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  Specific banned shows, songs, etc...?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. beliefs

  i know the society tells people not to listen to rock n roll cause its from teh satan, not to watch r rated movies because they're "worldly", etc.

  but i was wondering if folks had any specific instances where one song, one show, one movie, or whatever was singled out as being particularly 'evil', and banned on an individual basis?

  i was never a jw, but was in the worldwide church of god...the two are rather similar, i've seen many (and made quite a few myself) comparisons on the board; and i can remember as a child that every once in a while certain things would get brought up as being more evil and worldly than others.. examples of specific bans:.

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  "God Boards"

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  you've probably all seen them; those church message boards in some prominent place along the road so passing drivers can read them.

  most are simply informational, like "sunday services at 12pm" or the like.

  some use little witticisms to gain attention, and these are the ones i'd like to talk about.

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  The Other Gods

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. bible

  if the entirety of the bible is divinely inspired, and therefore everything in it is correct, doesn't that kind of set christianity on it's ear?

  christianity is a monotheistic religion.

  it is even stated in the ten commandments; "thou shalt not have any other gods before me".

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  Think Stephen King has personal experience with JWs? (long read)

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. entertainment

  disclaimor:.

  the following is text directly from a stephen king (under his pen-name of richard bachman) novel called the regulators.

  if the mods must delete this for copyright or other legal reasons, so be it.

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  JW Literature-why not public?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this might be old hat to those of you with more experience in the wts/witness life, but it struck me as very odd, perhaps even a bit sinister.

  i started coming here so i could find out just what my wife was getting herself into.

  on my first day here, i learned about the blood doctrine, and that was enough to convince me.

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  Window Washing-why so common?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. beliefs

  ok, i have been around here long enough to get a basic understanding of most of the jw stuff, even though i have never been one.

  one thing that continues to puzzle me though, is the constant references to jws often getting jobs as window washers.

  i have seen these types of references on other sites as well as this one, so i have become convinced that it must be pretty (stereo)typical.. why?

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  When is one considered a "sister"/"brother"?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. beliefs

  i came home from work early today, and one of my wife's jw friends was visiting when i got home.

  she was actually there for a social visit, not for a study or any other jw agenda, so it didn't really bother me.

  it did surprise me however, that she kept calling my wife "sister".

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  Do you have any 'holdover' beliefs?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

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  2. beliefs

  after reading and responding recently to a post about eating pork and clean and unclean meats, and also a few about newfound freedoms and pleasures that some enjoy now that they are out of the jws, i got to wondering if there is anything like that on the flip side of the coin.

  in other words, despite you leaving the wts, is there anything you still believe that they taught, even though you left or were forced out, and no longer believe the rest of the jw doctrine?.

  i was never a jw, but i was raised in a rather similar group called the worldwide church of god, many of the controls, strictures, and abuses that i saw as a child there, i see posted about here-though they are different, they are also the same.

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  List of things banned to JWs

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife is involved with jws, and i want to find out what they believe, things they do or will not do, that i can present to her in the hope that it will convince her that the jw lifestyle is not for her.

  i found out a few things already, like blood and yoga which i told her about, but she was unphased.

  ("i've never needed a transfusion before anyway, and besides, they told me that doctors have blood substitute now".

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  Where's the payoff?

  by AllAlongTheWatchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  excuse me if i'm being cynical, but i've had my own experiences with [b]organized religion, though it was non-jw.

  the group i was affiliated with demanded that full fledged members tithe (10% off the top of your income; pre-taxes), and a donation basket was also circulated at nearly every gathering in addition to tithing.

  even kids were encouraged to participate; they would give them little envelopes to put loose change into and put in the basket.

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