Posts by Divergent

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Is it necessary to prepare for the Watchtower or book study?

by BashfulAshG in

all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.

the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.

then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.

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I alwaya thought that underlining or highlighting the answers in the magazine was stupid - wouldn't you not KNOW the answer without having to use a pen / highlighter??? However, I did do that to my magazine - forced to do so during family study (also for the sake of appearances, to look good & "spiritual)

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My Issue: How To Step Down As A MS Without Getting Noticed

by JW_Rogue in

so that other thread was fun but now i need some help with something.

i was born in the truth most of my family is in.

although they aren't outwardly super spiritual i doubt any of them would ever leave.

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Grow a beard & be "stumbled" when they ask you to shave it off. Use that as an excuse to step down =)

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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc

by aley63 in

i am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.

all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".

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Simple Plan - Perfect (for children who have left the truth)

Hey dad, look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to the plan?
And do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
But it hurts when you disapprove all along

And now I try hard to make it
I just wanna make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that I'm alright
And you can't change me

'Cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore

And now I try hard to make it
I just wanna make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright

'Cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this
right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
But you don't understand

'Cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect

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Kingdom songs™ with food titles.

by punkofnice in

these are the kingdom songstm with food titles..

1. jehovahs artichokes.

2. we thank you jello shots.

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Stay awake, stand firm, grow my tea

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Why Jehovah Does Not Want An Effective Preaching Work

by konceptual99 in

so we all know how ineffectual the preaching work really is.

we also know how much the wts hypes up the scope and scale of the global preaching effort.

what the gb should be doing however is emphasising the ineffectiveness of the preaching work.

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For Facebook, it's less than a decade. WT has much to learn from them!

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Article: Why More Young Women Are Leaving Church [65% of JW members are women]

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://national.deseretnews.com/article/4645/why-more-young-women-are-leaving-church.html.

stock photo a kulicki .

faith compiled by massarah mikati sunday, may 31, 2015 why more young women are leaving church.

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As far as I remember, woman weren't even allowed to hold microphones

Actually they are allowed to, but ONLY IF there are no brothers available

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Are You "Technically" Still A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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even if you don't regard yourself as a practicing jw, some may view you simply as inactive, a lost sheep, etc.. if you were baptized but not disfellowshipped or disassociated, you may still be a jw---right?

your thoughts please..

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Currently inactive but occasionally attend meetings for the sake of family. Mentally out since last year

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Tampa Bay Times: Jehovah's Witnesses still going door-to-door in a closed-door world

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/jehovahs-witnesses-still-going-door-to-door-in-a-closed-door-world/2231499.

st. petersburg like any group of spirited salesmen, this crew swaps stories about the big scores, those times when people couldn't wait to buy what they were selling..

"we were out in service on sept. 11," remembers power-suited jonathan burns, his colleagues nodding.

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Mya, is paired with mom Angela, says she gets a lot out of public ministry. Like what? "I get treats at the end of the day. I get Slushies.

LOL!!!

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Does What We Say Here Or In Person Really Help JWs To Get Out Of The Religion?

by minimus in

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friends

if we are in the congregation, do you think our comments or questions actually reach elders or others in the congregation?

do our comments on this board affect witnesses to the point of questioning their faith?

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"Do our comments on this board affect Witnesses to the point of questioning their faith?"

Yes. I was an active JW when I joined this board early last year. Now I'm no longer one

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I seized an opportunity to help my mother critically think today. This will just blow your mind

by joe134cd in

ok this is how the conversation went.. me= is cousin x (not jw) still going out with that arab guy.. mum=no.

he returned home and ended up marrying some one from his home country.

cousin x was telling me that she was quite thank full it ended as it never would of worked because his mother hated her because she wasn't muslim.

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Critically think??? I don't see the "thinking" part...