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  So obsessed

  by incognito2014 in

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  2. beliefs

  i find it almost too difficult to bear.

  my mother now in her 80's does not miss up on an opportunity to preach.

  in fact most of the time the opportunity does not exist but she mentions something anyway.. she is so blind it's embarrassing.

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  scratchme1010

  How are your older parents dealing with this change?
  

  My parents actually seem like they toned the preaching down as they grew old. I think that in their case they realized all the damage that they created in the family, and how much they alienated people around them due to their preaching and proselytizing. Also, they loved to argue, so they were never in agreement as to when/where was appropriate for one of them to preach.

  You shouldn't feel embarrassed by your mother. Let it be. That's how I came to terms with my parents' behavior.
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  Question about dfed relatives

  by awake!watcher in

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  2. friends

  does anyone know if there is a wt reference that says associating with a dfed relative is a conscience matter?

  i am asking because someone is trying to cause trouble and i was hoping there was an article i could point to to shut them up..

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  That's something that in my experience I have seen changing and bending according to whatever politics people want to play.

  Through the years they keep saying different things about relationships with relatives who aren't JWs or are disfellowshipped.
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  Could You See A Kingdom Hall Getting Shot Up?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i would never want to see that happen but i’m surprised it has not occurred at this point.

  there are many disgruntled people who have had bad experiences with the witnesses..

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  I would never want to see that happen but I’m surprised it has not occurred at this point. There are many disgruntled people who have had bad experiences with the Witnesses.
  

  Another what if. Please make the best out of your life and don't waste time fearing hypothetical situations.
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  11-5-17 Warwick Protest Photos

  by thebrokenkite in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  let the reader use discernment:.

  i was disfellowshipped in june of last year.

  while i've been awake for nearly a year, i still often feel groggy.

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  At the the end of the day, I hope that they let out whatever they needed to get off their chests.
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  In theory, can one be disfellowshipped for attempted suicide?

  by Saename in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was recently reading the reasons for disfellowshipping as listed in shepherd the flock of god.

  the handbook is available online here: https://thetruthofjehowaswittness.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/jehovas-vitner.pdf.. on page 59, point #4, it lists attempted suicide as a reason for disfellowshipping.

  has it ever been removed?

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  For what I heard way back when, yes, a person can get disfellowshipped for attempting at taking their own life. The nonsense I heard was that killing is a sin, even if it's killing yourself.

  Nothing was told about helping a person in crisis.
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  "Armageddon is already here"; "the preaching work is done" -- rogue teachings in your congregation?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of my jw sons seems to be putting pressure on his non-jw brother apparently to scare him into accepting the troof and start coming to meetings.

  wild statements like our topic title, which i know are not supported at jw dot org, have been made to my non-jw son several times over the past year or so.

  while i haven't been privy to the actual phone conversations i tend to believe that the jw son is being pressured by the local elders to cut ties with the non-jw since their conversations seem to degrade into arguments -- therefore tending to weaken the jws faith in wt teachings.. either my jw son is lying about what i would call rogue teachings (and this would disappoint me greatly) or he is in some close knit clique in his congregation which has secretly chosen to go rogue on certain wt issues.. based on many of the recent posts here about drastic money and wt organization problems this could be a sign of pending splits of certain congregation members.. what do you think?

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  What do you think?
  

  He may be waking up himself and it's fighting back hard.
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  Why I like movies ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i think i've sussed out why i'm getting so into movies.. they make me feel emotions.

  i think i'm a bit of a cold fish - i find it hard to properly feel emotions.

  i'm not sure if i was born that way or if it's a result of my experience with the wts.

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  Thanks for sharing this. I actually relate to that. During the time when I decided to give the Jehovah crap a try and became depressed, the movies were what helped me cope. Back then I went to the movies A LOT. And that was exactly it, lost in the movies I could feel free to feel anything I wasn't supposed to.
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  Exjw activists protesting inside a Kingdom Hall today!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spoonfed nomore, has uploaded a video on his youtube site, of exjw activists protesting inside a kingdom hall during this sunday meeting.

  several people speak out.

  if some one can put a link on here that would be awesome, i can’t figure out how to do it with an i phone.

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  Spoonfed nomore, has uploaded a video on his YouTube site, of exjw activists protesting inside a Kingdom Hall during this Sunday meeting. Several people speak out. If some one can put a link on here that would be awesome, I can’t figure out how to do it with an I phone.
  

  Thanks for sharing. I don't see the point of doing that, though. I personally don't support that kind of event. There are many more effective ways of using the time, energy and resources that can help JWs and ex-JWs.

  Not to mention that it's a violation to free speech, freedom of religion, free assembly and disrupting the peace.
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  Who is Jesus?

  by Jarred K in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new to the forum.

  hope today finds everyone well.

  i’m not super familiar with jw theology concerning jesus.

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  I’m not super familiar with JW theology concerning Jesus.
  

  Obviously you're not familiar with this forum either. Many people here WERE JWs and are in various degrees of DETACHMENT from that organization.

  However, we do have a section where people discuss the Bible and doctrine. There might be people interested in what you have to say. In my experience in this forum, there are people who can't care less about the topic, and others that are seeking comfort, support and other things that have nothing to do with discussing doctrine.

  Feel free to explore the forum. That will give you a better feel of what it is about.
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  A woman without a voice

  by SunnyOne026 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my story in a nut-shell.

  i hope some of you can relate.

  if you can..i would love to hear from you.. i have been crushed and heartbroken more times than i can recount by a religion that claims to be based totally on love and mercy and most of that harm has come from the so called "shepherds" who or are supposed to lovingly take the stray lambs in their arms and lead them gently back to safety.

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  Thank you for sharing your story. Yes, I think that your stories have quite a few elements that many of us relate to in one way or another.

  Once again, thank you.