Topics Started by Tristram

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Why don't JWs celebrate Thanksgiving
by levicolemagic in
1. jw
2. friends
my first post here.

i wrote this little article about why jws don't celebrate thanksgiving.. check it out here: http://hubpages.com/hub/what-jehovahs-witnesses-believe.

let me know what you think of it.. god bless.
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Does the Watchtower contain photo's of the Devil
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have not been able to find any photo's of satan the devil in the watchtower.

there are photo's of the serpent with eve, satan's hand offering kingdoms to jesus and a shadowy cloaked figure speaking to jesus on the mountain.

apart from that i cannot locate any of a proper looking devil.
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WT Society's Sly Guilt & Fear Tactics on Young People in Nov.15th WT
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
as many on this board are aware- the wt society is losing younger members in big numbers.

statistics show that 2 out of 3 jw's raised in the cult leave between the age of 18 to 35. so like they always do- if the wt society sees a " need " or " problem " arising they address it in wt study articles.

thus notice how manipulative the wt society uses fear, guilt, and put down type comments to intimidate young jehovah's witnesses in this wt study article in nov. 15th issue.. under the titled article " young ones - what will you do with your life ?
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What kind of vehicle should I park on the Kingdom Hall Parking lot?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. friends
huge tires?

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Whats the most bizzare way a JW has ever tried to "encourage" you?
by highdose in
1. jw
2. experiences
in my case it was my best freind in the cong who decided to encourage me to answer up at the wt by... refusing to talk to me afterwards if i hadn't answered up!

!.
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Is there a new 'rule' about disfellowshipping which can make it null and void?
by whitman in
1. jw
2. friends
firstly, if anyone involved in this situation is reading this i hope i haven't overstepped the boundaries by raising this question here.

i'll try to keep it as anonymous as possible.. so folks this is the situation.

it has just been brought to my attention that during some type of shepherding call to a a disfellowshipped person who is experiencing serious mental illness as a result of the situation and the shunning from his family (his father is an elder), an interesting twist of events occurred.. one of the 'shepherding' elders asked the d.f-d person whether they had prayed and dedicated his/her life fully to jehovah before the baptism.
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Question for Billy The Ex-Bethelite and others who had forgone college sometime ago.
by garyneal in
1. jw
2. friends
i was talking with my wife today about college and i asked her about why the society makes such a big deal about witnesses not going to college.

in typical dub fashion, my wife tells me that they do not discourage college, but they do not encourage it either.

instead, they encourage placing kingdom interests first.. now i told her about you (billy) and how you were at bethel and are now starting college at the age of 40 (i think that is correct).
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Sd-7
by Pistoff in
1. jw
2. friends
anyone know where sd-7 went?

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Justification, Sanctification, Substitutionary Atonement is Officially OUT Says WT
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
'also, it is to the spirit-anointed christians who will rule in that kingdom that most of the christian greek scripture is directed.

' (watchtower.

june 15, 1974, pg.8, caps for emphasis).
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A rough estimate of how many are still in for family or loved ones?
by dgp in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm sure it's impossible to know for sure but, in people's opinions, what would be a rough estimate of how many people are still in because of fear of losing loved ones?.