I think I'm missing something again. Why do we care if they have 'records' on us? What power does that give them over us? What can they do with that information?
jwundubbed
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2018-Message From Watchtower Informant!
by Atlantis infrom one of our informants inside the watchtower.
(same person whosent us videos from the legal dept., accounting dept., pioneer school,and so forth.
) atlantis told him that he is walking on a razors edge,to be extremely careful.his email message:1. watch tower has no right to demand you to sign a consent form.
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WOW! Adam and Noah were the same generation.
by FedUpJW inthis little nugget was found in the wt this morning, although 99.9% of people will not see it the same way i did.
"how did noah hear about jehovah?
he no doubt learned much from his relatives.
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jwundubbed
So... basically, the generation thing is just 6 degrees of separation.
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Refusing to Report time in field ministry
by Whynot inwhat do you think would happen if i verbally refuse to report my time?
it's been several months since i turned in my time and i think the elder got tired of asking me lol.
frankly, i think it's stupid that jws are required to do this.
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jwundubbed
You have gotten some really good advice. I never had anyone bother me about not turning in time. But to be honest, I counted an hour every time I left something on the bus or on a bench somewhere. My numbers were never regular and I never gave good witness at the door (because of anxiety) so I don't think they really care if I reported anything. So, I'm not much help there.
But as for your husband wanted to go back for his friendships, have you considered getting involved in something new... together? Find something social to do that he really enjoys and can really get into. When he has people to hang out with, then he won't think about the people he isn't hanging out with quite so much. It will also help you both fade mentally. Being around people who have no idea what the JWs are really helps you have a more mainstream mentality and that helps you break away. You do better when you set new norms to fall back on.
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Translation Please
by jwundubbed ini hate asking stupid or obvious questions, but i missed something somewhere along the line.
what is pimi and pomi?
did i even get the acronyms correct?
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jwundubbed
Thanks everyone! It definitely wasn't a stupid question as I never would have guessed what those acronyms mean.
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Translation Please
by jwundubbed ini hate asking stupid or obvious questions, but i missed something somewhere along the line.
what is pimi and pomi?
did i even get the acronyms correct?
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jwundubbed
I hate asking stupid or obvious questions, but I missed something somewhere along the line. What is PIMI and POMI? Did I even get the acronyms correct?
On a sort of related note... does anyone have a list of JW language explained? The language specific to the JWs (and exJWs too) with definitions?
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When You Die Would You Haunt The Governing Body? If It were Possible?
by Brokeback Watchtower ini've been reading a lot about reincarnation these days and i'm beginning to think that it quite possibly might be true, it seems to fit in nicely with the idea that we live in a computer simulation.. anyway according to the tibetan book of the dead when we die we seem to hang around on the earth waiting for rebirth.
at which time we could be ghosts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bardo_thodol.
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jwundubbed
I might see if there was a heaven or hell, then see if I could do anything about making sure the GB all got a special single cell together. I would sign a petition or something.
I might see if I could get them all into this cell.
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It’s Stupid That JWs Wont Recognize Birthdays Yet If A Baby Is Born They Will Give Gifts!
by minimus ina witness can’t celebrate and give gifts on a birthday except on the day they are born.
giving a baby shower is ok as well as gift giving—- but only once!
soooo dumb!.
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jwundubbed
An argument could also be made that baby showers are a way for the community to congratulate a couple for fulfilling God's purpose. Growing up JW as a female I know that there was a lot of pressure to 'marry and have kids' but even women who had kids out of wedlock, or were single parents, or who had kids with a non-JW father still all had baby showers, though the stuff they got wasn't as nice or to the same quantity.
People who get baptized get presents too. Any time people did something that was conforming to the 'JW' way, they got presents. Heck, if you go out in service regularly you get to go out to lunch with other witnesses.
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God seems to have alot of failures?
by purrpurr infor an all powerful, all knowing god it seems most of his plans go awry, so why assume that armageddon/ new system will work?
look at the track record.
... adam and eve... went wrong.
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jwundubbed
this is my favorite bad God choice...
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When You Die Would You Haunt The Governing Body? If It were Possible?
by Brokeback Watchtower ini've been reading a lot about reincarnation these days and i'm beginning to think that it quite possibly might be true, it seems to fit in nicely with the idea that we live in a computer simulation.. anyway according to the tibetan book of the dead when we die we seem to hang around on the earth waiting for rebirth.
at which time we could be ghosts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bardo_thodol.
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jwundubbed
Are you kidding? If I become a ghost when I die... there is no way I am spending a single nanosecond of my second life on any JW and especially not on the Governing Body. What a waste of a second life!
Which is precisely why we all spend so much time here on this forum! - jp-
jp, I spend my time here... not to focus on them but to be part of a community that gets me and whom I can relate to. I spend so much time here for people like you... and everyone else here who is worth a bazillion of the GB.
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It’s Stupid That JWs Wont Recognize Birthdays Yet If A Baby Is Born They Will Give Gifts!
by minimus ina witness can’t celebrate and give gifts on a birthday except on the day they are born.
giving a baby shower is ok as well as gift giving—- but only once!
soooo dumb!.
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jwundubbed
I think this is often more about practicality. Many JWs are freak'n poor and kids cost A LOT of money. Babies cost a lot of money. By the time one kid goes through the gifts, many of those gifts are damaged beyond repair. JWs are supposed to put a glossy image on themselves. You can't have babies in stained and frayed clothes all the time or the outside world might think there is something wrong and start investigating.
Most of me and my siblings clothes growing up were hand-me-downs from other families (gifts in a way) or were sewn by our mother. But somehow in all the pictures, you can't tell that we are living in abject poverty... and we look happy. Nothing to see here folks.