They always manage to use scenarios that would not happen. My son didn't want to go to meetings anymore not because they were boring, which they are and have always been, but because he knew deep down it was all BS and scripture was being manipulated to say and mean what they wanted it to mean.
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JW.org Featured Artical: When Your Adolescent Questions Your Faith
by pale.emperor inthis is one of the featured articals on jw.borg at the moment.
could it be because the young ones are googling their parents religion?, seeing the bullshit?, and calling their parents out on it?
i hope so.. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20120201/adolescent-questions-faith/.
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Do you (or did you) have much of a social life as a Jehovahs Witness.
by UnshackleTheChains ini ask this question out of interest, because as a jehovahs witness for some 26 years, i have always felt that there is an 'all work, no play' culture within the organisation.
the organisation doesn't promote social gatherings.
i could count on one hand each year how many get togethers we have had.
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Magnum I felt the same way growing up. Although as a young person I did not get included and invited, when I did, I hated going. My husband and I were saying just last night that we don't miss anyone. They were never true friends. A family member posted a photo from an assembly with a diverse group of sisters and the caption read "love unconditionally". It's not unconditional as we all know.
I used to always say "it's not a club. I am not in it for the people. I am in it for Jehovah." Lol. Now I think why do I want to live forever with these people?
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Slowly killing them…
by silentbuddha inso yesterday a family friend who was never age overs witness give me a phone call.
he says that he is quite upset with me and wants to give me a chance to explain why i'm treating my father so portly.
mind you i have not seen my father or mother in about 3 years and they refused to talk to me except for the occaisional crazy letter that my mother will send.. anyway my the family friend stated that he spoke to my mother and brother and they both told him that because i choose to leave the religion and in turn separate myself from the family it has caused my 80 something year old father a tremendous amount of stress and she is becoming sick and they're not sure how much longer he will be with us.. shoot felipe nothing they say really bothers me much anymore but the fact that i'm being accused of slowly killing my father because i've decided to make a decision that's better from my own family is actually quite frustrating to me.. give you hours after having of the conversation with our family friend i get a call from my older brother who then begins to be raped me and tells me that i should accept responsibility for the fact that i am the cause of our ejean father's poor health and that leaving jehovah causes problems not only for me but for those who love me.
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It's certainly a hard situation. We are in similar circumstances. Parents are depressed and in pain because of our choice.
They forget that by choosing this cult many years ago, they themselves inflicted similar pain and anguish on their own extended family.
Keep your head up.
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New NWT, then and now - a comparison of the 2013 NWT, 2013 vs 2017.
by MeanMrMustard inacts 2:9. old text:.
acts 2:10. old text:.
acts 2:11. old text:.
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Which Things Did Your Overzealous Parents Ban?
by pale.emperor inwe all know the gb like to impose rules upon the rules... but did anyone else out there have parents that implemented rules upon those rules?
mine did.
my mum tended to copy whatever the elders wives were doing and took it to the extreme.
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It is interesting that we have many of these extra rules in common. We were not to watch or read anything with witches or wizards in it. I read the Lord of the Rings and felt like such a rebel. Hahaha
I remember once we had the CO for lunch and my brother put on Cliff Richard's song "Devil Woman" my mum went a very nice shade of red.
My mother freaked out when I went and had my ears pierced a second time in my twenties. She was so unhappy about it that she spoke to the COs wife about it and the COs wife told her there was nothing wrong with it. Only then did she stop stressing about it.
Any movies to do with Star Wars, Star Trek, Aliens - anything that God has not created or is not of this world is demonic.
No cartoons because they are too violent.
If she caught you reading a novel you were told "if you have time to read, you should read the watchtower or do the vacuuming."
Now we have in laws telling my kids that Batman is demonic.
Certainly never read or watch anything with ghosts in it, including Caspar. No bewitched although somehow I did see some of the episodes.
No play dates after school with friends, but it was okay if they came to us.
No after school sports.
No coloured nail polish or leg shaving and no makeup.
I could go on.
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Do you (or did you) have much of a social life as a Jehovahs Witness.
by UnshackleTheChains ini ask this question out of interest, because as a jehovahs witness for some 26 years, i have always felt that there is an 'all work, no play' culture within the organisation.
the organisation doesn't promote social gatherings.
i could count on one hand each year how many get togethers we have had.
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I feel like in the 70s and 80s we had more social interaction in the congregation. It could, however, have been that my mother had a useful trade whereby everyone could come to her and save money on beauty services. There were always people at our house and we got invited a lot. Come my teenage years and mum taking a job, the pool of friends dried up. Then on my late 30s I had a sister share with me that I didn't get invited to gatherings because I am not the right sort - ie two faced, superficial and snobby
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New job blues
by Jayk infinally just got a really good job, i'm learning a trade and i love it.. its been a long time coming without any help from my family.
i'm in my late 20s finally about to be able to provide for myself.
it feels great but i still feel in missing something.
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At least one of your hobbies can be taken outside where you could meet people. Exercise - you could join a gym or a basketball team or soccer team or something like that.
In our area even your other two hobbies can be taken out to meet similar interested ones. They have drawing "lessons" and the local comic book stores have video game buses outside where you can go and play along side others.
As for authority - if you are a law abiding citizen then you obviously have no problem with authority. Not allowing people to tell you how to think and what to do without any good reason is not a problem with authority. It is self respect.
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Chapter 46 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 46. lenny and the band.
lenny hasn’t done shit for your organization.
“i just want to be in the band with lenny and the rest of the witnesses!”.
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So true about worldly ones being treated like human beings but if you decide you don't believe the GB anymore, you are dead in their eyes and treated as such. Do they honestly think that Jesus would treat people like that?
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Bringing reproach on Jehovah's name.
by ScottyRex ini have thought long and hard about this, you know in those midnight hours.. you will probably string me alive in what i say, but here you go-.
i feel that the jw's do have the truth.
i do agree with the doctrines and biblical exgenesis they propound.i do feel that they have the 'truth' i do understand they are imperfect, and i think they have had to 'refine' their teachings as time has gone on-and change accordingly- i see nothing wrong with this.
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You may well have thought long about it but what research have done?
One of the reasons I no longer believe them is the fact that they say they are the faithful and discreet slave and were chosen in 1919. How?
Now read what the chosen ones put out as truth back then in the finished mystery book and compare it to what they say is truth now.
God detests lies. Why would he approve a group who do not have any information right? If God inspired or directed them surely he could have given them the correct information from the beginning.
There are so many more indicators of them not having the truth and their handling of the child abuse cases cannot be defended.
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Happy Thanksgiving 2017
by EverApostate inonce upon a time, as a jw, i was afraid to buy turkey during thanksgiving time.
while attending the thursday night ministry school meeting (on thanksgiving day), i was cautious not to mention the word thanksgiving, for fear of bringing reproach to bigj.. now, free at last, my happy thanksgiving wishes to everyone who celebrate this holiday..
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We had an elder give a talk one time and he actually said "if you eat turkey ay Christmas time ho do you think you are kidding?"
I used to get nervous buying it too but if you like it, Christmas is the only time you can get it.
Same thing with Easter eggs and hot cross buns. So silly to get so anxious about food.