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  The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

  by cofty in

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  10 years ago

  ... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.

  it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.

  they take pride in obedience.

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  dubstepped 8 years ago

  Fisherman, casting a line and getting eaten alive for 13 years on here. You may start fights you can't win, but you can hold your head high knowing that you started it.

  Nice work here Cofty. I'm kind of glad Fishy bumped this, not just to watch him lose again, but these are very interesting thoughts. The JW teaching on blood just doesn't hold up under any reason. One can pick and choose a verse, take it literally and without context, but that's something religions of the world do that JWs condemn. JWs would certainly never do that, lol

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  Are people free to leaving the Witnesses, and shunning.

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  8 years ago

  is it true, as bro jackson testified to the australian royal commission, that people can leave the religion freely?.

  in my own case, yes.

  i just stopped going and was never announced as ''no longer one of jw's''.

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  Congratulations, but your case is yours and yours alone. If you've been here any time you know it to be different for different people. Mr. Jackson knows better too.

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  New Tactic for Jehovah's Witnesses

  by compound complex in

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  8 years ago

  bbc's comments on the trolley/cart work:.

  http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28166192.

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  The movement doesn't have figures for how many converts this part of its mission has produced. And it's emphasised that it's an addition rather than a departure from the door-to-door evangelism, but adherents are optimistic that the new tactic is making an impact.

  I like this quote from the article because it shows what the carts are really about. JWs get discouraged by the door to door ministry because nobody is ever home and they spend hours doing nothing. Now they still do nothing, but at least they're around people, there's a buzz around them, and they can always reason that merely by being seen they are witnessing. They also have to be approved to do this particular work, so they feel special. It is busy work aimed at keeping the illusion alive that they're really helping people. We all know that statistically they bring in few outsiders and most growth is from within. They don't want real numbers on things that matter, like converts from their work, they only want numbers based on activity (hours, placements, etc.). It's all for show.

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  Non-Witness in Love with Lesbian Witness

  by Siraphina in

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  19 years ago

  i'm hoping someone here can help, advise or councel me regarding my dilemma because i'm desperate and dying inside.

  here is my story: i'm an out, non-witness lesbian in love with an active jw lesbian.

  she's very much in love with me as well but her guilt as a result of her religion is emotionally devistating her.

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  dubstepped 8 years ago

  @lusitano - This thread was about a specific experience of a person 11 years ago. Learn how to forum. Why were you searching for this? Start your own thread about it if you have a question or discussion about the subject as it pertains to you and not this person's struggle.

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  Worldwide campaign : Go to memorial , watch with respect and eat the emblems!

  by lusitano o tuga in

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  8 years ago

  hey, ex-jw guys , .

  if you believe in the bible and claim to be a christian, we invite you to attend the memorial this year in a place that.

  the peoples don´t know you´re disfellowshipped and obey what jesus said in john chapter 6 and apostle paul tought in .

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  I like this guy. If he doesn't get immediate attention, he talks to himself. Not a bad strategy. Lol @ Outlaw's post.

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  Those married to "still in" JWs

  by NikL in

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  8 years ago

  kind of got into it with my jw wife last night for the first time in a long time.. i try to not engage in conversations about doctrinal matters unless she asks me which she did.. anyway, i wont go into details but of course i am "not going to change her mind" and "why is it that you can't see when very smart people can?

  " yada yada yada.

  you probably can imagine.. it makes me so depressed.

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  You can't be who you're not, and it's not fair for her to expect you to be. She would cry persecution from an unbelieving spouse if you pressured her like she does you. Stop going. Reclaim your own life and autonomy. Be respectful of her right to worship and ask for the same in return.

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  The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  10 years ago

  ... but, they fail to take note of one important detail.. i believe that if we are going to have any chance of reasoning with a jw about blood, this is the place we need to begin.. don't try to convince them that it was only a dietary law.

  it wasn't, and they will never go along with it.. don't tell them that saving a life is more important than obeying a law, even a seemingly trivial one.

  they take pride in obedience.

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  dubstepped 8 years ago

  Wow, Fisherman just proved what an imbecile he is. He just bumped an old thread to argue with Cofty, lol. Somebody didn't get a hug from mom today before going down to the basement after breakfast and is looking for a fight. Unbelievable.

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  The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Britain, the Jehovah’s W. charity, increased its voluntary income by 69 per cent in real terms.

  by no password in

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  8 years ago

  http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/growth-fundraised-income-top-100-charities-lowest-six-years/fundraising/article/1428396.

  growth of fundraised income at top 100 charities 'lowest in six years'.

  23 march 2017 by rebecca cooney , be the first to comment.

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  I don't claim to have traceable facts, but it was mentioned on a JW Podcast that in Australia they started funneling donations out of the country so they couldn't be touched. I believe it was to the UK branch. Might explain some things.

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  Is time moving faster?

  by Fisherman in

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  8 years ago

  do you get the feeling that time is moving faster?

  what do you think?.

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  Our opinions don't matter. Only "facts" matter. What does the Bible say? Surely there's a legal case somewhere we can quote partially from that will set us straight. As I've learned from the OP and his buddy, that's all that matters, lol.

  Time doesn't move faster, only our perception of it.

  Cold Steel, I'm sorry about your friend. I hope that I can learn what it takes to live those last 20 years with as much dignity and joy as possible. Of course, I'm sure Armageddon will be here by then and wipe me out as the dirty apostate that I am, along with everyone in this thread, so we won't have to worry about it.

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  You will soon be reinstated as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  by googleTTATT in

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  8 years ago

  my dad told me this today..

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  LMAO @ Darkknight. I believe you're correct.

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