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  Overweight Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what was your kingdom hall like when it came to overweight witnesses?

  i remember counseling some people on their drinking habits.

  a few snickered that if we were going to counsel them because they have had way too many at a wedding reception, what about very overweight witnesses that have a lifestyle of overindulgence?

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  I don't advocate for disfellowshipping, but the principle for disfellowshipping for smoking applies to overeating or eating food known to be unhealthy or that leads to heart disease, diabetes, etc.

  There are factors that make gluttony or overeating a serious offense. In the case of one who gluttonously overeats, his desire for food has gotten out of control. He greedily consumes it without consideration for the fact that he has no right to misuse God’s gifts. Hence, by disobediently overindulging in food and making a glutton of himself, he fails to show love for Jehovah God. Why so? Because, as the Bible says: “This is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments.”​—1 John 5:3. Watchtower, March 15, 1974

  What is the quickest way to tell if someone overeats? Simple - the person is overweight. If you consume more than your body needs you are overeating.
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  It's VERY DIFFICULT for some JWs to accept the Truth-------But for other not so much------WHY?

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is it about some jws that they can't see the flip-flops of the wt's changing doctrine?.

  some of the flip-flops involved the death of many of it's members, and it was not even biblical based.

  yet for some reason they can't seem to grasp the significance of the matter.

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  Humans will believe things that are false if it benefits them personally. It is a defense mechanism of the Ego, which in itself is a mental illusion. A sudden end of the Ego when it is not self induced is a traumatic experience and can cause post traumatic stress disorder. In short, the new information presented is in conflict with highly esteemed beliefs. The brain sees this as an attack on the belief holder (which it isn't) and acts accordingly - an emotional response. The easiest quickest response is anger or to attack.

  I think some people might point to the Sunk Cost Fallacy, which is an economic concept that sometimes can be applied to areas of or personal lives. This is why it is so hard for born-in Witnesses who reach their 40s, 50s, etc. The more time in the harder it is to get out of the Sunk Cost Fallacy.

  Description: Reasoning that further investment is warranted on the fact that the resources already invested will be lost otherwise, not taking into consideration the overall losses involved in the further investment.

  I believe that reason number one is most likely the answer. Be presenting the father with evidence that his beliefs are inaccurate the mental construct of himself (Ego) is perceived to be under attack. The brain responds the same as if he were under a real attack of a physical danger such as a dangerous, wild animals or physical assault from a person. Logic, reason, and rational thought are unable to function when emoting.

  If the person were to genuinely and compassionately ask their father what the father was feeling when pinned down with the question, it is my belief the father would respond with "I felt angry."
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  Divorcing a wife

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the part in the meeting this week about jehovahs loving provisions for women.

  all about the certificate of divorce and remarriage.

  my wife wondered where the provision was for a wife with a rotten husband.

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  Wives were considered "property" rather than "persons" in most of the "civilized" western world until just a few centuries ago.

  The purpose of marriage in the part of the world that the Israelites/Canaanites came from was all about property rights. The only wealth at the time was land and farm animals. Only men were allowed to possess these things. A man needed a male heir to leave these things to. Women had no inheritance. Women depended on their first born male child to provide for them once their husband died.

  This is also why the practice of polygamy ended. If a man was in a relationship with multiple women, each women having a male child with the same man would argue over who the rightful heir was. The practice of choosing one woman to produce a male heir was created.

  This is why the Israelites had the practice of a man marrying his sister-in-law if a male heir had not been produced by his brother and brother's wife. Once the man died the son produced with his sister-in-law would inherit the woman's first husband's property and then take care of the widow.

  It wasn't until the 17th century Romance Movement that people started marrying for love. Prior to that marriage was a business arrangement for families to acquire land and expand power. That is not to say that married people didn't love one another or marrying for love didn't happen prior to the 17th century.

  So, yes, there was no certificate for divorce for women in the days of Moses as women were treated like second class citizens. Much hasn't changed in that part of the world. The Judeo-Christian belief system still propagates these ideas. Christians can talk all they want about how the Bible orders men to love their wives. Out of the other side of their mouths they preach women should be subjective to men and be silent.
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  Support widows

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this weeks meeting part.

  boy did they miss it while a hug is nice a scripture will not mow the yard, fix a flat, or pay the bills.

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  Here's exhibit "A" as to why the Watchtower should lose its not for profit tax exemption. I was born in and left when I was 36. In all my 36 years as a Witness I never once saw a congregation give financial support to one of its needy members or any needy person. Never!

  There were individuals who would give money. However, there was never anything said from the platform. There was never any organized effort. It was always the needy person going to another member directly to ask for help.
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  Increase = Jehovah’s Blessing?

  by Reservations in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’ve been trying to find any recent quotes that say the increase in witnesses every year is evidence of jehovah’s blessing on the organisation.. i know the ready made excuse if there is a decrease is “love of greater number will cool off”….

  after splanes talk i can feel a significant decrease coming..

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  There many religions around the world that are experiencing an increase in members as well, so does that mean Jehovah is blessing them too ?

  Watchtower Logic Flowchart -

  Is it about Jehovah's Witnesses or the Watchtower?

  Yes.

  Is it good?

  Yes.

  It's Jehovah's blessing.

  If "No"

  It's Apostate lies.

  Is it something about anything related to non-Jehovah's Witnesses religions?

  Yes.

  Is it something good?

  Yes.

  It's Satan.

  If "No".

  It's Satan.
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  Did You Think The Majority of Elders Were “Qualified “?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my opinion, in a body of elders let’s say with 7 elders , 2 or 3 were pretty much on the ball.

  they were reasonable, intelligent and moderate.

  the others were either extremely extreme about everything or very liberal.. did you have qualified older men or were they all lousy to you?

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  I will answer using the following definition of "qualified" -

  Qualified: Having a solid knowledge of both the Bible and Watchtower doctrine, literate, strong public speaking ability, able to teach, able to keep confidential matters confidential, able to delegate workloads, general managerial skills, and the ability to give kind counsel on the previous mentioned items.

  Answer: No.

  The congregation I spent the most of my time in had at least 1 elder who could barely read or hold a conversation. It wasn't just his age. He was never on any committee of any type. He rarely had any parts on the meeting.

  I also found it interesting that a lot of people in the congregation seemed to find out about confidential matters.

  I also received a lot of anger from elders when it came to counselling. I don't mean I committed a minor or serious sin. I mean something as simple as not starting a song fast enough from the sound booth or being successful in tying in all the shut-ins on the phoneline.
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  Confidential Letter from the Watchtower to all full time servants.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this is a confidential letter for all full time servants like cos, regular pioneers, bethel and branch workers so please don't tell anyone about this.. reminder 20,000 jws have died of covid and 99% of those who died or were hospitalized in the united states branch territory were not vaccinated, so whose fault is that???.

  my question, how did they get the information that all these 20,000 jws were not vaccinated?.

  hint; if you want to continue to share in spiritual privileges--------------------get vaccinated.

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  I find it interesting that the Watchtower believes it needs to tell its members to get vaccinated. I imagine that most Witnesses who are choosing not to get vaccinated are making that choice for the same reason everyone else who has access to the vaccine, but refuses to get it - mistrust of the government. People may claim they don't trust the vaccine itself, but what I find is it is more of a religion of political beliefs.
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  JWperfectmatch is a dating site for Genuine Jehovah's Witnesses.

  by JWpMatch in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  jwperfectmatch is a dating site for genuine jehovah's witnesses.. on jwperfectmatch, our goal is to bring together active members of the congregation of jehovah's witnesses worldwide, interested in building a friendship or an authentic loving relationship in a safe and clean environment.

  jwperfectmatch is a site designed exclusively for single jehovah's witnesses.

  it will help you to find someone who meets your expectations and shares your same values, principles, love, and obedience to jehovah.visit us!

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  I remember in 2006 at the last Circuit Assembly I ever attended the Circuit Overseer gave a talk in which he told us not to seek a mate online. He went on to say there are plenty of eligible brothers and sisters at the Kingdom Hall, Assemblies, and Conventions. In fact I remember the Watchtower telling us to stay off the internet all together back in 2005/2006.

  15 years later and now the Watchtower has made it mandatory to get on the internet to worship Jehovah.
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  YHWH's Magnificent Killing Machine

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the remains of what may be one of the largest pterosaur's yet found have been discovered in outback queensland.

  the palaeontologists that have been examining the discovery describe it as having been a fearsome beast, with a spear -like mouth and a 7 metre wingspan.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-10/dragon-like-pterosaur-outback-queensland-identified-named/100361038.

  for more on australian dinosaurs see this video (also included in the above news story).. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6dquboi_qi&t=36s.

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  That is pretty awesome! I would have loved to see those creatures flying across the sky. I'm sure I'd be on the menu, but the by G would save me and by "Big G" I mean -

  
  
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  Striving for more

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i hate my life!

  i have to say it, but i do.. i have a sneaking suspicion that because i was raised in the dangerous jehovah borgness cult, that this is the reason.

  i was told if god didn't watch me masturbating or smoking, then he'd let me live forever in perfect conditions.. i left the borg and as a result my jw wife left me and re-married another gung ho jobo.

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  truth_b_known

  TBN - thanks for your encouragement. I recently obtained a copy of the Tao te ching. My search for meaning continues.

  The Tao Te Ching is a great book. When Buddhism entered China it was widely accepted do to similarities with Taoism. Taoism influenced Buddhism and gave us Zen Buddhism. It's all about living in harmony. Instead of rowing your boat upstream you raise your sail and sail across the ocean of life.

  “When there is no desire,

  all things are at peace.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching