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

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  I'm the same as stillin. The missus knows I think it's all hogwash but I put on the appearance for her sake and for our social life.
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  Commentary Press

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from commentary press: "in honor of raymond & cynthia franz, the present copyright owner of crisis of conscious and in search of christian freedom is committed to further distribution of these publications.

  more details will be forthcoming.".

  http://www.commentarypress.com/.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  I've read the pdf, there's NO WAY I could've gotten away with reading and hiding a hard copy at the time. Now my feelings are out in the open I really want to buy COC to read and have around the house but can't afford the silly prices at Amazon.

  Who owns copyright then?
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  On Bart Ehrman's Blog+John's use of an early 'Signs document'

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the land of judea?

  he then did signs in judea (3:22).

  i think the greek is saying that this healing was jesus second sign, and he did this one after he had come from judea into galilee.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  Thanks for posting terry, it's all a bit mental this higher criticism, if only they'd find these extra sources and add some definition to all the speculation...
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  2034 - A Future History of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know what i am talking about... read this post at your peril.

  back in the 1960s there was, seemingly, a brief period of relaxation in authoritarianism among jehovah's witnesses.

  those who have read raymond franz's 'crisis of conscience' will have heard the story about dan sydlik's remark about the need to 'open some windows to let some air in here'.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  I haven't got a clue what he's ^^ banging on about, but that was a great post by slimboyfat .
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  Getting married when you are spiritually out

  by 1tMakesNoSence in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i met this amazing girl about 6years ago at my local congregation.

  i was 100% in back then.

  about 3years ago i woke up spiritually and kept it undercover till a few months ago.. this girl is still very in (but she doesnt really do the things a reaaal jw should do.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  Dude. I'm not saying either way.

  But I'm awakened after forty years being fully in. My other half knows exactly how I feel, and because I love her I've agreed to pretend to be a witness to a very small extent.

  The negatives? I attend most meetings, (except on the flimsiest of excuses) . I do a couple hours a month ministry.

  The positives? I keep the pretty half happy, we both keep our social circle, and our families. I've been pretending for years so that's no biggie, and my HOPE is I'll be able to get her to think (eventually) about why I don't believe anymore.

  Watch this space.
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  A Tug on the Leash (The Authority Which the GB Wields Over the R&F)

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently, several comments have been made in various threads in reference to some of the recent changes to a few of the rules by which jehovah's witnesses must live their lives in unquestioning compliance.

  the assertion has been made that these rules are a "relaxing" of previous restrictions.

  the suggestion has been made that this somehow indicates a corresponding relaxing or loosening or lessening of the authority which the governing body (gb) holds over the rank and file (r&f) members of the religion.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  You get an 'improved' on your counsel sheet for illustrations!

  Really great post oub, don't know how I missed it first time round
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  What do we have to say to ourselves about this video...we are being exposed..

  by jdub1991 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls&feature=youtu.be

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  I just KNOW that if I showed my wife this, she'd say the girl was exaggerating, or that the anonymous examples the girl quotes were exaggerating, or that even if those things happened in individual congregations, it's by no means POLICY for such things to happen. Imperfect men and all that bs.
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  Ten Commandments

  by EA916 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  should we still be keeping the 10 commandments?

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  Wow.
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  Help? :(

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i apologize for how rantish this is but please hear me out.

  anyways i'm a 15 year old girl and i've never really wanted to be a jw.

  its just never been something thats made me feel happy or loved.

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  Hang in there matey, it may seem like a million years away, but the next couple of years will melt away faster than you'd think, then your life is truly your own.

  It's tough growing up as a jdub, I was lucky in that I had a good bunch of mates, but I kept 'worldly' friends too..

  Be happy that you're not hoodwinked by the BS so early in life, it took me forty years to realise my mistake!

  Just start planning your future, it's gonna be an epic one! 😀
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  The Dublin/Ireland Apostasy of the 1970's

  by Jim Dee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in jw land there is an account/gossip/talk of a great apostasy event in dublin in the late 1970s.

  the society apparently had to send in an enforcer and the "dubs" were dealt with very harshly.. anybody any account/details of it?.

  jim

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  disposable hero of hypocrisy

  Wow, what a story this is. The video interview is here, it's long but worth watching / listening to. I stumbled upon it on YouTube then googling their names led me here.

  m.youtube.com/watch?v=JwigZN6OOMc

  Dhoh