Topics Started by IMustBreakAway

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Is it always ethical to try to help someone get out?
by wanderlustguy in
1. jw
2. friends
is it ever better or ethical to let someone go on believing in the truth even though it is a lie?
63
WHY did you exit god and the bible when you exited the dubs?
by gumby in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
not all that post here threw the bible and the bible god out the window when they exited the dubs, but many have.. for me personally, i never doubted god or the bibles authenticity untill years later when i began doing a re-search on the bible canon and how it was formed.

from there, i began looking at the sceptics view of the bible and it's god which then changed my views.. i guess my question is, why did you ( those who disbelieved god/bible upon exiting the dubs)... throw god and the bible out the window before you had re-searched it enough to make you believe contrary?

if all you really knew was that the wtbts was bunk, what made you feel the bible and it's god was bunk too?.
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What was your first Apostasy?
by Dune in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm re-reading 1984 and the similarities between the wtbs and the "party" astound me, but anyway, it made me think of the time when i started to get doubts (thoughtcrime).. i remember once at this book study a sister commented about the 1914 and was reciting it's historical accuracy.

anyway, she went on to mention that the demons were probably learning everything about biblical prophecies from the wtbs.

i was 13 at the time but the comment made me cringe, i was thinking "why would superior beings need humans to interpret the bible for them?
39
Are you paranoid about posting?
by wombat in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
poor jwfacts got sprung when the jw trawlers were able to join the dots.. no, that's wrong - they knew it was him but it took something else for them to be able to prove it.. i am not game to post a bio about myself.

my jw siblings are very litigious.

one even sued another jw for libel.
40
Do JWs take Genesis literally?
by undercover in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as i grew up as a jw it seemed that we accepted genesis was a literal account with the only question being how long a creative day was.

for the longest time, as best as i can recall, a creative day was considered a thousand years long, based on the ole "a thousand years is as a day to jehovah" rule.. somewhere though, it seems that there was some waffling on how long a creative day was.

especially since science was showing that the earth was millions of years old.. since i've faded i wonder, do jws today consider genesis as a literal account of how things were created, even if they can't explain the exact length of a creative day?.
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Is spiritual compatibility important?
by serendipity in
1. social
2. relationships
how important is/was spirituality to you when considering a person as a husband/wife?

did you expect the person to have similar spiritual beliefs and goals?

if s/he didn't have similar beliefs, was it important to be able to discuss spirituality respectfully ?
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Have you a POSITIVE JW experience??
by ScoobySnax in
1. jw
2. friends
ok sometimes i feel it's good to maybe not redress the balance, but at least can you say something positive that you gained from your jw experience.

so thats what i want you to do, if you so feel inclined.

can you say or mention something that had a positive effect on you when you were a witness?
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Do they keep records on non-baptized publishers too?
by avishai in
1. jw
2. friends
this would be interesting.

say, if they keep records on those raised etc., but who have left?
155
Whats the dumbest reason youve been counseled?
by avishai in
1. jw
2. experiences
my friend was counseled for having a bad attitude because he wore white socks w/ his suit.
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A NEW SIGN OUT FRONT AT BETHEL!
by Mary in
1. jw
2. friends
i think it's time bethel got a new sign out front, one that really speaks volumes and is far more suitable to their "read god's word the bible daily.

i was thinking: .

oh what a web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!