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  US & lack of historical perspective for JWs?

  by rebel8 in

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  hopefully i can explain what i'm talking about here.. a few yrs after i left the jws, i went to college and spent a semester abroad.

  the combo of studying world history, along with seeing historical stuff in person and exposure to new cultures really led me to realize even deeper how egocentric/ethnocentric the jw belief system is.

  by that, i mean: everything centers around white americans.

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  I totally agree wiht you Rebel 8 and Ive remarked on this before to people. How black and white the JW thinking is on the world and what the future holds for mankind. It is very biased and formed on ideals originating from a western society. If only they truly realized how the world is so far from black and white but rather many colors and shades of grey. How they are just another spectrum in the world and not the centre of Gods plan as they so arrogantly think. I think after you travel the world a bit and get a taste of different cultures, you begin to realize that we are just like them, people searching and just living life. Its funny how they can't see that its a little bit suspicious that God's so called One true religion originates in the United States and is predominatly white middle class. Most of the leadership being white. I've even personally seen ones who have had a racial bias towords others not of their race. One elder forbid his daughter to marry a black man, and used every excuse in the book. Why would he mind if they supposedly believe God is not racist? g Maybe someday they will wake up and say yeah that is strange, but probably not.

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  Plain Truth Magazine plug: It is basically all anti-cult all the time!!!

  by Check_Your_Premises in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i got a free subscription from ptm.org for one year.

  for those of you not familiar with the story of the world wide church of god, they were a cult remarkeably similar to the jw doctrinally.

  it was founded by herbert armstrong.. after his death they went through a remarkeable and turbulent reformation.

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  I remember the Plain Truth Magazines, but never ever read one. I have researched into them when I was researching about cults and yes I do think they have reformed and recanted from their former past. They are basically mainstream as already stated. Interesting though if the magazines attack legalism and authority in religion. It may still be hard to get a JW to read another religious magazine though since they will be paranoid of even doing that, nevermind questioning their own religions doctrine. You never know though and it's worth a try if it helps.

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  What Really Is The Second Death?

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is annihilation taught in the following passages?

  do these scriptures show that man can kill the body, but not the soul?

  the greek word for "destroy" in the latter part of matthew 10:28 is apollumi (apollumi), which means "to ruin" or "to perish.

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  Second Death - Fiery Gehennah mmm sounds like a Good Shooter at the bar. Ummm bartender two Fiery Gehenna's please!

  Seriously, I think its one of thoese debates where you could argue this way and show scriptures in support or argue the other way and have scriptural support. Its one of thoese matters depending on how it is interpretated, but I dont think it is going to matter and ones life will not depend on splitting hairs over certain doctrines. It will come down to the person inside, for interpretation belongs to God.

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  How many of you are anointed ones?

  by DannyBloem in

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  I dont know about resurected from the dead. Oh I probably would say Im resurected from the brain dead since im no longer a JW.

  And they consider any who are no longer JW the walking dead so maybe I do vouch for that one somehow. lmao

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  "How is the Kingdom Hall abusive?"

  by Robert_V_Frazier in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sometimes i get a question that just stuns me.

  this one was from a self-described "ex-jw" who says he was disfellowshipped for some ethical lapse or some such.

  he thinks there's nothing at all wrong with the watchtower society, just something wrong with him.

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  I can tell you first hand that the Kingdom Hall can be a place of emotional manipulation and abuse. This link tells of some of my story regarding abuse within the Kingdom Hall. I will never set foot in one again.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/85806/1415770/post.ashx#1415770

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  Hot News-New GB members

  by truthsetsonefree in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey ya'll, t was announced this morning at the breakfast table that there are two new members of the governing body.

  they were formerly "helpers" or "given ones.

  " anthony morris raised a family and then went into the traveling work.

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  Thanks Allen for clarifying who the writer is.

  Also do we actually have solid proof that these two have been apointed, and if we do can someone post a link to the material on the web.

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  What Are Things JWs CAN'T Do?

  by minimus in

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  is there anything?

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  They can't go streaking in public. Or have oral sex. lol This one was already mentioned but what a dumb freaking rule, I mean for god sakes who the heck would be against oral sex? Only some grumpy old farts at bethel who can't get it up anymore I guess.
  

  
  
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  What Are Things JWs CAN'T Do?

  by minimus in

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  is there anything?

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  it'd be easier to post what JWs can do:

  I definetly agree. lol Ummm they can't burn all their JW books and magazines and roast wieners and marshmallows.

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  Who Was The Most Corrupt WTBTS President?

  by Ticker in

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  2. friends

  i say it was j.r. rutherford and i sum up my reason in one word as follows;

  greed

  greed for power and money.

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  Well so far we have Old Drunken Brother Rutherford in the lead by a mile, followed by the Slick Policy man Knorr, a close third being Franz, then Russell and last place going to Adams. But I agree on the point that they are all corrupt but I still think the Judge takes the prize. lol Let the votes continue.
  

  
  
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  Who Was The Most Corrupt WTBTS President?

  by Ticker in

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  i say it was j.r. rutherford and i sum up my reason in one word as follows;

  greed

  greed for power and money.

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  Yep besides of all them. lol But I know what you mean Ohio Cowboy.

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