Our last one was in 1993 and I think it`s quite funny how the partakers keep going up every year since we left when we were always told that the numbers of partakers would be decreasing as the END of this System of things drew near .
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My last Memorial
by Sour Grapes ini missed my first memorial last year in 60 years.
it always amazed me on this special night that the jw's forget how to park their cars in the parking lot.
i would pull in with my wife and there are 5 brothers giving directions on where and how to park my car.
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Clearly, undeniably, without doubt ... is there a term for introducing a thought in such a way.
by jwfacts inwatchtower article often introduce a point that has no merit with words such a "undeniably.".
for instance the watchtower 2014 august 15 page 10 says:.
"jehovah undeniably blesses the preaching work of christian women and supports them in times of trial.
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smiddy3
That`s a good point you make the word that comes to my mind is obfuscation trying to deflect any possible objection to the point being made by them , shutting down any possible argument one might have against the statement being made .
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Cousin's Runaway Girlfriend Living with us
by RunAwayDaughter inmy cousin's girlfriend moved from another state and is now living in our home.
they said she lived in a bad situation, but i don't believe them.
my cousin lies.
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smiddy3
Your daughter is 18 and I presume that is the age of consent and if so your daughter has made her bed and now has to lie in it .
In other words she has to take responsibility for her own actions and take the consequences either good or bad it has been her choice.
What you need to do is back off and allow her to make her own choices in life yet be prepared to pick up the pieces for as long as you can .
If she is determined to live in a way that is destructive or destroying her life in spite of all you have tried to do for her ,then you have to know when enough is enough and cut the ties.
People cannot live other peoples lives for them they must take responsibility for their own lives.
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Are you doing your part???
by James Mixon inare you sinning?
do we want jesus death to be in vain.
we must not forget, if you never sin jesus died for nothin.
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smiddy3
So David`s friends/charges put their life in danger to get him some water to drink and he pours it out on the ground ?
What an ares-hole ungrateful SOB , he was to do that to them.
And that account is supposed to inspire us to follow Davids example ?
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Social Media
by Emily1987 inas some of you may remember from a previous post of mine, myself and my husband are in the process of fading.
we began our fade in jan 2017 and haven't been to a meeting since may 2017. to say this time has been a struggle is an understatement.
it has been a lonely time for us, losing all of our so called friends.
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smiddy3
I like that Sliced :
LIVE : your life how you and your husband want to live and not by how third parties (G.B./Jw`s ) want you to live.
it`s your life not theirs.
LOVE : what you and your husband want to do and enjoy it regardless of what or how other people think about it ,it`s simply none of their business. It`s your life .not theirs !
LAUGH : Humour gets us through a lot of stressful emotional scenarios.Laugh at how you were indoctrinated to do some of the most absurd things then that you would never do now knowing TTATT
Again it`s your life not theirs ,do what you want to do and not what others want you to do.
Be your own person .
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Circuit Overseer Meets with Elders and Ministerial Servants
by accesible in¿necesitan los demás bosquejos?.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dvhuodkcahf6efu2xqxfk6o8ambqe5rm.
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smiddy3
Thank you freddo for that clarification .
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Life is a bag of Sh^t
by JRK inhappy st. paddy's day.. that being said, life is a bag of shit.. so please give me some sort of positivity in this post.. i wish i could get it from whom i would like it from, but that is a bullshit dream.. life sucks then you die!.
jk.
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smiddy3
I`m sure some third -fourth world country poor person would swap places with you in a second if they had the chance .
Their are millions if not billions of people on this earth that would trade places with you if they had the chance .
Don`t be so self indulgent.
Sometimes we just need to spell it out as it is .
O.K. If it`s a relationship issue that`s gone wrong ,time heals everything and a new relationship will come along and you will wonder why you stressed out so much about your previous relationship.
That`s life.
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God is in no necessity to communicate with mankind
by Ireneus inhere is an interesting incident reported in the bible.. judah (the fourth son of jacob), the founder of the israelite tribe of judah, slept with her daughter-in-law tamar when she showed herself up as a prostitute in disguise.
(genesis 38:16, 17) “about three months later judah was told: "your daughter-in-law tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.
" judah said, "bring her out and have her burned to death!
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smiddy3
How come for the first 2000 years since creation God/Jehovah never recorded or had written down by anyone including Noah or any of his sons that historical record ?
It wasn`t until Moses came on the scene that he supposedly written down accurately the history of the previous 2000 years from who ? Noah and his sons never wrote anything down ,who else did he get this information from, God ? Why would he wait more than 2000 years before he divulged what had transpired beforehand.?
Does anybody seriously believe that Jehovah God gave Moses word for word what transpired from Creation to the time Moses wrote down the History up until his day ?
Their is no scripture that supports such a view or even indicates it.
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When You See A JW Approaching What Are Your Thoughts?
by minimus ini used to get a weird feeling in my stomach when i would see a witness approaching.... almost a sense of dread.
now, i really don’t care.
i have even made it a point to do the approaching when i see a witness trying to convert an ignorant person..
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smiddy3
It all depends on my mood at the time .sometimes I relish having a discussion with them (if and when I see them )
and at other times I can`t be bothered getting into a discussion with them.
However when I am in the mood I have no problem challenging them on their beliefs and practices .
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Social Media
by Emily1987 inas some of you may remember from a previous post of mine, myself and my husband are in the process of fading.
we began our fade in jan 2017 and haven't been to a meeting since may 2017. to say this time has been a struggle is an understatement.
it has been a lonely time for us, losing all of our so called friends.
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smiddy3
Emily 1987
I know it`s a shock to realize that people you knew as "friends" for most of your life at least a good part of your life can suddenly seem to disown you almost overnight .
The sad fact is JW friendship is conditional upon you remaining in the club of JW.
You leave for whatever reason justified or not doesn`t matter you left so now you are to be ostracized .
And it can take a long time to get over it or not that is up to you.
Some good advice has been given that is to replace your social loss with new social activities because when you think about it the JW religion is a form of a social club ,your mixing with people who have a common interest involved .
All you and your husband have to do is find some other social club/interest that you both enjoy and join that club and their are so many around for you to choose from .
And it is not necessary for you both to join the same club you might have a different interest from that of your husband and vice versa , no big deal both of you enjoy the club of your choice , and share experiences.
And when you do you will be surprised how many genuine friends with no conditions attached you will meet up with .
Take care and keep us informed how you are both going.