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  JWs exist because...

  by oldskool in

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  one sentence answers only.. here's mine:.

  jws exist because people want an escape from the modern world and are willing to give up intellectual freedom to get it..

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  JW`s exist because ignorant people take the Bible as the literal word of GOD and can`t see cherry pickers for the trees.

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  Keeping your sanity while stuck as an active JW

  by oldskool in

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  i pass along this advice as a new topic, to get it past one off comments that may not get as much attention.. i exited the jehovah's witnesses about a decade ago.

  like many, my personal situation felt to restrained to act on my impulse and get out quickly.

  i took about a year and a half to two years to leave via da.. i empathize with anybody leaving the watchtower who finds it difficult to falsify dedication, interest, and belief in both their personal and public life.

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  honest

  You have been doing this for 9 years ? They talk about the patience of Job , he couldn`t stand in your shadow.

  just saying

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses ,/ conditioned to speak with anyone ...except any who are knowledgeable about JW beliefs .Why is that ?

  by smiddy in

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  recent experiences on here about cart witnessing when an ex jw engages them in discussion , it`s not long usually before the jw excuses themselves packs up and moves on .. if they really believed they have the "truth" they should be confident enough to win their argument/discussion.and stand their ground.. obviously they aren`t.. if we believe the bible jesus and his apostles never shied away from talking to / engaging in discussions with the jewish religious leaders of the day.?.

  not so with jehovah`s witnesses they are instructed not to engage with ex jw`s , people who know what jw`s believe inside out.and can effectively refute their arguments.and point to their failures.. if their faith is that shallow that talking to an ex jw will weaken their own faith , then they really do not have a very strong foundation of their own faith do they.. smiddy.

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  Recent experiences on here about cart witnessing when an ex JW engages them in discussion , it`s not long usually before the JW excuses themselves packs up and moves on .

  If they really believed they have the "truth" they should be confident enough to win their argument/discussion.and stand their ground.

  Obviously they aren`t.

  If we believe the Bible Jesus and his Apostles never shied away from talking to / engaging in discussions with the Jewish religious leaders of the day.?

  Not so with Jehovah`s Witnesses they are instructed NOT to engage with ex JW`s , people who know what JW`s believe inside out.and can effectively refute their arguments.and point to their failures.

  If their faith is that shallow that talking to an ex JW will weaken their own faith , then they really do not have a very strong foundation of their own faith do they.

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  After 15-17 years JW daughter coming by for a visit today.

  by James Mixon in

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  is something going on in jw land i don't know about.

  she and her new husband and my two.

  grand daughters, one i have never seen.

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  That`s good news James , your daughter has softened her approach ,

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  Does GB 2.0 Have The Guts To Publish A Book On Revelation?

  by JW_Rogue in

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  so we all know that the old revelation book is "old light" and the gb would like to sweep it under the rug.

  however, since they have been reinterpreting many of the parables from the gospels, many jws are confused as to how it all fits in with the book of revelation.

  plus, they have been emphasizing the nearness of the end and the gt.

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  Why stop at the book of Revelation , ?" Grand Climax".....

  How about the book of Daniel , ? :Your Will Be done On Earth"

  And the book of Ezekiel ?

  to name a few , I`m sure their would be more you can add.

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  Day 1 @ the RC

  by Shunned Again in

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  morning part 1. .

  .chairmins address.

  show loyalty by shunning family memebers no mater what.. part2 be loyal in thought.

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  Can anybody post a link to the Awake 8th Jan. 1947 article about shunning ? That zeb alludes to ?

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  Does the governing body know what they are doing?

  by Gefangene in

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  what do you guys think?.

  are they only some uber religious zealots or do they pursue hidden agendas beyond religiosity?.

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  fulano , the GB sign off on whatever is printed in WT literature , and what is presented at Conventions as coming from the faithful & discreet slave.

  And also what the Congregations programs are from week to week.

  So yes we can say with surety what the GB thinks .

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  Muhammad Ali has died few minutes ago.

  by Iamallcool in

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  http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/muhammad-ali/index.html?adkey=bn .

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  RIP Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali .

  Their was a classic moment on Australian TV when Bert Newton called him " boy"

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  Is their a JW site , not official of course ,Identiyfing Apostates on FB , Instagram,etc.on ,social media ?

  by smiddy in

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  i`m just wondering , not that it worry`s me too much since i dad myself , but maybe some people would/should be concerned .. is it possible the gb are monitoring who they can identify as apostates on the internet ?.

  or am i being paranoid.. how about an over-zealous wannabe elder who wants to make a name for himself by dobbing in some poor brother./sister who stumbles across a site like this on the internet.. maybe it`s not the gb , we need to worry about, maybe it is the r&f members who are spying /watching/monitoring their fellow brothers and sisters to see if they are worth reporting to the elders .. of course with the intention of keeping the congregation clean , while hiding their own transgressions .. dont ask questions outside the box./ dob in your bro, or sister ,who you suspect of impropriety and hope to get brownie points.. smiddy.

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  I`m just wondering , not that it worry`s me too much since I DAd myself , but maybe some people would/should be concerned .

  Is it possible the GB are monitoring who they can identify as Apostates on the internet ?

  Or am I being paranoid.

  How about an over-zealous wannabe Elder who wants to make a name for himself by dobbing in some poor brother./sister who stumbles across a site like this on the internet.

  Maybe it`s not the GB , we need to worry about, maybe it is the R&F members who are spying /watching/monitoring their fellow brothers and sisters to see if they are worth reporting to the Elders .

  Of course with the intention of keeping the congregation clean , while hiding their own transgressions .

  Dont ask questions outside the box./ Dob in your bro, or sister ,who you suspect of impropriety and hope to get brownie points.

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  Will Bro. Rogers be DF'd posthumously for drug addiction?

  by ShirleyW in

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  some have been df'd for suspicion of smoking cigarettes, yet bro.

  rogers death is because of an addiction, fentanyl is what they are saying is the drug that did him in which was reported on the news as being more potent than heroine.

  why is it that some nosy sister can report you because someone who looked like you was in the parking lot the same time as she was, yet bro.

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  Addiction is addiction whether they are drugs proscribed by a medical doctor or not for medical reasons. ,They have a safe dosage use with the drug , if you go beyond that with self medication you are an addict .

  Prince apparently OD becoming dependant on this drug Fentanyl , self administered .

  He became a drug addict .

  Jehovah`s Witnesses have double standards in dealing with the R&F and celebrities .

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