Bartolomeo

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  Our First Christmas Tree

  by Queequeg in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  early on, after we left jw land, my wife said to me, “i hope you don’t care, but i don’t ever see myself doing any christmas stuff.

  i don’t really understand why some ex jws decide to do that crap.” we agreed that parties were a little different because of the social aspects, but other wise i didn’t care.

  now… there’s a 16’ douglas fir with ornaments and lights in our living room.

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  Bartolomeo

  I know I'm bucking the trend and will be severely criticized for my opinion but I find the whole story very sad, you've fallen into a self-pity trap.
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  Clean Copy of Announcements!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2022 december s-147 announcements and reminders.. without all the high-lighting.

  a clean copy.

  the other copy was a bit hard to read.page 1.----https://postimg.cc/jh8xchtypage 2.----https://postimg.cc/2bkb1n3v also, you might want this kingdom ministry school program for congregation elders.page 1.----https://postimg.cc/3k3t58qgpage 2.----https://postimg.cc/bj7wyjfzpage 3.----https://postimg.cc/ywpqh4xxcookie thief!

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  Bartolomeo

  Thank you Atlantis!
  
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  WT Ruining Members' Futures

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what i mean by the title of this thread is what has happened to a relative of mine, one who is really upset about this factor:.

  this relative is a distant cousin on my mother's side of the family.

  she studied as a child and got baptized at 14 1/2 years old.

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  Bartolomeo

  I am very sorry for her but she was unwise and did not take this well-known advice seriously:

  "Father used to say that we should plan ahead as if Armageddon would not come in our lifetime but lead our life as if it would come tomorrow​—precious advice that I have always tried to apply."

  w04 12/1 p. 28-29
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  2022--December--S-147--Announcements And Reminders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will they start appointing "teen-agers"?

  who knows, nothing is shocking when it comes to the tower.

  paragraph 1 says: "teens or even "younger" for responsibilities in the congregation.. 2022-december-s-147-announcements and reminders.. click the image to enlarge.. page 1--https://postimg.cc/hhh8c3sd page-2--https://postimg.cc/pnzpzfjh if this keeps up they will be asking babies in diapers to give the instruction talks.

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  Bartolomeo

  Hello Atlantis and thanks for your work.

  About the S-147 is it possible to have a clean copy without highlighting please?
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  Anthony Morris responds to Norway's denial of financial aid

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/jehovas-vitner-nektes-statsstoette.5z-pnao3e?utm_source=share-btn.

  08:20 27.1.kristoffer solberg.

  jehovah's witnesses denied state aid.

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  Bartolomeo

  And they have established the "Freedom of Worship Office" in order to claim some money from the Norwegian government
  
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  UKRAINE: are things SO bad......

  by BoogerMan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ....that fighting-fit young ukrainian men are having to be evacuated - to accommodation in dublin city centre?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqq2aj0lohu.

  beats the rubber dinghies, i suppose..

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  Bartolomeo

  this is your second post with the same subject and the same video
  
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  Struggling to find a purpose

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i spent most of my life in the org.

  we were taught that our purpose in life was to serve jehovah.

  that never really made sense to me, but it was still a purpose to keep going.

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  Unlike the majority of those writing here I have not lost faith in Jehovah and the Bible, I am not blind and I clearly see the mistakes of the WTS, things that leave a bad taste in your mouth and which personally led me to give resignation as a congregation elder and pioneer for several years. But I attend the meetings and I love the brothers, even if they are very simple people and who, in my opinion, make the mistake of idolizing the GB. It's their problem, not mine. Going back to my wife and I, we have retired to life in the countryside, we have taken some land to cultivate and some animals. This thing makes us feel good and in harmony with creation.
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  Babylon the Great

  by Godlyman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

  inquiring minds want to know .

  estephan.

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  at the moment the interpretation on BTG has not changed, however a small detail in the comment of an illustration on a recent magazine opened up the possibility that in the future there may be a revision on the identity of the beast she rides, historically identified with the UN

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2022401

  

  "The beast today represents the United Nations..."
  
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  Former Elders Please - Disbeliever recently married to a JW

  by doasthouwilt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recently married my best friend of 32 years.

  she is a life-long jw and once an active pioneer, i am a 'worldly' person through-and-through, always will be.

  we married because it was the only way we could find a way of staying together while giving her a path back to her religion ultimately, which she does not want to (or cannot) let go of.

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  I have served as an elder for a few years and all I can tell you is that there is no definitive answer to your question because it really depends on the mentality and culture prevailing in the body of elders of that specific congregation, more exactly those 3 elders who will form the specific committee for your wife.

  The marked has no reason to exist as a consequence of a sin of immorality (porneia) but it is a gray area which is resorted to in borderline cases where the problem is disordered conduct. In cases of serious sins there is always the intervention of a judicial committee. I would add that my personal opinion is that you two stick together regardless of what that committee decides. If the decision should be for disfellowshipping be prepared and expect much tears and emotional distress from your wife. Be ready to be understanding and never judge her, be loving and patient. Only this will help her overcome the pain.
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  Article: The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger - [A former JW]

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  (this article is available by subscription only so i copied and pasted it below.).

  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/business/crypto-ponzi-scheme-hyperfund.html.

  here's part of the information about mr. de hek's past as a jw:.

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  Bartolomeo

  only after TonusOH's explanation and re-reading peacefulpete's post did I realize the thing. English is not my native language