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  I FEEL SO FRUSTRATED.

  by vitty in

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  my daughter phoned me today after her dc, she said it was good.

  she also went on to tell me how she was unhappy with an elder on their case about improving their fs, she said he hinted about her pioneering something she said she doesnt want to do.

  she and her new hubby hate fs.

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  BizzyBee

  Good advice given already. Take a cue from mental health practioners - ask leading questions, rather than make comments.

  Ex: "How do you feel about that?" "When you think about FS, how do you feel?" "When he says that, what do you feel?"

  Use this tack judiciuosly, sparingly - otherwise it can be quite annoying. Silence is good, too, especially face-to-face (not so much on the phone) and sounds of acknowledgment, "Oh" "yes" "hmmm" "really?" "ahhh" "uh huh".....you get the idea.....................

  The whole idea is that she has to see the "light" for herself, and not feel coerced.

  PS. Has anyone noticed that trolls don't really read, they just post and leave?
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  Is "spiceant" an active JW?

  by rassillon in

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  i have been reading his posts and although he claims to have just met the jws a couple of months ago, he "sounds" like a jw.

  comments?

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  BizzyBee

  For reference, nobody outside of this board knows anything of this.

  To protect your true identity as you go deep cover, you might want to consider taking a different name.

  Let's see..............how does Yohann Stromboli strike you? Catchy, no?
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  I accuse my wife of apostacy. Hilarity ensues.

  by under_believer in

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  this one ranged all over the place.

  i post these because i am hoping someone can give me additional advice.

  wife: why didn't you want to read the daily text to the kids?

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  BizzyBee

  I think you handled it quite well - sometimes being direct is the only way with some people. Subtlety is wasted on them.
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  Are We Missing the Bigger Picture???

  by drew sagan in

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  we all pretty much have come to the same conclusion here that the watchtower is a corrupt system that controlls it's followers.

  through websites, tv, and books many have put in alot of time exposing the teachings for what they really are.

  but is there something going on in the organization right now that is even bigger than the false doctrines, something that shows they are in the planning stage of something that's even more corrupt than what is going on now?

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  BizzyBee

  I could have been contender; I could have been sombody. Instead, I wasted my youth knocking doors with a one way ticket to Palookaville.

  I sense a screenplay in the works....................
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  heated argument with "brainwashed" in-law

  by DaCheech in

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  the other day i spent more time than normal with my inlaw.. ( in which is in so much credit card debt).

  after 1 hour of spending time and talking about her nonsense (s)he says "the signs out there show that we are sooooooooo close to end".. i asked, what makes you think so?.

  (s)he says the convention showed us how close we are, and the other day i saw the arsenal of north korea".

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  BizzyBee

  Jeho-so-fat,

  Welcome to JWD!
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  another life gone

  by darth frosty in

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  this past thurs a young brother ended his life.

  in writing he stated that he could not live up to the demands placed on him.

  i am quite sure that all the local witnesses will hear about this and think what they are programed to think: we need the new system.

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  BizzyBee

  If you go to the services....tell the family that there is a small army out here that they cant see feeling their pain and with them on this sad day.

  Yes, his family will need a great deal of support. But they probably won't receive it from inside the congo. There are lots of resources outside, however, and some groups specifically for parents and siblings of suicide victims.
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  Garrison Keller, a national treasure ...Anyone else think so?

  by confusedjw in

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  i just love that show.

  although not so much for the music, but for gk's story telling.. any other fans?.

  <tonight it was a repeat>

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  BizzyBee

  Yes,

  I've read several of his books and I love Guy Noir! Here's a link to listen to shows from the archives.........

  http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/20031129/scripts/guy_noir.shtml
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  Why do WTBTS fear apostates in light of Acts 5 vs 38-39

  by stillajwexelder in

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  (acts 5:38-39) 38 and so, under the present circumstances, i say to you, do not meddle with these men, but let them alone; (because, if this scheme or this work is from men, it will be overthrown; 39 but if it is from god, you will not be able to overthrow them;) otherwise, you may perhaps be found fighters actually against god.

  .. so if the wts really belive they are from god, why fear apostates.

  if the wts is from men it will be overthrown.

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  BizzyBee

  if a Jehovah's Witness's thought won't fit on a bumper sticker, it's too complicated for them.

  JW's are living proof that people can be conditioned to develop an attention span of about 20 seconds. When all your thoughts are pre-digested for you, the ol' brain pan becomes sluggish. Also the mind-numbingly boring spiritual food (slops) that is regurgitated endlessly puts the mind to sleep.
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  Jehovah Witnesses Awake

  by ruawake in

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  jehovahs

  witnesses

  awake

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  BizzyBee

  And your point is?
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  Answers only the WTBTS could know...

  by Gill in

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  question from readers aug 15th watchtower:.

  all us ordinary folk, know that the bible gives no opinion on this and you would have to make up an answer for this question and, it being the wtbts, there's a chance the answer could vary with barometer readings.. after a lot of revelations scriptures we get to the nitty gritty:.

  'thus, the death mentioned in the scriptures quoted above is the adamic death, which will be nullified by christ's ransom.

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  BizzyBee

  Those who pass the final test will differ from Adam in one crucial sense. They will have been fully tested. Is this like being pre-shrunk?

  We can be confident of the thoroughness of the final test because Jehovah knows how to examine people inside and out. That Jeehoober! Not much gets past His eagle eye!

  We can rest assured that the final test will eliminate any who would misuse their freedom of choice. Is that in the Bible? I'm not feeling very restfully assured.

  Thus, although it is possible for those who pass the final test to rebel against God and hence be destroyed, it is very unlikely that such a thing will occur.' Wait a minute! What happened to my resting assured? What happened to the thoroughness of the final test? Wha' happened to Jehoover's examination of people's insides and outsides?

  It is now so clear how easily JWs can become 'hypnotized' into abdicating the exercise of any rational thought after a lifetime of this kind of BS.