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Heart wrenching letter
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know why i read this stuff it makes me so upset 😅 but although it's sad and frustrating it also is encouraging in a way:.

http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-1/.

http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-2/.
neat blue dog

That's the frustrating part, knowing that you can talk til you're blue in the face, but it will likely only be met by a pair of glazed eyes.
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Religion Project
by Darren Doody in
1. jw
2. friends
i've recently taken a particular interest in the jehovah's witness belief, and as a result, have decided to do a project on this belief as part of my college study.

i am a student teacher in ireland, so, i am undertaking this project from an educational perspective; i want to see how jehovah's witnesses are catered for in religious education in schools, and if there are any ways one could improve it.

i would appreciate if anyone could give their opinion on this topic.
neat blue dog

Hi Darren, good to have you. This website is primarily for former Jehovah's Witnesses, but a number of us are active Jehovah's Witnesses as well. This is because the religion practices "disfellowshipping", which means that if we are found out to not agree with some official teachings of the church, an announcement will be made on front of the congregation that we are disfellowshipped, after which all our family and friends will not be allowed to socialize, eat, talk, or even say 'hi' to again, under threat of them being disfellowshipped themselves. That's why those like me have to keep our identities secret to not lose everyone in our life.
In answer to your question, the general concessions given to JW children include but are not limited to:
Being allowed to stand during the pledge of allegiance without participating.
Being excused when a classroom has a birthday celebration.
Allowed to work on something else if everyone else is working on a holiday themed project.
JWs are also strongly discouraged from participating in sports or any and all after school activities, as they are told in their books that non-JW youths are "bad association".
They also are discouraged from getting higher education, and this is enforced because if anyone with a position in the congregation, like an Elder, lets his child go to college he is to be removed from his post.
While many JWs are very kind and mannerly, and may have normal, healthy aspects to their lives, there is no escaping from the high control in every aspect of their lives. You will find things to be roughly the same worldwide, as all policy and rules are set by a group of 8 men in New York, USA called the Governing Body aka the Faithful and Discreet Slave.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
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Heart wrenching letter
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't know why i read this stuff it makes me so upset 😅 but although it's sad and frustrating it also is encouraging in a way:.

http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-1/.

http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-2/.
neat blue dog

I don't know why I read this stuff it makes me so upset 😅 But although it's sad and frustrating it also is encouraging in a way:
http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-1/
http://www.docbob.org/wordpress/letter-2/
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Make the Truth Your Own
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is something that hit me just relatively recently.. the phrase "make the truth your own" is a very famous catch phrase in jw culture.

it was a pet philosophy of daniel sydlik and has been used and is used in talks, literature and song.

every witness knows this trope.
neat blue dog

I've been meaning to research the true meaning of Romans 6:7 for months, and I think now's the time. Thanks for reminding me guys.
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"That guy with the long hair and beard . . .
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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is driving so safely!

" said the surprised middle aged jw lady..
neat blue dog

Amen 😂
When on Earth Jesus loved to PO the Pharisees. He went out of his way to break their traditions. So if he came back today there is no way he would shave before going to the Hall. How would the R&F react thought with these prejudices they have, as shown by the story above, the way a JW was shocked that a person with that appearance could actually be law abiding
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"That guy with the long hair and beard . . .
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
.

is driving so safely!

" said the surprised middle aged jw lady..
neat blue dog

. . . is driving so safely!" said the surprised middle aged JW lady.
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Make the Truth Your Own
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is something that hit me just relatively recently.. the phrase "make the truth your own" is a very famous catch phrase in jw culture.

it was a pet philosophy of daniel sydlik and has been used and is used in talks, literature and song.

every witness knows this trope.
neat blue dog

changing song lyrics and singing them
I have done and still do this 😅
Not loud enough for people to hear as a joke, but just to keep my sanity and self respect as a PIMO, especially when it comes to lyrics I flat out disagree with or find offensive.
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Make the Truth Your Own
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is something that hit me just relatively recently.. the phrase "make the truth your own" is a very famous catch phrase in jw culture.

it was a pet philosophy of daniel sydlik and has been used and is used in talks, literature and song.

every witness knows this trope.
neat blue dog

and others were invited to watch
That's just nasty 😋
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Leaked Videos-Petra-I need help!
by Atlantis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
leaked videos.i need help with these leaked videos.

grampa has a whole stack ofthem but they need to be reduced in size.i have never seen these videos before.

some are pretty large in size,so if someone could reduce their size and get them on youtube be myguest.
neat blue dog

WT took em down I guess, but I missed the last 4. Any live links, did anybody backup to YouTube?
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Make the Truth Your Own
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is something that hit me just relatively recently.. the phrase "make the truth your own" is a very famous catch phrase in jw culture.

it was a pet philosophy of daniel sydlik and has been used and is used in talks, literature and song.

every witness knows this trope.
neat blue dog

Since The Truth means Jehovah's Witnesses/the organization, it basically means make JWs an inseparable part of your identity so that you always remain loyal to the org and support it's interests. And like you said give everything.