But if you think about it there is a benefit to having some religious affiliations even if not a practicing member. E.G. Nominal church membership allows you to get married in a historic building if you wish. There are few benefits to being a witness other than being able to speak to relations and friends still in which should be a human right. Witnesses just take things from you and give promises for the future all benefits come in paradise they are a rubbish faith.
Would You "Technically" Remain A Jehovah's Witness If There Were No Sanctions Involved?
by minimus 46 Replies latest jw friends
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Terry
Most here are not activists at heart.
Hey---who ya calling NO activist!! I'm a lean, mean, squirrely old fighting machine.
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OUTLAW
NO..
The WBT$,JW Cult is Built on Extortion..
Join our JW Cult or Die..
Follow WBT$ Rules or we will desroy your life..
Leave the JW Cult and we will destroy your life..
The WBT$ will use any means necessary to keep you in the JW Cult..
The WBT$ has a Gangster Mentality..
If the WBT$ can have it`s way..
Only Watchtower World will Survive..
Only loyal WBT$ Gangsters will remain alive..
There is no Compromise in Watchtower World..
You are either a Loyal WBT$ Gang Member..Or..Your Dead..
..................... ...OUTLAW
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Mall Cop
Mini, when I became a baptized member of the Watchtower aka. jw's, I wrote a letter that the society suggested to the Catholic Church, the religion of my birth, telling them to remove me from the church as I was no longer a believer in the Catholic Church.
When I faded and then moved away from the headquarters of the Watchtower I did no such thing.
I ask you this question, Where am I, what am I, which organization do I belong to?
In my mind I am disconnected to either one.
At this time in my life of 65 year old man I find myself to be an Agnostic.
Blueblades
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Think About It
Not even considering the religious dogma, the extremism of the religion, the claim as God's Channel and the hipocrazy of the members & org itself would be reason enough to sever ties completely. It's been interesting to be around people that never knew my JW past and see the stigma that the JW's have.
Think About It
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miseryloveselders
The comments on this thread demonstrate exactly why the GB will NEVER back off on treating disassociated ones like disfellowshipped ones. Also why they stigmatize those that considered spiritually weak.
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chickpea
"technically" being a JW ?
as far as i can tell, in spite of my public
advocacy/activism for LGBTQ issues,
i am still being greeted and sometimes
hugged by hard-core, multi-generational
dr0nes.... so i guess that must mean i am
still considered ____________ (what? i
seriously dont get it, nor am i interested in
pursuing the matter)would *I* technically remain/consider myself a JW?
not so much
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LittleSister
You couldn't pay me to be a JW again, so no never!
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serenitynow!
Technically I still am, even though I have not turned in time in 8 years. I do consider myself, and tell others that I am an EX JW.
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minimus
My point is: we do not want to be known as JWs BUT I think it's because of the results we face at this time. Remember Herbert Armstrong's religion? The religion was very similar to JWs...... NOW they are more mainstream and aren't extremists like Witnesses are. Being a member of that religion is not such a horrible thing! They even publicly repudiated their past...... I say if JWs didn't beat down their members, more wouldn't be so hostile toward the Witnesses.
