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Do Some JW Elders Secretly Consider It Possible That They Are Wrong?
by West70 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i recently heard this "experience" from a now "christian" former jw, which has not previously been publicly communicated.

this jw then moved back to their home area (no jw relatives), and simply continued living their already-in-progress non-jw life.

inevitably, this exjw christian started bumping into their jw former associates.
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How much does it cost to be a JW
by osmosis in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok the story i get from my jw relatives is that borg "isn't making money off them", but that never sat well with me.

i've always wondered how much money she contributed to the borg.. since i don't have the nerve to ask them, and they probably won't tell me the "truth" if i do, i'm asking you folks.. how much money does the average jw contribute to the cause?

how much do those silly magazines cost anyway?
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I'm a newbie!!
by Poodles in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first time in this forum!

i joined because i would like to understand the witness way of life w/o joining!!

all debates welcome!!
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hair raising experience
by zagor in
1. jw
2. friends
i was going for a drive this morning.

just felt like listening to some nice music.

so i opened my boot where i kept the box with some old tapes and couldnt decide what to put on so while i was driving i thought to try out couple of those anyway.
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WATCHTOWER MONEY - New contribution program!
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
watchtower money serves two purposes: to protest the policies of jehovah's witnesses and educate the public about the hidden side of the watchtower society.

consider this a sophisticated form of guerilla protest and awareness campaign.

each bill or check is designed to get the attention of the beholder and quickly provide information.
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What would put a "big smile" on JW's faces?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
43
Meeting Survival Guide Games to play
by unclebruce in
1. jw
2. friends
meeting survival guide games we play

one doesn't grow up religiously attending '5 meetings a week' without developing a strategy for survival.

mine started at about ten years of age and gradually grew more sophisticated as the years assemblies rolled by.
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evps what do you think?
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, i really love ghost hunters.

one of my favorite shows.

i think for me the possibility of whether or not there is something after this life is largely dependent on the prescence of god/dess or some other greater being in the universe.
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Say hello to the new guy
by osmosis in
1. jw
2. friends
i found this web site while researching jws (my immediate family on my dad's side is jw, except for my dad, who was subjected to the programming from birth, and who seems to be caught in some strange world between the jw world and the real one).. for the most part, these are decent, kind, loving people.

the only problem is that they are jws!.

i myself am atheist, so in theory i should them to be atheist also, but i'd gladly settle for steering them into a different form of christianity.. anything but jw.
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If you claim a divine miracle in your life, you will be disfellowshipped!!!
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the key things i have noticed since leaving the witnesses and interacting with other faiths, is that they often mention the word "miracle!

" in that they will claim that their god had performed some sort of miracle in their life that brought about something amazing.

it is not always christians who say this either, as many of my "pagan" friends and myself have had spirit driven moments that were something that could not be displaced as "chance.