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The Hooks: Which One Did You Bite?
by ezekiel3 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have a theory that recruited jws (not those born into it) all have a specific reason why they converted.

i also believe that it is still these "hooks" that keep them going - in the face of so many facts that prove jws are ridiculously wrong.

for those who were raised a jw: was there a hook besides the negative "you will lose your life, family and friends?".
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In All Honesty, Are You A Happier Person Now Than when You Were A JW?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
jws say, "the apostates are miserable!!

".....do you feel miserable?

(i don't).
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THE MOST ANNOYING WT PHRASES!
by tresbella in
1. jw
2. friends
hey!

ever read the wt and awake articles and get tired of seeing words and prases like "the society's counsel on..."
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Were You Treated With Respect When Counseled By The Elders?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i knew a certain few elders that really got off by "talking down" to the "flock".

many elders were pretty nice guys but a few could turn----just like that!

what was your experience with "those taking the lead", the "loving shepherds"???
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Can I withdraw a Disassociation?
by Woman know your place in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm new to the site, and wonder can anyone advise me..... two years ago i decided to leave the jws, and when i met with the elders to inform them, they told me they had grounds to disfellowship me (i told them i doidnt believe in god and had slept with my boyfriend.....for full story see my profile).

at the time i thought that telling them would just mean that i could get on with my life and they would know that i was not a jw... i thought that you could only df a person who wilfully sinned against god.... well i didnt believe in god, so how could i wilfully sin against him?

anyway, as i said, the elders wanted to df me, and, not wanting to be seen as a sinner, i wrote a letter of disassociation detailing my reasons for not believing ahead of the dfing.. so did the elders have grounds to df me?
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WT expansion and enslavement of the 3rd world...
by cyber-sista in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as some of you know i still receive some of those dopey jw forwards from those who are trying to encourage me to come back to the organization.

this recent one i received was a bit more informative as to the workings of the organization.

i don't think this sister knows who passed this one on to her and i'm sure it wasn't meant to go out over the whole internet.
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Once Anointed, Always Anointed?
by Sweetp0985 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
maybe this is a questions i should be asking a active jw but they wouldnt like my question after their answer.

because i was reading an article that was talking about jesus came in 1918 or something to that matter, so more cockamamy s**t. but how do they feel about if an "anointed" person turns away from jehovah are they still considered anointed?

like for instance someone has been partaking of the emblems and for some weird reason they get df'd or just decide to stop taking the emblems.
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new prostheletizing
by Phil in
1. jw
2. experiences
just got a call on the phone answering machine from the local jw outfit.

is this their new tactic to contact people.

i was invited to the kingdom hall for a friendly visit.
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BLOOD -- WTS Questions and Sound Answers 3
by Marvin Shilmer in
1. watchtower
2. medical
blood -- wts questions and sound answers 3

w91 1/15 p. 29 the pure language unites a great crowd of worshipers ***: ?jehovah?s witnesses abstain from blood?

do jws abstain from blood?
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What is your flavor of Beer? (why? Just taste?)
by confusedjw in
1. jw
2. friends
in another post someone mentioned americans loving micro beers - and i thought about beers i drink and why.

i drink budweiser on occasion because they sponsor events i like.

i drink miller high life on occation just because of the great 'lone man talking' commercials.