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  PIMO Elder with a Dilemma

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.

  i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.

  stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).

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  User99

  I would like to share something that has worked for me in similar situations.

  Two words: FOR NOW

  That may be enough to get others to consider your situation as possibly temporary. And that may be enough to postpone the inevitable questions indefinitely.

  ”I have a personal situation that makes fulfilling my current elder responsibilities very difficult and stressful. I need to step down FOR NOW.”

  Leave it open ended. You may know that you don’t plan to return to being an elder, but you don’t have to share that information with anyone.
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  Staying a Jehovah's Witness

  by lriddle80 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  why the shunning if someone leaves?

  why are they working so hard to keep everyone in?

  is it money?

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  The biggest reason for shunning may be to keep those who think they have “the truth” from those who would love to explain why they are sadly mistaken. That seems to explain why family members can still discuss family business but are not allowed to discuss “spiritual matters”.
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  Have you watched the Smallfoot movie?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.

  check it here:.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.

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  User99

  Yes! We just watched Smallfoot the other day. Definitely thought about my JW past!
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  Reddit Post: Watchtower Appeals to Supreme Court

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from john redwood.... a preview of upcoming news:.

  jehovah's witnesses are appealing to the supreme court of the united states, but this time it has nothing to do with preaching or saluting the flag.. it's all about child abuse.. specifically, the protection (or cover-up) of information, documents, and testimony of persons involved in cases of child abuse.. i will be covering this story in the coming weeks and months, but i thought i would share some of this news and try to distill it down as simply as i can.. i'd like to point out first that watchower has appealed to the supreme court in connection with their loss of yet another california child abuse case.

  the chance that watchtower's appeal being will be heard by the supreme court is slim, but anything is possible.. what brought this about?.

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  Maybe this is a fulfillment for the “man of lawlessness” being revealed?
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  Brand New Shoes

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm debuting these at the meeting sunday.

  all the other brothers will be jealous of me, and all of the sisters will want to date me with a view to marriage.

  don't try to talk me out of it.

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  User99

  You have a fine skill with carving sweet potato skins.
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  Does Anyone Remember Mr. Coffee

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the apostate that hung around bethel back in the early 1970's.. i talk about "the frog" and "lady margret" in my book but knew nothing about "mr. coffee".

  any help please.

  new boy.

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  User99

  Yes, I remember visiting Bethel around the mid 1980s. I was told that “Mr. Coffee” was an outspoken apostate and to avoid him. He was walking the streets just outside Brooklyn Bethel. He would be critical about coffee, then change the topic to Michael Jackson or whatever would capture the attention of onlookers.
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  Watchtower Resource!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  watchtower resource.. .

  the watchtower is selling more than just kingdom halls.. .

  https://wtresource.com/ .

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  Instead of paying their price, how about if we use the donation arrangement?
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  When did jws start viewing the "worldly" as bad associates?

  by nowawake14 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any of you that had been in the organization for decades are welcome to answer.

  really, who started this craziness?.

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  Tameria2001 - your last sentence said it all!
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  2019-March-File!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2019-march-announcements and reminders.. https://we.tl/t-ezzkzv9q6n petra!

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  There are two highlights that I noticed. The loving provision of donate.JW.org and another book being approved for removal from the library.
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  Society Ditches Older Publications

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it has been reported that many of the older publications are being dumped.

  the watchtower bible and truck society have a long list of books, pamphlets and brochures that are no longer available either in print or in their data base on their web sight.

  of course the reason is that this books have a lot of old information that is incorrect, false prophecies, flip flops and a lot of "new light" that became old light.

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  So spiritual food has a “best if used by” or an expiration date, just like supermarket perishables!