Topics Started by eye 23

new OM book and what do say to those you love?
by eye 23 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this has been an interesting thread for me as ...i know that this is so going to happen !.

i have been inactive for a while now about 7 years although members of my family are still in the so-called-'truth'.... now this book is released i know that i am going to be a target...........so....how do i reason with those of my family who are still hoodwincked by all the hypocrasy?.

i can't just come out and say 'hey' you idiots' look it all up on your pc because then they will just clam up and be like .........yikes!
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New World Translation Vs. Kingdom Interlinear Translation ... your thoughts
by Ianone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
8: 58 footnote 1985 ed kit blue (01).

8: 58 footnote 1969 ed kit purple (02).

jesus, himself tells us just how important it is.
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Beware jw Propaganda Part 2
by rockhound in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the august 22, 1978

awake!

published the article "do others do your thinking?
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You know you're NOT a JW anymore when...(add some)
by Flindersgirl in
1. social
2. humour
you don't automatically wake up with a headache on sunday morning.... you no longer go around (while in field service) mentally deciding what home you'll "have" after armaggedon.... every item of clothing you buy as a woman is not first assessed for its modesty value.... you no longer worry about the 144,000 watching you have sex...:).

when on holiday you don't have to find the nearest kingdom hall asap (remember brother and sisters you are not on holiday from jehovah!!!).

being able to laugh about having a numb ass at the assemblies from sitting and the hilarity in having to tell people that you found the meeting "uplifting" when really you were fighting sleep the whole time.... you no longer have to avoid entire sections of music stores in order to make sure you don't pick up and "demonistic" vibes from backmasked cd's.
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disfellowshipped for accepting a transplant or...........
by eye 23 in
1. jw
2. experiences
one of the now accepted forms of tranfusions?

does anyone know of a personal experience where a former brother/sister used their concience to accept a transplant or one of the now acceptable forms of blood and were disfellowshiped for it?.can you relate the story or post a link.

eye 23
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new thought on disfellowshiping?
by eye 23 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hey... i think i may be addicted to this site!.

anyways, to the point in question......i read somewhere on here that a new thought is coming out soon to the affect of disfellowshipping those who no longer attend meeting ..that the new anouncement would be ....so and so is no longer one of jehovahs witnesses.but then that person would be classed as a disfellowshiped one......the short of it .shunned.

so what i am asking is this...... in a loving way what scriptures would you use in showing that shunning is unscriptual and how jesus showed us to treat one another even those in the faith.....the aim of this is to be the christian here...in order to show those we love that are still blinded how the society is not only unscriptual but also unkind/unloving in its dealings with others.. instead of getting angry...i want to use this oportunity to help those i love to see the unkind/unloving and ultimately unchrist like spirit of the organization.. thanks in advance.
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Does the WTS's past matter?
by M.J. in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know, i'd jump into this topic by saying, "heck yeah.

they're the ones saying they've been appointed by god based on what they were doing back around 1914-1919.

" but i'm trying to help someone out who has reached a roadblock with his wife.
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Anyone wanna pick apart the special talk?
by IP_SEC in
1. watchtower
2. bible
why did jesus suffer and die?.

did anyone want to pick apart the special talk?.

geez this thing is more of a manuscript than outline.
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the love you had at first?
by eye 23 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been so sadend by finding this site and wanted you all to know that the organization is indeed a loving one with only your best interests at heart...but i'm sure, if you look deep within your hearts you already know this to be true...dont you?.

if you search your inamost thoughts and feelings and put away your debeauched/immoral life style ( because if you are truly honest with yourselves, guilt is the reason you needed to distance yourselves from righteousness) and come back to the truth you will see that only kind, loving and overwhelming compassion has always been at the forefront of the wtbts and that although you may feel contentment in a (deluded sort of way) you would have a real happiness within the true christian organization...as your former bible trained concience must know... all others that profess to be 'christian' are satanicly influenced even though they may appear to do good/kind things....how else would the last days of satans system be?.

so i urge all the 'lost sheep' to 'find the love you had at first' and return to the loving compasionate embrace of the organization....you know this makes sense!!!!
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Going out with a bang
by LittleToe in
1. jw
2. friends
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.