I can tell you why my mother became a JW. My older sister had died, she was 5 and a half years of age. Before this time my mother detested the JWs and even stopped her brother from becoming one. When my sister had died, my mother's cousin, who was a JW, somehow convinced her that in the fall of 1975 that she would be reunited with her daughter, but she would have to be a baptized dedicated servant of Jehovah. She fell for the lie hook, line, and sinker, and refuses to ever walk away, even if she learned it was all a lie. Yes she told me that after I left it, but before the announcement of my leaving was announced at the kingdom hall.
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Why Do You Think People Become Jehovah’s Witnesses?
by minimus inbesides growing up in the religion, why do you think people turn to jehovah’s witnesses?
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what made you become a witness?
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When Was The First Time You Ever Got Drunk?
by 1234 ini was 20 years old and at bethel for just a couple of months.
i was really depressed, as i was finding out what bethel was really all about.
i drank a whole bottle of cold duck, after a long hot subway ride back to brooklyn.
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I can honestly say I have never been drunk in my 51 years of life. I don't care for the taste, nor does it agree with me. Although once when I was a teen someone spiked some food I was eating and ended up getting stoned. It was not a pleasant feeling either.
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What Did You Choose Jehovah Over?
by minimus insome jws believe they have the truth.
they alone understand god, jehovah.
they are very happy being jehovah’s witnesses.👍👌..... many others realize what they have given up for jehovah, to belong to the jehovah’s witness religion.
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What Did You Choose Jehovah Over?
When I discovered that the "troof" was lies, I walked away. Life is just too short for that nonsense.
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Kids Without Rules
by minimus ini see a lot of kids that rarely get discipline.
they are allowed to do whatever they want and if someone says something to them they don’t want to hear, they blow them off, ignore them or engage in disrespectful talk.. what’s wrong with today’s parents??
they are producing a generation of entitled brats!.
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Tameria2001
I only had three rules for my children.
Rule 1. Treat others the way you want to be treated, but don't allow anyone to walk over you.
Rule 2. Don't get caught.
Rule 3. If you do something wrong, inform me first before I find out from someone else.
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Coronavirus outbreaks at any Bethels?
by careful indoes anyone know of any covid-19 diagnoses within any bethels/branches/remote translation centers?.
it would be interesting to see what the gb's policy is when this happens.
i suppose it's bound to happen sooner or later..
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Tameria2001
Knowing their policies they will kick the patient out the door. Just speculating here.
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I was 32 years old.
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New Jobs Coming? Where Have You Worked at?
by 1234 inwith many people's jobs been put and "on hold" and other people's jobs going away for good, i couldn't help but think about all the different jobs i've had over the years.
i have been able to adapt and make do.
maybe this will kick in again....or maybe not.
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Tameria2001
My husband works in auto manufacturing (in the braking system of the auto). He is on layoff because Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, GMC, BMW, Toyota, Audi, and Buick are not producing cars at the moment. His plant is thinking it will be at least August before they will be back to work, hopefully. At the moment he is drawing unemployment, along with many many others.
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People Are Drinking a Lot More When "Locked Up" in Their Homes
by RubaDub init was amusing the other evening on the local news to see the increase of drinking due likely to people having to basically stay at home.. the news crew went out on recycle day in a couple of areas during the week.
they showed the general neighborhoods (but not the specific houses).
the reporter walked down the street and looked into the recycle bins.
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Tameria2001
They are not taking into account that those people who are drinking more, are not drinking more, but are drinking at home instead of pubs, bars, and other locations.
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Have You Isolated Yourself Because of the Virus 🦠?
by minimus insome people i know have not gone out of their houses in weeks.
some will walk near their homes and run right back in.
meanwhile, i go food shopping and i see tons of people, many with masks and gloves on..
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I have and it is really starting to stink. Tomorrow (April 2) will be two weeks was the last day my husband worked, so now we only venture out when we have to, which is about once a week.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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Tameria2001
I was watching from my community a televised town meeting regarding the Covid-19. The subject came up about capacity rules for bars and restaurants. At the moment the new rules are Bars and restaurants are required to observe an occupancy rate of no more than 50% of the total occupancy rate as set by the Fire Marshal. Tables are required to be at least six feet apart. This is subject to change when the need arises according to CDC rules.
The topic of religious services also came up, yes it was asked, and the answer was that there will be no changes to religious services. After reading about what happened in Italy, and North Korea, and how that was spread so rapidly in those locations because one person came home and went to their church and exposed many many people. Why did they exclude religious services from these same set of rules?