Topics Started by Rather Be the Hammer

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Did You Care About The Royal Wedding?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i don’t get it.

who really cares?

in the usa, it’s such a huge newsworthy event.
41
Anyone watching Star Trek Discovery?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. entertainment
so i've been watching the show and really enjoying it.

great to see a trek tv series finally get a reasonable budget.

beautiful costumes, sets, cinematography, action pieces, etc.. really my only complaints are how cg all the ships look and there's a fair bit of stiff dialog from time to time.. what do you guys think of the show?.
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The Netherlands: Minister for Legal Protection wants Jehovah's Witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse
by jochie in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
meanwhile in the netherlands:minister dekker: jehovah's witnesses must review abuse policyin order to protect children better against abuse, the jehovah's witnesses must look back on catholics, according to minister dekker.

but abuse victims think that this approach will not work.. minister sander dekker for legal protection wants the jehovah's witnesses to conduct an independent investigation of sexual abuse within the community, just like the catholic church.

this is stated in a letter he sent this week to the parliamentary committee for justice and security.
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Brain tumor causes woman to become JW (4 times!)
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. medical
why one woman mysteriously started hearing 'divine' voices.

after doctors admitted the woman to the psychiatric unit of the hospital, they learned that this wasn't the first time she felt a strong interest in religion and spirituality.

she described four previous times in her life, beginning at age 13 and again at ages 23, 32 and 41, when she experienced periods of intense spiritual and religious devotion.during these periods, which lasted about a year or two, she would join jehovah's witnesses and then later resign, when she lost interest, according to the report.as part of her psychiatric evaluation, the woman also underwent an mri.
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What is behind your choice of forum user name?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. jw
2. friends
just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.
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Revised bible in Dutch
by Rather Be the Hammer in
1. watchtower
2. bible
we had a special talk (streaming) today from g. jackson, announcing the new revised bible in dutch.

there are many many changes, even some of the the dutch 'jw-language' will change because bible verses changed.

also brother jackson admitted (be it in a joking way ) that whole talks in the past (until now) had been based on wrong translated bible verses.
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And then it hit me: we were abused
by Anders Andersen in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from a psychcentral (run by mental health professionals): a familiar item on a list of 7 types of parental abuse :.

spiritual abuse.

has the child experienced:dichotomous thinking – dividing people into two parts: those who agree with the parent and those who don’t.
13
US vs THEM
by Anders Andersen in
1. jw
2. experiences
i still remember that feeling.

thank god it's gone for good.

i used to be part of us witnesses.
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Letter about changes in book 100 year kingdom
by Rather Be the Hammer in
1. watchtower
2. bible
yesterday a letter was read in our congregation.

it said that there have been doctrinal changes in many chapters of the book 'god's kingdom rules' so everyone but especially the conductor must be sure to use the latest update of the book.. this book is only ...how old?

two years?
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Dutch assembly hall dedicated today...
by Anders Andersen in
1. jw
2. friends
anyone visited swifterbant or the video stream at the local kh?.

any high- or lowlights?.

asked my inwife if the new hall is nice (i know it's not).