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  My Boyfriend is a recent Ex Jehovah Witness

  by whatisthis12 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year now.

  when i met him i had no idea that he was a jehovah witness.

  we took a vacation and he lied to his parents about who he was with, and they ended up finding out not only that he way lying, but who i was.

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  Scully

  I can understand your not wanting to be 'the girl who made him leave The Truth™.' As your relationship moves forward, please be aware that there can be times when he will be enticed to return, such as when you decide to start a family - unless he is well and truly OUT, he may feel that his children's lives depend on him going back, and taking the children to JW events so that they can have a relationship with his JW family.

  Think about this too: He was willing to sneak around behind his parents' backs for a year before they even knew you existed. While it really can be impossible to be completely honest with JWs (because they judge your decisions and try to make your life miserable), it's really important that you get him to understand that you don't want those kinds of secrets in your relationship with him. He's developed a habit over the last year of lying to some of his closest family members and friends, and I would hate to see it carry on with you at some later point in your relationship with him.
  
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  The words I refuse to use

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  new system, brother, sister , kingdom hall, wordly person, in the truth .

  there is a whole jw language that has to be deprogrammed..

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  Whenever I use JW jargon here, I always use a little ™ after the word or phrase to indicate that it is JW jargon.

  Amongst exJWs, the jargon has a definition that is different (even ever so slightly) from normal everyday usage. We all understand it and the subtle nuances.

  Non-JWs might not quite get the gist of the jargon, but the ™ is a little reminder to them that it is jargon and not normal everyday language.

  The only word I never ascribe to JWs any longer is "truth", hence the use of Truth™.
  
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  Is there any humor in the bible?

  by Normalfulla in

  1. social
  2. humour

  humor plays a big part in a lot of humanity and we all like a good laugh but as far as i'm aware god's supposed word has no actual humor ,of course apart from being a joke itself ,why wasn't there a passage or something like "jesus farted and giggles broke out among them " or something, is anyone aware of any notations of humor ?

  all to.serious really.

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  Scully

  The story of Saul going into a cave to "ease nature" ("relieve himself" in the current NWT), and David, egged on by his men to take the opportunity to kill Saul while he is taking a $h!t, decides to prank him instead, by lopping off the edges of Saul's sleeveless coat.
  

  1 Samuel 24:2-5

  So Saul took 3,000 men chosen from all Israel and went to look for David and his men on the rocky cliffs of the mountain goats. 3 Saul came to the stone sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself* while David and his men were sitting in the recesses at the back of the cave.+ 4 David’s men said to him: “This is the day on which Jehovah is saying to you, ‘Look! I am giving your enemy into your hand,+ and you can do to him whatever seems good to you.’” So David rose up and quietly cut off the edge of Saul’s sleeveless coat.
  

  See also: wt 8/15/03: Easing Nature - Is it for Christians?
  
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  Warning: A. Vogel (JW-run organization) treatments popping up in the US

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i've noticed a few of my local grocery stores are stocking a. vogel homeopathy products.

  a. vogel is a company ran primarily by jehovah's witnesses, the "brains" behind the operation, alfred vogel, has since died but he claimed to be one of the anointed.

  the bolle family (co-founders of the company) is a well-known, (now very wealthy) family in the netherlands and there have been significant "contributions" in the past from the company to the watchtower organization.. alfred vogel was a well-known conman, he claimed blood transfusions would change someone's personality, he claimed to have studied native american herbal healing methods... from a native american tourist photo-op actor.

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  Scully

  In a medical emergency, if someone said "Call the naturopath!!" instead of "Call 9-1-1!!" I'd say they'd get the outcome they deserve.
  
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  She's here and early! 27 weeks 1day.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so as of july 2nd my wife delivered by c-section our little one pound, three ounce daughter izabella.

  it was a very scary night that started with a decel and turned into multiple decels that greatly concerned the doctors.

  by early morning they felt the need to take her for her safety.

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  I miss working with the tiny ones like Izabella... so precious.

  Although the next several weeks will be busier than you can imagine, try to cherish the moments with her as much as you can. It won't be long until she's at 35 weeks or so, and then you could be able to bring her home...

  Congratulations!
  
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  JW harassment

  by blasphemous.mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is there a way to have a jw who will not leave someone alone spammed with anti-cult information and anti-jw information?

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  Scully

  Two words:
  

  Restraining order.
  
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  Should a JW accept Veteran payments?

  by Tantalon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello people,.

  i was born in but long time faded.

  i think i hold current jws to a higher standard than they now maintain.. here's the thing; my father is very old, in his nineties and been a jdub for over 60 years and even made it to elder till he got too old.on a recent visit my siblings and dad were saying how wonderful that veterans affairs were.

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  Scully

  They may as well accept those benefits, because there aren't any JWs who are going to support them that way!
  
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  Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

  it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

  sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

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  Scully

  Here's the thing: people like Cold Steel get off on the reaction they produce. If they get a reaction, they'll come back for more. If they don't get a reaction, they move on.

  You may have just given him the biggest ego boost ever.

  DON'T FEED THE TROLLS.
  
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  I am back... after 8 years.

  by Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been 8 years, but i am back.

  my health has returned.

  what did i miss?.

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  Hey Preston!

  Missed you, buddy! I was actually wondering what happened to you just a few days ago...
  
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  So how come Jehovah can do anything but he still needs angels.

  by zigua in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as the title says :p.

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  Scully

  It's the same reason why Hitler had the SS.

  So they could do as he "implied" and then when the $h!t hit the fan and they were held to account, he could say he didn't really mean it literally, and then his minions would be responsible for those war crimes.

  It's a strategy that doesn't really work in the justice system.