i’d like to marry my best friend of 30+ years, turned ‘secret’ girlfriend of 1 ½ years who is a jehovah’s witness, born into it, baptized and an active ‘pioneer’.
our marriage would happen prior to letting any of her jw friends and cohorts know that we are together.
once married she may simply come forward and ‘admit’ or we may wait until it’s found out – one way or the other, the reason for this marriage is not customary – i am hoping that by doing so she can avoid being ‘marked’ or possibly ‘disfellowshipped’ once our relationship is no longer a secret and due to our already being married at that point, there can be no notion from society elders about her ending the relationship.
Here is a better question : Does she really believe this stuff? She is living with a worldly man, having sex often. Yet, she is a pioneer and wants to stay one?
There is a serious disconnect here. Perhaps the goal shouldn't be to minimize punishment. Perhaps the goal should be a break with the religion, after on honest reflection on what she really thinks.
in this video (i watched this morning when i woke up) i suddenly discovered something i was only slightly aware ofwhich is bedeviling mainstream christianity and that a different kind of activism is at work.a different sort of "religious" movement than the one ex-jw's engage in.i'd like to get your thoughts on this.
i'm still thinking about it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gviljk-fnn0&t=616s.
It absolutely is working its way into everything.@Terry - have you seen James Lindsey's recent series on this? I wanted to post it. It's long, but you see where this is all coming from.
I created the thread here : https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5660075640225792/latest-series-on-crt
There are some thoughts about how it's gotten into the Southern Baptist church. But i do admit that you need to sink some time into the videos. But if you don't have anything better to do and want to know more about it, it's a great series.
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Fixed for the tour I type of emotional manipulation that's really there:
No, you are not obligated in any way. The purpose of the program is to show you what the Bible teaches. It just so happens that we'll show you the Bible teaches that you should be a JW. What you decide to do with that knowledge is up to you. You are under no obligation to be a good person. If you want to die a horrible death because you are morally empty, well, faith is a personal matter.
olin moyle was an attorney who was invited to bethel headquarters back in the 1930's to assist with legal cases at that time.
he became disillusioned with the culture at the headquarters and penned the following letter of resignation.
rutherford replied with an outrageous article in the watchtower provoking moyle to sue.
Seems like if we wanted to summarize:
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Dear Brother Rutherford,
You're generally an asshole. You use foul language as part of your assholery. You also drink too much. Therfore, I quit.
Xoxo,
Moyle
P.S. - If you want to reach me concerning these matters, don't. I'm on vacation, and I don't want to deal with assholes while on vacation.
i watched the 7 part series and finished today .what struck me about the show was how one could cherry pick scriptures to believe whatever you want to believe.. the use of scriptures to back up the beliefs was in my mind an eye opener.. ok so it was over the top and a horror supernatural series with a bit of blood and gore,and if your a bit squeamish about that sort of thing close your eyes till those parts are over .. but what i found fascinating ,intriguing,was how one of the main characters used scriptures to enforce her understanding of how they applied to the here and now of the series.. cherry picking of scriptures to believe what you want to believe,with a little help from a priest ,pastor ,organization.. i would recommend it ,as you can easily see how, their are now more than 40,000 different christian sects in the world including the mainstream ones who believe they only have the "truth".. i welcome your thoughts if you have seen it.. ps.
obviously their are no jw`s on this island ..
Awesome. I was looking for something to watch.
What service carries "Severence"? I don't see it on Netflix.
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I'll preemptively issue myself a demand letter, in shame.
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Wow 105 pages devoted to this guy...
One for every definitely-over-20 girl he's punctually visited on an I-wouldnt-say-regular basis.
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It should be a slam dunk case, because his Patreon page explicitly said “all” the funds went toward keep the channel going...
Yeah, because he can't keep his page going with an unsatiated, out-of-control penis.
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Between $500-$6,000 a month just knocking out a few videos a month? That's nothing to sneeze at.
Yeah, but don't forget the massive amount of time and energy that goes into traveling to Thailand. The flights, the rooms, the packing, and finding the right gay Jewish black guy.
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I read the response letters. They were very thorough. I imagine it was because the responses were meant to be public...
But in reality, you don't have to respond at all. Or if you want:
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Dear Mr Lloyd Cedars,
I will not retract anything I said. If you want to take legal action, go for it. Make sure you sue in my jurisdiction. I welcome the opportunity for discovery, and the opportunity to appear before a neutral party. I would absolutely love to play your video, again and again, in a public forum for a permanent record. Official documentation that your penis is beyond control. Also, if I'm forced to defend against a real legal action, you can be sure I'll counter for all my legal fees.
Now, please go play hide and go fork yourself.
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