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  In love with disfellowshipped JW

  by Amberlou in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i started dating a coworker who is a divorced jw.

  found out he was disfellowshipped, and he was trying to figure out how to make things work.

  i am not a jw, and his family is not supportive of the relationship.

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  joe134cd

  Often we have people turn up in a similar situation to yours. The majority here will advise you against forming a relationship with this person, and for good reason. My advise would be to sit your boyfriend down and discuss the below link. Depending on his reaction will be a good indicator of how the relationship is likely to end up. For example;If he just refuses to watch it or says “These are apostate driven lies, motivated by Satan.”
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  Can openly discuss these concerns and acknowledge that these are people who have been seriously hurt by the culture with in the group. Then this will be you answer.
  
  https://youtu.be/DijsSSzq_hs
  
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  How have Jehovah`s Witnesses ever gotten away with being a Tax Exempt Religion ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can never get my head around this one ?

  don`t the powers that be ever really investigate religions that claim exemption from paying taxes because they claim they are a not for profit religion ?.

  you would have to be a brain dead imbecile not to see that the religion known as the" watchtower bible and tract society" otherwise known as "jehovah`s witnesses" are nothing more than a religious publishing house that have made x amount of $$$$$ over the years since their inception in the late 1800`s to this day.

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  I think there a bigger players that would have to fall first before the IRS came after Wt.
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  Repercussions for sexual immorality

  by Veryconflicted in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello, i was hoping to get some clarification about how people are disciplined for immorality as a jw.

  i became involved with a co-worker a few years ago, she was fairly aggressive and she initiated a physical relationship very quickly.

  at the time i did not know she was married and a jw.

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  joe134cd

  Kick that hoe to the kerb.
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  Is there a WT - Aspergers Connection?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so after much research, i'm convinced that my dad and both my older brothers have aspergers.

  they can come across as jerks at times especially when their guard is down.

  however, they can hide it extremely well when they want to, with pointed effort.

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  joe134cd

  Just as a side point. I have a great aunt who lived and breathed JWisim. Regular pioneer and married to an elder for many decades. Now sits in a nursing home, where she has been forgotten.
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  Article: Kazakhstan: Court Gives Victory to Former Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://watchtowerdocuments.org/kazakhstan-court-gives-a-victory-to-former-jehovahs-witneeses/.

  the events described in the following report began over a year ago.

  however, we did not receive correspondence with details regarding the court victory until late april 2020. you are about to read a disturbing account of exactly how representatives and elders of jehovah’s witnesses tried to intimidate and frighten a child in order to regain control over the adult members of a local kingdom hall.

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  joe134cd

  Wt just never learns. I’m so glad my exit wasn’t like theirs.
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  Jehovah provided zoom?!

  by Tim207 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  seems like every zoom meeting someone comments how happy they are that jehovah has provided us with this wonderful app called zoom.

  does that mean jehovah knew about covid back in 2011 when zoom was founded?

  why do people thank god for things people create?

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  Hard to believe that not to long ago the only place to get Jehovah’s spirit and direction was at the KH.
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  Michael Palin: North Korea - Similarities In N.Korean and JW Mentality

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  did anyone catch michael palin's travel documentary in north korea?

  it was a fascinating insight into such a secretive and controlled country.

  totalitarian, suppressed and yet i found a few similarities to jw mentality.. particularly, this segment, where michael asks his handler about the limitations on freedom she has.

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  joe134cd

  Michael Palin is looking old. I think by his complexion he may be a cigarette smoker.
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  What Did You Choose Jehovah Over?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some 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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  joe134cd

  Luckily for me, even when I was PIMI, I was very materialistic. So other than time, I never lost a lot. Now out I own rental properties. I remember been made to feel guilty about this, but I stuck to my guns. In my entire 40 years as a JW I never once pioneered, or had the ambition to do so. I guess decisions that have paid off now.
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  Dose age and the reasons for leaving affect the out come

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  firstly for anyone leaving is don’t get involved in alcohol, drugs, parties, and sleeping around, because it will just come back and bite you in the arse.. i have a theory that those who leave the religion at an older age do better than those who leave at a younger age.

  i think to that the reasons for leaving are quite different between the age groups.

  i sometimes wonder if many of the under 30’s use the short comings of the religion, as an excuse to pursue the above mentioned life style.

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  Firstly for anyone leaving is don’t get involved in alcohol, drugs, parties, and sleeping around, because it will just come back and bite you in the arse.

  I have a theory that those who leave the religion at an older age do better than those who leave at a younger age.

  I think to that the reasons for leaving are quite different between the age groups.

  I sometimes wonder if many of the under 30’s use the short comings of the religion, as an excuse to pursue the above mentioned life style. Of course they end up bring the poster child for what happens when you leave Jehovah’s organisation.

  Talking as a person who left in his late 30’s. One thing I was great full for, was JWs stance on substance abuse, sexual practice etc. This has been something I have benefited greatly from in later life. I left purely because of a vote of no confidence of 8 fat guys in NY State. My reasons for leaving were intellectual rather than secular, and I wonder if this affected my life choices when I left the religion. I still maintain the same life style as when I was a JW. Perhaps more so as I run 30km a week, and have done so for a number of years. My health is +A, and I have no regrets. I wonder if I would of had the same out come if I had left at 18. Just my musings.
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  Kingdom Hall Sales

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  video conferencing systems are being installed in kingdumb halls.

  this is being charged to the congregations.. the ability to video conference, zoom, directly from the halls will now be the thing.. i believe that the current situation has given the wts an idea.. if there are two kingdom halls in an area, then one can be sold.. congregations will split the use, half using the hall one week and zooming the next and visa versa..

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  Hard to believe, not so long ago, they were slamming this sort of thing. Jehovah’s people only received his Holy Spirit at the Kingdom Hall.