I never had to "un-do" anything by means of a study or the like, but I will say that most of the trouble I had speaking to people in the ministry came from doubts about many things to begin with. It just took YEARS to realize it.
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Did any of you ever try to "un-do" a potential conversion?
by whyizit ini can see from this forum that many jws took quite awhile to decide that the wts was not the "truth" after all.
some stayed in, even after making that decision, for various reasons.
did any of you ever come to the conclusion that some of the things you were teaching to others were not biblical, and then try to dissuade prospective converts to discontinue their study?
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will be gone for awhile.
by purplesofa in.
i cant email everyone ....dont have time.
my brother committed suicide.... have to be out of town for awhile.. purps
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Awful news. Very sorry to hear this.
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Here it Comes....
by done4good ini just received my second call from my old hall's elders yesterday.
they said they know where i live now...oh, i'm shaking...
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Definately like that "Men in Black" reference, mrsjones.
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How being a JW affected me as a person
by keo15929 innot long ago i bet no one from this site would have been able to stand me for 2 seconds.
i was one of the most fiercest jws of all time.
i'd argue until i was blue in the face and i was darn good at it to.
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Welcome, Keo. I can identify with everything you posted.
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Here it Comes....
by done4good ini just received my second call from my old hall's elders yesterday.
they said they know where i live now...oh, i'm shaking...
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I just received my second call from my old hall's elders yesterday. They said they know where I live now...Oh, I'm shaking...
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Compendium of Knowledge
by AnonyMouse infrom links, to personal things you discovered yourself.
i want the dirt on the jehovah's witnesses.
while i've pretty much decided that they are wrong, i want to leave nothing to chance.
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Definately second, (or third???) CoC...
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how many unbelievers are still considered JW's?
by candidlynuts ini've recently found out about .
1 df'd person who doesnt believe anymore.
2 teens one still active one not.. 1 fader.
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I guess I just can't understand if someone dosen't believe anymore, why continue to go??? I know I could not have done that.
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# 5 of resolution at DC
by moomanchu inwe utterly refuse to become involved with futile interfaith movements .
as well as social programs and schemes ( nonfutile ones are ok?
designed to perpetuate a system that god has condemned as a failure.
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This resolution stuff is just over the top. I looks like I got out in the nick of time.
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"The end is nigh"
by PopeOfEruke injust got a message from a relative attending the dc.
this seems to be the big announcement from the convention:
the end is nigh!
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***Yes, they have been saying things like this from Day One. Even so, I believe their doctrine of God using the worlds governments to destroy all religion is correct. IMO, we should watch for the United States and Briton to hand leadership of the War On Terror over to the UN, who will then be Divinely lead to determine that "religion" is the real problem and has to go...IMO***
While that certainly can be consdierd a possibilty, one needs to consdier a few things before such a statement can be said with any certainty:
1. Religions have been a root cause of most wars since for millenia. Any time a belief system, (whether it be religious, political or otherwise), is beieved to be the "right" one by a number of constituants, tensions will result, that can lead to conflict. History has demomstarted this many times over, not just in our present day.
2. We have a relatively limited hindsight when considering such events. Most of the time, we tend to consider world events from the perspective of our own lifetime. Islamic, (or any other religious), tensions have not seen this level of activity within my lifetime, so it can easily stand for me to reason that this situation is a "bad as it has ever been", without consdieration of other past religious conflicts, (Inquisitions, Reformation, etc).
3. Most people still have some sort of a "religious" sense. I find it extremely hard to believe that an organization, (UN or otherwise), could somehow convince people that all religion must go, just because SOME fanatics are overstepping human rights boundries.
4. The UN in itself is a VERY weak organization, and the US and GB have no real way to "give" power to it. Even if they could pass some "power" to the UN, how would the world's nations receive this? I can't imagine there being some overwhelming acceptance of such control by the UN. Sounds like much of a pipe dream.
One of the hardest things for humans, (present party included), to do is see beyond the "here and now". This includes seeing the past. We should remember this before we jump to conclusions.
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Is a "Pure" religion an oxymoron?
by free2beme init seems that everyone i know who claims to be in the right religion, has the idea that their religion is some how more pure or perfect then all others.
whether is a christian faith as a whole, or an individual sect of christianity.
yet, no one seems to be willing to see that their religion, has, does and will do the same.
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...This is in fact, the exact reason I can't accept any religion anymore.