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  Ex-Military JWs collect money

  by Jon Preston in

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  isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical?

  jws who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid..... or am i being too harsh.. .

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  Toe it is the height of hypocrisy now that hes found the one true fsith that he looks down on his bros and the ones who have fallen....put it another way...ive been DYING to buy a wounded warrior project shirt but cant because me wifes a JW and those guys will wonder why im buying an armed forces tribute shirt
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  Ex-Military JWs collect money

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical?

  jws who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid..... or am i being too harsh.. .

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  Ok that makes sense...but what pisses ME off is that they hate our military now they hate our country its frlm the Devil...and i appreciate ALL who serve...i do....because i rehabilitate so many of them but is pisses me off when a JW who was worldly and was an army soldier talks poorly of hos ex brethren them accepts a paycheck......saavy?
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  Growing a beard!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am doing one of my dreams for a while: growing a beard.

  it may not seem like much, but it's quite the experience for me.

  it's probably a rite of passage from jw to exjw lol.. besides the itchyness, i hate it that it curls so much (i have hairs that naturally start to curl after a certain length).. anyone here have tips on taking care of a beard?

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  I wanna grow one while i am in colorado on vacation....is there a way to help a fine-haired man grow a fine beard? Ive never tried...after a day my face looks like dookie with sand in it sooooo....hm
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  My confession: How i feel WT makes me a bigger liar

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is difficult for me to discuss.

  i love my wife and i live my family.

  but since i became a jw i feel like ive lied more than when i was "worldy"...is it stress and the relentless pressure to do more?

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  This is difficult for me to discuss. I love my wife and i live my family. But since i became a Jw i feel like ive lied more than when i was "worldy"...is it stress and the relentless pressure to do more? Im not sure. But i know since being a dub ive lied about money (often spending more than i admittd) about my doubts and true feelings (to protect her from the real truth) Nd with each day i feel it even more...it weighs on my conscience...or whats left of the tattered thing it used to Be. Im not sure how much longer i can carry this load but i have to be cautious. Does anyone esle feel this way?

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  This weeks book study and Bible Hi-lites

  by bobld in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  god can be our special friend.we can get to know him by his creative works and his word the bible.he provided a ransom(jesus) for sinners.a friend who cares about you,understands you and is loyal.. however,would you want god to be your friend after you read the bible hi-lites.a god who burns people with alive with fire and sulfur:gen19.

  if your friend talked to you like this,abimelach,you are a dead man,for that woman you have taken is already married:gen 20.

  (side note remember k.david).

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  I love how it brought out that God was not hiddn or hiding and we could realky interact with him.....weeeell he isnt righ here, he is hiddn especially if hes using Jesus to do all his work and all that...so jesus we can get close to right? But Gods off doin his on stuff apparently.
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  Ex-Military JWs collect money

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical?

  jws who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid..... or am i being too harsh.. .

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  Jon Preston

  Isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical? JWs who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid....

  or am i being too harsh.
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  Letter From WTBTS Evidence of Mind Control Tactics

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the following is taken from ray franz's book, crisis of conscience, pages 341-344. this letter, sent out to all traveling representatives, circuit overseers, by the service department of the international headquarters, shows the society's demand for comformity no matter the cost to the rank and file.

  jw lurkers: please read carefully.

  the portion of the letter in blue is of particular interest, and franz's comments nails the governing body's intent.. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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  Marked
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  ABBA and how men have misused it and more spiritual gems from this weeks meeting!!!

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well what a great spiritual feast weve had!

  im not going to go into the "bible study" because it was more about how merciful and loving etc that god is.. so fast forward to the school:.

  the bibke reading was intriguing gen 17-20. the only thing i found interesting was this:.

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  if God wanted control and unity his biggest mistake was creating free will for us....I told Elder at my home Bible study "How were Adam and Eve perfect? Werent they duped by a talking snake?" Alas the reaction i got was interesting as he fumbled and twisted his words to figure it out....didnt happen. Lol
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  ugh...now I'm getting mad

  by Angus Beef in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  venting.... hubby visited with sil (with gotee intact), got the wt don't approve speech and the 'we've been missing you at the meetings".. he gave all the excuses he could for why we weren't there.

  i'm at the point of just telling them the truth as why... but we will be giving up our grandchildren.

  i just don't know if i can do it, give up the grandkids.

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  And ill grow a soul patch and stuff a soci in my tight pants and not wear a coat. :-O
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  Reading the Bible with my wife.

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  after she came home today from the meeting and we had a big discussion about the need for christains to meet together.

  she was very concerned that i would not survive the coming big a. i suggested that we start reading the bible together (just to show her i wasn't uninterested )and try to keep up with the wt schedule.

  she agreed.

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  Arked