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  Let's Be Honest!!!!!! (For Men)

  by Golf in

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  ok, all you male ex/jws what do you think of women now!

  barbara is giving us some inside information about the org and this comes from a women, on top of that!!!!!!!

  do you have the moxie to admit you frown/ed on women?

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  I don't think we can paint all men or all women with the same brush.

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  Let's Be Honest!!!!!! (For Men)

  by Golf in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ok, all you male ex/jws what do you think of women now!

  barbara is giving us some inside information about the org and this comes from a women, on top of that!!!!!!!

  do you have the moxie to admit you frown/ed on women?

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  I don't like to make blanket statements, but if something really needs to get done, generally, I would prefer to see a woman carry the ball. Since Barbara has the ball, I am happy to block for her if I can. The co said our cong had the best accounts servant in the circuit. A sister (behind the signature of her husband)

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  there may be many like defd

  by justicehope in

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  i am a bit nervous making a reply.

  i find it a bit challenging to gather my thoughts and express them in the written forum, but her goes!

  i have been coming to this site for years.

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  I hope that you can help give some of us some insight as to how people can remain in the borg knowing all is not "right",

  I remember talking to people at the door and coming away puzzled when some would admit they didn't agree with their church, but stuck with it anyway. The same influences are at work here I suppose.

  I never quit a job unless I had another to go to, etc. It is difficult to adjust to the concept that there must be one & only one ORGANIZATION. The idea of being a Christian without an organization is so different from what we have been taught. So they may stay simply because they have not found any other org. that is any better. I think that is why when many learn the truth about 'the truth', it destroys thir faith in all organized religion.

  A very important issue with some is that they are not ready to deal with the stresses that come from being shut out by family who are still captive.

  IMHO

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  Is it all downhill after leaving JW's?

  by lynnmelo in

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  i know many people will get angry at this, but i had to share some observations i've had since i discovered this board a couple of days ago (see my original post under "why all the venom?").

  i'll be very honest and say that i was hoping that i would discover that the jw's were wrong about some things, including the so-called "apostate" sites (i have been recommended to some internet sites and some books that i plan to investigate further).

  i was hoping to find that people really didn't need the jw's "spiritual food" to remain true to god.

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  I just got the general impression that they were bad news, that they could hinder one's spirituality.

  Ah, well, I guess it depends on how you define spirituality

  Dave,

  That is an excellent point. Ray Franz pointed out that the worship of a Christian is his 'way of life'.

  WTS would limit spirituality to organizationally sanctioned 'spitiual pursuits', 'spiritual goals', 'spiritual interests' as though these are different from everday life.

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  Famous JW's (or exJW)..an almost complete listing.

  by badwillie in

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  famous jehovah's witnesses

  dwight d. eisenhower - u.s. president (raised jw) .

  venus and serena williams - world chamption/olympic gold medalist tennis players .

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  Someone told me Selina's family were JWs.. not sure if that was true though..

  
  

  
  I know the man who gave the memorial for her.

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  Time again for........ Congregation roll call

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
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  it's been a while since this topic has been brought up.

  use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.

  1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??

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  blindersoff

  Bricklayer?

  Bryan,

  I guess not--sent you a message.

  I know a lot of people in the Houston area from working with them---flood relief/KH quickbuilds/Rosenberg AH, convention work, elders meetings, etc. Always interested to see if any of them have found the truth about 'the truth.'

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  Overcoming objections/annoying the householder!

  by Virgogirl in

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  at the doors, did you try hard to keep them talking?

  we thought the longer we could keep them listening, the better our chances of "striking a chord in their hearts!

  sister virgogirl: " good morning, we were just visiting our neighbors this beautiful morning!

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  I would usually take one shot at an objection under normal circumstances. In the one you described, I would hand out a tract & split. I refused to go to a door before 10:00. I really did hate to bother people. Guess I must not have been convinced that my particular visit was all that important in the overall scheme of things.

  One time even after only my one effort, the guy started walking back to the house to get his gun. A reasonable neighbor kindly advised me to leave. I did. (Rejoicing to be persecuted)

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  Time again for........ Congregation roll call

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been a while since this topic has been brought up.

  use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.

  1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??

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  blindersoff

  RBC... what is this?

  Regional Building Committee

  In the 80's , the same RBC covered all of South Texas over into La.

  Did you know J D Brown?

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  Time again for........ Congregation roll call

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been a while since this topic has been brought up.

  use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.

  1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??

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  Know Danny Zimmerman

  
  Bryan

  Danny was active in the RBC.

  I always liked him. Played country & Bluegrass music with him. Know ayone in Silsbee?

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  Do the angels guide people to the witnesses?

  by undercover in

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  i remember growing up that we used to hear experiences of people who felt lost in life or weren't happy and miraculasly a jw showed up at the door and brought life-saving good news to the distressed one who moments ago was seeking help from god in prayer.. and there were the experiences of people who led a life of debauchery until realizing that they weren't happy and they had to change.

  enter jws as a study was started and the former evil-doer was transformed into a zealous servant of god.. we've all heard the stories.

  they were always shared at assemblies and public talks to impress upon us that god's spirit was acting upon either the witness who found the searching on or that the spirit moved the searching one to find the organization.

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  blindersoff

  Who was it in another thread that said something like...If you fling enough crap at the wall you are bound to hit the target!

  Good point

  We may never hear about it, but I would venture to guess that there are experiences where people committed suicide right after the witness left their door. I know of one who came home from the Cir Assmbly & overdosed. Another one after a Book Study.

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