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  Help? :(

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i apologize for how rantish this is but please hear me out.

  anyways i'm a 15 year old girl and i've never really wanted to be a jw.

  its just never been something thats made me feel happy or loved.

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  Village Idiot

  If you're in the United States you can join the Army at 17 years of age, if you're emancipated, and probably 18 without your parents permission. You can get educational benefits from them although I doubt that they will fund art school. Just choose a career that they will help you with. You can also get a lump sum payment from them when you're done and you will have an easier time getting some jobs after you're done.

  That might be a tough way to get out of your predicament but it's worthy of your consideration.
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  New WT video: Like taking money from a baby!

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just when you thought may's jw dot org video featuring wide-eyed cult lunatic gb lett guilting the masses into giving every last dime they have couldn't be topped, your children will now be fed a guilt-inducing cartoon in which they are guilted into giving every last cent they have to the wt cult.

  the wt entitles this one, "give us your money!

  even your children are to be shaken down!

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  Village Idiot

  There must be a psychopath in the marketing profession advising them to make these videos.
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  Stephen Lett: Crazy Old Kook or Just Really Bad Actor?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, i am reposting this video from wifibandit's thread since it is a bit off topic.

  i watched this video and i have to say that this guy really creeps me out.

  his slow and methodical gestures coupled with with his over-annuciation of every word makes him appear absolutely crazy!.

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  Village Idiot

  I wonder what would happen to a speaker in the Theocratic Ministry School or public talk if he imitated Lett.

  Maybe one of the sisters could give it a try. It would be interesting to try his delivery in the door to door work.
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  Christianity: The most deceptive religion

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jesus was a jew who apparently thought he was the messiah, however, after dying, his disciples began to propagate the lie that he would return from heaven during his generation.

  but, his generation passed away, and it was clear that it was a false prophecy, then a dishonest christian wrote the second letter of peter so as to condemn those who realised that the prophecy was a fiasco.

  interestingly, and sadly, this religion survived,....why????

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  Village Idiot

  opusdei1972, "Christianity: The most deceptive religion"

  Why the most deceptive? Are you saying that other religions like Islam are less deceptive?
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  RC 2015 Book "Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life"

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/jesus/.

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  non jw download - all formats & audio.

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  Village Idiot

  So, they're using Evangelical language in their title (quoted straight from the Bible) to make their books sound "Christian".
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  What triggered your doubts / awakening?

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am sort of new here, used a different username for a while but things got 'difficult' at home so i've since been lurking.... what i would be really interested to know, if you don't mind sharing, is what it was that triggered your doubts and initial research which led to awakening, was it a bad experience, injustice, changed doctrine?

  for me, it was seeing mistreatment of young ones in the congregation, they're under so much pressure and as soon as they go even slightly astray they are shunned, either informally (as bad associations which pushes them further into the 'world') or formally - with elders dying to throw the book at them so they even lose their family.... ...then reading about child abuse issues in the press.... ...which led me to silentlambs.

  ...then jw facts, this forum and coc, wham!

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  For me it was their arrogant, self-worshipping attitude.

  The elder that first studied with me said that the organization was just like a beast of burden for Jehovah. That sounded humble but the following years showed that the organization was no where like that.

  First there was a statement I heard from the platform that went "An elderly woman once said that when the Watchtower came in the mail it was like opening a letter from Jehovah." The elder told us that was a fine attitude to have.

  Then I heard the oft quoted statement: "Even if the organization is wrong how dare you correct it, you're running ahead of Jehovah."

  Finally there was the comparison of a scripture that spoke about the ark of the covenant which was being transported in a cart and was in danger of falling down. Then a person went to keep the ark from falling off and was instantly killed by Jehovah for touching it. Of course the ark of the covenant represented the organization and the unlucky man represented anyone who would dare correct it.
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  They lie about everything, why don’t they lie about annual publisher growth?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jwfacts show that publisher growth was 15% pre- 1975 and has decline to about 2%.

  what prevents them from fudging the annual growth and keeping it at something more positive like 10%?.

  "a great crowd that no man is able to number".

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  John Aquila, "A great crowd that no man is able to number"

  Excellent point! I never thought of that.

  As for the fudging that has taken place the question is why they don't invent their figures completely without having to fudge?
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  17 year old son is blaming me for ruining his life from the Cult. He's complaining "I could have been a high school sports star!"

  by PhilsWager2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you know about my not-so-ugly divorce and how me and my wife found out the religion is false.

  she still attends while my 17 year old has been raging on me about all the wasted time he suffered from by being in this religion.

  he think's his life is ruined, very angry we did not learn this was a cult earlier(he was 14 when he stopped attending after reading the revelation book, he said "in all time and history, how could a trumpet blown in revelation have anything to do with a jw bible student convention statement"?.

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  Village Idiot

  I can only go along with those who suggest that you apologize. Do it with sadness in your voice and gestures.
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  New Light! The Evil Slave Class no longer exists!

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  quote from the watchtower, march 15, 2015, page 23:.

  in the illustration of the faithful and discreet slave, jesus spoke of an evil slave who beat his fellow slaves.

  jesus was not there foretelling that an evil slave class would arise.

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  Village Idiot

  No evil slave? There goes one of our titles. I used to wear it with pride imagining a crown on my head with "evil slave" written on it.
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  "So you are an atheist. So would you kill me if it were to your advantage?"

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i worked a different shift.

  i knew the people i worked with, but not as well as i could have.. anyway, religion comes up.

  one guy mentions in front of another that i wrote a book about my religious experience.

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  Village Idiot

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfFAYn8bgc&feature=player_detailpage