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  The Fear mongering of this weeks WT study!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  have you all read this weeks study article?.

  oh my word it is full of fear inducing tactics....doom and gloom outlooks.... anxiety inducing methods to develop absolute control over witnesses and cripple them in any attempt to think for themselves!.

  (notice i am saying "themselves" rather than "ourselves"?!

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  What's in the white liquid (?) containers in the upper left of the image?

  Emergency koolaid.
  
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  Have JW relatives disinherited you? (especially Canadian)

  by berrygerry in

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  interesting court case whereby the entire will was declared void because the father was racist.. would that not also apply to jw's who disinherit their non-jw family?.

  http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/29/judge-rejects-ontario-mans-racist-will-that-disinherited-daughter-for-having-bastard-white-son/.

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  Interesting court case whereby the entire will was declared void because the father was racist.

  Would that not also apply to JW's who disinherit their non-JW family?

  http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/29/judge-rejects-ontario-mans-racist-will-that-disinherited-daughter-for-having-bastard-white-son/
  
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  Hello

  by Garrett in

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  2. friends

  hello forum,.

  i'm new here and not sure where to post.

  so, i'm 21 years old and currently a baptized witness, however, i'm slowly making my mind up to leave and here's why.. first, there are certain things that make no sense to me in the organization.

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  Do not act hastily and D/A. Don't play the Org's game. Simply miss meetings on a regular basis. Stop field service immediately.

  When Elders call you to arrange a shepherding call to find out why your failing to live up to their expectations, simply say, "Thank you for offer, but not at the moment. There are things I can only talk to Jehovah about, but if things change, I'll call you."

  Although I strongly agree that you should not DA and should fade instead, do not be afraid to tell them that you are badly depressed and are trying your best to rely on Jehovah.

  They will then avoid you.

  MANY, MANY JW's are severely depressed.

  I went through a prolonged depression (over 10 years - thought of suicide every single day - 24/7).
  

  Oddly enough, the more meetings I missed and less field service I did, the less depressed I became.

  I have not set foot in a JW building in nearly a year - and my depression is GONE.

  You may not realize it yet, but at 21, you are darn lucky.

  Many of us here went through decades of torment before we woke up all the way.
  
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  "Why are we supposed to be happy when people are killed?" From a 10 year old

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  i was really overjoyed to hear a 10 year old in the hall say this the other day.

  she was sitting behind us and whispered to her mum during the meeting:.

  "so mummy, why are we supposed to be happy when jehovah kills people, including my friends at school?

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  "From the mouths of babes"
  
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  How did you get through mind numbing meetings?

  by minimus in

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  as an elder, i used to find a legitimate reason to wander.

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  Two halls were within a block from a playground - so when kids were little, and "acting up," we went for a nice 1-hour break.

  When they were older, I would sometimes nap in the car, or else 20-minute bathroom breaks playing games on the phone.
  
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  Surrey B.C. Congregation of JW's - Elder - Official FUNDRAISER ?

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  below are pasted pages from website landoffree.com - canada with information about registered charities.

  the one i direct attention to is the tynehead park congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. note several items.. rick worsley - elder - is identified as fundraiser.. has anyone seen this title applied to other jw's.

  tynehead park congregation of jehovah's witnesses, surrey b c from british columbia, surrey, surrey has not been rated yet.

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  That website is simply scraping info from the CRA site, and filling in their own verbiage. JW's do not use the word "fundraiser" in their returns.

  See: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23officers-eng.action?b=119288918RR0596&fpe=2013-08-31&n=TYNEHEAD+PARK+CONGREGATION+OF+JEHOVAH%27S+WITNESSES%2C+SURREY+B+C&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3A80%2Febci%2Fhaip%2Fsrch%2Ft3010form23-eng.action%3Fb%3D119288918RR0596%26amp%3Bfpe%3D2013-08-31%26amp%3Bn%3DTYNEHEAD%2BPARK%2BCONGREGATION%2BOF%2BJEHOVAH%2527S%2BWITNESSES%252C%2BSURREY%2BB%2BC%26amp%3Br%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%253A80%252Febci%252Fhaip%252Fsrch%252Fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%253Fk%253Dtynehead%2526amp%253Bs%253Dregistered%2526amp%253Bp%253D1%2526amp%253Bb%253Dtrue
  
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  Going Clear - On ABC Nightline

  by berrygerry in

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  2. scandals

  watching nightline.. story about scientology.. very interesting.. wish alex gibney would do one on wts..

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  Watching Nightline.

  Story about Scientology.

  Very interesting.

  Wish Alex Gibney would do one on WTS.
  
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  I got half custody!

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  so it has been quite a while since i've last been on this site.

  the jist of my story is that about 5 years ago, i started a research journey that took me 2 1/2 years to complete.

  against the advice of this board, i decided to show my wife because i mistakenly thought she valued truth.

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  What is the main reason the Watchtower Society baptize their children so young?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  jesus was thirty was he was baptized.

  today, you hear of young children getting baptized as young as 10 years old.

  the parents, family and congregation think it's a wonderful idea that someone dedicates their life to jehovah at such a young age.

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  insidetheKH 3 hours ago

  @Rules you forget that at the time that Jesus walked the earth John the Baptist just started with baptising people.

  furthermore billions of people (in other denominations that consider themselves christian) are baptised right after they are born

  Anyway the main reason is,... WHY NOT baptise Teens?  We let them make career and education choices that influence them the rest of their lifes at that age so why not the choice to serve Jehovah?

  there are  biblical examples of young people who make a stand for Jehovah,.. Samuel did, David did,.. Jesus did, to name a few

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/284627/children-being-baptised-aid-book-v-insight-book
  

  "The whole early period knows baptism only of adults"

  http://imgur.com/YgXe7k1 
  

  Paragraph 1, Page 188

  Either you follow the first-century or you don't.
  

  
  
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  I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

  by Kulotti79 in

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  2. friends

  hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??

  and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.

  lol.

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  Why are you "studying"?

  Do you think it is the "only true" religion?  If not, then stop now...before you get "love-bombed" into getting baptised...then dropped like a lead balloon shortly after. 

  Sorry - disagree.

  If you have an exploratory personality, view this as a thesis opportunity to generate Cognitive Dissonance and develop conclusions.