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  Cousin's Runaway Girlfriend Living with us

  by RunAwayDaughter in

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  2. friends

  my 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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  What should I do?

  She is not JW and they are allowed to sleep together. I don't understand why my mom, grandmother and aunt are allowing this to happen.

  What should I do?

  Personally I don't feel comfortable with telling people what to do. I don't know her or you, and the information you provide is rather minimal.

  That said, I do feel comfortable with suggesting to follow universal precautions, and basic family rules (pay rent, get a job, no criminal activity, no disrespecting anything or anyone).

  Good luck.
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  The next time I see the cart babysitters

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the next time i see the jdubs standing or sitting by their carts sipping their coffee lattes or updating their facebook pages, i am going to approach them with the following thought process acting as an interested person.. do jw's believe the end is near?.

  do you consider your preaching work to be urgent?.

  why do you just let people walk by if their very lives are at stake?

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  I am going to approach them with the following thought process acting as an interested person.
  

  Have fun. I, on the other hand, remember how it felt when people did that to me. It never changed anything when I was a JW. That means that out of respect for other people's faith, I wouldn't bother them.
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  Do You Care If A World Leader Had An Affair Before Taking Office?

  by minimus in

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  i don’t care about it unless someone runs on a record of being a model family man or woman.. does it bother you if a president or princess or top government official “cheats “??

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  Do You Care If A World Leader Had An Affair Before Taking Office?
  

  No. Neither do I care if they have them during or after. That goes for EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING IN THE PLANET.
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  Suggestions for bookreading

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i just read the "atheists book of bible stories" by fred titanich, and i rather enjoyed it.

  alot indeed.

  do you have any suggestions for books that touches the same subject?

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  scratchme1010

  You will find this problem with every scriptures because they are not meant for literal reading just like currencies are not meant to be viewed as just a piece of paper. Talking snake, talking donkey ... are the clues that they are not literal. What is being conveyed matters not the means through which it is conveyed. Here is a sample how I benefit from scriptures:

  In the OT, Joseph was sold by his own brothers out of jealousy which backfired on them later—the very thing they wanted to not happen (fulfillment of Joseph’s dream) happened. This teaches you would reap what you sowed / thought. Good story—whether true or false.

  In the NT, Jesus reaped what he did not sow. In spite of the good things he did for them, they returned evil to him. This too is good story whether true or false because it teaches us a practical lesson: You do your duty without having expectation of others because people act according to their liking.

  Both the principles are needed for our lives:

  One teaches where we should have expectation (expect results for everything I do), and the

  other teaches where we should not have expectation (don’t have expectation about others)

  What a load of crap.
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  More head-in-the-sand nonsense of the worst possible kind ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  whenever a hollywood actress has been propositioned or touched up, we know all about it.. but a story - mostly suppressed by the mainstream media - is emerging of far worse abuse of human females.. telford appears to have a grooming/sex abuse scandal of its own to rival the ones in rochdale, oxford and other uk towns.. it appears the msm, police and politicians and other authorities are very slow in learning their lesson from rochdale.. unbelievable that this case hasn't made the guardian or the bbc.. i guess the sisterhood thinks hollywood women are much more important than telford girls.

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  https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/the-bbcs-shameful-silence-on-the-telford-sex-scandal/.

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  After all, Christians won't blow up people & buildings or behead anyone who makes a cartoon of Jesus.
  

  Ah, the beautiful blanket of denial. Dream on.
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  Jehovah's Witness Spreads Propaganda On Family's Obituary

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just seen this on: http://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2018/03/14/online-obit-hijacked-by-religious-propaganda-family/.

  a jw doing their "witnessing" has resulted in the daughter of the deceased going to the news outlets in canada.

  obviously wt have been quick to respond and back up their loyal fellow worshipper throw their drone follower under the proverbial bus as can be seen by their official statement:.

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  I'm not surprised. They do that all the time. The funeral home is just a different location. I feel bad for the loved ones of their deceased.
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  Life is a bag of Sh^t

  by JRK in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  happy 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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  scratchme1010

  Happy 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

  No. Life is great. That's all you're going to get from me.
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  Digital Billboards and Anti Witnessing.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  2. friends

  just thinking out loud here.

  i drive a lot of miles for my job in the st. louis, missouri area.

  digital billboards popping up.

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  I think most people wouldn't pay much attention to it all. Might be worth a punt but I'm not convinced.
  

  I think people outside the WT couldn't care less, which means, the billboards will be catering specifically people who have interest in the WT, who may or may not pass by them and read it for a few seconds.

  And then the message written has to speak to them, and it's a well known fact that many people join the WT (and everything else for that matter) join for many different reasons. What exactly will it have to say? Additionally, there are many JWs who can't even articulate some of their teachings, leave alone use what they read outside about it. So the billboard may have to:

  1. Be located where/when a specific group of people can see it
  2. Catch their attention
  3. Be about something they understand or care to learn more from an outside source
  4. Be about something that speaks to their own specific situation

  Doesn't sound to me like a venture worthy of time and money.
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  Digital Billboards and Anti Witnessing.

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just thinking out loud here.

  i drive a lot of miles for my job in the st. louis, missouri area.

  digital billboards popping up.

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  scratchme1010

  Thoughts?
  

  I don't need to preach and save anyone from anything. I can't care less what the WT does or say, what they preach, none of that. Those are the reasons why I left. Why on Earth would I want to continue my relationship with them?

  Use the time and money in catching up with your retirement.
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  Advice from you to non jw

  by Salley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am not a jw, but know a jw family.

  seem very loving and happy.

  i have come to know the religion and have researched via this site,youtube, reddit etc.

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  As a non jw this is just so sad to read. please share your thoughts.

  It is sad indeed, but it's still their choice.