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  The best way for a witness to wake up, is to simply read the societies own older publications!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  once again the society is on a push to scare witnesses away from doing any research, or "stumbling" upon any "apostate" material (from workmates, neighbors, or online).

  however, the most enlightening, mind blowing and eye opening things are found simple by reading the early publications themselves!.

  read how ct russel, (the supposed channel god was using) had the most far fetched and laughable ideas, such as obtaining pivotal dates by measuring the pyramids of egypt!...

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  Bumped for a new bunch of lurkers...

  I was asked the other day what made me first have doubts. The reality is, I didn't have doubts until I followed the societies OWN advice they have said many times, which was "we should enjoy reading the rich history of Jehovah's organisation in the older publications" etc... (There have been several articles about this over the years.)

  I did that, and that's where I found so many odd things we were never told about!

  Then the extended research began, and that uncovered so much more!....Then the dam wall burst open....
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  When the dam wall busts.

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some (especially witnesses) may wonder what brings us to places like this?.

  why is it that we have chosen to step away from the society that we once viewed as "the truth", despite the consequences for doing so?.

  well for any visitors to this site, or any other "apostate" sites, the answer is simple really:.

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  Bumped for the new ones and lurkers....
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  We have our own Gert Wilders in Australia

  by barry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kreptyyo6l8

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  She is the voice of the feral racist bogans!

  (Thats like a "redneck" for those in the USA)

  Her comments smack of someone who fires off comments without properly thinking them through....
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  Update: Got my Judicial Committee cancelled

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  original thread here.

  update: so, after the meeting i had with elders a few weeks ago as outlined in my original thread, they met as a body and once again called to tell me that after considering my case they still thought a judicial committee should be held against me and asked to be there "thursday at 7:30".

  all of this, i remind you, because of posting coc on facebook.

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  So now, instead of posting CoC on FB, why not post the "elders" book instead?

  hehe
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  Do not enjoy life now!

  by life is to short in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok so i was stupid and looked at the text for today, i do not know why i did it.

  i lost a couple of brain cells and put myself into an even deeper depression over it.

  it was just that my husband had it out and i thought what can it hurt, wondering what they are up to.

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  Yes, the F.O.G is still strong

  Fear

  Obligation

  Guilt
  
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  Are JWs the most gossiping people on earth?

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all gossip.

  it is only human.

  watchtower actually tries to instruct adherents not to gossip and it can land a jw in front of a judicial committee—some do try to follow this admonition.

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  In answer to the thread question:

  Well, I cant actually say, but I did hear from a sister's friend in another congregation who's husband is an elder, that the CO told them that in another part of the world the brothers did report that there are more that get hurt by gossip each day. But he did say to not tell anyone, but I know I can trust you to not share this news because we are friends...so shhh
  
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  Midweek meeting video

  by aboveusonlysky in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  did anybody see the service meeting video this week?.

  australian sister was sexually abused as a child and thought of ending her life at 14 years old, sometime later jw's call on her father who accepts a study and eventually the whole family becomes witnesses, life gets much better as the sister immerses herself in pioneering etc, she still has some dark days but prayer along with going for walks and swimming has helped her cope with bad memories of child abuse, the new system (just around the corner) will completely fix everything......... i'm dumbfounded, the hypocrisy has literally rendered me speechless......comments anybody?.

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  Yes, as Tor1500 says, it is a case of classic "misdirect", like the old '3 card hustle' game...

  They are attempting to misdirect the attention in Australia from the 1006 cases of unreported child abuse since 1950 (out of a total of presently 60,000 witnesses - do the maths...that is a HUGE proportion of families affected!)

  Where is the humble admission that "it happens even amongst witnesses"

  Where was the recommendation to "seek professional counselling or speak to authorities"?

  Sure, if that sister's case is genuine, we feel empathy for her. But what about all the other cases where the society had the power to PREVENT or REPORT cases that happened inside?
  
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  Another changed WT publication from when it was first published to now

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is as it was originally, or at least at the time that paul grundy saw it, because he has this picture on jwfacts:.

  this is what it says on jwfacts right now:.

  watchtower articles on evolution contain a consistent pattern of poor research, such as quotes from both the january and august awake!

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  never have I seen the society apologise for getting something wrong!

  instead, we see them make attempts to justify or excuse errors in some way....
  
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  When you were fully in, did you believe that you would not die?

  by TTWSYF in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know that it must seem silly to ask, but my brother and his family think that the big a will arrive before they die.

  i tried to explain to my brother that everyone else who has ever lived in the past has died and only jesus has [physically] rose from the dead.. it is amazing that anyone could buy that line.

  what crazy cult culture that could make people believe such nonsense?!.

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  It always seemed better to die before the Great Tribulation, and just come back "in paradise".

  That would save the stresses of the "persecutions" that would come on every witness...

  But seriously, as we look back now, how did we not see the fact that EVERY PERSON WHO HAS EVER LIVED HAS DIED!?
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  Jesus walked into a bar...

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. social
  2. humour

  he asks the barkeep for 13 glasses of water.

  he turns to his 12 companions and winks....

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  All places of religious worship have banned the use of Pokémon Go.

  They hate it when people go chasing after imaginary creatures...