Posts by tenyearsafter

You are in a tough situation, but one that many on this board have faced. I will let them advise you as my situation was not the same. I wish you the best in your journey on your path to freedom!

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Lawyers Response Resigned and Withdrawn Elder

by Marvin Shilmer in

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lawyers response resigned and withdrawn elder .

today i uploaded a new article to my blog containing a 14-page incredibly detailed response from a watchtower lawyer to a long-time high-ranking elder who had resigned and withdrawn his association with watchtower.

my article is titled lawyers response resigned and withdrawn elder and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2011/09/lawyers-response-resigned-and-withdrawn.html.

tenyearsafter

I wonder if this "legalism" about "voluntarily assented to associating with a religious organization subjects himself to the existing rules and procedures of the church and cannot deny their existence" holds any water for those that were baptized prior to the baptismal vows being changed to include "allegience" to God's Earthly Organization?

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What constitutes the great Apostasy?

by wannabe in

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According to the WTS, it is after the Apostles died and the evil Church Fathers started the Great Apostasy with the doctrines of the Trinity, Hellfire and the Immortal Soul...according to the rest of Christendom, it is cults like the JW's that constitute the Great Apostacy!

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-11-2011 WT Study (CLEAR WARNINGS)

by blondie in

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(b) from where do false teachers often come, and.

false teachers are like dried-up.

about false teachers.

tenyearsafter

Very nice analysis Blondie! Thanks for doing such a fine job of showing the WTS's "fortress mentality".

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Came Across This Artifact Today

by DNCall in

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tenyearsafter

Good stuff!...it makes the "Time of the End" look so inviting to children...especially the part about worldwide destruction of non-believers!

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I'm drowning in emails. Please help me out and reply to this email that I recvd through my website. Thanks

by AndersonsInfo in

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i have been studying with jw's.

they seem to have a lot of truth but i have come across a lot of conflicting information about them.

i want the best for my family and i and want to get closer to god.. any advice?.

tenyearsafter

Dear Interested One,

If you have been studying with Jehovah's Witnesses, you should make sure that you are doing complete research on their beliefs and practices. Unfortunately, this type of research cannot be done by solely consulting the literature of Jehovah's Witnesses. It is important that you research their beliefs, particularly as it pertains to disfellowshipping (shunning), blood policy, absolute obedience to the Organization and its most current teachings and participation in holidays and patriotic events. Once you have done this additional research, ask your study conductor about the answers you find through your independent study. I believe you will be surprised at the answers (or non-answers) you will receive. Ultimately, you have to make a personal decision...just make sure you completely understand what a commitment to Jehovah's Witnesses will mean for you and your family.

Best Wishes,

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JW Castigates Christendom Missionaries

by mankkeli in

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christendoms missionaries have established hospitals, refugee centers, and orphanages to care for peoples material needs.

casting themselves in the role of champions of poor people, they have also stirred up revolution and participated in guerrilla warfare.

in contrast, missionary graduates of gilead school teachpeoplethebible.

tenyearsafter

I always found it interesting that before Jesus did anything else (such as teaching), he provided for the physical needs of the people. He healed, fed and comforted people...then he taught.

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How old were you when...

by agent zero in

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..when you got baptised, and when you discovered the truth about the truth?.

me: 20 and 27.