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Blown away-- where to go from here
by All for show in
1. jw
2. friends
i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

it's global.
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Could There Be Another Mass Exodus From This Cult?
by mrquik in
1. jw
2. friends
it's happened before.

how much crap can any rational human being take before they just snap & walk away disgusted?.
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Will firing the DOs be the first step to a new Watchtower?
by Juan Viejo2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
against my better judgement, i've decided to share the following as a response to guy pierce passing and the announcement of the elimination of district overseers later this year.. late in january (2014) i got an email from one of my contacts (a fader) who served at bethel for several years, but is no longer at wt hq.

he still has a lot of close contacts within the service department and in other departments at patterson and knows people in all of the ny offices.

i kept this email set aside on a flash drive and haven't shared it with anyone - figuring i'd publish an article about it later this year when i had more time to do it right.
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Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?
by mrquik in
1. jw
2. friends
me.
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newbe
by emperorslaundrist in
1. jw
2. friends
thank you for this forum.

thank you for your stories which helped wake me up from my delusion.

thank you for letting me join you.
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Why So Many Young People Are Leaving The Watchtower
by Jeremy C in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been giving a lot of thought to the young people who are leaving the watchtower organization in recent years.

last night, i was reading the thread posted by jwfacts a while back in which he provided some statistics and graphs showing the rapidly declining growth in the watchtower.

one factor that was discussed at length was the high number of young people who do not stay in the organization.
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I'm glad my children don't have to grow up being afraid of cupcakes
by Ilovebirthdays in
1. jw
2. experiences
yesterday, i brought a batch of cupcakes to my son's school.

in passing them out, i started to give one to one of the children, who was a jw.

he immediately started freaking out and screaming "no thank you" over and over.
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HERE'S A BOMBSHELL ABOUT THE 144,000 DOCTRINE......
by Mary in
1. watchtower
2. bible
just when you think you've heard it all............in my research for my project, i was doing some digging around on the subject of the 144,000 and came across something in the wts's literature that absolutely stunned me and, being the generous soul that i am , wanted to pass it on to you to get your thoughts on this.. .

we all know that the society teaches that the 144,000 mentioned in revelation is speaking of "spiritual israel" and not 'fleshly israel' or even other christians in general right?

there are countless quotes throughout the literature that we are all familiar with that specifically state this, but to drive home a point, here are a few:.
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making meetings more interesting
by openminded in
1. jw
2. friends
do you keep falling asleep during meetings and assemblies?

long and boring home studies?

> here's a way to change all of that.. > > .
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The Retractable Dangling Carrot
by TMS in
1. jw
2. friends
some scattered thoughts about the granting or denial of privileges of service as a control mechanism:.

this method of persuasion involving reward or punishment is so deeply ingrained in watchtower function, it is second nature.

although sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant, everyone from new bible study to traveling overseer is subconsciously aware of the possible limiting of his official opportunities to serve god and his brothers.. .