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  What Things Did You Not Talk About as a JW?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  you have to lead a secret life as a jw.

  you're not supposed to over drink, go to night clubs, enjoy worldly concerts, etc.....sex, though is really taboo.

  you could never freely talk about your sex life.

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  StarTrekAngel

  There is a sister in my cong that has (or at least had) a tendency to bring up touchy subjects during field service. I know because my wife has told me. When on FS with a group of only women, she would start asking questions like, who do you think is the most handsome at the hall. That was the ice breaker, she would then move on, especially if alone with my wife, and ask if we had oral sex. My wife would tell her we did and did so freely. She then went on to confess that she did but felt terrible about it. That whenever her and her husband fell for the temptation, they did it and then cried out after they were done. She then try to convince my wife that we were doing wrong and told her we really needed to pray about it. My wife did not pay much attention to her and realized that she was a personification of misery looking for company. I feel for them, because no one has a right to make them so miserable.

  In our case, we do and talk about anything. While my wife and I disagree on religious matters (we still attend meeting together though), we are open to talk about anything together. We've gambled in Vegas, we've gotten drunk together. Pretty much anything goes. We have a lot of fun together so long we don't discuss the org. Funny how that works, because in actions she is not as hardline as in words.
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  Conventions, Kingdom Halls, Relief Funds, and Other Financial Scams and Schemes of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a few seconds ago this hit the net todayhttp://jwvictims.org/conventions-kingdom-halls-relief-funds-and-other-financial-scams-and-schemes-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  conventions, kingdom halls, relief funds, and other financial scams and schemes of jehovahs witnesses.

  jehovahs witnesses often note that at their meetings (like church services), they dont pass a collection plate.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Ok, Steve2, may be the pic is a bit exaggerated, but is not far from the truth. Anyone who would refute that picture with another picture, will probably post one of those worthy of their song book. I been there many times and that pictures does not look foreign to me. Its actually missing the afternoon nappers. May be a I tend to look around too much.

  In another hand, the article reads "... as it helps no one to have these buildings sitting empty...". There is an Assembly Hall in La Feria, TX. New, no more than 3 years old if memory serves me right. 5 million dollars laters, it sat empty the entire summer of 2014. My cong was assigned to an international convention in Houston, so no one thought much of it. I know someone at my work who was assigned to go to Houston as well, but his was not international. There was absolutely no need to have them drive and pay hotels. In the other hand, this area is full of illegal immigrants. I would risk to say that a good half of the congos around are made up of illegal residents from latin america. They are not able to travel out of the area without their documents. They could not make it to Houston or anywhere else. I asked some of the brothers about their assembly and they said there was nothing for them. I went to the JW site and found no assemblies scheduled for that hall for 2014 and early 2015.

  I guess Jehovah forgot some brothers behind when he scheduled and provided the arrangements for the 2014 assemblies. Despite having neglected them all of these years when the assembly hall did not exist.
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  Governing Body Sheep Fleecing - Official!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  fellow witnesses - do you think the kingdom hall belongs to you, just because you all paid for it and personally finance its maintenance?

  think again, sheep!

  the "shepherds" have announced the fleecing in black & white for you, in case you decide to question them!.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Same thing I was going to say. I have not read the article yet, but if the clarification is made that the KH does not belong to the congregation, then I can not expect them to blatantly admit that it belongs to the organization. They may imply it (as they are that much legalistic) but they are not going to print it ( I would be shock if they do). Therefore in most JW minds they are going to conclude... "Duh!, we already knew this, the KH really belongs to Jehovah, even if we hold a legal title to it."
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  TTATT Billboard outside Belton, TX JW Conventions - Fundraising campaign

  by quest81 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  billboard raising awareness of the dangers of the jehovah's witness cult.. short summary.

  millions of people's lives are being adversely affected every day by jehovah's witnesses' (also known as jw.org) harmful teachings of shunning former members, refusal of certain kinds of medical treatment, social isolation, and harboring of child molesters.

  the goal of this campaign is to sponsor a billboard that will be targeted to current members traveling to the belton, tx conventions july 31st - aug 9th 2015. these conventions attract thousands of current members and hundreds of prospective members.

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  Somewhat glad I don't have to go all the way to Belton anymore. But this time I would not mind.
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  And so it begins...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

  while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

  elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

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  StarTrekAngel

  LOL. Thanks for all the suggestions. I don't want to send ripples thru the family just yet. My wife is actually playing it really cool, which is not shocking but at first she wanted to do her own thing and continue with FS. Not sure exactly why she stuck to me but I am glad she shows signs of putting our family first. I think saying that "is private and personal" is probably the best answer. I must thread carefully anyway, I believe my mother-in-law suspects something is up (she lives with us). This cong and some of its elders have shown to be the type that, when they don't get a direct answer, they begin to question relatives. In fact, a couple of years ago, my own wife was questioned in my absence (I was out of town for work). I got really mad at that but she asked me to play it nice. I said I would, but I have not forgotten. If they do it again, I don't know how I am going to react.
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  And so it begins...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

  while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

  elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

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  StarTrekAngel

  Wife and I have not reported a single hour of FS in 3-4 months. While my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), I know she would have rather done it. Elder asked me to turn in my FS report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk"
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  Memorial attendance up or down on last year?

  by freddo in

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  as per the title.

  and was the one you attended at an early or late time of the evening.. any partakers?.

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  StarTrekAngel

  If attendance was up by any chance, is most likely due to the coincidence on the date. At least where I am, most people would not spare time to attend multiple ceremonies. Given that Good Friday and the memorial felt on the same day, then chances are some people may have chosen to attend the JW memorial. I know of at least one "sister" (she is DFd) who I have not seen at the hall in years, showed up this Sunday but left early.
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  Going Clear: Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  would it ever happen?

  your opinion.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Would it ever happen? Your opinion.
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  Going clear: Scientology

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a must see if you haven't seen it.

  some scary stuff.

  they pay their workers.

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  StarTrekAngel

  @cappytan... lol... love the quote from the IT crowd. My favorite show to date.
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  Supernatural Tony......the 3rd

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i realised something today.... we all happily accepted something really ridiculous.....something that if worded how i will word it now, we would have rejected as ridiculous, but after a moments thought, would have to concede.. we once followed the governing body because we believed they had supernatural powers.

  how ridiculous you may say, no we didn't!

  of or relating to things that cannot be explained according to natural laws.

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  StarTrekAngel

  Don't let any of this insult you. As much as it is true on this and any other religion. I tend to think most of the ones that are critical thinkers, only accepted some form of initial contact with the religion because it was brought to them by someone they trusted. You are unlikely to listen to such message from a total stranger. That is why nowdays most of the growth comes from within.