stan livedeath

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  When did the Jehovah's Witnesses officially become a "religion"?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  most people know that jehovah's witnesses began as a publishing company promoting a restorationist type christianity.

  people who were followers were called bible students.

  but when, exactly, did it change from a "movement" to a "religion"?

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  stan livedeath

  oh no--dont tell me it became a religion ?? i fondly remember it as an organisation. a society.

  next you will be telling me they worship god. whatever next ?
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  How To Fade Away Cleanly?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

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  2. friends

  this is my first post and hopefully i can get some advice and input.

  i have been actively involved with the organization for a little over 10 years now.

  i began studying in high school, got baptized and my family fortunately did not.

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  stan livedeath

  hi Splane--welcome to the site. ( where have i heard that name before ?)

  good you have made definite steps in the right direction.
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  Hoping I can stay

  by allyson in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started studying with witnesses about 21 months ago.

  started going to meetings in march 2017, went to the memorial and attended my first convention.

  i love it.

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  stan livedeath

  allyson--why are you exTROLLing the watchtower?
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  Side effect of Downsizing......$$$

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so here is a tidbit you will all just love!.

  we all are hearing of the trend right now to ¨downsize¨ the congregations...ie... eliminate by combining, in order to blah blah blah... .

  here is what you didnt know: every time a congregation is dissolved, for whatever reason, including merging or dispersing, wt makes money!

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  stan livedeath

  yep. my late father donated £5000 to his congregation...which no longer exists. so i kissed that bit of my inheritance goodbye.
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  My unbelieving husband was offended by the WatchTower just studied

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it was the paragraph talking about people who don't want to be j.w's being executed, and it being an act of compassion from jehovah towards his witnesses..

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  stan livedeath

  good job the dubs dont usually carry automatic weapons.
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  Could You See A Kingdom Hall Getting Shot Up?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would never want to see that happen but i’m surprised it has not occurred at this point.

  there are many disgruntled people who have had bad experiences with the witnesses..

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  stan livedeath

  I think someone planted a bomb in a hall in Australia..went off and the speaker was killed.
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  A woman without a voice

  by SunnyOne026 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is my story in a nut-shell.

  i hope some of you can relate.

  if you can..i would love to hear from you.. i have been crushed and heartbroken more times than i can recount by a religion that claims to be based totally on love and mercy and most of that harm has come from the so called "shepherds" who or are supposed to lovingly take the stray lambs in their arms and lead them gently back to safety.

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  stan livedeath

  thank god for the internet and sites like this. a place of refuge, reassurance and understanding.
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  Exjw activists protesting inside a Kingdom Hall today!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spoonfed nomore, has uploaded a video on his youtube site, of exjw activists protesting inside a kingdom hall during this sunday meeting.

  several people speak out.

  if some one can put a link on here that would be awesome, i can’t figure out how to do it with an i phone.

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  stan livedeath

  theres nothing new about apostate extreme behaviour--especially at large assemblies. i remember watching a few when i was a young teenager ( early 60's ) outside Twickenham UK. mostly harmless ranters. one or two a bit scary. no one took any notice of them. just sad cases really.
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  October 31, 2017 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS Re: New Visitor Exhibit at Bethel (UK)

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  october 31, 2017 to all congregations re: new visitor exhibit at bethel.

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  stan livedeath

  what--watchtower literature ? that is good news--ha ha.
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  October 31, 2017 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS Re: New Visitor Exhibit at Bethel (UK)

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  october 31, 2017 to all congregations re: new visitor exhibit at bethel.

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  stan livedeath

  they could build an awful lot of kingdom shacks in these booming 3rd world countries...with what the chelmsford nonsense is costing......but they dont bring much money in.

  not exactly prestigious either.....