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  For fun: What should JW stand for?

  by dbq407 in

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  judged worthless was one i thought of today.

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  because anyone that isn't giving 100% all the time is judged by other witnesses as worthless..

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  Virran

  Jesus Wannabes
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  How can Jesus be the head of the Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  Virran

  Carla, I just took a screenshot of what you wrote. Splendid! You put words to everything I wanted to express (to my mom) but somehow couldn't get it together as well as you. Hope you don't mind me using it next time I'm talking to her. :)
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  My cat died suddenly!

  by Fisherman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did not realize that they were symptoms that something was wrong with my cat -but i did notice that my cat was breathing a little differently for a period of about a few days.

  i also noticed prior and after to that, that on occasion, my cat would cry at the litter box, but that was a very seldom event.. anyway, about a week ago i noticed the symptom that my very loved cat was breathing heavy.

  so i called a taxi and i was going to rush him to emergency room for cats.

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  Virran

  I'm so sorry for your loss, it's terrible. It really rips your heart out.

  When my then 13 year old cat got sick, she started to withdraw. She was hiding under the bed, didn't eat anymore and she was also vomiting a lot. And her breathing was laboured too, it was like she was air hungry.

  It was on a weekend and we drove her to an open vet clinic. There they told us she was jaundice, had yellow gums and eyes. They x-rayed her and it turned out she had a large mass on her liver, most likely a malignant tumor. She was so sick and miserable we decided then and there to put her out of her misery. We definetly didn't want to put her through uncertain cancer treatments. She was put to sleep for good in my lap and we cried like babies.

  I "saw" her in the corner of my eyes for a long time after at home. The emptiness was so huge and I felt like I had amputated a big part of me. I still think of her and the joy she brought us all even though this was over ten years ago.

  I'm sorry for you your friend passed in such way and I hope you have loved ones to get support from now. And I also hope one day the sadness will lift and you can cherish all the wonderful memories your cat gave you without feeling the weight of a heavy grief.

  Big hug to you.
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  Karma kind of makes me smile.......am I bad?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today at work one of the clients that came in for advice was an elder and his wife.

  they must be having issues they need help with.

  this elder was the elder that told us not to go to a domestic violence shelter or not to go to the police when my daughter got a black eye.. am i bad because i smiled inside that they are having problems?.

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  Virran

  Swedish has the same word; Skadeglädje (skade-glädje) directly translated "damage- joy". It IS a joyous feeling :)
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  Has anyone seen "The Prodigal Son Returns" on JW.TV? A Masterpiece of indoctrination

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm watching the jw movie the prodigal son returns.. it is a masterpiece of indoctination and what i would call a "cult" classic.. it's about two brothers who work for their father's construction firm.

  the older one is the most spiritual and the younger one isn't.

  he befriends al, a weak brother, who persuades him to take a job in the city and move there.. it shows the "world" in the worst possible light.

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  Virran

  I've seen it. The word "cheesy" definetly comes to mind. My god...it's like a joke.
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  Revealing Watchtower tax returns

  by Nambo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  please excuse if this has already been posted:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysyqish-l_e.

  under the freedom of information act, this guy has tax returns showing where your money goes, where it is invested, companies like northrop gruman, monsanto, cigarette and porn peddlers, and we thought we where giving money to god!

  i am quite sickened to discover i was giving money to the watchtower to invest in arms manufacturers..

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  Virran

  It's probably set up by a Jehovah's Witness that gave it to the WT after her death. But yea, it's very tasteless they're profiting from it, since so many witnesses throughout the history have suffered, even giving up their lives, based on symbolic principles.
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  JW Expressions We Hate

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was browsing through stuff on jw.org recently and ran across some expressions that really grate on my nerves: loyal love, loving-care, and loving-kindness, as in: "please exercise loving-kindness toward your servant.

  " who talks like that?

  they must be relics of the fred franz era.

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  Virran

  I don't know why, but I just hate the word "circuit overseer", but in Swedish; "kretstillsyningsman". And how my mom always gets her panties in a bunch when the almighty "kretstillsyningsman" is coming to town. And they claim not to have any idols?

  I also dislike the expression "meeting". "I'm going to a meeting" which sounds like they're working professionals, when it's actually just an indoctrination session. Why don't they say "I'm going to worship"? Why make it sound like something it's not?
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  Types attracted to the sect known as jehovahs witnesses.

  by atomant in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  l have observed the types of people attracted to the sect are many times unbalanced,unstable,emotionally insecure types.the jdubs seem to home in like vulchers circling the prey ,preying on the vulnerables.they tried it on me when my father who was an elder died.promising that if you become a dub you will one day see him again.l said how can you promise that when you keep making false misleading predictions.l was wondering if others have observed this phenomenon.

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  Virran

  Yup. My mom was, and still is, a very insecure and nervous person. We had been in contact with the witnesses for years, only because my brothers one classmate was a witness and they were good friends. His mom had been preying on my mom all this time but when my grand mom died, my moms mom, she let the teeth sink into my mom completely. My mom was desperate and that was the end of our childhood as we knew it. Bye, bye good things in life, hello insanity!
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  Crisis of Conscience- World Wide Cease & Desist

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.

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  https://youtu.be/fdzzl453drq.

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  Virran

  I haven't followed all of the drama of what's happened, it seems like someone is trying to make a bird out of a feather. But I do really like Mike and Kim and I like their YouTube channel. I don't get the hate they're getting. I hope they know they still have people that are in their corner. I also like Cedars, he's very informative and he seems like a sweetheart. They should all just kiss and make up and remember they do fight for the same cause after all. :)
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  Watchtower Content Producers Tardy With their Monthly Broadcast. WHY?

  by scotoma in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how hard is it to produce a monthly program and get it up on time?

  they are late every month.. are these the same people that published 128 pages of magazines by the 1st,8th,15th and 22nd of every month for over 100 years?

  are they understaffed?

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  Virran

  When I hear the word "helper" I think of Santa Claus helpers up on the North Pole. Every time.