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What is the main reason the Watchtower Society baptize their children so young?
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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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JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH
by campaign of hate in
1. jw
2. friends
if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".
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Phases of Mental Extraction
by freemindfade in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in only the short time i have been no longer lurking but also posting, i have discovered some people with situations and reactions very similar to mine.

i guess there are different ways people get out, some do something and are outright shunned, then they may find ttatt and stay out.

but there may be more and more like me, who are 100% mentally out, but for the reason of not losing spouse and family fade.
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Wt today and funding special pioneers
by Daisychaindream in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone else feel like it was just a way to beg for donations!!!.

the society gives them a minimal wage to preach 130 hours so we should be the ones sending them money and good and clothes.

it's not like they help the community they go to, i've known missionaries when i was younger who were in deepest darkest soith america in villages with no water, instead of passing in skills and worthwhile tools they just study then go home.
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Today's watchtower. Why no emphasis on doctrine?
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
i believe the jws are morphing into a mainstream social religious group.

we've long been taught we had the truth due to our suoerior doctrine.

it appears that the gb knows that their teachings are ludicrous and indefensible.
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Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

what say you?.

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Tv.jw.org - Average Jdub reaction? I'm getting NOTHING but Silence!
by 4thgen in
1. jw
2. friends
hello all, as you know, when jw tv was announced, our board went wild.

many comments, much speculation and alot of negative feedback on the quality, etc.

well, what has me concerned is that i have not heard a peep from any of my connections left in kingdom-land.
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To Transfuse or Not To Transfuse
by Chris Tann in
1. watchtower
2. bible
when my son became baptized as a witness at age nine, it worried me that he could now get a no blood card.

i wanted to make sure if blood transfusions were really as disgusting to "jehovah" as i was taught.

i already found out some things about my beliefs that were not true, so it wasn't hard for me to be questionable about this.. i first looked in the reasoning book under blood as to why we don't accept transfusions.
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Elder's School: 2015 KMS Program
by pixel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
good morning.

want to attend?.

kingdom ministry school.
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Roll call of those of us stuck in for our spouse or whos spouse is still in!
by BU2B in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to get a feel for how many here have awakened to ttatt but are still carrying on some jw activities to pacify them and keep the peace.

also trying to hear from those who have left, but whose spouse has stayed in the wt and in the marriage.. for me it comes down to my own mental anguish.

i am mentally tortured by attending the meetings, yet i feel compelled to because my wife would kill me with her personality if i had her drag 2 small girls by herself there.