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  Slimboyfat: Why did you decide to write a topic on this site saying you were going back to the Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by silentbuddha in

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  the topic concerning why the other user allows jw's by to eat is what prompted this thought in my mind.

  maybe i am not remembering this correctly, but seem to remember a number of years ago that you decided to stop posting here and then all of a sudden you posted that this was an apostate website, you didn't want to be here, and that you were returning to jehovah.

  ( i may be slightly off, but it was something along those lines.. i am just wondering if you ever offered an explanation of why you did that?.

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  blondie

  SBF, "In the UK, groups stemming from Charles Taze Russell's Bible Student movement, which later evolved into Jehovah's Witnesses, still exist. These groups, known as Bible Students, maintain some of Russell's original teachings, while others have diverged in their interpretations. Some notable groups include the Associated Bible Students, the Dawn Bible Students Association, and the Free Bible Students." Use this info to make inquiries in the UK. There are 3 groups I visited near me in the US

  still operating
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  Why "Removed" instead of "Disfellowshipped or Shunning"

  by blondie in

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  i was mulling this over last night...too much free time, i know.

  both disfellowshipping and shunning indicate the action of avoiding someone, taking them out of your sphere of associates.

  probably is a better sound bite to say "removed.

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  blondie

  Good to see you, donny, long time since last post!
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  Toasting

  by hoser in

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  when did the jws make the rule that you couldn’t clink glasses together and raise glasses of wine?.

  and why the change to being a conscience matter now?.

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  blondie

  LongHairGal, I send out Christmas cards every winter, but not Christian based, just winter based cards. It is a way to keep in touch, I send out birthday cards too.
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  AMIII reappointed at GB

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bethel's morning worship was concluded with the announcement that antony morris iii is reappointed at the governing body with effect from july 2, 2025.. the reason for this deeply considered decision is the new understanding of toasting before consuming a drink.

  the appointment of brother morris is an evidence of jehovah's blessing on the careful and conscientious efforts of the governing body.. g. .

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  blondie

  Me too, but the WTS would not do that, jws would wonder why...but then elders can be df'd for adultery and get back in just 3 years, seen it happen.
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  Snakes had legs until Eden curse! Watchtower 1880 till 1974!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. bible

  often flicking through watchtower bound volumes i would see pictures of eden which shows the snake in the tree of knowledge with legs??

  even the photo drama of creation shows a snake with legs.. watchtower 1964 p.352 "genisis 3;14 {snake}on your belly you will go and dust you shall eat...before god curse it the snake had legs, that elivated it above the ground...god transformed it's body so that it ceased to have legs and was able to move on it's belly.".

  god's eternal purpose 1974 "god did not put a curse on the whole serpent family...it had only been victimized by satan.. forrest gump watchtower science is price-less!.

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  blondie

  Acluetofindtheuser, "Wow! I'm shocked they allowed for that kind of nudity in the publications back then. Women's breasts could be shown in print from 1914 till the 1950's. What changed where everyone turned into prudes?" Amazing that Adam could not have a beard, but he could be naked. (As a child, I thought he and Eve must have gotten serious sunburns). Some of those pictures were lifted from other religious pictures, not generated in-house. By the 1950's, housewives were shown in dresses and high heels cooking and doing dishes. Looking at past pictures in WT publications for early times to now, is an education in itself.
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  Steve Let has been cloned

  by JohnR1975 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  he looks completely different and he doesn’t do that raised eyebrows and funny mouth that he used to.

  and something is going on with his hair.

  is it a combover or a wig or is that even him?

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  blondie

  I wondered myself when I viewed the #4 GB video...now I understand, perhaps they hired a hairdresser for him, realized he could not see (though he is spiritually blind), and had a speech therapist work with him to control his distracting mannerisms. :)
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  AMIII reappointed at GB

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bethel's morning worship was concluded with the announcement that antony morris iii is reappointed at the governing body with effect from july 2, 2025.. the reason for this deeply considered decision is the new understanding of toasting before consuming a drink.

  the appointment of brother morris is an evidence of jehovah's blessing on the careful and conscientious efforts of the governing body.. g. .

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  blondie

  Gorb, I was going to do a search on Google, too crazy to be true. BTW, just because Tony is no longer a GB member doesn't mean he is not considered one of the "anointed" as defined by the WTS. Even if had been df'd, and then reinstated, he would still be "anointed" not demoted to the great crowd.
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  Bible-based versus Biblical

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. bible

  jehovah’s witnesses continue to say their religion is completely bible-based as if this proves they are the one true religion.. gilles gray writes:.

  jehovah’s witnesses have a hard time understanding/accepting that the mere fact their teachings are ‘bible-based’ doesn’t establish that those teachings are true/biblical.. the most obvious, simple logic highlights their misconception….

  jehovah’s witnesses and their organisation have a long history of untrue and failed bible teachings.. for example, the watchtower once claimed that:-.

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  blondie

  Sea Breeze, very good analogy!
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  Complex PTSD and Ex JW's

  by JRK in

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  i have been diagnosed with complex ptsd by my therapist due to events of abandonment and abuse as a child.

  the cult experience of being raised as one of jehovah's witness was a major factor.

  i think that the sparlock video and the conti case has brought emotional flashbacks to some of us here, so i wanted to post information that i have found helpful.

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  blondie

  Interesting topic, I go to a therapist for many things I recognized as challenges to change, but resisted saying I had PTSD...but I wised up. He has helped me see it is the result of being in a controlling group (he does not like using the word cult) and the abusive family I grew up. It is another piece of the puzzle on how to become more of a healthy person. I go to a group now for this and I am seeing and learning what other people and been successful doing to make changes.
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  What Did You Do For Fun That You Felt The WT Frowned Upon?

  by NotFormer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the light of the lifting of sanctions on glass clinking and recent threads on chess and dvds of lord of the rings, was there anything you did for fun, as a hobby or for recreational purposes that you felt might be "taken the wrong way" if it came to the attention of the elders or sister busybody?.

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  blondie

  Any science fiction...

  Went to fireworks events...

  Attended R-rated movies after I saw 2 elders and their wives come out of theater showing an R-rated movie and was told by other elders that was no reason they could not go to an R-rated movie...

  Went to movies such as Sleeping Beauty (witch in it), many Disney movies have that theme, one elder said if it was a Disney movie it was okay to watch....

  Any hobby...was considered a time waster, get out there and make recruits...

  Read science non-fiction books on archaeology and fossils...

  Pick anything they "suggested" we not do, I would decide for myself (I did not go out speeding, that makes sense not to)

  There are 600 addendums to the Torah called the Talmud...I think the WTS has more than 600