Dropoffyourkeylee, you are right about churches with real programs for teens. My daughter was in one, every Friday night, they got together with a married couple who ran the teen program together. They even went on several mission trips, twice to New Orleans to help with Katrina clean up, and once to Ecuador, to work with orphans. My daughter got so close to this couple, they asked the husband to officiate at her wedding. (He did). Many of those teens are still friends, still Christians, one is a high school science teacher, one is an M.D.
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20So telling that there are no little children
by eyeslice inwatching in on my wife's zoom meeting last night, there was an item about discipline is love.
they played a 'caleb' animated cartoon and then the instructions were 'if possible, ask selected young children' several questions.. it seems however, that there are no children in my wife's current congregation so the questions were all answered by retired brothers and sisters.
the congregation mainly consists of elderly people (like us) and the few of childbearing age seem not interested in having children.
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Where there any cases where members should not have been at the meeting but still managed to attend?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inno matter if you are tired, sick, worked late, trudging through heavy snow, or any other reason, you were never to miss the meetings.
missing meetings is frowned upon.. i once went to a 2 day assembly with 2 wisdom teeth pulled the day before.
my gums were still bleeding.
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Biahi
I went to a wedding of 2 Uber dubs on Saturday, they were at the Sunday meeting the next day. Even the elders looked shocked.
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Has anyone heard...
by Biahi inthe latest news out of crystal lake, il?
mchenry county courthouse, supposed to be a trial tomorrow?
2 elders accused of not reporting a case of csa, a man (now in prison) who molested his own daughter.
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Biahi
Reddit has something on it. The trial is set for July 28, before a judge.
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Has anyone still in or otherwise heard anything about JWs think we only have 12 months before Armageddon?
by blablabluh ini’ve noticed a change in family attitude recently, like there is just something extra on their mind.
i even had to call my brother to check if he was dying and too scared to tell me.
anyway, i saw a video last night my saying jws think we only have 12 months left before armageddon so thought maybe this is the reason for changes attitude.
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Biahi
It starts in 5 minutes lol
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DISFELLOWSHIPPING, How bad is it really?
by pistolpete ini found this experience on reddit today.
disfellowshipping never really bothered me.
i always thought it was just another way of getting rid of members that weren't welcome anymore.. but i've changed my mind.
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Biahi
When the Catholic Church excommunicates someone, they are not supposed to take communion. They don’t tell the other parishioners to shun them. JW’s are a cult, pure and simple.
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So telling that there are no little children
by eyeslice inwatching in on my wife's zoom meeting last night, there was an item about discipline is love.
they played a 'caleb' animated cartoon and then the instructions were 'if possible, ask selected young children' several questions.. it seems however, that there are no children in my wife's current congregation so the questions were all answered by retired brothers and sisters.
the congregation mainly consists of elderly people (like us) and the few of childbearing age seem not interested in having children.
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Biahi
Good to hear, less kids being traumatized by their 💩.
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DISFELLOWSHIPPING, How bad is it really?
by pistolpete ini found this experience on reddit today.
disfellowshipping never really bothered me.
i always thought it was just another way of getting rid of members that weren't welcome anymore.. but i've changed my mind.
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Biahi
It’s disgusting
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Black Lives Matter Flags To Fly Worldwide In US Embassies
by minimus in….for the anniversary of george floyd’s death per president biden.
smh .
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Biahi
I think criminals should realize that bad stuff can happen when you go out to commit a crime. Even shoplifting, or passing a bad 20. I heard about a local case where a guy shoplifted something and was being chased out of the store, he was running away, and a woman with a concealed carry permit decided to shoot at this guy. She missed, but my point is, when you go out to make trouble, you might just find it. Remember Michael Brown? He was not an innocent kid, no stealing cigars doesn’t warrant the death penalty, but shit happens.
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Has anyone heard...
by Biahi inthe latest news out of crystal lake, il?
mchenry county courthouse, supposed to be a trial tomorrow?
2 elders accused of not reporting a case of csa, a man (now in prison) who molested his own daughter.
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Biahi
The latest news out of Crystal Lake, IL? McHenry county courthouse, supposed to be a trial tomorrow? 2 elders accused of not reporting a case of CSA, a man (now in prison) who molested his own daughter. Because they failed to report (on WT lawyers say so), the abuse continued for over 10 years. The elders are Michael Penkava and Colin Scott.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses That Acted Like Humans
by minimus inwhen you look back , did your witness associates act like normal human beings?
did any of them ever show compassion and feelings for a disfellowshipped person?.
any elders ever try to be kind to you, not “kind” as watchtower organization dictates, but truly kind and caring for you if you were experiencing difficulties?
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Biahi
Every dub that was genuinely kind and caring that I knew, was considered “spiritually weak”.