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  What should I do?

  by Tameria2001 in

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  hello everyone, it's been quite a while since i was last on this forum.

  originally i was under a different user name, but lost all that information when i moved to a different state.

  anyways, i had left the jws back in 2001, after being raised up in it most of my childhood life.

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  Funchback

  Great stuff, Tameria2001.

  I'm glad you went and didn't play by anyone's rules except your own.
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  At a regional convention today....

  by Nobodyspecial in

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  it really stands out to me just how phoney the bonds of forced brotherhood are.

  the smiles are paper thin when they see each other in hotels.

  the laughs forced.

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  Funchback

  You are spot on. It's amazing how one can truly see how the cult is once awakened,

  Next, if you are in the fading process, the meetings will become like cinder blocks weighing your mind down, and each word uttered from the platform will feel like a sharp nail being tapped slowly into your ear canals.

  Field service will begin to make you physically ill as you know in your heart of hearts what you are selling to the householder is a sack of hazardous waste.
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  Is this Intentional or Assumptive?

  by Funchback in

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  taken from this article in the boston globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2016/06/29/what-makes-jehovah-witnesses-different-from-other-christians/hlwbp3fmll6dtepkhh7lwj/story.html.

  what is the meaning of baptism?.

  baptism is a choice witnesses make — as adults — to dedicate their lives to god.

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  Taken from this article in The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2016/06/29/what-makes-jehovah-witnesses-different-from-other-christians/HLwbP3fmlL6dtepkHh7LWJ/story.html

  What is the meaning of baptism?

  Baptism is a choice Witnesses make — as adults — to dedicate their lives to God. According to the faith, spiritual protection is granted to those who “live in harmony” with their dedication.
  
  

  At the end of the article, the source is listed as JW.org. However, I couldn't find anywhere on JW.org that says Witnesses make - as adults - the choice to get baptized.

  So, where did the writer get this part, "as adults", from? Why did they go out of their way to highlight "as adults"? It was written to stand out. Was he/she assumptive, concluding that since infant baptism isn't allowed, only adults are? Were they being intentionally misleading? Did someone from the Society give the writer this information?

  What do you think happened?

  I tried to find the writer's name or e-mail address to clarify but the article doesn't contain either.
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  Alleged JWs Topple Altars in Mexico City

  by Funchback in

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  2. current

  at first i though, "nah...".then, this part of the article spoke the loudest:.

  the spokesman for the jehovah's witnesses in mexico did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident, which occurred at least a month ago.. read the article for yourself: http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/national/latin-america/ancient-temple-of-mexican-otomi-indians-damaged/article_fb03cbfb-d103-53b3-a6b6-a74959e1fe78.html.

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  Thanks for the additional links. At least now someone is finally speaking up representing the JWs:

  Gamaliel Camarillo, the Jehovah's Witness spokesman in Mexico, said that "to the extent we have been able to investigate, we found this story to be false."

  "We know that if we want to be respected, we have to respect others," Camarillo wrote. "People without prejudices who know the Jehovah's Witnesses know that we don't promote such acts."
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  Alleged JWs Topple Altars in Mexico City

  by Funchback in

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  2. current

  at first i though, "nah...".then, this part of the article spoke the loudest:.

  the spokesman for the jehovah's witnesses in mexico did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident, which occurred at least a month ago.. read the article for yourself: http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/national/latin-america/ancient-temple-of-mexican-otomi-indians-damaged/article_fb03cbfb-d103-53b3-a6b6-a74959e1fe78.html.

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  Funchback

  At first I though, "Nah...".
  
  Then, this part of the article spoke the loudest:
  

  The spokesman for the Jehovah's Witnesses in Mexico did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the incident, which occurred at least a month ago.
  

  Read the article for yourself: http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/associated_press/national/latin-america/ancient-temple-of-mexican-otomi-indians-damaged/article_fb03cbfb-d103-53b3-a6b6-a74959e1fe78.html
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  Richmond, Virginia Convention Lowlights: 11-year-old Baptized / Porn Seen Accidentally

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8dec9e79-b243-5265-80ee-fee138922f80.html.

  at this rate, soon they'll let infants get dipped:.

  lindsey jackson, 14, of king george county was among the 33 people who were baptized saturday during the first convention of jehovah’s witnesses of the summer at the richmond coliseum.

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  Witness 007-

  Did he accidently touch himself too?
  

  I would bet that not only did he accidentally see porn but also accidentally touched himself...many times over. Watch. Repeat. Until he got caught.
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  Richmond, Virginia Convention Lowlights: 11-year-old Baptized / Porn Seen Accidentally

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8dec9e79-b243-5265-80ee-fee138922f80.html.

  at this rate, soon they'll let infants get dipped:.

  lindsey jackson, 14, of king george county was among the 33 people who were baptized saturday during the first convention of jehovah’s witnesses of the summer at the richmond coliseum.

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  LOL@Simon
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  Richmond, Virginia Convention Lowlights: 11-year-old Baptized / Porn Seen Accidentally

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8dec9e79-b243-5265-80ee-fee138922f80.html.

  at this rate, soon they'll let infants get dipped:.

  lindsey jackson, 14, of king george county was among the 33 people who were baptized saturday during the first convention of jehovah’s witnesses of the summer at the richmond coliseum.

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  Funchback

  http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8dec9e79-b243-5265-80ee-fee138922f80.html

  At this rate, soon they'll let infants get dipped:

  Lindsey Jackson, 14, of King George County was among the 33 people who were baptized Saturday during the first Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses of the summer at the Richmond Coliseum. Those who were baptized ranged in age from 11 to 76.
  

  One teen discussed overcoming the accidental sight of pornography and how his parents and Jehovah helped him through it.
  

  Overcoming the accidental sight of pornography. By a teen. Accidental. Right. I'm glad he/she got help from his parents and Big Jah-Jah. It must've been traumatic.
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  Surfing, Nemo and Patrick Thrive in New System

  by Funchback in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/end-of-the-world/.

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  stuckinarut2-
  

  I don't get the "Patrick" reference....?
  

  
  
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  Surfing, Nemo and Patrick Thrive in New System

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/end-of-the-world/.

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  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/end-of-the-world/