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  Would You Have Remained A Witness If They Weren't Sooo Strict?

  by minimus in

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  i think i would've probably tolerated the religion if "conscience" really did play a role in the religion.

  there are many people in religions that do not believe every thing that is taught, yet they are still members in good standing.

  of course, jehovah's witnesses aren't like that.. you have to believe it all or you will be "no longer considered a jehovah's witness".

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  boyzone

  Slimboy, I agree. It wasn't the strictness that made me leave but its the strictness that keeps me gone.
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  Site To Refute Franz And Cameron

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this site set up by a loyal jw who wants to refute books like "crisis of conscience" and "captives of a concept".

  i thought loyal jw's were not even supposed to read such books.. .

  http://settingtherecordstraight.wordpress.com/2010/01/.

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  I left a comment on sidewiki
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  2009 Annual Worldwide Service Report -- 7.3 Million Publishers

  by Joker10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  china: the number of publishers has increased.

  in some parts of the mainland, they can openly go door to door without much interference.

  there are actally buildings now used as kingdom halls.

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  Blues,

  88,000 missing?

  OK some would've died but that still must mean the majority have left - yes? (sorry no good at statistics)

  Thanks for posting this info Joker10
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  2009 Annual Worldwide Service Report -- 7.3 Million Publishers

  by Joker10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  china: the number of publishers has increased.

  in some parts of the mainland, they can openly go door to door without much interference.

  there are actally buildings now used as kingdom halls.

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  Memorial partakers 10,857! An 8.7% increase on last year.

  Well, well, well, there's a thing.. no wonder there's been a recent WT telling people to to lay off the grape juice and crackers this year.
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  Do JW's Put More Faith in the Watchtower or in the Bible?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it just drives me crazy when the brothers giving the public.

  talk on sunday morning will say "the june 1, 1984 watchtower.

  on page 10 paragraph 6 says........" the witnesses, in my.

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  If the Bible "can only be understood" with the magazine, then it's the magazine that counts, not the other way around.

  Thats very true. The Society have made it clear that they don't want JW's studying the bible without the "aid" of Watchtower literature. Those that do will likely revert back to the teachings of Christendom.
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  Will the Book Study ever be dropped from the weekly meetings?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the book study is one of the most useless meetings.

  the same books have been studied 3 or 4 times.the meeting takes only an hour but takes up most of your evening.

  and, it is one of the least attended meetings.. why haven't they combined the watchtower study with just question and answer and then follow with the book study with just question and answer?

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  Many in my old cong are really pissed that the book study is no more. Its now incorporated into the Service meeting which is held on a Wednesday night. This stops most of the dubs from taking advantage of the "2 for 1" Orange Wednesdays deal at the cinema and I get a shun-free trip to the movies - result!
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  Deliverance!!!!

  by mouthy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is probably old news but i just opened up rutherfords book delieverance printed in 1926. the year before i was born....in the preface he explains.

  that the logos & lucifer are brothers,.

  on page 214 talking about false prophets ( churches) he says "claiming for themselves the exclusive.

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  Page 229 says" When one claims to be a Chriistian ,& then indulges in the persecution
  of another in the name of Christ,that one is a Hypocrite& NOT a Christian....

  Oh the irony!
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  "Encouragement" from my mother-in-law to my wife

  by garyneal in

  1. social
  2. family

  my wife did not attend the holiday celebrations with my daughter and i and instead chose to spend the time with her parents.

  she told her mom how she saw nothing wrong with the holiday celebrations and my m-i-l told her that she was right in that the things people do this time of year are very beautiful indeed.

  however, it is the reason why people do these things why we are not suppose to partake in them.

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  Garyneal

  When I was exiting the cult and still found christmas disturbing to celebrate, this article from the freeminds site really helped me put the teachings in perspective. If your wife won't read it, it might give you some further points to raise with her verbally.

  http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/bible/holidays.html?q=holidays
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  The Only Real "Take" You Can Have on the Date of Jerusalems Destruction

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have a new take on the 587/586 "controversy".

  this is of course, speaking for me over 3 years after i left.

  i realize that if you are first leaving, this is a big deal.

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  Miseryloveselders

  you said

  At the end of the day Jeff, I say, as far as 586/587 vs 606/607.................so what. Do what Christ commanded you to do is what I say. The key part of that, is what Christ told you to do and the example he set. Not some group of men who decided to speak on behalf of an Entity they dont seem to really have a firm grasp of a relationship with. They have more of a relationship with their organization and It's interests, than they do with God and his Son.

  Of course you are right about this, but as you are still an active JW you need to be careful who you express this opinion to. Mouthy (Grace Gough) was disfellowshipped for holding this very opinion.

  Also if you continue to align yourself with a group that speaks falsely in God's name, takes on an authority that isn't theirs to take based on these dates, and are more concerned with their precious organization than their relationship with God, how does God view your continued support of them now that you know they're wrong?

  Food for thought.
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  Anniversary of our being egged by JWS, decide to show you all the letter we sent to 200 JW families!!! Enjoy!!

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope this letter finds you and your loved ones both happy and well.

  one day, before the summer assembly, my parents informed me that they had serious doubts.

  i just wanted it to go away, and for things to be the way they used to be.

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  Fantastic letter LL!

  I hope it does the trick and puts the gossip train to bed once and for all. How disgusting that 3 active witnesses egged your home too! Pathetic behaviour from "true" christians.