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  what is the best line to say to a JW handing you an invite to the memorial

  by nonjwspouse in

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  i have some ideas, but want more to choose from..

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  quest81

  BTTT.
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  Reasons for Leaving

  by maksutov in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i finally got my book finished.

  it is available as a free ebook here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/527252 i'm sure the contents are familiar territory to most people here, but hopefully it will be of some use to those who are either thinking about joining or thinking about leaving.

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  Started reading your book a few days ago. Thanks for making it available.
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  "Gentile Times"

  by zeb in

  1. watchtower
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  i am reading again the work.."the gentile times reconsidered" by carl olof jonsson.

  it is very heavy going but he uses world sources as used by wt to totally refute the 607 thing.

  he sent his studies on this to bethel ny and waited on jehovah.

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  Highly recommend this book. Currently reading it. One of the most detailed reads that also gives due citations. It lays out historical facts beyond doubt and shows how misleading JWs are when they imply they have special divination that led them to signify their highly regarded 1914. Also especially like the background given that shows the origins of the Second Adventist movements and the proponents for those ideas.
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  Pick your belief system

  by Giordano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think we've all noticed a ton of newbe's these past months.

  one part of escaping or thinking about escaping the jw's is coming to terms with what you believe now and/or what direction you are leaning towards.. here is a site that has a quick quiz that may be of some worth or just for fun.

  i took it when i first signed on here and the results surprised me because it was pretty accurate.. you don't have to sign up for anything and when you finish you will get a percentage answer on 20 major belief systems.

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  quest81

  Proudly 100% Secular Humanist.
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  Advice needed on Crisis of Conscience

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.

  she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.

  apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.

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  Out of curiosity, how many spouses here secretly read this book when it came within their reach?

  I have a copy quite plainly placed in my house, I don't know if my wife has taken a look at it in my absence.
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  Advice needed on Crisis of Conscience

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.

  she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.

  apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.

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  quest81

  I got the hard copy after I had read the PDF version from start to finish. The hard copy used to be easily available on Amazon.com. Now I see more used copies than new ones.

  Something is going on, either more JWs or those affected by the religion are becoming TTATT aware and buying it or the WT is buying copies in print to prevent people from accessing the book.
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  Trolley Stands Up, Door-to-Door Work Down?

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several threads have discussed the increased use of of the trolley work by witnesses in various countries (e.g, australia, new zealand, the states, canada and britain to name a few).

  several posters have described trolley settings as largely ignored by passersby and/or the witnesses immersed in everything other than appearing ready and waiting to make contact with passersby.

  what impact will this increased shift to trolley work have on the hallmark feature of jws, their door-to-door work?

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  quest81

  How are the cart pushers selected?
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  Who Is Engineering the Re-branding of Jehovahs Witnesses

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is it an outside source?.

  an inside job?

  maybe the younger gb "helpers"?.

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  quest81

  Max Divergent: It's Don Draper's friends from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, aka Mad Men.
  Misogyny and bastardy and deception live on, even if there is some nice gloss on show. 

  
  Hilarious lol!
  
  
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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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  quest81

  Kulotti79: I don't want to come off as cynical but have you considered that they might be using you to simply add to their stats? You know, the return visits, hours and whatever else they collect to submit for their very warped stats for yearbooks, conventions etc?
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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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  quest81

  It is simply the propaganda machinery at work. Serves a dual purpose;

  - the narcissistic GB gives itself airtime to promote their antiquated ideas (ironic considering the mediums now employed for delivery). Having a platform that they control for these broadcasts shields them from backlash and criticism. Imagine if they broadcast that content on a platform like YouTube or Vimeo where viewers can comment.

  - they org has found yet another means to infiltrate the lives of its adherents. Who knows how long will it be before they unofficially imply that their channel is the only acceptable media for a JW to be in good standing?