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  Do you have a pet JW?

  by dmouse in

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  i have.. she's an old friend of the family - on my mother's side.

  she and my mum have been friends since before i was born.. madeline is an independent thinker, much to the ire of her congregation.

  a strong willed woman but very loyal to the 'truth'.

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  LMAO James!!!!!
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  this website is having an impact

  by dothemath in

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  hello.........this is a first for me- i've been reading some of your messages for some time now, and i must say you guys study your watchtower far better than i ever did.

  i'm still a part of the congregation (and an elder), but i have to say i agree with many of your criticisms of the organization.

  we've become just like the pharisees that jesus condemned............at our last assembly, the do and co warned against apostate material over and over again..........so i certainly think you're having a tremendous impact on their actions.

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  Welcome, dothemath! :) I am always glad to see current elders dip their toes into the water here; gives me a glimmer of hope for some I know.
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  Elders Threaten To Tow Elderly Sister's Car For Parking In Handicapped Area

  by minimus in

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  my mother told me that an 81 year old sister was told that if she was not legally handicapped and had the plate to prove it----the police could come into the parking lot and have her car towed!

  when she mentioned that there are more spaces available and not used and that she regularly transports another handicapped person that does not drive, they reiterated the same comments about it being against the law to park her car there and that she could get fined , ticketed and towed......so, she stayed home the next meeting.

  now, she's going to ask her "unbelieving, worldy" husband who is also in his 80's if he'd be willing to give her and her friend a ride, especially as the weather will get worse and her eyes are not very good to begin with.......interesting, huh?

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  Well, jeez; if grocery stores can reserve a few extra spaces and request that they be saved for the elderly or for pregnant women, can't the KH do the same thing? I can't remember all the times we were asked to keep the back rows of seats at the hall available for families with young children; how about a local needs talk requesting that the members of the "spiritual paradise" keep some spaces open for the elderly folks in the congregation??
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  Religious fanaticism is a great breeding ground for pettiness

  by Waymores Ghost in

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  having been raised as a dub, as i look back to those days, i can't count the number of times issues were raised by the pettiest of things.

  buying a vehicle that was anything but a foor-door sedan - you know, the kind most suitable for service - could in fact start a whirl-wind of gossip - he's not putting "kingdom" interests first...they don't need another car - if they're that well off then they should be helping out a little more with our kingdom hall's expenses etc.. what are some of the most pettiest issues you have seen raised while you were a dub?.

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  Gosh, yes, I remember both of those things. Somehow, though, it seemed to me that it was the young women buying 2-doors that got more dirty looks than the young men.
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  Marking.

  by Englishman in

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  i've heard the expression a few times here but have normally not taken much notice.

  i've been exited for 31 years and 4 months, well before the onset of elders, reproofs and marking.. i understand the first 2 but am all at sea about the the third.

  someone please tell me exactly what "marking" is and how one becomes marked or a marker.. or markee!

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  Makes me think of Hester Prynn with that big scarlet "A".

  everyone was asking "who is that about?" She said she had NO IDEA. The gossip really took off. My mother called the elder who gave the talk and she ASKED HIM IF IT WAS ABOUT US, and he said it was a generic talk, and wasn't about anyone. Well, we know that was a big lie and it was about us, but she spread it all over what he had said. Then everyone was very confused.

  Isn't this an epidemic in every congregation?? In a so-called "spiritual paradise", it is filled with suspicion, gossip and back-stabbing.
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  My apostate Christmas tree!

  by YellowLab in

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  ahh, it's so nice to celebrate holidays... 'tis the season to be jolly!.

  http://www.strike9.com/profile.aspx?name=yellowlab.

  (note: i had to take the picture without a flash, and i didn't have a tripod handy, so it might be a tad blurry).. merry christmas!.

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  starfish422

  It's lovely!! :) Is it your first?
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  Marking.

  by Englishman in

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  i've heard the expression a few times here but have normally not taken much notice.

  i've been exited for 31 years and 4 months, well before the onset of elders, reproofs and marking.. i understand the first 2 but am all at sea about the the third.

  someone please tell me exactly what "marking" is and how one becomes marked or a marker.. or markee!

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  You know, when I was quite young, maybe 5 or 6, I remember a brother announcing from the platform that so-and-so in another congregation was now considered bad association; since he wasn't baptized, he couldn't be disfellowshipped, but they did single him out by name.

  Now if someone is DF or DA, they only announce it in their own congregation, correct?
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  Out of the mouths of babes

  by stillajwexelder in

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  i have just imd my 11 year old daughter - -because of family commitments they are not going to meeting tonight.

  i asked "are you pleased you do not have to go to meeting tonight?

  " she replied --- "dad" all indignantly --- i then replied "what" and she said " dad , nobody likes going to meetings it is just something we have to do" so it appears waht has been said on this forum is truth.

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  Wow, Stilla, it's great that she can be so open with you. I can't possibly imagine telling my dad, at age 11, that I didn't like going to meetings. Eek. That would have meant lots and lots of extra study for sure.
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  Need some Input!

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  i'm going thru an incredible range of emotions since conversing with my fleshly sister yesterday.

  i've posted a few times here, but, haven't yet gained enough "notoriety"

  terri

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  starfish422

  Gosh, even my parents have sent photos of my nieces & nephews (through my grandmother). In their case, I have a feeling it's to show me all I'm missing out on, being out of the family.

  (((HUGS))) I'm sorry your sister's treating you this way.
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  Broken family

  by Phil in

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  i have a question.

  i know of a couple that were both jws and the husband was dissatisfied with the organization and wanted out.

  is it possible for a marriage like this to function?

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  starfish422

  It seems to me that in many cases, the "believing" spouse leaves the "non-believer" on the basis that their spirituality is endangered, and often does so with the elders' support (although if a spouse's life was endangered by an abusive but still "faithful" spouse, trying to leave would result in a cut-off from the congregation...hmmmmm). They are allowed to divorce but the believer can't remarry unless the nonbeliever commits adultery.