Ron.W.

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  JW's home schooling over-representing

  by joey jojo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  speaking to an old elder friend recently about his decision to home school his high school aged kids.. he claims that here in australia, about 30% of the students that log into online classrooms are jw's.

  the others are disabled kids - who cant physically attend class and the rest are long distance students.. another generation of under-educated jw kids on the way..

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  I don't represent everyone and it does work for some - but every single JW homeschooled kid I came across growing up in the UK was seriously odd - the parents were even odder.
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  Quoting the Daily Mail at meetings

  by Farmer Jim1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've just remembered that i attended a hall where one of the brothers consistently quoted daily mail articles to back up his answers during the meetings.

  i found it hard to keep a straight face when the inevitable daily mail article was quoted to 'prove' a bible passage at each meeting.. no one really seemed to mind and i remember one time i spoke to an elder and said this has to stop as he is passing off tabloid tattle as hard fact.. elder wasn't interested.

  i guess as long as the answers backed up the party line no one cared..

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  Yes! We had a similar elder who seemed to weave Peter Hitchens pronouncements into his every answer too..

  This was almost matched by his violent distaste for 'The Gallow-hair Brothers' (from Oasis) as he pronounced them at almost every meeting..
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  My Beliefs After Leaving the Watchtower

  by KalebOutWest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i tend to keep my personal beliefs separate from my posts.. i know that is often different from others as their posts as often one and the same with their opinions.

  i think that is good.

  you get to learn a lot about people that way.

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  I have no idea what I believe anymore..

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  That pretty much sums me up too - I find it much easier to think about what I don't believe for some reason..
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  2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .

  https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .

  https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.

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  I wonder if one of these barely potty trained 21yr old elders wanted to shepherd you, you could politely request a genuine 'older man' came around instead??
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  JWs and Christmas

  by Rnadomchris83 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been lurking around here for years.

  i'm not a witness, but my in-laws are.

  my wife grew up in it but was never baptized.

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  Great quote - thank you!

  'The Governing Body is NOT SORRY for cancelling Christmas for so many decades. Nor is there a reason to apologise for all the family celebrations you have missed. Be sure to send the Governing Body cards, presents and money from this December onwards.

  We leave this matter in your capable (and gullible) hands brothers'.
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  JWs and Christmas

  by Rnadomchris83 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been lurking around here for years.

  i'm not a witness, but my in-laws are.

  my wife grew up in it but was never baptized.

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  I sometimes wonder if they did a U turn about Christmas how would they word it, in their unique style of making the publishers look like it was their fault own for NOT celebrating it in the recent past..

  “After prayerful consideration, the Governing Body has concluded that there is a need to clarify Christmas Celebrations. The Governing Body does not have an issue with brothers celebrating Christmas. Why not? Because the Scriptures do not condemn Christmas.”
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  2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .

  https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .

  https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.

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  That horrible elder mindset above was so common everywhere I attended too.

  Gone are the days (in the 1980's) when one seriously balding, older looking brother was appointed as an elder - I heard later that when the c.o. learnt after his appointment he was only 23, he was seriously shocked - but the appointment stood..

  Now 23 would be old for an older man!!
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  2025**01**15**Ages For Ministerial Servants and Elders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2025-01-15-ages for ministerial servants and elders.. see page 2. .

  https://pdfupload.io/docs/1b0b5c00 .

  https://imgbox.com/p3a9yjmr.

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  WT HQ is never proactive, they are reactive to everything put out showing their blatant hypocrisy and abject stupidity

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a few on here (and of course many on the ex-jw reddit forum) have mentioned that wt hq just recently (like in the past couple months) put out a video warning against the praising of jw actors, taking photos with them, etc.

  to not do it anymore.

  it was narrated by geoffrey jackson.

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