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  New Here ... Just woke up

  by Sevan in

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  hey all, .

  this is my first post.

  i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Sevan - get ready for the pressure from your family if you plan on never stepping into the hall again. They will really bring it on.
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  Amazing YouTuber talking to JWs

  by Listener in

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  i recently came across a female youtuber called "bridget azaz".

  she has made a number of youtubes recording discussions that she has had with a number of jws.

  she does an excellant job and i thought i would make mention of her here.there appears to be another youtube site that either she or someone else has created with a couple of her interviews which have been touched up from the originals on her 'bridget azaz' site.this is one of them and i think you will enjoy it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkescwpafmu&feature=em-subs_digest.

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  This is one of the best things I've heard in a while. The dubs were destroyed. Laughable, very laughable. I'll drink to that.
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  Don't believe anyone is up there listening - said a prayer anyway out of sense of obligation

  by Zoos in

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  i've read many statements on this forum from people who have expressed the sentiment that you don't shove ttatt down the throat of an older person.

  it would be too traumatic and its best to let some people, in some situations, simply pass on in the delusion.. its humane.

  merciful.. in the initial roar of my awakening, i was unable to cuddle up to that sentiment; preferring, instead, to shove the blood curdling shock of truth down the throat of anyone i could get my grip on... age be dammed.

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  Yeah, I'm glad you said a prayer instead of backing down. Good for you because you're right, the old man will sleep better tonight. And hey, that's what makes life better anyways, by helping people. So, I'm proud of you for that.
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  900000 US$ donations from Brother Nelson (aka Prince)

  by sp74bb in

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  2005 - $20,000 for chanhassen jevovah witnes y st louis jehovah witness2006 - $130,000 for jehovah witness kingdom hall2007 - $800,000 for peccole ranch lakes kingdom hall fund.

  the amounts of his donations has been posted in other forums with copies of the public tax filings of his love 4 one another foundation..

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  LevelThePlayingField

  All that money's now gone and the borg is still broke.
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  May 10, 2016 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS IN RUSSIA Re: Spiritual strength, despite difficulties

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  original in russian.

  via google translate:.

  all the congregation in russia.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  If I was still a believing JW, I would have bought this letter hook, line and sinker. This would have really made me warm and fuzzy on the inside. But now I see it for what it is. But you know what though? Hey, I just want to say this for what it is. I'm actually happy in a way for these Jdubs in Russia. If this letter makes them happy and gives them peace of mind and helps them pray to Jehovah at night, even though they are a bit deceived, in a way, I'm ok with that.

  Now, I'm not sure if that's really ok and all or not though really. But I'm ok with that for now, I guess.
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  Germany-Trial Over Abuse Among Jehovah's Witnesses. At least two boys were raped...

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  trial over abuse among jehovah’s witnesses.

  at least two boys were raped in the beliefs community at greifwald.

  by cornelia meerkatz.

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  Well, I hope they get every thing that's coming to them.
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  My brother died last night

  by LisaRose in

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  i found out this morning that my brother died last night, he was also an ex jw, 73 years old and died of heart disease and kidney failure.

  it was not totally unexpected, as he had been in poor health, but it's a blow, especially as i just lost another brother two years ago.

  there were six of us, now only four.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Lisa,

  I always appreciated your posts. I just wanted to let you know that, and my my heart goes out to you.
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  Contradictions of the "no blood" policy....

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  so according to witnesses, the bible states that all blood is sacred, and once it leaves the body's circulatory system it must be "poured out on the ground" to show respect to jehovah.. it mustn't be eaten or transfused.. so how do they justify it being ok to take in fractions of blood components when these have been produced from donated whole blood?.

  the whole blood was not "poured out".

  it was taken to a laboratory, stored, manipulated, put through processes to separate parts of it, broken down etc.... it certainly was not "dealt with in a sacred way".. and yet these blood fractions are deemed "ok" by the society?.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  I've often wondered about this. How the Society accepted the whole fractions thing, when knowing that the only way you can get a fraction is by getting a lot of whole blood donations in the first place. So it's ok to accept these blood donations from other people, but no not from another witness nor from yourself. Now that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. But the Society has it in print everywhere for all to see and no one ever questions it. Hmm, something's not quite right with this, don't you agree?
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  Why is Mother's Day wrong?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  so why is celebrating mother's day wrong according to witnesses?.

  is it not an opportunity to show respect to the giver of life (mother) and therefore god, the originator of families?.

  does it not give an opportunity for members of the family to give a hard working mother a day off?

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Stuckin - I agree. I started a thread on Mother's Day myself. We should all appreciate our mothers while we can.
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  Mother's Day

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  to all of us on jwn, the ones who have been here a long time, and the ones who are rather new, as you know, may 8th is mother's day.

  and when my mother was still alive and i was in the "truth" and didn't give and honor to my mother then during those years (spending time with her, i was out preaching to strangers) i want you all to reflect how much we have in our mothers right here, right now.

  my mother died back in the 90's and i have to say, if i had the chance to do it all over again, i would have visited her a lot more than i did, even if i was an active jw.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  To all of us on JWN, the ones who have been here a long time, and the ones who are rather new, as you know, May 8th is Mother's Day. And when my mother was still alive and I was in the "truth" and didn't give honor to my mother then during those years (spending time with her, I was out preaching to strangers) I want you all to reflect how much we have in our mothers right here, right now.

  My mother died back in the 90's and I have to say, if I had the chance to do it all over again, I would have visited her a lot more than I did, even if I was an active JW. You only have one mother, and when she's gone, that's it, forever.

  Now's the time to say you love your mom thru and thru. Grab her, hold her, tell her you love her, and no matter what, you will be there for her. Don't let a silly religion come between you and her if at all possible.