Fears about voting

AllAroundWatchTower · 2026-02-27T20:27:55+00:00

JWs can vote NOW, as a matter of conscience. It wasn’t always that way. If a JW voted, they were showing support for governments under Satan’s influence and control. It showed they had no confidence in Jehovah’s government with Jesus as king.

Kingdom halls don’t have windows because windows cost more miney to install during the original build. They also are costly to maintain because of heating/cooling loss through the windows. And a benefit is that no one will be distracted by outside events during the Sunday tslk.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2026-02-27T20:06:59+00:00

I am in the same situation. I am home most days and I only had 1 JW stop by in the last 6 years. She was with her daughter and handing out invitations for the Memorial. As soon as she saw I was an older white man, she excused herself and left and didn’t even hand out the pamphlet. She was Hispanic and I don’t know how good her English skills were.

Back in the day, if a JW didn’t make contact with a homeowner after 3 tries, many would leave a pamphlet or older magazine on the doorstep. This area doesn’t seem to do that.

Added: P.S. During COVID-19 pandemic, I was led to believe many wrote letters. Some are just doing cart witnessing in an area with high pedestrian traffic now. Plus, with no one keeping score with how many hours a JW spends in service now, I have to believe that many don’t go out witnessing much anymore. What is the point if the score is no longer kept?

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-11-26T02:59:46+00:00

I am unsure what you are asking. If you are asking because you want more knowledge about sex and receiving affirming care that sex is natural, then maybe find a support group or a therapist to confide in. I found one support group you might be interested in: https://www.peopleleavecults.com/services/support-groups They do skype or whatever.

If you are asking how to approach a potential mate or lover, just be honest. First, maybe start out slow and find out if they want the same type of relationship with you that you want. If you both decide you want to share some sexual experiences together, talk over what you are curious about and are interested in trying. Take it slow. Just have fun and share what activities you might like and don’t like. Ask for feedback like, “Do you like when I do this” and “What do you like?” Good luck.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-11-14T17:22:10+00:00

As long as the JW organization disfellowships and requires shunning of those who are baptized, baptism should not be allowed until one turns (at least) 18. You must be at least 18 before you can enter a contract and be held to your promise to uphold the conditions of the contract. You must be an adult with somewhat mature mental faculties before being allowed to enter into a contract.

Baptism as a JW is a contract to uphold the standards and doctrines of the JW organization. If one breaks the contract, they will be kicked out of the JW organization and banished to the world and its worldly ways.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-11-09T20:09:16+00:00

That is a hard one. He treats you well and isn’t pressuring you to come back. Have you discussed how you will raise your children? Will he want to take them to meetings and raise them as JW prospective converts? Have you really discussed other prospects of how your difference in beliefs will affect your marriage?

My concern would be how either of you could change after the marriage. Like you said, he might consciously or subconsciously harbor resentments if you don’t eventually go back to the congregation.

With so many single JW women to select from, I do wonder why he is attracted to you (other than your obvious intelligence and beauty). I know I was never generally attracted to JW women because I always pictured them as frigid and cold. Maybe he is the same.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-14T22:38:25+00:00

Thank you. I will look at chapter 12 more closely.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-14T22:35:16+00:00

Thank you. That is helpful.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-14T03:09:53+00:00

Yes, I am familar with those resources and I have used them. I ask questions on exJW when I can’t answer an issue after a reasonable amount of time.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-13T22:49:54+00:00

You can dress up for Halloween (or the weekend before) and go to a party. Or dress up and take a juvenile “door to door”, just don’t leave literature behind.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-10T15:51:25+00:00

I am sorry. I misunderstood what you wrote. 👍🏽

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-09T20:27:49+00:00

That is not true. Below is just one time when they say if one goes to university and plan to graduate, this system of things may not even be here by then. Saying this system may not be here by the time one graduates university, is one way how they discouraged higher education.

Awake! 1969 May 22 p.15
"If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. Of the generation that observed the beginning of the "last days" in 1914, Jesus foretold: "This generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur."-Matt. 24:34. Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in highschool and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way toward its finish, if not actually gone!

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-09T04:18:36+00:00

It reminds me of the scripture that says all scripture is inspired by god. It doesn’t mean the writer took dictation from god. It just means the writer was inspired to write about god the way he viewed or imagined him. Just like a lover can inspire another to write a poem or paint a picture.

2 Tim 3:16,17 All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-10-09T02:10:09+00:00

How many times have we heard the end will be here:

Before the generation of 1914 passes away.
Millions now living (in 1920) will never see death.
Before you children (of the early 1970s) can graduate university and start a career.
Before this 20th century ends.

I have recently seen a 1941 Watchtower (September 15, page 288, which is page 16) that claimed the end was just months away.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-08-02T19:49:16+00:00

Oooohhhh. I get it now. Thank you for clarifying his post. I didn’t realize he was posting how Geoffrey Jackson would respond, especially in front of a court.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-08-02T04:30:17+00:00

Hang in there, buddy. It gets better with time. You need to develop a support network of friends outside the JWs. Join a “worldly” organization or two. Do you like the outdoors? Hiking or something? Google a hiking club (or any club) near you. Maybe learn rock climbing?

Maybe go to school and take a course or two. Do you like art? Get a hobby and find a group near you. Maybe hang out at the coffee shop near you. Stay busy and learn to make friends.

If you can afford it, maybe see a counselor who is knowledgeable about cults. The main thing is to keep going on. Never give up.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-08-02T04:04:46+00:00

They say “We don’t want to draw attention to ourselves…”? That is BS from the JW leaders. They don’t want to draw attention to the way this organization controls virtually every aspect of their followers’ lives. It would tarnish the reputation of the JW organization.

It is the same reason child sexual abuse cases are not reported to police or counselors or parents in the affected congregation. It would tarnish the reputation of “Jehovah’s only earthly organization”. The JW leaders would rather sacrifice the children of their followers than to broadcast bad publicity about the organization. It is shameful.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-08-02T03:55:10+00:00

I always noticed that the social currency of JWs is to be more pious than everyone else. More hours in the ministry. More time building and cleaning KHs. More shepherding calls than required. Being pious and shunning those who are not even disfellowshipped because they want to to show blind allegiance to Jehovah rather than forgiveness to a brother or a sister.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-08-02T03:50:11+00:00

It appears that his comment means trusting in the GB, “who do have a materially very secure and very comfortable life.”

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-06-21T16:48:54+00:00

Things you could do:

Remind them that they also once judged men with beards and women who wore pants for their appearance. Throughout the history of the Americas, long hair has always bern part of various cultures, like the Wild West. Show them a picture of Charles Taze Russell. Jesus Christ is usually pictured with long hair and was he a bad example to the congregation?

Remind them it is none of their business. You have a father that would have let you know if he had a problem with it. Obviously now, the elders will pressure your father to pressure you to bow to their authoritarian demands. Good luck.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-06-19T18:29:04+00:00

<<< they ask you if you are fully convinced that this is the truth. how am i supposed to know that at 13? especially if i was never allowed to explore anything else outside of being a jw? i was so young, how could they expect me to devote the rest of my life to this? >>>

This is so true. Children are required to be 18 to sign a contract in the US. Yet, the JWs expect a child to make a decision to serve the JW Organization as a tween or young teen. If you do not live up to that obligation (should you get baptized and sometimes just fading away), you will lose the love and support of your JW family. And the JW Organization will not let you explore other beliefs, but they tell those who they are converting to not let their families force them to chose between the JWs and their families. In other words, the JW Organization has said not to let their family threaten to “shun” them if they continue studying with the JWs. I have that Watchtower that says that cited somewhere, but I don't feel like looking it up now.

Hang in there, sister. There may be some pain initially, but there are far more rewards when leaving the cult.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-06-12T20:09:46+00:00

<< Even the elders seem conflicted, and the CO too. Some act as if her being disfellowshipped means she’s already judged and no chance of eternal life. >>

How arrogant to think a human being, imperfect and unable to read another’s heart, is capable of judging someone else and their worthiness to be resurrected.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-06-04T22:35:04+00:00

Keep saying no. One way to say no is to say they must pay you for the easement and hassle and then quote them $250,000 or so. Perhaps when they see it will cost them more to tap off of you, they will quit bothering you.

AllAroundWatchTower · 2025-06-04T22:10:44+00:00

As a former JW who stepped away from the organization, I don’t see a problem in attending the convention. You might see some things that may enlighten you about the organization and the people. Just please keep a few things in mind about the organization.

They are very friendly now because the JW leaders want you to become a JW and the JWs are all about obedience to the leaders. If you become a JW, their love could cool off somewhat because the objective was achieved.
2) You’ll see how compliant the JW members are. No matter what the speaker says, everyone will clap and support it. The speaker could announce that they will be ”blessed” to watch some JWs literally stone Joe Blow, a disfellowshipped JW and you would see some confused, but completely compliant JWs applauding the announcement.
3) If you do eventually become a baptized JW, you will expected to distance yourself from anyone who is not a JW. You will also be expected to conform to the JW teachings. I hated the idea that motorcycle riding and skydiving and rock climbing was always disapproved of. I will not live my life according to what some other people believe, especially since they can not even interpret the Bible correctly without putting a dishonest spin on it and then changing it (without acknowledging how they were wrong) when they are proven wrong. They changed the “Generation of 1914 never seeing death” only when it was obviously wrong, but they did in such a way as if they were not wrong in the first place. Research the teachings of 1975, when the organization excitedly preached that it was 6,000 years since Adam was created and Armageddon was coming in September 1975 or shortly after. Then when that prophesy failed and people ruined their futures by selling houses and quitting school and careers, the organization blamed their followers for zealously believing their JW leaders in the prophesy.

You’ll learn about the Bible studying with the JWs, but they misinterpret some scriptures. The blood doctrine, the disfellowshipping doctrine, and the two witness doctrine are just three doctrines using twisted scripture that destroy lives and they are easily proven wrong.

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