Wasanelder Once

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  Would You Go To A Memorial Service For A JW )if you were no longer attending the KH)?

  by minimus in

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  some of my old jw friends are sickly and getting on in age.

  so far, i’ve only gone to my mother’s memorial and have avoided the kingdom hall altogether.... your thoughts please?.

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  Wasanelder Once

  No I would not. I have no close relationships to attend for. All those "great" friends are from long ago ignoring me. Maybe for the one niece that is still in but that's pretty iffy.
  
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  You might surprised how many JWs are homosexuals

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

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  contrary to common belief, neither the bible nor the watchtower condemns homosexuality; however, they do condemn the practice of fornication.

  homosexuality is same sex attraction whether such attraction is acted upon or not.

  leviticus 20:13 describes a man having sexual relations with a man, or the act of fornication.

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  Wasanelder Once

  In my experience I can't say. I'll have to ask my boyfriend. Bad dum tsh!
  
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  Newsweek picks up story on JW Sex Abuse

  by ttdtt in

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  secret documents reveal sex abuse scandal in jehovah's witnesses church.

  http://www.newsweek.com/secret-documents-sex-scandal-jehovahs-witnesses-church-faith-leaks-776796.

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  Wasanelder Once

  I thought Newsweek was a dead brand, it seems it's back in print. I hope it is still being read. There is an online version obviously. Perhaps that will be seen by someone.

  Yeah exposure of the Tower.
  
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  Anyone struggle to find meaning in life?

  by Good JW in

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  just wondering if this is a common thing for you guys and girls?

  when i left the jws it was hard to make a connection with people, much of the time i felt that whatever they wanted to talk about just didn't seem relevant/deep/meaningful.

  i find myself filtering my mind to get to a level with others (small talk mostly).

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  Having someone to care for and to care for you brings purpose and meaning. I don't think its about the big picture of an afterlife or paradise. Times without a caring relationship seem the most meaningless. Just my opinion.
  
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  I am getting disfellowshipped

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. jw
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  maybe some of you remember me, maybe not.

  for general information i am now 19 years old, and living by myself.

  for the past 1 year (more like 1.5 years) i have been quietly fading out of the hypocrisy of this organization, but since i still live in the town i grew up in it has been hard, and filled with different challenges.

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  Wasanelder Once

  If you have to ask for "Valid points" to bring up, perhaps you don't have your mind made up? The points that expose it for you is what you should present, if you go. I am with the majority, "Stop, Drop and Roll." Don't empower them by submitting to them. You want out? Go let them have it, but know you will seem mean spirited and bitter. Do as you wish.
  
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  Any one else having trouble with a new post?

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

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  i have been tryin to create a new post, it keeps hanging up.

  is it just me?.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Mine is also.
  
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  Question about the Watchtower's Legal Team

  by Wild_Thing in

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  when they send their team of jw lawyers from bethel to various locations to argue the lawsuits against them, do they put them up in a hotel or do they make them stay with witness families?.

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  Question about the Watchtower's Legal Team

  by Wild_Thing in

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  when they send their team of jw lawyers from bethel to various locations to argue the lawsuits against them, do they put them up in a hotel or do they make them stay with witness families?.

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  Wasanelder Once

  I think they instruct them to find the nearest rock and slither under it!

  
  
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  Were visits to the library an important part of your childhood?

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow bibliophiles:.

  i remember how sad i was, as a little child, when our beloved carnegie library was razed (unsafe, structurally).

  the same tragedy occurred when we moved to a new town and that similar architectural treasure was demolished to put up a new and gleaming building of steel and glass.

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  Wasanelder Once

  I was a voracious reader. The library was my sanctuary. I had to ride my Schwinn stingray bike almost three miles to get to the library. after spending the day Saturday reading there, I checked out as many books as allowed and devoured them when I got home. (Over the next few weeks). Invariably I had over due fees. My mom was livid. She would drive me to return them and I would get more. I loved biographies! Not bad for 11 and 12 years old. My fascination with short stories and science fiction was huge. When in Jr. High I would cut Spanish class to go to the library and read. I read Alas Babylon about a survived nuke war between the USA and Russia. How I loved the double volume of When Worlds Collide & After Worlds Collide. In 7th grade I read A Clockwork Orange, (not allowed in the library by the way.) What a rebel.
  
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  Why the meetings are boring and uninspiring

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
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  each individual may have their own views as to why they feel the meetings are boring and uninspiring.

  in my case i find the midweek meeting so, because of the constant emphasis on pitching watchtower literature.

  its just monotonous and one big yawn.. i watch other christian faiths where they open up a chapter of the bible and discuss it's contents.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Mind numbing repetition.