Wasanelder Once

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  The Witnesses, prestigeous & derogatory titles.

  by The Rebel in

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  in egland we give " deserving" & " high flyers" titles.. this morning i was thinking i should have named my son president.

  i am sure it would have given him a great advantage in latter life.. so my questions:-.

  do you think when a publisher becomes a " ministerial servant" or an "elder":-.

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  Often those with titles are viewed as "achieving" something and are thus more intelligent or gifted. Those who receive such titles know they are viewed differently and can't help but feel the pressure. Yes, elder is a power laden title even if one doesn't want to be viewed that way. It's the same to a lessor degree with other titles ie: ministerial servant or pioneer. Been there, done that.
  
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  feeling of hopelessness and fear

  by 060702015 in

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  do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.

  do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.

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  No witness lives their life carefree. There is reading, underlining or highlighting, field service, gossiping, lying about what movies they watch, chewing their tongues when they want to say "good luck", "pot luck" and "happy birthday". They watch good friends die of old age that should have made it through the big "A". And the older ones are janitors and have no retirement. All these activities and more are the reason they are so miserable.
  
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  The personal cost of Great Power Politics

  by fulltimestudent in

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  Village Idiot, The Russians have been arming Assad, the U.S. has been arming the rebels. Iran is in the mix too. But we cannot pretend the "Great Powers" are not involved in the problem. And those are the facts we have heard of, I am sure there is MUCH more going on behind closed doors.
  
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  What does your baptism mean to you now?

  by GiftsinMen in

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  i was baptised on 1st sept 1990, 25years ago today.

  it is still a date with deep meaning for me.

  i never dedicated my life to serving any man or any organisation, this was my choice - as a grown adult - to serve my god through jesus christ.

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  I equate my baptism with a childish desire to find approval with man and deity. Now I could care what either think. Ergo my baptism was a child's game I really thought meant something but in the long run was just another rite of passage in this life. Unfortunately we were robbed of most others, bday's etc. It means no more than one of life's sillier moments.
  
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  I think I might be able to get my sibling out...gently

  by BeautifulMind in

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  so, my sibling and i are the only ones still in.

  as i mentioned in one of my posts i am fading out.

  the other half of my family are either df, da or stopped going years ago.

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  Wasanelder Once

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY NEW YEAR! MERRY XMAS! HAPPY EASTER! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!

  BASICALLY, WELCOME TO THE WORLD WHERE EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAY!

  I LIKE TURTLES BY THE WAY.
  
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  Watchtower lack of empathy for victim children stunned Royal Commission

  by Esse quam videri in

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  the comments and facial expressions of judge peter mcclellan, the chair of the royal commission and angus stewart, though subdued, clearly showed their disbelief and disgust at the lack of compassion and empathy by the org and the elders and gb jackson when questioned.. this link, is a sobering look at the emotions people should feel at the abuse of their children.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g7vpdfqs0q.

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  Protecting your child is a universal right, whether its a molestation or the threat of physical violence. A father, even a mother, will go ballistic and its understood. The world is full of people who seek to fill natural desires in unnatural ways. You can't always see it coming. Education is the answer. Teach kids how to resist and to NOT clam up. Give them courage. Make them know you are in their corner. That's what this dad did very effectively. I think that victim will actually fare better because his dad KNOWS it was wrong and was forced on him, he has no guilt, his daddy beat the shit out of the guy who touched him. I think a lot of how abused children react depends on the way they are treated by their family. If they read shame, they will feel amped up shame. Unconditional love from parents has to be the one true healthy therapy. I knew a witness who's son was molested and the ahole actually called his son a fag. The boy was 12. God I hate this religion..
  
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  United Nations Global Peace And Security Announcement September 2015 / Attack On Christians

  by Timothex in

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  the united nations will shortly announce global peace and security.

  this will result in the attack on the true religion [ jehovah's witnesses ] lead by pope francis and intern will bring armageddon / paradise.

  please brothers and sisters share this information with everyone!

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  I love turtles.
  
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  If she doesn't comply an orange jumpsuit is in her future

  by DJS in

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  scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.

  by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.

  updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..

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  I like the response of Bill Maher about the Repubs and fundy's crapping their pants about the SCOTUS ruling for legalization of gay marriage. He asked, "don't they realize its not mandatory?"

  They don't have to get married to a gay person, live your lives Ted Cruz and the gang and keep your Jesus to yourself.
  
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  Intro and Thoughts

  by ThinkerBelle in

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  i've been lurking on the board for almost a year now and i think i'm ready to come out of hiding (although, i'm so nervous as i type this).

  i'm not ready to share everything about my story, but the basics are that i'm a born-in, elder's kid, baptized as a teenager because i was tired of hearing people ask me "all your friends are baptized, when are you going to get baptized?

  ", married an unbeliever (was df, but came back shortly after) and we have two kids.

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  You were DF'd? Married an UB? Interesting. So you took some time off for bad behavior like me. I didn't get DF'd, did the whole confession thing when I came back, what a mistake. I take it you already were a thinker. Congrats. stay clear of the Hall, better off without it. All the best.
  
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  Follow up to Crazyguys rant.

  by Crazyguy in

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  want to thank everyone that's posted on the other thread the advise is much appreciated and i will look at all the ideas before i proceed.

  i wanted to talk about the advise concerning stopping my kids from going to meetings and or stopping the jw's from studying with my kids.

  first a little background on my situation.. im still married and still living with my wife.

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  Tell them that you will study with your kids. Pick a book and do it, maybe the kids book. Let them answer questions other than the ones in the book. "Have you ever seen someone walk on water?" "How do you think he did that?" "People don't really come back from the dead. Have you ever seen "some dead relative" back? Its a story isn't it?

  You never know, might get them thinking.