Topics Started by Illuminated

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses marriages even legit?
by Joliette in
1. jw
2. friends
i ask this because of the circumstances behind why they get married and who they get married by.

i know people say that they are really in love, they love jehovah, etc, but are these marriages even legit.

i've talked to older jw's sister who are now widowed, some of them say that they were trapped in a marriages.
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JWs have more good points than bad
by lsw1961 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1) many who were on the destructive path have been transformed by their teachings (this includes me who was once vicious, and presumptuous and atheistic).

2) equal monthly pay to all members of the bethel community regardless of whether they are bc members or sweepers.

this is something that still remains as an unattainable dream for the world.
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What is it like to have that one true friend?
by My Name is of No Consequence in
1. jw
2. experiences
what is it like to have that one true friend?

growing up in the org, i never really had friends.

i had many acquaintances, some of which were worldly.
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What it takes to keep separate from the world
by Sabin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
check out this mag.

june 15th, 1980.. without a doubt, our appreciating just how wicked & corrupt satan's world is will help us to keep separate from the world.

such appreciation will make it easy for us to obey the command found at psalms 97:10 "o you lovers of jehovah, hate what is bad.
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Was my dad awake?!
by EyesOpenHeartBroken in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am wondering if my deceased elder father was awake?

once we found out he was dying, i spent every moment i could with him, we were very close.

anyway, i offered to read to him a lot when he was resting.
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Farewell
by EdenOne in
1. jw
2. experiences
"don't be dismayed by good-byes.

a farewell is necessary before you can meet again.

and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
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Disfellowshipped at a funeral
by Yogapants in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
recently at a funeral for an active jw, death was sudden and tragic.

was surprised that that one of the disfellowshipped children of the deceased was comforted by the jw's at the funeral.

i would say the majority hugged and said a few short words to the disfellowshipped child on the recieving line to comfort the family.
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Hello everyone! I am new here and want to tell you about myself - my bio
by Hollywood20 in
1. jw
2. friends
grew up in east la in a bad neighborhood to a black mother and white father.

i never knew my father because he died in a car accident when i was a few weeks old.

my mother converted as a jw soon after when two sisters came to her door and offered her comfort, which was something she needed.
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Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?
by Finkelstein in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.

i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.

and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.
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Clergy sexual abuse in theaters this Nov, very much like WTS
by Illuminated in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
if you get a chance to go to the movie theaters next few months, watch "spotlight".

.

it's based on a true story of clergy sexual abuse and the trailer made me feel like i was watching the jw's.. here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/56jw6tasomc.