I couldn't accept being part of an organisation which implements nonsensical man-made-laws which have resulted in the abuse of thousands of children (2 witness rule & cover-ups), the deaths of thousands of people (no blood policy), and the breaking-up of families (shunning)
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For the weaker moment
by Gorbatchov ini think we all have some time a weaker moment and miss the times we were regular witness.. to admit, i have some of these moments a year.. for these moments i have this point "i can't accect being part of.
a religious organisation that structural apeals child abuse cases".. then i'm finished with the moment.. the path is narrow.. g.. .
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To all secret faders who still believe in Christianity
by Chris Tann ini have been fading for six years now.
i only continue to do the minimum to keep my family together and to keep association with close friends.
i would like to hear your experience and how you are getting along.
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I came across the site 4jehovah.org which was quite interesting. It contains the experiences of many ex-JW's who are still Christians
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"Controlling followers based on the threat of punishment and Hell is WRONG!" (Public talk)
by stuckinarut2 inyep...that was the topic discussed in a recent public talk!.
the speaker went on about how a "god of love, along with his organisation, would never threaten people with punishment and hell!".
talk about hypocrisy!
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I have always found it impossible to accept that innocent people will be destroyed at Armageddon simply because they are not convinced that JW's have "the truth." When I came to the realization that the Armageddon mentioned in the Bible is a judgement on Satan's system rather than a permanent judgement on individuals, everything began to make more sense
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This really felt great.Just a little memory.
by kairos inabout two years ago after i had resigned as a ms, two elders came by to "encourage" me.. the first line of questioning was if i still believed the gb was directing the org.. i asked him "not to interrogate me".. they tried to open to a series of scriptures.. i cut them off with this tasty zinger: "i'm not interested!"..
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they have not asked to see me since.. being direct has it's advantages.. .
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Agree with somepride, as they asked if the GB is directing the org & not if the GB is being directed by Christ. No hesitation on that one!
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Romans 14:23
by StarTrekAngel ini bumped into this text (romans 14:23) during one of the meetings.
yes, most times i find myself drifting away from the meeting into some real bible studying.
do i understand this correctly or is it saying that even good things should be done by faith or else is a sin?
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The understanding which I came to by reading the context is that if we have doubts about our actions that they may stumble another person, it is better for us not to proceed as we do not have full faith that our actions are beyond reproach
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Name Some Stupid Watchtower Rules or Ideas
by minimus inthere's a lot.. one rule that is dumb is that a brother must wear a suit for a sunday public talk that he is giving.
any other time, the brother could wear a suit coat with a different pair of pants and not be counseled for it.. another dumb idea is that you cannot date a person unless you seriously might marry them.
if you're on a date, you were supposed to always have a chaperone and holding hands might not be allowed as well as sitting together.. what other dumb rules and ideas can you add?.
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Agreed, BU2B. Didn't Jesus say: "My yoke is kindly, and my load is light"???
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their beliefs and practice's don't tally- tonights book study
by purrpurr intonights book study in part is about jesus throwing out the merchants and money lenders in the temple... how do they manage to tally that up with asking for funds for all their various projects?
it seems hardly a meeting goes by without some kind of money plea?
don't they realise that they are doing the same thing that jesus got so angry about and threw out of the temple?
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The part about the religious leaders' attitude towards women was also disturbing when you think about the organizations' attitude towards women!
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their beliefs and practice's don't tally- tonights book study
by purrpurr intonights book study in part is about jesus throwing out the merchants and money lenders in the temple... how do they manage to tally that up with asking for funds for all their various projects?
it seems hardly a meeting goes by without some kind of money plea?
don't they realise that they are doing the same thing that jesus got so angry about and threw out of the temple?
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The Draw Close To Jehovah book
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their beliefs and practice's don't tally- tonights book study
by purrpurr intonights book study in part is about jesus throwing out the merchants and money lenders in the temple... how do they manage to tally that up with asking for funds for all their various projects?
it seems hardly a meeting goes by without some kind of money plea?
don't they realise that they are doing the same thing that jesus got so angry about and threw out of the temple?
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Alternative version: A wife comes home to find her husband in bed with another woman. The other woman gets dressed and leaves and the husband gets dressed and pretends nothing happened. The wife is upset and says "why were you cheating on me?" He responds "I wasn't cheating on you". She says "But I saw you with another woman in bed". He says: "What woman? Two witness rule.. haha"
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their beliefs and practice's don't tally- tonights book study
by purrpurr intonights book study in part is about jesus throwing out the merchants and money lenders in the temple... how do they manage to tally that up with asking for funds for all their various projects?
it seems hardly a meeting goes by without some kind of money plea?
don't they realise that they are doing the same thing that jesus got so angry about and threw out of the temple?
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I'm ok with the money part as they can't force us to give. The part which got to me was paragraph 8 onwards about man-made rules