man in black
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shunning and jw funerals
by man in black inwhen a jw from your area dies, do you attend the visitation or funeral ?.
since i have da'ed myself, several people that i have known for years have died, and i have attended both the visitation, and or funeral.. but everytime, i have been treated like i don't even exist.
just trying to follow normal human emotions, by attending and showing my feelings to the surviving family has been alot like running into a brick wall.
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how valid are commitments made while being a jw.
by man in black inseveral times on this board i have read comments from people who were considering joining a new religion.
and how a jw baptism was not "valid", so there should be no problem while getting ready to join the new church.. if a baptism is not real, what about other aspects of life,, such as a marriage ?
outside of the legal requirements that are written down and recorded, from a spiritual standpoint, is it just a bunch of nonsense ?.
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Don't should all over yourself
by man in black inlooking back over 29 years as a jw it really shocks me to reflect on how passive young people are molded toward this religions goals.. dont ever plan on attending college, instead focus your life toward the goal of pioneering.
dont look at building a future in this world,,, focus on gaining a position within the congregation and the organization, ( ms, elder, missionary, etc).
the list can go on and on, but hopefully readers get the picture i'm trying to paint here.. i ran into this article last week, and i'm amazed at how well it fits into the jw mindset toward young ones :.
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shaking hands
by man in black inwhen i was a witness ( esp.
as a youth) it seemed that whenever i went to a meeting, or assembly.
i would send an incredible amount of time shaking hands.
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college info
by man in black inthis past week i have noticed the witnesses sitting in the student area of the college where i work.. the people sitting there are young, and seemingly full of the haughty, "we are right" mentality.. the school prints a paper and i was considering writing a letter to the editors about how the wtbts discourages people from attending.
college.
i feel that it would make a big impact, since they are sitting there, looking for new members at a college !.
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17 stages of Evil
by man in black inmy son recently was reading a book for one of his college classes titled, "why we believe what we believe" written by andrew newberg md.. it seems to be a very balanced book, the material is written from the medical / psychological viewpoint, ( so far i have found no specific religion-bashing here).. i was just skimming through the last few chapters and one subject on page 150 really caught my attention, as i really think it applies to the jw religion,.
i hope you all enjoy reading this :.
seventeen stages of evil.
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psycho witness lady on facebook
by man in black ini was doing some pointless trolling this evening, looking up the status of several old witness associates that i knew years ago.
i ran across the comment listed below from a lady who attended a neighboring hall, really into the whole "witnesses are always correct" mindset.her brother who is not a witness anymore was the normal person in this conversation.this is almost borderline freddy kruegar material, how can they actually believe that god is behind them ??
?</form> this sister got divorced, she believes that "jah" will see thru her ex-husband's ( who is a witness in good standing) lies and will straighten everything out in time according to what she thinks is correct.
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Shunning,, let's twist the knife in a little deeper now !
by man in black inthis morning i took my dog who is a therapy dog over to the hospital and visited with several patients.
it is quite an experience, and it really helps people undergoing medical treatment to calm down and relax.. my wife was one of those patients, she is undergoing some tests before getting her gall bladder removed which will probably be sometime tomorrow.. afterwards i took the dog home, cleaned her up, and changed my clothes.
since i was alone i drove over to panara to try one of their breakfast sandwiches, several of the nurses told me that they are pretty good.