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Has anybody seen David Reed,The publisher of "Comments from the Friends"?
by truthbeliever in
1. jw
2. experiences
has anybody seen dave reed?i heard that he stopped publishing his newsletter and his email on his site no longer works.it is because of this man and jesus that i am free from the watchtower today.anybody seen him?
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You DON'T Have To Listen To The Elders If They Say They Want To Meet ....
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
everyone that is in the process of leaving dreads the thought of having the elders approach them, call them, etc.

the fact is----just because they say they want to meet with you or just because 2 elders stop by to visit you----you don't have to deal with them at all.

simply tell them you won't meet with them, you won't talk to them.
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Were they right about anything?
by kwintestal in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the wts is often critised about being false prophets when they predict something and it doesn't come about.

rightly so.

expose them for the false prophets they are!.
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How is the WTS like other religions?
by Triple A in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the wts is always telling us how they differ from mainstream christianity.

so my question is how are they the same?

more specifically in structure not doctrine, that is another topic.. examples:.
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Some Verses That Jehovahs Witnesses don't want to talk about.
by truthbeliever in
1. jw
2. experiences
in all my years as a jehovahs witness,when i asked elders and others about luke 20:35-38,either the subject got changed,or they said the light wasn't shined on them yet.i looked through all the watchtower bound volumes and dictionaries,and found very little talk about these scriptures.hum...i wonder why they ignore them?ask the next witness at your door,and you will see what i mean.
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Does anybody know?
by truthbeliever in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was wondering if anybody knew if the governing body participates in the door to door work?i heard that they didn't, just curious.
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Jehovahs Witness Double Standards
by truthbeliever in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the society said in past issues of the watchtower that reading "apostate" literature is just as bad as reading pornography,here is where a double standard comes into play.a person can't be disfellowshipped for reading pornography,but can for reading other literature.i don't get that.also they claim that music is a conscience matter,yet how long could a brother or sister listen to a great gospel tape or cd before being disfellowshipped?if a man grew a beard you think that they would be treated well at the kingdom hall?one last thing,if the society wasnt promoting the 1975 date,and never said it,then why were there not loads of disfellowshippings before the failed date for apostasy by promoting a false date?these are just a few of the many double standards that i have observed.god bless you all.
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Verbal Abuse in Jehovahs Witnesses
by truthbeliever in
1. jw
2. experiences
i dont know much about physical abuse in the jehovahs witnesses,but there is sure alot of verbal abuse.i was verbally abused for many years in the congregation by a high up elder,who didnt know anything about his own religion,and a ministerial servant i will call jerkwad abusive.

(almost sounds like a jedi doesn't it?

)this punk was a first class liar,jerk,and cared very little about the organization.here's how his cycle of abuse would work:he would do a mean thing,you would become offended,then he would say if you didnt work it out with him,he would go to the elders.you would then forgive him,and then next week,he would do it again.nice,huh?when i first joined the organization,they told me to never tell anybody in the world about any incidences like that,or i would bring reproach on jehovahs name.i wanted to tell somebody,especially the cops,but never did.has anybody else had any experiences like this?god bless.
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Who actually did the disfellowshipping?
by barbar in
1. jw
2. experiences
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when i was disfellowshipped, i was really looking for a way out, although i did not want to be disfellowshipped, it was easier than making the break on my own.. i appreciate that many are distraught when they get df'd, but was the actual meeting controlled by the elders or you?.

how many were really in control of the meeting and knew that being disfellowshipped was actually a way of ensuring that you would get no more hassle from the elders?
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Idiotic things only a jw would say
by micheal in
1. jw
2. friends
a c.o in one of his friday night talks noticed when he was invited for meals at the brothers and sisters homes that everyone has their chairs and sofa's pointed at the direction of the television set and asked why do people do that.

then he went on to strongly suggest that everyone change this and either have their furniture pointed somewhere else or get rid of the television.

what a total moron!!