Oh, yes, and you must always be careful so as not to Stumble Your Brothers, but if they do something that Stumbles you, just get up, dust yourself off and fagettaboutit.
Posts by Scully
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9Don't hold your breath waiting for an apology.
by stillin inthis is true everywhere but it seems especially true with the witnesses.
they seem to feel that since god forgives them, you should too, so you end up with these pathologically rude, crude people.. "get over it" is what my wife says if i tell her about some incident where i couldn't believe my ears.
but i have to remind myself that she is also like that.. but she's right, too, because who wants to spend the rest of their life as a victim?
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Wow! Things have moved on!
by Oneoutallout inthis is only my second or third post.
my previous posts were under the username piglet.
i couldnt remember my log in details so i have now changed my username, which i feel is more relevant now anyway.
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Scully
That's great news, congratulations!
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The internet should be in an open place in your house!
by hoser inno internet in the bedroom or office as per suggestion of the watchtower.
this keeps your husband off those online dating sites and porn sites.
the only flaw in this is when you go grocery shopping and he is all alone in the house..
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Scully
One of my JW family members wants to get a Kindle or similar device so they can download the magazines and have them all handy for the meetings. I'm debating whether I should give them mine and teach them how to load all the magazine PDFs onto a mini-SD card.
Of course, I'd also include a lesson on how to download other items on it too.
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The internet should be in an open place in your house!
by hoser inno internet in the bedroom or office as per suggestion of the watchtower.
this keeps your husband off those online dating sites and porn sites.
the only flaw in this is when you go grocery shopping and he is all alone in the house..
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Scully
Yes, they want to be able to catch you when you sneak a peek at Apostate™ websites.
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Passing a resolution a painful experience
by stillin ineverybody knows it's going to pass.
nobody ever asks if possibly that much money for the circuit overseer's whatever isn't a bit too much, or whatever else the congregation is being asked to agree to.
then the call to raise your hand if in favor of doing the "right thing.
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Scully
DoC:
The only way to vote against their resolution is with your checkbook.
DO NOT put any $$$$ in the contribution boxes.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. Money is one of the ONLY things the WTS understands.
This sort of thing is nothing new. When I was a newbie here, I transcribed a letter that I'd written (anonymously of course) to the BoE of the Congregation™ we were in almost 20 years prior. Found an Old Letter
This was the ONLY Resolution™ I'd ever seen at a KH where it was almost evenly split between the Yes and No votes - it was passed on the plurality of THREE votes.
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Head coverings yet again in the latest KM
by life is to short inmy husband just gave me the latest km the novermber 2013 and it yet again has a question box on head coverings.. question box "should a female publisher wear a head covering if she is accompanied by a male pubisher at a doorstep bible study?".
it says "when a female publisher conducts a reagular, scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.
(1 cor 11: 3-10) the july 15 2002, issue of the watchtower page 27, explains: "this is a prearranged session of teaching where the one conducting the the study actually presides.
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Scully
Why would a Sister™ even need a head covering if she is following the command to "go and make disciples" which makes no distinction between male or female? This doorstep bible study thing must be fairly new - it's the first time I've ever heard of it.
I hated the oppression of women in this cult. They put a fair bit of window dressing on it to make it seem palatable but it still was crap we were forced to swallow.
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Is John Barr's funeral talk at odds with New Light?
by Splash injohn barr served in the gb and died in dec 2010 at the age of 97.. in his funeral talk and the accompanying eulogy tract that was printed, is the final sentence:.
"without a doubt, he slept for but a moment in death and has now received his heavenly reward and his father's approval - all he ever wanted!".
given that the new light about being approved and appointed over all things is now a future event linked to the gt trib, was it correct to teach these things about brother barr at his funeral service?.
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Scully
That was almost 3 years ago. When Old Light™ was Current Light™, which has since been replaced by w2103 7/15's New Light™. It was okay then. Maybe he did a Bart Simpson and slid under the garage door as it was closing. lol
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Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy
by Scully inhttp://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.
wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.
the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .
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Scully
Guys, calm down.
The original news report was from 1998 - so 15 years ago. It must have been reposted in January of this year on the site I found in the OP. I was also confused by that post saying the abuse occurred when the victim was between the age of 4 - 6 in the 70s, and was 'currently' in his 20s. Once I dug a little deeper and found the conviction was in 1998, then it all made sense - except for the part about the molester claiming he was wrongly accused and just "too affectionate."
::just threw up in my mouth a little::
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I made a huge mistake
by KariOtt inits been a tough 6 months for my jw hubby and myself.
next saturday is our anniversary.
i wasn't sure we would make it with the turbulance of the last 6 months.
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Scully
Some men choose submissive women and a certain belief system because it allows them to be abusive and get away with it. Being submissive is a choice. Putting up with abuse is a choice. Whether you believe it or not, he is abusing you financially and with his religion.
You both took vows to love, honor and cherish one another. Abuse is not part of the package in any way, shape or form, and that includes the dysfunctional 'giver' and 'taker' dynamic you have. It's called co-dependence.
Just an FYI. It may not be important for you to address at this point in time, but it was important enough for you to take on unneccesary guilt feelings when he took a hissy fit over the cross you bought for yourself, and then come here to want other peoples' input. I'm just saying that respect is a two-way street in a marriage, and what you give to him in that currency, he ain't giving back at all. That may become a burden for you later on, and when it becomes intolerable, please know that there is help for you.
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Wesley Hubert Mills, age 74, JW ex-elder, convicted of molesting boy
by Scully inhttp://stoppedophiles.ca/articles/on-wesley-mills.html.
wesley hubert millsex-church elder sentenced for indecent assault on boy.
the saint john times globe - posted: jan 9, 2013. a former jehovah's witness church elder was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail for indecently assaulting a young boy in the late 1970s.. .
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Scully
According to this discussion board, the original article was published in 1998, and the offender was 74 years old at the time. Hopefully the bastard's dead by now.