Posts by KiddingMe

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JW Parents and kicking out their children

by NJ501 in

is it a common practice for jw parents to kick their children out of the home, if the child doesn't want to be a jw.

(even though their not disfellowshipped they will still get kicked out for not going to meetings etc.??).

do other religions encourage kicking family members out this as well?

KiddingMe

I agree, it depends on the parents and how much they care about how they look to other JWs. Many JW parents require their children to continue meeting attendence while living under their roof.

I've even heard of body of elders telling a brother that his adult daughter should move out since she no longer wanted to be a JW. The brother took a stand and said he was not going to see his daughter out on the streets. They couldn't do anything about but I'm sure other Jw's would've gave in to that pressure.

Yes, it is very conditional, even if the parents don't think it is.

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Question for those who went to the RC

by joe134cd in

i'm just curious with all the happy clapping that is now going on with the singing at the conventions.

what has been the reaction to it with the r&f.

has anyone ever commented that it reminded them of a pentecostal revival meeting.

KiddingMe

This didn't happen at our convention. But there were many up beat videos shown on the monitors, which get the crowd a little bouncier and happier. so I dont think the majority have a problem since it's seems to be the direction the society is going and it feels good to the average r/f.

At one point, my husband said, they are loosening up. I jokingly replied, I know, we even have a choir (that's exactly how they looked on the big screen) now. He gave a quick laugh, then said, that's not a choir. I said, I know, I'm just kidding.

Edited to add a picture similar to some of the video they showed at the convention but I got a couple of side eyes when I jokingly said we now have a choir, lol

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Hello

by Jules Saturn in

hello, i've been lurking for quite some time here on this forum, reading a whole lot and i've finally made the courage to create an account as a form of escape and in hopes to be understood and not feel "mentally diseased".

little background on me, i am a born in but i consider myself a pimo (physically in mentally out).

i feel like i've always had doubts but these doubts would sink with the meetings and the assemblies and every other little thing that drowns any doubts a witness may have.

KiddingMe

Welcome!

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Some Good News About Me (Although Anthony Morris Will Be Furious)

by pale.emperor in

just wanted to share with you some good news i'm really excited about.

i have been accepted for university to study psychology and counseling.

my goal is to become a counselor and, in time, to specialize on treating those who have left high control relationships/groups like we all did.. it'll take a few years before im qualified but studying in university has been a dream of mine since i was 12, which was systematically dashed to pieces by watchtower.. .

KiddingMe

Congrats!!!

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My story...

by ironsnake656 in

i would like to share my brief experience about my life from liberal jw to a ex-jw.

as i told you in my first post, i'm from juarez, mexico.

i'm second generation born-in, well not really... my mother knew jwland in 1968 and a year later, she got baptized.

KiddingMe

Welcome! Thanks for sharing. Very interesting, I look forward to hearing more from you.

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She's here and early! 27 weeks 1day.

by Darkknight757 in

so as of july 2nd my wife delivered by c-section our little one pound, three ounce daughter izabella.

it was a very scary night that started with a decel and turned into multiple decels that greatly concerned the doctors.

by early morning they felt the need to take her for her safety.

KiddingMe

Congratulations to both of you!! You have a fighter...good for her. My sister was 2 1/2 lbs at birth, she is 51 years old now. She was a fighter at birth and still is to this day. It's just part of her make up and personality.

Glad to hear Izzy is resting well, that way her body can continue to grow and get stronger.

Wishing you all the best!! Take care!

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WT - Study Ed, October 2017 - The Truth Brings, “Not Peace, But a Sword”

by Sanchy in

jw
friends

another article analyzing how bad poor jw's have it when it comes to opposition from family.

few interesting quotes:.

parr 2:.

KiddingMe

I can't see how they could enforce anything involving social media unless there are public comments back and forth on each profile.

Otherwise, there are various levels of interactions on social media. Some rarily use their accounts or post comments, so therefore may not feel the need "unfriend" a df one.

I imagine it could get pretty messy trying to police social media interactions. What if someone forgets there password and can't access their account and remains "friends" with a df one, will they have to explain?

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Disfellowshipped for being complicit in someone else's sin - really?!

by Isambard Crater in

a close friend of mine who is pimo (only staying in for family reasons) in a neighboring congregation called me in tears tonight saying her dad (elder) is telling her he is seriously considering reporting her to her local elders and she could get disfellowshipped.. the reason?

because she is complicit in a gross sin, according to him, by going with her best friend (not a j.w.

) when the friend had an abortion.

KiddingMe

I have know of a JW who was publically reproved for this.

So it seems it may be possible to get disfellowshipped, depending on the congregation and how repentant they deem her to be.

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JW arrested in Russia

by Bill Covert in

redding newspaper sunday 5-28 a danish national dennis christensen was arrested in oryol russia during worship services, last week.

literature, laptops and hard drives confiscated..

KiddingMe

Links below to two other news sources. Interesting comments under the USATODAY article.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/27/danish-man-arrested-russian-raid-jehovahs-witness-service/102231826/

http://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-prison-617747

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Convention audio clips mentioning 1975

by Splash in

this is very topical so i thought i'd share a compilation document of 10 audio clips.. these are mostly from before 1975, taken from convention recordings at the time, stressing the importance of 1975 and getting the crowd excited in anticipation.. entire talks are embedded but it's been typed out what was said and the time point it occurs.. this document is 220mb, so be warned.. i hope you're not triggered by the drawn out assembly speech style because this is full of it.. if anyone ever tries to tell you that there was no mention of 1975, hopefully this will give you some evidence.. if anyone with the ability could turn this into a short, shareable video, that would be much more useable and shareable than this (no disrespect to the creator).. click here for the recordings.

it will be gone in one month..

KiddingMe

Thanks!!!