Topics Started by knothead34

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Stupid things JW's say: Todays stupid phrase "young ones"
by Check_Your_Premises in
1. jw
2. friends
we all know that cults use loaded language as well as redefine words and phrases to have their own special meaning.. not to long ago i was talking to a very devout jw sister (totally brainwashed just doesn't describe it) about my daughter.

she kept talking about the "young ones".

she must have said the phrase twenty times over the course of the conversation.
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why disfellowshipped?
by knothead34 in
1. jw
2. friends
as a new unbaptized publisher, i would really like to know why some of you were disfellowshipped if you don't mind sharing your stories.

thanks.
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I've Got a Christmas Present Given by Pastor Russell
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
i've got a really good collection of wts literature that i've been working on since the 1960s.

one book i have is a copy of poems of the dawn, copyright 1912, leatherbound.. it's inscribed thus: "eleanor a. shires - a gift from pastor russell - xmas 1911".

the cover is in rough shape, but the pages are perfect.
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there may be many like defd
by justicehope in
1. jw
2. friends
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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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.
by AndersonsInfo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

have i ever misled you?

i'll answer that--no!
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BAPTIZED with doubts
by justice for all in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was baptized in 1996 the elders knew that i had doubts.i told them i did, thinking that would get me off the hook.they bapitzed me anyway.the sisters that came to my door were relentless and i didn't want to be rude.anyone else have this sort of experience?
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What are JW's leaders going to do when we hit the year 2014 and no Armaggdn
by booker-t in
1. jw
2. friends
we are fast approaching the year 2014 which will be 100 years since 1914. what are jw's and the wt going to do if armaggeddon has not occurred by then?

will they come up with a bunch of "new light" to do away with 1914 all together?

will they suddenly announce that jesus came into kingdom power in the year 2014?
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I got a visit this morning
by Crumpet in
1. jw
2. friends
for the first time in 4 or 5 years i got a visit by the jws this morning.

i wasnt prepared at all and so handled it not so well.

bear in mind the leaflet on display just made me feel physically ill.. the woman asked if i was interested in finding out god's purpose for the future.
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Catalogue of Biblical Inconsistencies
by Scully in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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i'm going to print this out for my own reference.. http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/inconsistencies.html
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JWD Milestone coming close
by Lady Lee in
1. forum
2. announcements
i have been watching the page counts for the last 2 months.. jwd is close to have 5000 pages of posts.

as of this post we are still 11 pages away from the 5000 mark (4989).

i bet simon never expected this to grow the way it has or become the wonderful resource and gathering place of so many who need the support and understanding of those who need it.. from active jws to ex-jws to doubting jws to ubms of jws and even the curious as well as the odd student wanting to write a paper jwd has been a great place to learn, get and give support and connect with others.