Iown Mylife

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  Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!

  by Dogpatch in

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  having problem pasting this...

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  A medical question.

  by quellycatface in

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  i have been having pain in my left hip for around 4 years.

  got worse this winter.

  hurts at night, after walking and periods of inactivity.

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  Hi Quelly,

  Sorry for your pain, I'm 61 and have had a lot of trouble similar-sounding to yours. I take magnesium capsules and it relaxes everything to where the pain eases up. Also epsom salt soak in the tub.

  Hope you can find what's causing the problem.

  Marina
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  Is it all about the money?

  by Laika in

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  often on this forum there are posts about how the gb are obsessed with money and some people here often suggest this impacts every decision the gb makes i.e.

  on my holiday thread it was suggested jws aren't allowed to celebrate holidays as it means spending money on presents that they want for themselves.. i however, do not think this is at all true.

  the society rarely talks about money and as a percentage of income i think the vast majority of jws contribute a very small amount simply because the society rarely talk about it.. obviously money is important to the society in the sense that they couldn't run a major organisation without it, so they have to ask for it at times and factor it in to some of their decision making, but actually the gb live quite frugally and seem to worry much more about clinging to their authority and power than getting rich.. my controversial suggestion of the day is that saying the gb are obsessed with money must make us look silly to lurkers.. what does the jwn intellegentsia think then?.

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  Money was a big topic here in the area where I was in the JW. People would buy a new car - get talked about for not being frugal enough to buy a used car. One time a brother (elder) bought his wife a fancy mink jacket and she wore it to the meeting. The next day in the service group the talk was scorching. When we moved from a shack to a regular house people were mad. Nobody was happy for us.

  I tell you what, keeping expenses down and giving money consistently to the KH and WT is expected and anything less demonstrates "weak spirituality," and as such not a "good" association! UNLESS you were one of the high-livin' dogs who had status; it was expected and only right for them to occupy fancy digs.

  Marina
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  Anyone know where to get support?

  by Nosferatu in

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  i blew up and dumped my girlfriend on monday over a silly little thing.

  it's been happening in pretty much every relationship i get involved in.

  it never happened before my marriage.. during my marriage, i was alone almost all the time.

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  Nosferatu, sounds like you are actively seeking to remedy a troublesome personality trait - and acknowledging the problem as you have done, is a lot of progress. I think you will find the answers you need and things will smooth out for you!

  Marina
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  Getting to know the mind of God (part 1) Incest? No big deal. Looking back? Instant death.

  by BU2B in

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  it seems that genesis is chock full of goodies to make yhwh look less than the loving, impartial, fair god so many think they worship.. here is another one i just thought of.. yhwh decides to turn lot's wife into a mound of salt for the horrible crime of "looking back" toward her home.

  this is brought up often by jws who use the story to tell jws not to look at the things behind.. we all know god is consistent and never changes so compare what happens later.. lots daughters cannot seem to find any man around so they conspire two nights in a row to get their father drunk, and have sex with him two nights in a row.

  gods response?-...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............. there isnt one .

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  I could never get past the Abraham-ready-to-sacrifice-son story so I tried never to think about it. When I did think about it, I kept picturing what would happen if a guy did today tie up his son and brandish a knife over him - and then telling the cops that GOD wanted him to sacrifice his son...
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  Anybody have experience selling on Ebay or Amazon?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  there are a few collectibles i am wanting to sell.

  my concern is that if i accept payment w/ credit card, etc, that i ship the item and they either open it (destroying the value), or just lie about not getting it, or any other thing to cause ebay/amazon to chargeback.

  i was wondering if anybody sells on them is there a protection for sellers and how often does that type of thing happen?

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  I haven't had any problems selling on eBay, I only accept paypal payments and only sell to US. Also only ship priority mail.

  Marina
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  Is it all about the money?

  by Laika in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  often on this forum there are posts about how the gb are obsessed with money and some people here often suggest this impacts every decision the gb makes i.e.

  on my holiday thread it was suggested jws aren't allowed to celebrate holidays as it means spending money on presents that they want for themselves.. i however, do not think this is at all true.

  the society rarely talks about money and as a percentage of income i think the vast majority of jws contribute a very small amount simply because the society rarely talk about it.. obviously money is important to the society in the sense that they couldn't run a major organisation without it, so they have to ask for it at times and factor it in to some of their decision making, but actually the gb live quite frugally and seem to worry much more about clinging to their authority and power than getting rich.. my controversial suggestion of the day is that saying the gb are obsessed with money must make us look silly to lurkers.. what does the jwn intellegentsia think then?.

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  I'm with Wizard when it comes to ironing and dry cleaning. At some point a couple years ago we donated all the suits, ties, dress shoes and skirts in the house to goodwill, along with the iron and ironing board.

  If an occasion requires "dressing up," we just don't attend.

  And it IS true that for 30 years in the cult we bought the cheapest second hand crap quality of everything.

  Marina
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  Critical Differences: JW's Today Vs The Past

  by metatron in

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  jehovah's witnesses have always been a fringe, anti-intellectual movement, almost by definition.

  there is nothing new about faddish health concerns, attitudes that ignore history and science or even beliefs that defy common sense ( false prophecy for what, 130+ years?).

  however, there are two differences with jw's of the past that will prove critical for the survival of the organization today.. 1) poor financial conditions - in the past, it was possible to hold all sorts of nonsensical beliefs and still be a functional member of the human race, generally.

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  @Longhairgal, you are right on.

  Marina
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  What was the most rebellious thing you did while you were a devout jw?

  by DuvanMuvan in

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  i was just thinking about how humans being imperfect and satan's influence was the root of everything bad that anyone has ever done.

  well i know that apparently everyone is vulnerable which got me thinking about what "bad" things people have done while they were a jw.

  i'll start it off.

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  LOL Duvan you are right! i better go find my subjectionatin' hat!
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  Finally free of JWs!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  we moved house and no active jw knows we live there.

  it's in another congregation territory too so when they finally come knocking, they won't know i'm a dirty apostate when i tell them to put me on the do not call list.

  problem is, the local discount supermarket across the highway is frequented by jws from my previous previous congregation!.

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  Good for you, Julia! Having your life undisturbed by deluded WT members = Priceless!

  Marina