryWalstrom in

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first girlfriend first kisswho was my 1st girlfriend?.

the first girl i took notice of in any real sense of "notice" was a brunette named robbie.. i was in first grade, so i must have been six-years-old.. i had no idea why this particular girl caught my neurons and trapped them.

adolescence was a thousand miles away so it couldn't have been a sex attraction.

moreconfusedthanever

I enjoyed that story. You should write a book.

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Anyone recall someone disfellowshipped for gluttony???

by James Mixon in

gluttony seems to be a sin that jw's like to ignore .there are several scriptures that point out that gluttony is a sin, proverbs 23:20-21 "do not join those who gorge themselves on meat".....also i read somewhere that 1% is the number of disfellowshipped jw's each year......how do prove someone is a glutton and not just a person who love food???

?.

moreconfusedthanever

Never heard of a person being DF for gluttony but a friend's husband was told he would not be made an elder because his wife was overweight and therefore she must be a glutton. Small minded judgemental twat! People can become overweight for reasons other than food.