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I can't read the WT and AWAKE anymore
by Jez in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hundreds of supplementary publications written by unnamed authors that can hide behind the watchtower and bible tract society and say anything without referencing it.

lately, i have been thinking that this is one of the reasons that the society does not encourage higher education.

try handing in an essay without your name on it, try not referencing your essay, try having no works cited, try to have only 1 works cited, try quoting out of context, try spewing statistics or numbers or trends in your essay with no reference or date, add ellipsis that only alert your instructor to the potential of hidden information, or try presenting as support for your thesis a third party quote.
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Bible reading without the WT filter
by watch the tower in
1. watchtower
2. bible
you know even though i think the wt doctrine is mostly all garbage now, i still do believe that the bible is inspired from our creator.

the flaw in my understanding of it in the past was because i was interpreting it through the filter of the wts.

recently i have started clean slate and read the bible without the wt filter (easier said than done, your mind has a way of reverting back to what was programmed in there).
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Wow! I am free
by watch the tower in
1. jw
2. friends
ever since i stopped going to the meetings, i feel so free and liberated!

i've been a witness my whole life up to this point and never could imagine how this could have felt!

no more guilt trips, verbal spankings and phony superficial relationships.. they try to scare you into thinking that if you dare leave jehovah's organization tm, your life will be a barren wasteland, be overcome by satan, turn into a drug addict and never find joy and meaning in your life again.
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Did you smile and love bomb as a JW?
by greendawn in
1. jw
2. friends
while jws can you recall having that artificial smile and sweet, smooth way of talking at the doors?

also did you participate in the deceitful love bombing of newly interested persons in your kingdom hall?

it was all part of the artificial charm meant to entice unsuspecting victims into the wts nets.
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Why do the WT call ex-jw's "apostate"? Even if we still love Jehovah,Jesus?
by booker-t in
1. jw
2. friends
i was wondering the other day when my neighbor(who is an jw elder) called me an "apostate" for refusing to return to jw's.

when i left the wt i never stopped loving jehovah and jesus i just could not stomach the wt society anymore.

there are alot of us ex-jw's who still love jehovah and jesus and still read our bibles.
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WT Dec 1st 2005, calls us "pests" to be exterminated
by BluesBrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
ok, if somebody has commented on this article before, well i guess i missed it.

this really got my goat though .

it really plumbs the depths of sadistic, heartless, thinking .
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Hi! I'm new here!
by watch the tower in
1. jw
2. friends
hi i've been checking out this board for a while.

i've finally mustered up the guts to post.

you guys have really helped me to open my eyes.
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Has the exodus begun now?
by toby888 in
1. jw
2. friends
anyone have any real information if the great exodus has begun?

tickle my ears-
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1st post from a former S.O!
by onesong in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm 36 yrs.

old and was a jw for 35.i did everything from pioneer to bethel to ms to elder, school overseer ect.

, ect.
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What's the most ridiculous thing you were ever counselled on?
by micheal in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.

they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.

i was once counselled for joking around too much.