Posts by One Last Kiss

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Is It Just Me??

by What Now? in

we're 2 years in to our exit from the witnesses.

we're not disfellowshipped or disassociated ... just inactive.

none of our friends speak to us anymore.

Hi What Now, I have the same faded status as yourself and personally view the way that I was dropped like a hot potato as very telling of their true motivations. They have no reason to shun you or treat you that way, you certainly didn't deserve to be reacted to like that, even by WT rules, it just seems to be how modern JWs love to act.

As a stay at home mum have you looked into playgroups and support networks? It's a great way to make friends and you instantly have something in common! Even going to the local play park at the same time each day/week you'll get to know other families.

The current changes definitely appear to be keeping JWs busy, but doing what? Being loving and caring to others or blowing their own trumpet? All that glitters is not gold. It seems you're more frustrated at not 'moving on' socially than bitter, but chin up, it'll happen!

As for your son not behaving like those at the kh....nonsense. All young children express their frustrations at times, and no one should be making you doubt yourself as a parent.

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new assembly experience... what do you reckon to this one?

by purrpurr in

ok so aparently there was this young girl who wanted to study with the jw's because she loved the bible so much.

she asked her fathers permission but he refused, after much nagging though he said she could have a study if she was prepared to have one of her fingers chopped off.

he thought the is would stop her but she was willing so he got a knife and cut off one of her fingers... a little while later she wanted to attend the meetings and he said no and again when nagged said she could attend meetings if she had another finger chopped off so she agreed and he chopped off a second finger.

One Last Kiss

What country was this supposed butchery carried out in?? :-/

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The Present Truth is the Truth and the Old Truth is the Truth, even if they contradict.

by garyneal in

that is the conclusion you must accept if you are a jehovah's witness as my wife tries to explain to me that even if what they are teaching today contradicts what they were previously teaching, they had the truth then and they have the truth now.

the difference is, they (the witnesses and the governing body) simply believed that what they were teaching at the time was the truth but when they discovered new information they adjusted their thinking.

so since they formerly believed it to be the truth, they were in the truth.. an example she gave involved people who once believed the earth was flat.

One Last Kiss

Nails down a chalkboard is the perfect description!!

Every member of every other religion firmly believes that what they know is true, so by your wife's reasoning it IS true and therefore Jehovah can have no beef with them. Ergo: she needs never go out in field ministry again, huzah!

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Today's WT study (10/12/14) - a sales seminar!

by OneEyedJoe in

this cult is getting really shameless.

the wt study was always supposed to be for discussion of 'the deep truths' of the bible.

the wt may have always been filled with utter nonsense, but at least it had the appearance of a topical discussion of bible doctrine.

One Last Kiss

Today is International Moment of Frustration Scream Day....rather apt for all faders who have to sit through this madness.

The nutjobs in charge are no doubt rubbing their hands in glee at how easily all these changes are being accepted, Jah sure is doling out the 'blessings' thick n fast these days :/

One Last Kiss x

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Watchtower Approved Blood Transfusions

by Lee Elder in

we have just published a new article at ajwrb entitled:.

watchtower approved blood transfusions.

http://ajwrb.org/watchtower-approved-blood-transfusions.

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This weeks Bible highlights. What did you think?

by KateWild in

leviticcus 14 -16. well i thought most of it was not appllicable for our day and certainly some parts are not appropriate for children.

chapter 14 is about cleansing from leprosy.

i didn't read the verses, i 've read leviticus before.

One Last Kiss

Avian sacrificial slaughter aside, these are quite understandable rules of cleanliness, in context. To this day it isn't fully understood how leprosy is transmitted, in a world with no drugs it's understandable that many cultures went a little OTT with their rules.

Don't see why the Org can't skip these parts of the OT though, they have no bearing on lives today and are often inappropriate with kids present, not to mention tedious in the extreme!

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This weeks Bible highlights. What did you think?

by KateWild in

leviticcus 14 -16. well i thought most of it was not appllicable for our day and certainly some parts are not appropriate for children.

chapter 14 is about cleansing from leprosy.

i didn't read the verses, i 've read leviticus before.

One Last Kiss

This particular 'unclean' reference is less to do with the usual emission and more concerned with what we'd label an STI.

But don't worry, the chapter of course goes on to detail uncleanliness levels for run-of-the-mill semen. Thankfully turtledove sacrifice wasn't required for that one, species would have gone extinct pretty damn quick

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The Ravings of Trolls Distracts FOCUS From Real Watchtower Scandals

by cofty in

my thread was inspired by gentledawn's insightful comment about the effect the events in wales had on her jw husband.... hope any lurkers out there can filter out the signal (storys and experiences like this) to noise (the current trolls running amok on the forums) ratios.

this the problem with those who focus on outrageous fantasies about the watchtower.

it distracts from the real issues that need to be highlighted.. what happened in wales was for real.

One Last Kiss

Hooray for this thread, as both a lurker and member I've seen trolls over the last couple years but yesterday was the first time I looked for a 'report thread' button.

The JWN community right now is great, diverse and friendly, long may it continue!

One Last Kiss x

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Blood in whose army!?

by sunny23 in

used this method to logically convince my friend who is also dfd of one of many reasons as to why i shall never return and he agreed.

let me know if anything is false or misleading and we can revise :).

blood transfusions:.

One Last Kiss

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Return to the Kingdom Hall!

by One Last Kiss in

i recently did just that and had an unexpectedly uplifting experience.

whilst on vacay i was informed by my jw friend (only dimly aware of my faded status) that wed be visiting the local kh .

so there i was, far from home, not been to a kh in over a year and heading to the sunday meeting.

One Last Kiss

Justvisiting - it seemed this set of witnesses is at the stage where just using a tablet gains them spiritual brownie points, once someone figures out the highlighting trick they'll have to step it up!

I feel for you Desirous, it's no fun having to appease family members, maybe occupy yourself with one of the societies bible-based colouring books? ;p

Mr Phizzy sir, I am shocked that you'd sell out for such a low price, 2 million indeed, and dollars no less!

Being in a comfort zone is exactly right, feeling like the 'truth' might be the fying pan but 'out there' is the fire, when in fact you're just stewing in your own juices. It was an insight going back, but nothing will induce me to do it again.

One Last Kiss x