InterestedOne
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Where would a JW marry a non-JW? A KH?
by InterestedOne inam i correct that jw marrying a non-jw is frowned upon but not forbidden?
if it's not forbidden, would the elders do the marriage in the kh?
i know the jw is forbidden to attend a non-jw religious ceremony, so another church would be out.
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Elder said people "rarely" die from refusing a blood transfusion
by InterestedOne ini sat in on the "know your options" reading tonight, and the elder said a couple things i was wondering about:.
1. he said if a doctor says you have a high risk of dying if you refuse a blood transfusion, he is misleading you.
he said people "rarely" die from refusing a blood transfusion.
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Simple explanation why "Anointed" # going up (from the CO)
by InterestedOne ini asked the co, if the heavenly calling was closed in 1935, why is the number of anointed going up?
he simply said that the society no longer says when the heavenly calling was closed.
have they discarded the 1935 teaching?
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Posting recorded conversations or transcripts on the internet
by InterestedOne ingiven the weird dynamic of conversations with jw's, sometimes you only get the effect of it if you hear a recording of it.
i was wondering if it's illegal to post recorded conversations with them on the internet without their permission.
what about posting a typed-out transcript as long as the speakers are not identified?
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Do non-JW's who die after 1914 get resurrected?
by InterestedOne ini read something that indicates the wts believes that all those who lived & died after 1914 will not be resurrected.
supposedly they believe everyone has had an opportunity to hear the wt message.
is this really a wt belief?
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Abusive Relationships & Cults: Any Book Recommendations?
by InterestedOne incan anyone recommend some good books on abusive relationships and how they relate to people joining cults?
i have heard of steven hassan in the cult area, but what about the abusive relationship aspect?.
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Where do they say "start & stop 'study' = Bad Association?"
by InterestedOne ini was wondering where (articles or books) the wt teaches that if you start a study & then stop, you become "bad association" and are treated almost like a df.
is this anywhere in the literature, or is it only an unwritten practice?
in the dictionary of jw-ese (http://www.cftf.com/dictionary/index.html#b), it says the practice has been discontinued, and i am wondering what an active jw would say about it if i asked.
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CO will sit in on my "study" this week: any suggestions?
by InterestedOne inin my "study" with jw's, we're in ch 7 of the "bible teach" book.
we did pars 17-20 last week.
this week, the co is in town, and my conductor is having him sit in.
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Elder wants to do "other activities" with me
by InterestedOne ini'm fully aware that this is a cult, and i was waiting for the social elements to kick in.
so far, i have just been doing the "bible study," discussing doctrine, etc.
however, recently one of the elders said he wants to get together with me to do other activities.
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Announcing who is "sick?"
by InterestedOne ini have a newbie question: i've noticed the elder announces the name of someone who is in the hospital, then he announces a bunch of names of other people who are "sick.
" is this one of those jw-isms where a word can have two meanings: physically sick or "spiritually" sick?
is this a way that elders announce the names of people who might be involved in "sins?