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  A PARABLE for Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
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  a man buys a parrot from a pet store but returns it the next day.. he demands to see the owner as he places the brass cage on the counter with a loud thump.. "i wanted the best parrot money can buy.

  i can afford it!

  i'm a billionaire, you idiot!

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  My Wife Now Questions God

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well my wife and i have been through a roller coaster of life since i convinced her the dibs werent the truth.

  the hardest tests have been lived but we are closer than ever now.

  now recently shes read "the shack" nd watched some movies about god and just cant seem to inderstand why god would allow all of this suffering just to prove to satan that hes "the man" (or woman).

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  Ok fucking great! Me wife is exempt from both angles! HA! ive lesrned i have to leave it to her
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  My Wife Now Questions God

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well my wife and i have been through a roller coaster of life since i convinced her the dibs werent the truth.

  the hardest tests have been lived but we are closer than ever now.

  now recently shes read "the shack" nd watched some movies about god and just cant seem to inderstand why god would allow all of this suffering just to prove to satan that hes "the man" (or woman).

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  Its like: "Hey god why are u allowing this shit to happen for so long?"

  God: "😁"
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  My Wife Now Questions God

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well my wife and i have been through a roller coaster of life since i convinced her the dibs werent the truth.

  the hardest tests have been lived but we are closer than ever now.

  now recently shes read "the shack" nd watched some movies about god and just cant seem to inderstand why god would allow all of this suffering just to prove to satan that hes "the man" (or woman).

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  Well my wife and I have been through a roller coaster of life since i convinced her the Dibs werent the Truth. The hardest tests have been lived but we are closer than ever now. Now recently shes read "The Shack" Nd watched some movies about God and just cant seem to inderstand why God would allow all of this suffering just to prove to Satan that hes "The Man" (or woman). Most of what Ive reasoned for beliefs of many then furthers the confusion. I belueve the morality issue is what bothers her: Why does she hold back from anything since, if God didnt exist, theres no real eternal punishment...So fundamentalists and others alike...if u were in my shoes what could i say to provide comfort and assurance of a God who loves her (😳) or what assurances of comfort can i give while showing how important morality is if she didnt believe in God?
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  The other perspective: A memoir of adultery

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i know there are so many who have been victims of issues with members of the watchtower who have been hurt by elder males in a ladershop role, ergo pedophiles..... but lets just ask.... what if you were a husband to a wife who engaged in internet connections with a 17 or 15 year old boy?

  when the elders found out they looked out for your wife and just saw it as a fleshly issue and the others jw parent refused to press charges?

  as an outsider and looking at it as an older male to female encounter i felt enraged..."thats my daughter!!!!

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  So i know there are so many who have been victims of issues with members of the watchtower who have been hurt by elder males in a ladershop role, ergo pedophiles....

  But lets just ask...

  What if you were a husband to a wife who engaged in internet connections with a 17 or 15 year old boy? And the. When the elders found out they looked out for your wife and just saw it as a fleshly issue and the others JW parent refused to press charges? As an outsider and looking at it as an older male to female encounter i felt enraged..."Thats my daughter!!!!" I felt. But in this case, when i heard i felt different....is that horrible? Hows it different...how dou feel?
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  WOW. Sorry Its been so Long! Update:After i declined the shep call

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered.

  but lets start where i left off.

  sooo.

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  Aw JW Daughter i guess you havent read a progressiveness to my messages. Go ahead see the truth and wake up.
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  Why did God/Jehovah/Jesus create Viruses and bacteria that can kill humans and animals?

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know this topic has been spoken about but i havent seen an official thead about it.

  so theists why did god create these and why does he co tinue to allow them?

  are they from the talking snake, satan?.

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  Sooooooooooo?
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  WOW. Sorry Its been so Long! Update:After i declined the shep call

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered.

  but lets start where i left off.

  sooo.

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  Thanks Lisa and ruderedhead. My wife has a girlfriend she can share thoughts with from the borg. Someone like her. So yes. It is stressful as they persist but our move is imminent. My wife s fine and i dont give a damn so were good :-)
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  WOW. Sorry Its been so Long! Update:After i declined the shep call

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered.

  but lets start where i left off.

  sooo.

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  WELL! I dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered. Its ok! But lets start where i left off.

  SOoo. I told the elders that they were welcomed to my home anytime, but as for a more formal visit, we respectfully declined. SINCE THEN.

  No sheparding call as requested. But the. We got more and more and more messages from "friends" who were concerned. A few months passed and i got fed up, told my job i HAVE to move ASAP. Still waiting. But the frienda from our hall keep persisting out of "love" and concern. TheN contact died for 4 weeks or so. Suddenly, CO visit time we get a mass influx of "we miss yous" and "hope all is well"'s. My wife is now out 95% with the occasional "so if other orgs are imperfect whats so bad with them?"A

  About two weeks ago i got a message from an elder who said: "Hey how are things? There are many in the congregation worried about you guys". I eased his worries by saying we are fine and dont understand their concern and reiterated if i had a problem I would let him know.

  All good. We then attended one CO visit and all welcomed and Love-bombed us like our first day. Thanks.

  Now weve got sisters textng my wife asking why we would help our grandma out instead of meetings. What they dont know is my wife leaves each thursday to help (non jw) grandma with REAL issues. And still they wonder why we atent loyal to the org....

  on a side note we miss the "friendship"...but then i read this:

  "Don't be so eager for unity that you compromise truth".

  I know this is brain vomit but its my update....BE CAREFUL all who think this ORG is the one and only....

  Jon
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  What to say to the Sheparding Call

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok i need some quick advice.

  the elders have contacted my wife about a sheparding call, not me (is that weird?).

  anyways she directed them to text or call me.

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  Jon Preston

  Ps ill go with the enima