Muddy Waters

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  They dared !

  by coalize in

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  i can't believe they had the cheek to come out with that explanation.. it's no more "new light" it's "new scam"!!

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  Muddy Waters

  You have to wonder how JWs continue to swallow this propaganda.... The literature says that the GB is now the FDS -- but ONLY when they come together as a GROUP -- so individually they are ... what? Why showcase them speaking alone to an assembly or speaking to their audience all alone on their TV channel..?

  If they somehow become the super-duper FDS "class" being led by and instructed by Jehovah, shouldn't we see this miraculous communication in action by seeing them speaking together AS A GROUP??!!?? That is what their literature tells us, after all. They are only the FDS when they form a GROUP together.
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  Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow

  by minimus in

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  as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

  here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

  jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".

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  These are great! And oh how true! Such ridiculousness and Pharisee-led la-la land.

  Another one: family heads (meaning males, of course!) must sit on the aisle seat. It would be quite presumptuous for a wife to take the end of the row seat.

  I got counselled one time for having my bra strap show when I was wearing a sleeveless top to the meeting and it was a very hot summer day.

  I remember a sister who breast-fed her baby in the Kingdom Hall, yes, right there in the main hall, not even going to the mother's room -- she had a little blanket covering herself but it was really talked about and whispered about and made everybody totally uncomfortable -- she would even put her hand up to answer questions while doing this shocking thing -- now I think, good for her!

  You couldn't say, "Good luck" or "Bless you" ....

  You couldn't have wind chimes... or garden gnomes....

  .... even having a chess board was very questionable .... (war games!)
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  My New Avatar

  by cofty in

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  time for a change.

  my new avatar is the railway bridge in my hometown lit up at night.

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  Muddy Waters

  Love it, and it is a RAINBOW of colours too, which has great resonance in the U.S. right now! Beautiful!
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  God, Love, and Marriage vs. WTBTS dogma - when this one scripture is so plain....!

  by Muddy Waters in

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  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that there's that scripture which says: "god is love.".

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  Muddy Waters

  Reminds me of the song, "All you need is love. Love is all you need!"
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  New Thoughts about the "three-fold cord" that is not easily broken and what it means....

  by Muddy Waters in

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  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that the scriptures simply and always say, "god is love.

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  Muddy Waters

  Ha! Leaving-quietly, that is amazing! I wasn't even thinking about the damn CONTEXT, because the WT spiel about that verse never gives you the freaking context. You always hear it applied to marriage, and that's where it it sticks.
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  Nicest thing a JW has ever done?

  by aintenoughwiskey in

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  here is a change of pace, what was the nicest thing a jw has ever done for you or you have seen done?

  it wasn't all bad all the time!

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  Muddy Waters

  Yes, you are correct -- it wasn't all bad all the time.
  

  Our family was helped with things like:

  - car repairs

  - moving (packing and clean-up, too!)

  - baby-sitting

  - sharing delicious recipes
  
  
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  New Thoughts about the "three-fold cord" that is not easily broken and what it means....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that the scriptures simply and always say, "god is love.

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  Muddy Waters

  Okee, made a new post, with a new title and slightly edited ! :)

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/355140001/god-love-marriage-vs-wt-cow-turd-stuff-bother-when-this-one-scripture-plain

  May we meet over there...?

  
  
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  God, Love, and Marriage vs. WTBTS dogma - when this one scripture is so plain....!

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that there's that scripture which says: "god is love.".

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  Muddy Waters

  Got to thinking about this the other day...

  You know how the WTS uses a scripture from Ecclesiastes (Ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have Jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken". They then go on to define exactly who and what Jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things Jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work! - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that JW FILLER which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.

  Then it occurred to me, that there's that scripture which says: "God is LOVE."

  (at this point in my journey, am agnostic/atheist or what-the-hell-ist)

  So anyway.... I mean, really. If God is "love", and you have LOVE in your marriage, isn't this really what the scripture is all about??

  You don't need all the religious rigamarol and trapping and defining and telling you what to do. Most people know what love means and how you show it. Most people know the right thing to do and how to treat each other with kindness, respect, love, etc. (unless you're a psychopath or have some serious issues & problems!)

  I am so through with religion and all of their their pious, limiting, stringent definitions and standards.

  Viva la LOVE!
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  New Thoughts about the "three-fold cord" that is not easily broken and what it means....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that the scriptures simply and always say, "god is love.

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  Muddy Waters

  True, Fink. You are quite correct. I didn't word that very well.
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  New Thoughts about the "three-fold cord" that is not easily broken and what it means....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  got to thinking about this the other day.... you know how the wts uses a scripture from ecclesiastes (ecc.4:12) to say how important it is to have jehovah in your marriage -- that a two-fold cord is easily broken or pulled apart, but a "three-fold cord is not easily broken".

  they then go on to define exactly who and what jehovah is and what exactly this love & marital arrangement means and how you properly show and demonstrate it, and blah blah blah and all the things jehovah (through his organization) says are so necessary and important for a happy marriage (from their special bias and agenda, the preaching work!

  - and meeting attendance & preparation, and studying the bible together and the husband taking the lead, and all that jw filler which they define and obligate for others to do -- they define every term and behavior and expectation to the nth degree.. then it occurred to me, that the scriptures simply and always say, "god is love.

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  Muddy Waters

  Well, phooey. I knew my title would suck and wondered if my great "Revelation" (haha) would get any notice. But I'd already posted it and am unable to change the subject title. More phooey, lol.

  So. This was a huge realization for me, lol.

  I wish I'd made the title "God, Love & Marriage vs. WT Cow-turd Stuff-and-bother when the bible "truth" is so plain....!!"