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  Do you think JWs know what apostates really are?

  by KateWild in

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  my friend was slagging off one of my other friends saying they have been known to say apotate things.

  she does apostate things herself without realising it.

  she meant well because she fears the word apostate as i once did, but she openly says to me my jc was lacking in holy spirit.. she doesn't have a clue what apostacy really is she just wants me not to mix with ones who have been known said "apostate things".

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  What's kinda funny but sad is almost all JW converts are apostates from one religion or another. And Jesus was defnitely an apostate Jew. Of course, they hate it when you point that out.

  They whine about persecution when a "new one's" family opposes their studying with the Witnesses, but then do even worse to their own family if one of them starts having doubts, learns TTATT, or dare I say it, questions the Faithless Indiscreet Slavemaster. How many times have we heard about teens being put on the street as soon as they hit 18 if they don't want to be Witnesses? I consider that nothing less than institutionalized hypocrisy. When I talked to my sister about that famous July 2009 Awake! article that said no one should have to choose between their family and their beliefs, she actually said, "That doesn't apply to us because we have the Truth!" Blanking unbelievable...
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  KateWild's NYE pics

  by KateWild in

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  just got ready.

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  Hi Sam! Looks like you had wonderful time and stayed out of trouble. You go girl!
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  "I'm thinking of getting reinstated just so I can get my family back."

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this was just said to me by a friend who was disfellowshipped just over 2 years ago.

  she just had a miscarriage, and her partner dumped her rather than supported her through this process.

  she told her jw parents, and they refuse to even call her or offer her any emotional support.

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  This is such a messed up cult. I feel really bad for your friend. I hope she doesn't get sucked in and fall victim to the emotional blackmail she's going through.
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  Winter Olympics... Boycott?

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think it should go elsewhere due to the human rights issues and putin's regime.. i swear, modern russia is the personification of watchtower, homophobic, xenophobic, dare to question...go on...you questioned?

  awww ....gulag!.

  press saying bad things?

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  Tom Clancy's latest novel, Command Authority, seems particularly pertinent and almost prescient right about now...

  I found it fascinating and could hardly put it down. The parallels I see in current events are almost eerie.

  It's about Russia's rising nationalism and the causes and effects thereof. Since Clancy's untimely death this past October, this will be the final Jack Ryan novel unless his ghost writers and collaborators continue the series in his name. This happened with Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series.
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  To all JWN Members

  by cantleave in

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  2. friends

  have a wonderful xmas.

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  Thank you so much! And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Nugget and the kids too.

  By the way, thanks for showing us some of Nugget's art work. Does she ever sell any of those beautiful drawings? Sorry to be so crass, but I'd love to have one to hang in my home office. They are simply wonderful!

  Regards,

  Radar
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  xJW Meetups- Have you had any this Xmas week?

  by KateWild in

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  2. friends

  we met up with cantleave and nugget yesterday.

  our team thrashed cantleave at cards, we are the champions!!!

  nugget cooked wonderful chicken jelfrazi and tandori, it was yum yum.. have you had any good xjw meetups from guys here on jwn?.

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  Hey Sam! Check your PMs.
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  My sister died

  by poppers in

  1. social
  2. family

  just got word that my sister died.

  she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

  we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

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  So sorry for your loss, Poppers. Hang in there, you have many friends here.
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  stepmom died 2 weeks ago

  by love2Bworldly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just thought i would share with everyone how my jw sister treats our family.

  my stepmother passed away 2 weeks ago, and had been in and out of the hospital.

  so my brother told my jw sister, and she came running to town (5 hour drive) and they didn't call me but did call my oldest sister who then called me.. the jw sister took what items she wanted and left town.

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  love2Bworldly, I am so sorry for your loss. I know it's of little comfort, but you're not the first to see first-hand the way JWs treat family in times of crisis. And sadly, you won't be the last.

  I think gma-tired2 hit the nail on the head. It's not so much that being JWs causes people to be selfish and greedy when someone dies and there is an "inheritance" to be had, it's that being JWs is no protection from being so. They can be just as greedy and crass as anyone else. But that does make such JWs hypocrites because they claim to be "True Christians" with standards far above those of mere worldlings.

  Another common thing among JWs is to not inform non-JW relatives when a JW family member is seriously ill or has died. It seems they don't want the non- or ex- JW family to visit the sick person or even come to the visitation and funeral if there has been a death in the family. You know, they can't risk getting "aposta-cooties."

  I am neither officially DA nor DF, but my own sister told me in no uncertain terms, "I am no longer a conduit of family information for you." There have been children born, infant deaths, divorces, and disfellowshippings in my family that I only found out about through "back channels."

  Please accept my condolences. If I may offer a bit of advice... protect your own interests and those of your other family by holding your sister to account for the things she took improperly. Make sure your father's instructions are carried out to the letter. That's one way you can honor the memories of both him and your step-mom.

  Take care.
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  My brother died yesterday

  by satinka in

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  "albert" was 55 years old, and the fifth-born of seven children.

  i am the second oldest and babysat him often while he was growing up --- and while i was still at home.. yesterday, albert was out taking his usual morning stroll around his small town, when he collapsed on the sidewalk.

  the doctors said it was a heart attack.

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  Sorry for your loss, Satinka. That's way too young to go. At least you have wonderful memories of him to cherish. Sounds like a fine person anybody would love to have as a brother.
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  Shanghai's iconic Nanjing Lu (Street)

  by fulltimestudent in

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  lu is a chinese word for street, and it may be one of the first chinese words a visitor learns, particularly if their hotel is sited near this street.. i'd like to show you what life is like innanjing lu, its attractions and its scams.. so first of, what can you see.

  well, lots and lots of chinese, but these days (often) lots and lots of westerners.

  this first video, shows chinese couples street dancing.

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  Cool videos! Thanks for posting them. I get to Shanghai once or twice a month for a day or two at a time. I don't usually have time to stray far from the hotel, but it is definitely a beautiful city.

  If you're interested in possibly meeting up sometime, PM me and I'll let you know the next time I'm gonna be there. Could be a hoot!

  Radar