Posts by truthsetsonefree

Funny you mentioned this. As a TMS overseer and as an elder I would always fill in at the last minute for parts. People would be amazed. But I always felt like how hard can it be to talk about stuff I've been hearing and repeating for almost forty years?! I could do it in my sleep for goodness sakes.

Isaac

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JW's and not having real friends

by Iwonder17 in

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i have been a jw my whole life and am just realizing now that i have no friends.

the 1 or 2 good friends that i had as a child have since moved away and now i am stuck trying to make friends with people in the hall that i am in that don't want anything to do with me cuz i'm not a ms, elder or pioneer.. it's weird, because i look at facebook or other sites where people talk about their day or what they have been doing and it seems like people "in the world" have a lot of friends and have a good/happy life.. i think that the jw's are so busy with all of the wtbs stuff that they don't have the energy to take time to be friends with others.. i am sad...cuz i don't see a way to get any realy friends as too much of my family is in the "truth" and i'm stuck in it .

truthsetsonefree

Volunteering has really worked well for me.

Isaac

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Russell started the " Cult Mind Control" in JW's Years Ago- Check this Out

by flipper in

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i guess after leaving the witnesses 5 years ago - i had always thought the " control" issues had started years down the road in rutherford's time and that initially the motives were good when russell started this organization.

boy was i wrong.

i've been reading the book " kingdom of the cults " by walter martin- revised edition and thought i'd share some eye opening quotes from c.t.

truthsetsonefree

Funny that one could not understand the Bible by reading the Bible! You should always be able to read the raw data and get some insight.

Isaac

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How to fade quickly and get off the JW "radar screen"

by sir82 in

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so you want to fade quickly, and keep the elders off your back?

here's an easy way to do it:.

1) recruit a sympathetic friend - doesn't have to be an elder, heck, doesn't even have to be a jw - to pose as the secretary for the "xyz" congregation.. 2) tell your congregation secretary you are moving to the "xyz" congregation.

truthsetsonefree

The moving thing would probably have worked for me. But my then spouse pulled the plug on the move. I would have had more friends stick by me if she hadn't.

Isaac

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In what foreign countries is it acceptable by JWs to have a beard?

by JimmyPage in

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after seeing the danish movie "worlds apart" and being told on this board that it is acceptable in some foreign countries, how common is it and where?.

truthsetsonefree

I have heard of tolerance in this respect in France.

Isaac

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Top 10 ways to mainstream the JW religion

by JimmyPage in

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10. no more kooky beliefs about blood.

9. stop slamming other religions.

8. make it ok to salute flag and vote.

truthsetsonefree

You got most of it. Of course who would join then? Might as well stay whatever you are.

Isaac

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The Myth of Rampant Teenage Promiscuity

by Elsewhere in

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27well.html?ex=1390798800&en=b7319a172abe33f9.

the myth of rampant teenage promiscuity.

by tara parker-popepublished: january 26, 2009have american teenagers gone wild?.

truthsetsonefree

As a father and a parent leader who is always around schools, I can attest to the truth of the above. These girls may flirt and make out but it often stays that way.

Isaac

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Medical Test for Alzheimers - a must for over 40

by kurtbethel in

http://www.toilette-humor.com/medical/alzheimers_test.shtml.

truthsetsonefree

Altright, alright, so I should have read the whole thing first. Reminds me of that old one where you're supposed to read all the directions before going through some useless task. No one does, they just start doing the stuff on the page. Then around line three or so you're told NOT to the anything on the page.... Why do I fall for this stuff???

Isaac

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WT 15th April apostates / new light on miscarriages

by dozy in

study articles have strong counsel against apostates - modern day apostates display characteristics similar to those of the devil.

their mind may be poisoned by a critical attitude towards individuals in the congregations , christian elders or the governing body.

some apostates oppose the use of the divine name , jehovah.

truthsetsonefree

Watchtower study articles seem to be devolving into 4 general themes, repeated incessantly:

1) We are God's mouthpiece, obey us or die

2) You aren't doing enough [blank] - field service, prayer, study, meeting attendance, shepherding, etc.

3) You're doing too much [blank] - drinking, playing, watching movies, furthering your education, etc.

4) Apostates are evil offspring of Satan himself - avoid at all costs

Maybe we're getting to 'em.

Isaac