Posts by Clam

Another factor was the constant brainwashing(what else can you call it?) concerning having questions or doubts. They would constantly tell us to immediately put such thoughts out of our mind. They would say that if we have such questions or doubts that it may indicate a lack of faith.

Labelling a thought as a doubt, which equals a sin prevents your mind from thinking critically about your situation. It's the world of non thought, where control takes place through the elimination of valid doubts. These doubts can easily be informative and could help you make objective evaluations. I came to that realisation and I woke up.

Clam

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Value your XJW buddies....even the online ones.

by avishai in

jw
friends

there's this guy i've been corresponding with for a couple years.

i was finally supposed to meet up with him @ the burning man fest this year.

our paths did'nt cross, though we tried to find each other.

Clam

Yeah felt pretty low yesterday myself. I learned that an old friend who I haven't seen for a long time hanged himself the other day. Just wished I could've known what was going on with him. Maybe I could've stopped him. You often don't know how valuable something is until it's taken from you.

Love you JWDers.

Clam

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Tower Speak - Depends On Where You're Standing

by Clam in

i'm fascinated by the idea that an exact group of words can mean different things to different people.

consider the following quote .

in order to avoid misunderstandings, jehovah's witnesses try to be careful about how they express themselves.

Clam

Thanks for your contributions one and all.

llbh great to have you on board. What's that username about?

Brother Apostate - great to see you posting again. You're one of me faves.

A Clamadigm Shift

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Went to bookstudy last night, ugh!

by Wasanelder Once in

ok, i didn't go the kh at least.

i have a couple who have been my friends for years, i studied with them and they became witnoids.

he is now and ms and was conducting a book study in a home last night.

Clam

Gumby!

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Please join us in a toast to freedom!

by dedpoet in

jw
friends

i posted this thread last week.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/142937/1.ashx.

about a friend of ours who had been informed by her elders that she .

Clam

Good on you Julie! Welcome to the real world.

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Tower Speak - Depends On Where You're Standing

by Clam in

i'm fascinated by the idea that an exact group of words can mean different things to different people.

consider the following quote .

in order to avoid misunderstandings, jehovah's witnesses try to be careful about how they express themselves.

Clam

I'm fascinated by the idea that an exact group of words can mean different things to different people.

Consider the following quote . . .

In order to avoid misunderstandings, Jehovah's Witnesses try to be careful about how they express themselves. Instead of saying, "the Society teaches," many Witnesses prefer to use the expression as, "the Bible says" or, "I understand the Bible to teach."...avoid giving the false impression that Witnesses are somehow bound to the dictates of some religious sect. Watchtower 3/15/98 p19

To a householder who has little or no knowledge of the Witnesses, this possibly tells him or her that the JWs are not a sect or cult but are sincere Bible students.

To a Witness it reiterates that their beliefs are not what the Society teaches, but what the Bible teaches. It’s also a reminder that they're not in a sect and that they need to be careful about how they express themselves.

To me (and possibly a lot of you), it’s so absurd that it borders on satire.

Depends where you're standing I suppose. . .

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