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  Being a JW kid is hell

  by JRK in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in therapy, i was told i should write a letter of grievances to each of my parents.

  i really do not have any for my mother, except for things that directly relate to being raised as a jehovah's witness.

  upon reflection, my childhood was hell because of the religion and its pernicious corruption of a normal childhood.

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  Thanks for sharing that. I think that's a courageous thing to do.
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  New Store called Best Life Gifts

  by Franklin30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i noticed a recent post where it was suggested the store was taken over by hostile means!.

  the person who posted it pretended to have knowledge of why the store changed names but clearly was operating with an agenda!

  one filled with lies, misinformation and deceit!.

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  It's sad that there are people with lives so miserable that there time is spent trolling the web trying to see how they can make others miserable as well!
  

  Sad, indeed. That's why I never take anything Internet seriously.
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  You Know You're in the Wrong Religion When....

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just thought a review the following material many have contributed to might be helpful .

  you know you are in the wrong religion:1. when the all important question is not: "do you believe in the lord jesus christ?"....but....

  "do you believe in the "faithful and discreet slave" appointed in 1919?"2.

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  scratchme1010

  You Know You're in the Wrong Religion When....
  

  ...you are in a religion.
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  I Feel a Deep Sense of Justice

  by sneekyapostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i, like all other victims of embarrassing scandals in the watchtower, experienced a huge sense of injustice with the organisation.

  however, now with the recent arc pressure, charity commission and other authorities and media around the world, and even events in russia and financial struggles, it seems to me that the persecutor is now the one being persecuted and made to suffer.

  this is giving me a huge sense of relief and feelings of satisfaction that justice is taking place.

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  it’s certainly very true with what’s happening with the, possibly the cruelest, organisation in existence, and I’m pleased about it. They deserve it.
  

  Your post has so this forum)me vindictive quality to it. Injustice and mistreatment of people who trust them is certainly something that hurts (I don't think I need to dwell on that in this forum).

  However, I do know and have met people from other organizations, some of the religious, that are way more violent and way more harmful. That doesn't cancel out what the WT is doing, nor does it make it right. However, I think that the best course of action is moving on an come to a point where you can't care less about what happens to that organization. Holding grudges and/or continuously following them or what they do hurts you, not them.
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  Loving a JW

  by stevilla in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  here’s a little back story.

  i met this jw girl 4 months ago online and found out she was a jw 2 months later after confessing my liking for her.

  we had a long conversation about it with her explaining what exactly a jw is and the rules and what not.

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  Giving her space. Besides space, is there anything else I could do or should do or should have done differently? We fell for each other and I don’t want to lose her when I know deep in her heart that she wants to leave the cult. I don’t know what to do.
  

  Hello, and welcome to the forum.

  The very first thing that came to my mind is never neglect universal Internet socialization precautions, no matter who you meet. 2 months is still a very short time to expect drastic decisions to be made from either of you.

  As for her leaving, it is on her, and it's only her decision. I was in the process of leaving myself when I met my now ex. He was of great support (support I didn't know I needed). So I'd suggest to go at her pace, don't pressure her and let things happen. Meanwhile, get to know her better.
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  Memorial.. To go or not to go

  by Emily1987 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, as some of you will know myself and my husband are in the process of fading.

  haven't been to a meeting since beginning of 2017. .

  we weren't planning on going to the memorial, but last week my mother broke down and said that we have to go to the memorial even if it's the only meeting i go to this year.

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  Is it likely that by showing our faces at the memorial, we would be back a square one, with the elders chasing after us, asking us if we want a study?
  

  I don;t think that it's that cut and dry. You don't go back to square one. Also, maybe it's time to start practicing setting boundaries. If you go, you can go and specifically tell your mum that she's the reason why you're going, and nothing more. Or you can say nothing, and go back to your own way of doing things.

  You don't have to explain yourself to them. You can go to get your mum off your chest and continue with what you are doing.

  Besides, I'm not sure that they have the capacity to follow up on every person if they are shrinking in numbers.

  It'll be interesting to know what happens. Pleas post what you decided to do and how it pans out.
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  I was invited to address The Presbyterians at their church

  by Giordano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was asked to give a presentation at the oxford forum which is sponsored by a local presbyterian church.

  it's a very old church founded in 1758. it's way out in a rural area and if your interested here is their web site.. for a quick look at a beautiful setting: http://www.oxfordchurchlex.org/ yes this image is eye candy but up close the architectural detailing is pretty impressive............ there is no way you are going to confuse this church with a jehovah's witness soon to be closed kingdom hall.. the pastor told me that they would have 15 to 20 people attending my presentation about the jw life and beliefs.

  it would start at 10am and end at 10:50. he would open the meeting with a brief prayer and welcome.

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  Great job! I think that the event is good for both them and you.
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  Father of Pulse gunman was FBI informant...

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. current

  i am not really sure what to make of all this yet, its just coming out so who knows what is real and fake yet, but if its true it seems the news coming out about seddique mateen & the fbi is yet another bureua failure.

  as an informant for years mateen actually helped to clear his terrorist son of any scrutiny by the fbi, then he killed 49 and wounded dozens of others.

  this kind of crap is actually giving credibility to the wearers of tin foil hats .

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  As an informant for years Mateen actually helped to clear his terrorist son of any scrutiny by the FBI, then he killed 49 and wounded dozens of others.
  

  None of that matters to me. First, the gunman is not his father; they are two different people. Second, none of that is going to bring the killed back. That piece of information changes nothing, if you ask me.

  I'm not sure what kind of influence if any, his father had.

  I think about my own father and what different lives and decisions we have made, even though we share DNA. Sometimes children completely develop completely different lives regardless of how much parents want to influence them in a given direction.
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  JW.ORG logo trademark is now protected in up to 100 countries

  by Corney in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i. as many here know, four or five years ago watch tower society of pennsylvania tried to register jw.org and jw library trademarks in us, but uspto refused registration due to likelihood of confusion with jw player trademark.

  " and "watch tower library" ones):.

  jw library - registered on aug. 25, 2015;.

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  scratchme1010

  Nothing too exotic about this. Companies do and protect their trademarks. So?
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  If the Disfelowshupp /Shunning araingment is so loveing

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why out of 52 convention outlines it's not mentioned 1 time?.

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  scratchme1010

  You are right, it's not a loving thing.