Topics Started by Anitar

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Need Help With Mexico/ Malawi!!
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
huge news everyone!

i recently had a breakthrough with my mom.

we were debating last night for several hours, during which time brought up the mexico/malawi situation, which she of course being a faithful and blind witness, knew nothing about.
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What Do You Know About Wicca?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for as long as i can remember, i think wicca is one of the most misunderstood of all religions.

last week, in my nature writing and literature class, a friend of mine gave a presentation of the history of wicca and an explanation of their beliefs.

basically in a nutshell, she said that wicca's believe that everything in life goes in a circle, from the life and death cycle to the calendar of holidays they celebrate.. i asked several questions, mainly trying to determine if they are a cult like the watchtower.
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The Watchtower After Hours: Education?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
good afternoon everyone and welcome to my new series of reports i like to call the watchtower after hours, where we examine many various topics relating to jehovah witnesses, mostly found on their own website: http://www.watchtower.org/.

i'd like to point out that these articles are all current or previous publications of the watchtower society, and have not been written or changed by me.

the following commentary is usually quite sarcastic and if any current jehovah witness is reading this they are more than welcome to post their opinion, and i apologize in advance for offending anyone.
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The Watchtower After Hours: Phone Sex!?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
well, it's good to know what the watchtower's priorities are these days.

they're facing dwindling numbers in the industrialized nations, a growing number of child abuse lawsuits, a pedophile database of over 23,000 members just waiting to be exposed, and what do they have on the front page of their website?

phone sex!!.
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How Often Do You Pray?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know this might sound silly, but one of the most annoying things i find about my mom being a jw is how often she prays.

normally, i would never criticize someone for praying to god, but she prays in such a way that makes me angry for some reason.

let me explain:.
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Why The Time Limit?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone, it's good to be back.

last thursday, as i lay on the couch stuffed full of turkey, i had the sudden idea for a discussion, and please forgive me if this has been asked before.. when my brother came back from college and we began to clean the apartment for the impending arrival of the rest of the family for thanksgiving dinner (my mom was of course not calling it that), he asked her why she had so many stacks of watchtower magazines everywhere.

they were all organized by date in zip lock bags, not including her bound volumes and study books.
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How Do You Read The Bible?
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i wanted to get your opinions on the bible, particularly the differences between the old and new testament.

now, i am not a biblical scholar, and i don't presume to possess more knowledge than anyone else, i would just like to hear what everyone else believes.

so, if you don't mind answering a few questions:.
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A Message To All The Lurkers
by Anitar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in recent weeks, i have seen several posters that some call the jw "lurkers," meaning the witnesses who read the articles of this site, and are perhaps questioning what the watchtower has been teaching them, yet are still very defensive of the watchtower's actions.

as a result, i have seen and participated in several heated debates.

it seems the main criticism of us is that we focus too much on the "negative," that we dig up the past too much, and worst of all, that we have nothing to really complain about, other than the personal vendettas some of us have against the watchtower.