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  Unreal experience

  by Billzfan23 in

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  i told a jw friend who is aware of my fade but is not supporting me in it that i was convinced that if the elders read a letter from the platform stating that everyone in the hall should commit a group suicide - most people would do it.

  good: people are devout.

  bad: people are brainwashed and totally under control of the org.. ugly: this person did not disagree with me.. .

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  wow...that speaks from the mountain top.
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  Never asks me questions of her own...

  by onlycurious in

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  2. friends

  my employee and i have a friendship outside of work, even though i am her boss and about 15 short years her senior.

  okay, i'm kindof a mentor friend.. anyway, she is a jw doing 50hrs a month in service and is a 2nd generation jw.

  if it wasn't for her mom i swear she would jump ship.. i talk very openly about my faith, church, youth group, people in need and how we handle that...etc.. she never asks me anything.

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  My employee and I have a friendship outside of work, even though I am her boss and about 15 short years her senior. Okay, I'm kindof a mentor friend.

  Anyway, she is a jw doing 50hrs a month in service and is a 2nd generation jw. If it wasn't for her mom I swear she would jump ship.

  I talk very openly about my faith, church, youth group, people in need and how we handle that...etc.

  She NEVER asks me anything. She is always polite and listens for a while but never asks a thing. I am famous for asking her all kinds of questions and then I compare how our hall/churches do things.

  I just find it to be interesting that she never even inquires or contributes.

  She did manage to tell my other jw employee (2 years in the making) that she should bring her book of reasonings with her because I ask a lot of questions. lol
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  Belief Poll : Please Indulge Me

  by Morocco in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just sort of curious about this, i know it has probably been done a gazillion times but let me do it again.

  1.do you believe in a personal god who takes interest in you as an individual?

  2.do you believe that the bible was written by god?

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  onlycurious

  Jayhawk1

  You are hilarious....sick maybe....but still hilarious.
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  Is Apostacy in all religions?

  by ButtLight in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  noun:.

  pl.apostasiesabandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.

  noun: apostate u'posteyt.

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  onlycurious

  I have never heard the word 'apostate' used for anyone who has left my faith. Nor do we turn our backs on people when they decide to go to another church or start doing things that are contrary to scripture. I am sure there are a few odd churches out there that are very legalistic and do this sort of thing but as a whole, no. Never heard of it.
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  QUESTIONS FROM READERS----CHECK THIS OUT!

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  seeing as i have the wt in front of me today, i thought you'd enjoy the questions from readers from the february 15, 2007 article on the evils and pagan origins on toasting or clinking of glasses.

  the article specifically mentions how not everything today that was of pagan origin is necessarily bad, and sites "wedding rings" as being of pagan origin, but it's not viewed like that now.

  then, incredibly, they go on and say that while toasting might not be considered a religious practice today, there's "good reason" for christians to avoid it------without giving any valid reason why other than: do as we say:.

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  Can you sa s-u-p-e-r-s-t-i-t-i-o-u-s?
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  Its Time To Post!

  by lurker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all: i have been lurking around this site for over two years.

  due to a recent post of someone claiming to be an elder (which has been removed) i have been motivated to post.

  i have been around this site for well over two years and have read most of your posts carefully.

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  Hello and welcome. You are in a safe place here.

  These people really know the heart of the issue and will offer a lot of guidance for you.

  I am thankful for this site as you are evidence of the good work that is accomplished here.

  Stay close.
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  Not talking about JW stuff has the opposite effect - regression phase

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i decided to take the advice of some of you here when i wrote about my situation.. i am married, but my wife is a die hard witness.

  despite me showing her mountains of evidence and her actually accepting it, she is regressing back into jw think.. this has happened since i stopped mentioning anything anti-jw.. now she thinks that my problems with jw's were just a phase because i am not bringing up the issue anymore.. i really want to leave this religion, but i can't do that without losing her.. many here i know are trapped and some are still serving as elders.

  i don't know how you do it, but i guess routine is routine.

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  I met a lady once who was a former jw. She told me a story about a jw woman who came into her home for a Bible Study. After a very short time, the ex-jw said, Wait a minute. Let me finish this for you. I will ask you this question, and you will answer the question by stating this answer. Then I will ask you this question and you will respond to me by stating this.

  The woman just stared at her in utter amazement. The lights went on for her and she then realized she had been brainwashed and douped.

  True story.
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  The 613 Laws of JW's

  by avidbiblereader in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the witnesses always say they are free in christ, i beg to differ, i don't know how many stupid unscriptural laws they have but lets start a thread on how many dumb witness laws you know and have heard of that make no sense or completely unbelievable, it is like they have a second talmud.

  cant have walt disney movies or stuffed animals as this is magical.

  cant have beards.

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  Uhhh....are you serious? No oral sex?

  Where the heck did that law come from? Last church meeting I went to (youth convention for adult leaders) the guy said that EVERTHING is okay. Yep...that too!

  How many Christians blushed during that message?
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  Alias change:unhappy to free2think......................

  by free2think in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  hi everyone i finally did it.

  i decided to change my alias as unhappy didn't really fit anymore now that i can see the truth.

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  Free2think is very fitting.....

  Told my friend about you today and he said our mutual jw friend is in the same boat. I think as we get older it is a little easier to not let our parents influence be so strong. This is deeply rooted though. I'm not making light of it.

  You are amongst friends....hang in there.
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  Dress Code and Conduct Policies?

  by onlycurious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do jw's have a dress code in general and for field work?

  the gals i know always look put together.

  i live in a hick town where it pours rain and is muddy.

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  Looking_glass....you're such a rebel. lol