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  JWs and New Year's Resolutions

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone else find it odd that jws don't do new year's resolutions?

  i have never read anything about it in any wt publication.

  yet, it is like some unwritten rule.

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  JustMe2

  The correct link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution

  Apparently it doesn't make any difference that we're not worshipping Janus or the Babylonian gods or that our resolutions have nothing to do with them!
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  JWs and New Year's Resolutions

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyone else find it odd that jws don't do new year's resolutions?

  i have never read anything about it in any wt publication.

  yet, it is like some unwritten rule.

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  JustMe2

  "Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts.
  "The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named."
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution" iSo the resolutions were part of the worship of the Babylonian and Roman gods.
  
  
  
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  Is the term "worldly" outdated?

  by A.proclaimer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i had to listen to the co from a spanish congregation on the phone.

  he said the fds has been gradually moving away from the word "worldly" and teaching jws not to use the term anymore.

  has anyone heard this in their congregation or heard the term "non-believers" used before?

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  JustMe2

  Hey what about "worldling"? Don't take that away from us!

  Sorry, slimboyfat, I'm afraid they took "worldling" away from us years ago! How about "earthling" instead? Or "soon-to-be-birdfoodling"?
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  I have doubts... can you help me??- A new idea

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been perplexed as to how to brung my wife out of jws and to exit the religion... but i had an idea last night.

  i know that elders will legitimantly meet with brothers who have doubts and encourage them... not df them .. this is a sheperding call etc.. thus since my wife knows i have doubt s i could say: i want to have two brother over to discuss this ... she will agree.... of course i will hit these guys with biblical textual issues, an biology to where they are stunned and still ask... "so brothers... can you solve this conflict...?".

  in this case they will not think of me as an apostate but may question their own beliefs... .

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  JustMe2

  Of course I will hit these guys with biblical textual issues, an biology to where they are stunned
  

  The attitude you display could make a big difference to your wife. If you come out with both guns blazing and are obviously just trying to show up the elders, you'll come across to your wife as an obvious apostate, one who was merely pretending to have sincere doubts. It may just put her on her guard against you and could destroy any chance you have of reaching her.

  Be careful!
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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  JustMe2

  There was an article many years ago saying that much magic for entertainment is sleight of hand, but it would be inappropriate to watch it because it gives the appearance of being supernatural (or words to that effect). Perhaps someone can find the quote?
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  An elder bought my son a suit

  by Clambake in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i guess being two months old and coming to the kh in his onesee was kind of offensive .

  how rude of me.

  i am thinking about returning to him.

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  JustMe2

  And of course a baby-business-suit must be accessorized with wingtip booties...
  

  ...with BLACK wingtip booties.

  But NO colorful socks.

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  Other Religious Groups Critical of Higher Education

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading an essay online about how witnesses are critical of higher education and discourage it.

  the editor's note said there are other conservative religious groups that hold the same view towards education.. there are?

  do any of you know of any religious group that works as hard as the jws at keeping their members stupid?.

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  JustMe2

  The Amish go to school only through the eighth grade, (taught by girls with an eighth grade education). They study English, reading, writing, arithmetic and history. After eighth grade, they (just the boys?) receive vocational education until the age of 15. One reason they don't go to high school is to protect them from the "world".
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  Where's Mouthy?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been a while since she's posted.

  i'm hoping she's ok.. for those who are new here mouthy (grace) is our forum's adopted grandma.

  she has been posting here since the beginning.

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  JustMe2

  I think she was having problems with her memory, so perhaps that became too much of a problem for her to continue posting.
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  Awake - February 2015: What do you know about JWs

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  true false - 8 questions1 jehovahs witnesses are christianstrue - we are the only true christians.

  however, jesus is always secondary to yhwh or yahweh, who we for some reason call jehovah.2 jehovahs witnesses are creationiststrue, we are just not young-earth creationists3 jehovahs witnesses do not believe in doctorsfalse - of course we believe in doctors.

  if we can believe in an invisible sky daddy, surely we can believe in the doctor standing before us in flesh and blood.

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  JustMe2

  True, as the Watchtower of May 1, 2008 points out, witnesses are strongly advised not to use translations other than the New World Translation.

  Could you post that quote, please? Thanks.
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  Is my friend on the way out of the organisation?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i left the watchtower i realised it was best to put friendships on hold.

  however i mentioned to my best friend that i didn't agree with how they handled child abuse issues and that was one of the reasons i left.. anyway as i am fortunate and own two rental apartments and he is a plumber so we have kept in contact, in that i email him when i require his services and he sends me the invoice.

  anyway i am now dissociated, but yesterday i emailed him about a pluming problem, and he replied.. " sorry we missed going to the indian ( this was a comment made about us having a meal together about 9 months ago, which i backed out of because i felt he was too indoctrinated and i had not disassociated myself) anyway his email continued:-.

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  JustMe2

  So I won't blow this opportunity and have decided to just pay the plumbing bill.
  

  And as you said in your OP,

  and say if you want to talk I am here for you.