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  As a JW Did You Often Feel "Guilty" About Something?

  by minimus in

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  if muslim is supposed to be the religion of peace, jehovah's witnesses has to be the religion of guilt..

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  I used to. Now I just don't give a damn
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  Many Member Just Want to Believe

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you are/were an active jw, you are now here on jwn so, for whatever your reasons, you woke up to some degree- hopefully a great degree.

  so what i am saying may not apply to you.. i know that if i had not already left, i would have stormed out on the day they studied "overlapping generation.

  " i am quite confident i couldn't have stayed for such an obvious switcharoo just to make the end seem imminent and try to explain how wts was wrong, but not entirely wrong in the past.. but i had to wonder how that change (or others) didn't cause most jw's to walk out.

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  I wanted to believe, until the day came where I couldn't convince myself to believe anymore!
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  Half a Billion Babies Article on JWTrumpet

  by ApostateChick in

  1. social
  2. humour

  hey guys... check out this article.

  though it is written satirically, it really does shine a light on the cold, hard "truth" that the witnesses believe.

  can't have it both ways, jws.

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  Hi, Apostate Chick. Loved your YouTube videos!
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses A Cult?

  by What Now? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i came across a great quote.... the distinction between cult and religion lies squarely in how those leaving or those wanting to leave are treated.. hits the nail on the head for me!.

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  What Now, I think a better question would be: How would you prove that Jehovah's Witnesses are NOT a cult?
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  The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..

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  James Brown: "Lots of dinner dates, parties every week, gatherings"

  Are you sure you are talking about the correct religion??
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  The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..

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  I tried to enjoy being in the truth - I did for a while but those feelings didn't last for long. I wanted to have fun, but the problem was that there was no one in my cong to have fun with! (mostly older ones, few young ones my age)

  By the way, Blondie... which was the abusive parent - the JW or the non-JW? Just curious...
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  so, what ARE society 'approved' jobs anyway?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  obviously they feel a window washer job is a job anyone can do anywhere in he world .

  and makes great money, yea right.. so what are all those 'approved jobs?'.

  add to the list of any and all building skills, cleaning type jobs.

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  Just wondering how they can cope with their job & being elders at the same time...
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  so, what ARE society 'approved' jobs anyway?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  obviously they feel a window washer job is a job anyone can do anywhere in he world .

  and makes great money, yea right.. so what are all those 'approved jobs?'.

  add to the list of any and all building skills, cleaning type jobs.

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  Well, in the first place, many JW employees have little skills & are low-paid. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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  The inactive God

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the creation vs evolution argument:.

  the often used illustration of a watch found in the desert.

  someone had to make it.. with creation also someone had to make it.

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  JW arguement: Thank you for your opinion. God DOES care for us & WANTS to help us. Let me show you a scripture... (insert scripture of choice)
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  The Hum Drum Lives of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..

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  Blondie... could you do all those things without having the constant guilt of "not doing more for Jehovah"?