Topics Started by confuzzlediam

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A possible way for the Watch Tower to generate revenue via their website.
by adjusted knowledge in
1. jw
2. friends
earlier in the week someone posted the potential value of the jw website based on visits and if they used advertisements.

many stated they would never do that but i propose they could.. besides their real estate profit making business model, they have the conventions as cash generating machines.

they give directions to their members to which hotels/motels to use.
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(Knock Knock) Who's there?
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if jws knocked on your door what would you say?.

i know jws don't really do "ministry" anymore (just leave special campaign tracts at the door and run away as fast as they can so they don't have to talk to anyone) but if they ever actually tried to have a conversation with me i wonder what i would say.

most likely i'd ask about matthew 4:8 where it says the devil took jesus to the top of an unusually high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world.
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uber dub random meeting and why all the changes to the format here?!
by tiki in
1. jw
2. experiences
ran into an uber-dub known from my history in the org......she had to be very sure i wasn't d'fed or d'aed - merely "inactive" so she could give me a big hug and inform me that she knows i'm coming back to jehovah because he understands my "hurt" and....blah blah blah.

it struck me how dependent they are on labels.......and how very stupid it is....you can hug me because i don't have the df label?

would i be a different person if i had that label?
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Do current JWs like to have Bible discussions?
by Magnum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on another thread rufus t. firefly made this interesting comment:.

my wife is a "zealous" regular pioneer who never talks about the bible or "the truth" and who has no interest in conducting a bible study with anyone.

this is how one remains a jw.. i decided to start a new thread to discuss this, since i didn't want to veer completely off the topic of the original thread.. i can relate to what rufus said - not concerning my wife, but other close jw family members.
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Secrets of The Human Brain (Full Documentary)
by Brokeback Watchtower in
1. social
2. physical
i find the last 30 minute very interesting;.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrlraf6hemg.

intelligence : documentary on the limits and possibilities of the human brain (full documentary).
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How do you post an added post to someone else's thread????!!!!!
by blondie2 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have signed on with a new username and can start topics but cannot find where to add....this has not been a happy experience....could someone start a thread that gives specific concrete help and answer questions (for those who can post ha)
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Do you have someone you trust?
by myjourney in
1. jw
2. friends
hi, i'm a newbie around here.

i've been reading the posts, but reluctant to step out of my safe zone.

i definitely see how coming to a safe place to ask questions, vent, etc.
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Shunning Disfellowshipped & Apostate family Members. Scriptural?
by objectivetruth in
1. watchtower
2. bible
anyone who is a witness or was previously a witness, is aware of the written & un-written rules concerning association with disfellowshipped family members.. there are a multitude of quotes through out the watchtower publications, but these 2 will suffice.. "are you proving yourself holy by not associating with family members or others who are disfellowshipped?

"the clear instruction in the bible is: avoid them.

that means that we have to stay away from them... the bible says that apostates are mentally diseased and that they use their teachings to make others think like them... what must we do to avoid false teachers?
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I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn't...
by Divergent in
1. social
2. relationships
i found this article interesting & just wanted to share.

after going through my teenage years trying to be the perfect jw, i realized that trying to live up to the standards imposed on me have been for worse & not for better.

i was feeling miserable, repressed, unfulfilled, with a great lack of self confidence & self esteem.
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Bible's mention of physical beauty- why?
by Magnum in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for years, as i've read through the bible, i've wondered why bible writers were concerned about physical beauty (see references below)?

i realize it's human nature to be interested in beauty, but why did they see fit to record in the so-called "word of god" the fact that some of the people they wrote about were beautiful?

looks are not supposed to matter according to jw doctrine (and probably the doctrine of many christian-professing sects).