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  The "Organization is Imperfect" Fallacy

  by metatron in

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  when confronted with hard evidence of corruption or doctrinal error, many witnesses are now quick to assert that.

  "the organization is imperfect" or "they make mistakes sometimes".

  in this fashion, they can retain their extreme allegiance.

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  berylblue

  There is a doctrine in the Catholic Church concerning the infallibility of the Pope. The Governing Body by virtue of its hardline stance on its authority and rigid stand on opposing scriptural viewpoints, also embraces the infallibility doctrine.

  The difference between the Catholic church and the WTS is that Catholics are free to reject the infalibility of the pope,and nothing will happen. Nothing. They remain "good" Catholics.

  Sadly, we all know too well what happens to Witnesses who reject the infaliblity of the FDS.

  Beryl
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  Somebody notice me, hello hello, Im here, Im nice and friendly

  by blackout in

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  just feeling a little insecure and unnoticed and like an omega in this pond of slime (no offense) and lonely and having had a few chardonnays, unreserved.. yes people i need some attention!!!!

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  Hey blackout! Glad you're here. What are you up to today? I have a party with the dreaded family. Ugh.

  Beryl
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  What is the most outrageous thing...see reply..sorry...goofed

  by berylblue in

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  berylblue

  Just remember what I said to the JW who took me to my first memorial...she asked how I liked it and I told her, "It's the only glass of wine I've ever passed up."

  Beryl
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  Which is worse?

  by TemeculaMole in

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  if you were to ask a loyal jw :.

  which is worse to be disfellowshipped for repeated fornication (and no remorse) or to be disfellowshipped for having an opposing view from the gb such as not beleiving in the blood issue?.

  this is pure speculation but i would think that the jw would say the later because your basically an apostate for not beleiving all that the borg says.

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  berylblue

  Where as the other person is simply out violating gods principles.

  For my own part, I can guarantee you that smoking was not the real reason I was disfellowshipped. Not at all. I could have stopped smoking. I did try. I had stopped smoking years before to get baptized, so I knew it was possible. I am still trying to sort out the reasons, 8 years later. I must have had reservations subconsciously, about being a Witness. But I never allowed my nebulous doubts to morph into anything concrete. Too scary. Question the WTS? ( Well, beyond my sarcastic, semi- scathing denunciations done when I was in one of my alter-pesonalities or moods or manic or whatever my current doctor wants to call it?)

  I couldn't do it. It was unthinkable. So I smoked my way out.

  An (ostensibly) unrepentant fornicator may subconsciously be looking for a way out, then getting scared, going back to the KH, then getting scared of being back in, getting disfellowshipped again, etc. etc. Sorry, I am so ineloquent tonight. I can't even spell. What's wrong with me? AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

  I think you know what I mean. I used to say that I was disfellowshipped not for smoking, but for not loving Jehovah enough. Now, to be sure, I don't love Jehovah enough. But I am beginning to think the real reason was that I had my doubts.....

  Beryl
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  What is the most outrageous thing...see reply..sorry...goofed

  by berylblue in

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  berylblue

  to the elders?

  I remember bitching one time (one time? Try all the time) to an elder about the lack of love in the congregation. He said, "This is a spiritual paradise". I said, "Yeah? Well there's trouble in paradise".

  Then another time, I was bitching about the elders to an elder. The elder said, "Elders are gifts in men". I said, "Well, I'd like to exchange a few of my gifts".

  Beryl
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  Blessings or our Imagination

  by JH in

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  as a jw, we were always told that god was blessing us, because we were doing his will.

  jw's saw god's hand everywhere in our lives.

  if we had good news, a good job, good health, it was because god was blessing us.

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  Now that you don't belong to the JW's anymore, do you feel less blessed?

  Well, not blessed, but when ever anything good happens, I do thank Jehovah in prayer. For what it's worth. I don't know. I don't want to be ungrateful, that's for sure.

  I remember sisters, when they found a good deal at a thrift store, saying Jehovah found the item for them. I remember thinking, "Jehovah is not a bargain hunter".

  Beryl
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  Blessings or our Imagination

  by JH in

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  as a jw, we were always told that god was blessing us, because we were doing his will.

  jw's saw god's hand everywhere in our lives.

  if we had good news, a good job, good health, it was because god was blessing us.

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  Now that you don't belong to the JW's anymore, do you feel less blessed?

  Well, not blessed, but when ever anything good happens, I do thank Jehovah in prayer. For what it's worth. I don't know. I don't want to be ungrateful, that's for sure.

  I remember sisters, when they found a good deal at a thrift store, saying Jehovah found the item for them. I remember thinking, "Jehovah is not a bargain hunter".

  Beryl
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  What is the most outrageous thing...see reply..sorry...goofed

  by berylblue in

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  Celebrities and their stupid comments

  by freedom96 in

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  dixie chicks, playing a concert over seas, announced that they were embarrassed that our president is from texas.. why don't they keep their dumb ass comments to themselves?

  why do many of these entertainers think we give a sh*t what they think???.

  play your music, act, entertain us, but keep your yappers shut about politics!

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  berylblue

  The Dixie Chicks trashed an American President overseas, which, in my opinion should not have happened.

  I'm more than happy to trash him anywhere to anyone. And I am grateful that I have that freedom, a freedom which many feel that same president would love to see me lose.

  Beryl
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  Difference of age

  by JH in

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  so many times in the jw, i saw couples getting married.

  but what struck me so often was the difference in age between the man and wife.

  often the man was 15-25 years older than the woman.

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  berylblue

  I was 15 years older than my second husband. I mistook his tremendous intelligence for maturity. It was an honest mistake. And I loved him.

  I told him that I felt it was wrong to marry. He said he loved me and wanted to marry me. The age difference would not matter.

  In this case, it did.

  Everyone is different. I would hate to make generalizations. Some of these relationships work; some do not.

  Beryl

  PS He was not a JW