Topics Started by HiddlesWife

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Signs of Toxic Personalities
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
came across this and found it rather interesting:.

http://facthacker.com/18-signs-of-toxic-people/.

it's always good to be able to identify when we may be exhibiting some of these behaviors or, hopefully more likely, to spot the behaviors in others and help avoid the impact they can have.
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Single Sisters Over A Certain Age Group Getting A Bad Rap
by HiddlesWife in
1. social
2. relationships
i'm new here; one of my relatives was a member on this forum a few years ago and told me about it.

anyways, as a sister who has been in the org since childhood and now in her late 40's (plus as a woman of color), i have noticed that a number of brothers have an ageist attitude.

they are very accepting of young women under 26 and rejecting women over that age, particularly those in their 30's and over.. is this an unspoken mindset from wthq (specifically from bethel), or is it that quite a number of males (sorry, i'm not sexist here) have this type of mentality?
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Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?
by hyperpen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.

then why celebrate anniversaries?

anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.
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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !
by flipper in
1. social
2. entertainment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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Finding love as a witness
by RawrSaysTheLion in
1. social
2. relationships
hi i'm new.. i'm going on 2yrs as a baptized witness although i've just received a reproval on the grounds of living with a wordly man unmarried for 6 months.

long story short it ended messy and i ran straight back to the witnesses because i do love jehovah and i missed my family.

my issues were only with the actual organization.. i desperately want to find someone to share my world with but i feel like i'm too tainted to be loved by anyone worthy in the truth and my morals are to high to love another boy from the world.
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Are Bethelites Buying and Preparing their own Food?
by TakeOffTheCrown in
1. jw
2. friends
samuel herd made the following statement at the 2015 annual meeting regarding the reduction of services at bethel.. we will be reducing personnel at bethel.

some bethel family members will be invited to serve in the field.

in addition to their regular work, bethel family members will be caring for many of the services that were previously provided by fellow bethelites.. .
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Patterson vs Walkill vs Warwick
by Magnum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i understand that warwick is to be the new world headquarters of jws, patterson is an educational complex, and walkill is a literature production center.

will patterson continue to be used as it is now after the completion of warwick?

if not, what will happen to it?
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News story re: Doris Nelson. How many involved are Witnesses?
by LogCon in
1. social
2. current
there are a number of defendants being sued by the trustee.

two are jw's from vancouver lower mainland.

this b--ch started the business in vancouver and then took it to washington.. here is the list of defendants.. lls america llc, debtor.
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Jehovah's Witnesses and Race/Culture
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
i have also attended spanish congregations.

this has helped me to understand and respect totally different perspectives and narratives on race.

please be respectful during this discussion.
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From Jehovah's Witness to Hollywood actress
by RR in
1. jw
2. friends
from jehovah's witness to hollywood actressby tim townsendst.

louis post-dispatch09/11/2006.

juliana dever in "mangler reborn".