Good post Donny ,Thank you . You are right everyone awakens in their own time .What i have found helpful though is ,when that awakening begins articles like this help to speed up the process.
troubled mind
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Jehovah's Witnesses and "Reasoning."
by donny inback in the mid 1980's the ones in charge of "giving food at the proper time" actually released a book called "reasoning from the scriptures.
" although this publication supposedly used reasoning as a tool to show the truth if the truth, in reality it just served the purpose of spoon feeding the publishers as they ventured out into field service.. it wasn't until i actually used reasoning as a tool that i was able to break the shackles of the watchtower bible and tract society.. for me it was the issue of jesus selecting the watchtower society as the one and only true religion in the spring of 1919.. as i began perusing though the society's older publications, i discovered that their teaching of jesus returning in 1914 was not the firm rock of a teaching that they had long claimed.
the 01/15/1993 watchtower had this to say on page 5.. "the watchtower has consistently presented evidence to honest hearted students of bible prophecy that jesus presence in heavenly kingdom power began in 1914. events since that year testify to jesus invisible presence.".
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Blood Transfusions - What are the risks?
by Lee Elder inthis is a new article that we've just published:.
http://ajwrb.org/blood-transfusions-what-are-the-risks.
lee elder.
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troubled mind
following .... The blood doctrine was one of the main reasons I finally woke up to the fact that this religion is a farce .
THANK YOU LEE ELDER !! Your website helped me so much back in 2006 when I was starting to question my 44 yrs as a JW .
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need advice
by search4truth inmy spouse felt a need to tell to elders about me reading apostate websites and speaking against wt stuff , so they'll probably try to readjust my apostate thinking any time soon.
my spuse never see me reading anything but, during our arguments i did't keep my mouth shut and she knows that i had to read it somwhere and it wasn't jw.org.
could this get my in the trouble if my spose is the only witness and never spoke to another person about this stuff ?
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troubled mind
OR ....you could just tell the Elders ,if they ask, that what you discuss within your own home is no one else's business ! End of discussion . It really can be that simple .
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An update on shunning (at the store).
by quellycatface ini was called into a meeting by one of the department managers last week.
i had a meeting this morning.. anyway, to cut a long story short.
the people involved in this will be called into a private meeting and spoken to.
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troubled mind
In my local area it has always been the understanding among JW's that if you are in a business situation with a DFd person you could speak to them ,but just keep it about work . If you worked for a person that became DFd you did not need to quit your job over it ,the same advice applied just keep conversation business related .
I work in a couple of different jobs .One is a small gift shop. I have observed JWs looking in the window to see if I am working ,and walk on by if I am there.(or totally walk in the door and reverse right back out when they see me ) Then I have others that come in and act almost normal with me ,except them don't make common chit chat . The other place of employment had another Witness employee .During my fade she would notably shun me until other workers started noticing ,and asking her why she acted like that ...then she would at least acknowledge me .She finally quit working there ,and moved on to something else .
It will be interesting to see what happens at your job whether the witness will comply or quit .
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How old were you when you left the Watchtower - SURVEY
by usualusername ini believe that the older you are the harder it is to leave the watchtower.. .
i am attempting to get a list of ages people learnt the "truth" and what age they left.. .
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troubled mind
Born in ,walked away when I was 44yrs old .
It is hard ,but not impossible .and every year free gets better .
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Update about my Daughter In Law
by troubled mind ina few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.
she has been such an inspiration .
she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
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Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say...
by NewYork44M ina new set of income statistics answers those questions quite clearly: yes, college is worth it, and its not even close.
for all the struggles that many young college graduates face, a four-year degree has probably never been more valuable.. here is the article from the new york times:.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/upshot/is-college-worth-it-clearly-new-data-say.html?hp.
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troubled mind
Good article .This has been on my mind .We just got back from celebrating our daughter in laws College graduation .
She was never given a primary education ,because her JW Mother thought she was protecting her children from 'the world ' by not sending them to school . The lack of education background meant my DIL has had to self teach herself everything ,it has taken long HARD work ,but she graduated with Honors !! She will now start in the fall at a University studying in a research program for cancer research .
When she called her Mother to tell her about the graduation ceremony ,her Mothers response was, " Well are you going to get a job at McDonalds now? ".......sadly the typical JW mindset that a college education is worthless ......
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I'm a target now
by Stirred inwell, it has come to another fork in the road.
i have been going to other meetings and skipping more.
car groups and two bros tried stopping by my house recently but i was not home or gates were locked.
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troubled mind
Fading means you just stop going . As long as they don't get you into a Judicial commitee meeting you could just go off the radar . It really depends on the local Elders ,some will let you alone ,others insist on tying up loose ends .
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I'm a target now
by Stirred inwell, it has come to another fork in the road.
i have been going to other meetings and skipping more.
car groups and two bros tried stopping by my house recently but i was not home or gates were locked.
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troubled mind
When you formally Disassociate yourself they make an announcement to the Congergation that you are no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses . Same as if you were Disfellowshipped . The congregation will shun you ,but you still can attend if you want ...it is a public meeting .
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In our local news... Jehovah's Witnesses LIED to Man with Brain injury
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://krqe.com/2014/05/08/family-of-man-with-brain-injury-fights-building-plan/.
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https://www.facebook.com/savejimsview.
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troubled mind
That is just so sad poor guy.....Witnesses masters at making the community hate them more !
