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Overheard at the Book Study
by under_believer in
1. jw
2. friends
here are a few comments that i overheard at this week's book study (of the third chapter of the bible teach book), and the thoughts i had after hearing them: .

conductor: "as food shortages become more and more common as the time of the end advances, they will make excellent field service points since they were predicted by the bible.

me: great.
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Why can we LOSE our Religion, but not LOSE it's effects on us?
by gumby in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
another thread inspired by me chatting with our sweet little mary.... we who have exited the jehovahs witnesses religion, are now convinced we made the right move.

most of us have no doubt this religion is a destructive, cultlike religion that we wouldn't wish on anybody....and yet,.

....we still suffer the effects it had on us.
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Do you regularly lie?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
although i love my parents, very often they lie to try to get out of a jam.

then they have to lie again to cover the first lie.

and often for really stupid reasons, they will lie instead of saying the truth and being direct.
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Watchtower Defeat By The "Unthinkable" Crumbling
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
take a look at the trends in recent years and you can see a pattern of the "unthinkable" becoming reality, in witness-land.. watchtower subscriptions being ended ( after most of 120 years) - done.

bethelites laid off en masse after being told of staying for life - done.

the awake downsized - done.
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How Do I Get Rid of these Thoughts?
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. medical
though i no longer think like a witness i still think "that is what i would think if i was still a witness".. everytime i see a birthday party or christmas on tv i think "ohh, if i was a jw i would think they were pagan, and not really having fun.".

when i speak to someone at work and they say they got drunk or wasted on the weekend i think "oooh, if i was a jw i would be offended by that, but i don't really care anymore.".

i would much prefer to be able to take life for what it is, not constantly compare what it was with what it is and what i am thinking it will be.. any suggestions on how to erase the ridiculous notions that were drummed into me from birth?
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What did Paul mean?
by AK - Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. bible
he stated; .

"all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

" 2 timothy 3:16,17. at the time of his writing this, much of what the universal [catholic] church later included in the now accepted nt canon was not written.
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Spirituality vs. Religion - what's the difference?
by truth_about_the_truth in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
here is an excerpt from a book called "fresh wisdom-breakthrough to enlightenment" that really hits the point:

the con of religion

we have never met a christian who has given up everything and followed christ.
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when is the truth not the truth
by beezknees in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
okay i'm still a newbie but i was quite surprised when reading some info of a statement about the 'end being fluid' and that .

'present truth replaces past truth ,however present truth may be replaced by future truth'.

cambridge dictionary definition on truth -the real facts about a situation, event or person.
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Cult?
by bchapp in
1. jw
2. friends
jw's claim they are not a cult because their kindom hall meetings are open to the public.

what are your thoughts on this?.

~seeking answers
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What do you know about Unitarian Universalist?
by Eyebrow in
1. jw
2. friends
i have read on their website that then are a noncreed religion, and welcome all sorts of views and that they encourage their members to be active in community and charities, etc,.

what do you guys know about this church?

i was thinking about checking one of the churches out around here.