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  We have the truth - part 2

  by MutualRespectPlease in

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  does doing what is right in god's eyes mean we have to use only bible terms?

  i know the organization is not perfect.

  is there strong evidence that he has his people here on earth that although not perfect, are doing his will?

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  It's very apparent they were exploiting and manipulating the good book for their purposes, call it coercion with intent to gain power and also to commercialize their products

  the unfortunate thing is that it worked. Perhaps you might want to investigate the commercial aspect of this religion since it was started mainly by businessmen, structured marketing can be

  found in the most unusual places

  In other words your being educated on human ignorance, but if you buy their policy of fear well power to ya or I should say power to them.

  You may have just indulged yourself with the truth of human ignorance.
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  1914, Generation doctrine belief change!

  by Gill in

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  i had the dubious pleasure of explaining the 1914 generation change doctrine to a relative who has been a jw for all of his life the other day.

  he didn't even know that there had been a generation change and that the wt was no longer claiming that those alive in 1914 would still be alive when armageddon struck.. however, he said he would only believe me if i could tell him the exact date of the watchtower that explained this change.. though i know it is 1995, i do not know the exact date/issue and he refused to research it claiming it would show lack of faith on his part if he questioned his beliefs....but he said he would look it up if i told him which issue it was.. so, please, could anyone direct me to the exact issue in which this world shattering event was revealed?.

  i remember, many jws, especially elderly ones being shocked at this revelation, but obviously this particular relative was not concentrating at the time!!

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  It's very apparent they were exploiting and manipulating the good book for their purposes, call it coercion with intent to gain power and also to commercialize their products

  the unfortunate thing is that it worked. Perhaps you might want to investigate the commercial aspect of this religion since it was started mainly by businessmen, structured marketing can be

  found in the most unusual places
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  showed wife the new km article. bad decision.

  by freeme in

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  hey guys.. sometimes im really next to crying (better: im crying).

  no answer.

  " no answer.

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  Brain Dead

  It's very apparent they were exploiting and manipulating the good book for their purposes, call it coercion with intent to gain power and also to commercialize their products

  the unfortunate thing is that it worked. Perhaps you might want to investigate the commercial aspect of this religion since it was started mainly by businessmen, structured marketing can be

  found in the most unusual places .
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  Vancouver B.C. to Vancouver Island, strategy please?

  by Fatfreek in

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  2. friends

  as we (my wife, her sister, brother, and i)drive through parts of canada beginning next week, we want to conclude our canadian tour on vancouver island.

  butchart gardens is one of our targets.

  we then plan to go south from there through washington, oregon, etc.

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  Yes I would also advise to take your car for there is much to see and the sites are far apart, not difficult to find mind you just far apart, and don't forget to see Victoria it's the prettiest town on

  the west coast..........I'm a Vancouverite and have been over there many times. What I would do is catch the first ferry at twassen with your car, It's about an hour and a half trip on the ferry

  which you'll enjoy, very scenic, then once you arrive at Swartz bay it's about I think a half hour drive to Butchart gardens and then another half an hour to Victoria @.
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  All current JWs: What is this?

  by AuldSoul in

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  2. beliefs

  the bible students in 1918 numbered very few, fewer than 6,000. within three years, the number tripled.. the "intriguing subject" they proclaimed from 1918 through 1922 was "millions now living will never die.

  " upwards of 70,000 attended to hear this message proclaimed in germany alone.

  the talk series had a longer title, "the world has endedmillions now living will never die.

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  It's very apparent they were exploiting and manipulating the good book for their purposes, call it coercion with intent to gain power and also to commercialize their products

  the unfortunate thing is that it worked....... thanks Auldsoul for pointing this out !

  Maybe America really is the land of the free.

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  overcompensating when leaving JWs?

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. experiences

  ever notice this phenomenon?

  seems like a lot of people that leave in their early 20s tend to become wild party animals as soon as they leave da troof, getting tattoos, piercings and the like and going almost overboard with it.

  anyone ever experience this?

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  Yes this has been acknowledged and seen with people, particularly with the young, they tend to let their personal guard down and let everything in that was previously put on restraint.

  This unfortunately can cause allot of personal damage to the individual on social and moral grounds and at times may cause long term damage if the personal character is not corrected.

  There are in fact good personal guidelines of social behavior within the JWS that are of course obvious, such as smoking, abuse of alcohol and drugs, promiscuous sex to name a few

  but there is also a proportionate amount of social behavior that is put on restraint that is not beneficial to the individual in a developmental way. Unfortunately many young people that leave,

  fall down badly due to not yet establishing their own identity, the one that the jws laid down was deemed too restrictive and over bearing and made them feel not true to their character,

  so they leave that and start to play the role of a wordily profile that they were taught so much about. Personally I think it leaves them in a blank space where the individual doesn't know how

  to live a clean and wholesome life style to their own betterment and possibly creates a weak and vulnerable character.....................................my 2 cents and observations
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  I'm mad as hell (New Here)

  by Miss Bliss in

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  2. friends

  i'm brand spanking new to this forum.... my story is a long one that i will save for rainy day....however i will say i have been out for a long time 10+ years and when i left i really left.

  i walked away at 20 (in my heart i was mentally gone at 17) and never really looked back much.

  i was raised jw my father was an elder my mother an off and on pioneer (my father is no longer except he goes to the memorials, poor bastard and again thats another long story) i was not shunned by my parents both of whom were still very much in although my father left shortly after me and i would like to think that my bravery and courage allowed him to do the same.

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  Hi Miss Bliss, welcome your comments are appreciated and respected here !

  It is very possible that you may be able to help ones that cant make up their minds on this damaging cult.

  So hang a round okay .
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  What's with the "Simpson" looking avatars...

  by changeling in

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  2. friends

  did i miss something?

  other than the movie?.

  there was an elder in a hall i used to attend that looked just like homer.

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  AND WHATS YOUR POINT.........DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE ORI I'LL SEND MARGE TO STRAITEN YOU OUT !
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  They Actually Said it!- A rant Brought to you By sw29

  by saywhat29 in

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  can't quote word for word, but at the dc this friday, the last talk given, the speaker actually said "not to question the faithful and discreet slave" and everybody around me was eating it up like it was cake.

  my insides were churning when that guy said that crap.. and the funny thing is that if i hadn't been reading this board, reading the evilomg!

  apostate literature they 'warned' us not to, then i would have been feeling guilty for my doubt, for my lack of faith, for being different, and all the rest of that crap.

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  There is a high positioning of power and mind control going on with WTS., those comments that were spoken at the assembly were exactly the same 40 , 50 years ago.

  There are men at Bethel that have dreamed for decades of being a member of the GB so when they finally do get that privilege you can bet they want to hold on to it.

  Having their slaves to do their marketing and promotion of themselves is the most important to sustain this privileged position

  The intellectual growth to the individual for the benefit to themselves or for sake of humanity is not of their concern or care.

  Decades ago they said that universities and collages are places of godlessness and should be avoided.

  Advanced education has no purpose in this soon to end system of things as they use to say

  Except of course when they need medical health, then they want the most advanced possible and are willing to show up at hospitals with bags of of money just to get it.
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  The WT anti-education message: are the youth paying attention?

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  it's been about a year since the wt condemned all forms of higher education.. in my hall, two elder's have allowed their sons to go to college.. others are continuing their studies, despite what brooklyn says.. .

  how have the youth in your hall responded?.

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  All that is rerun mind controlling junk that they put out 30 years, I guess the old timers GB members cant think of anything new to F- up peoples lives so they have to go back

  in to the watchtower vault and see what they can find.

  Power laid into the hands of ignorant corrupt men can sure cause allot of trouble cant it.