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  The KINGDOM HALL topic.

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm an atheist but i've recently been curious enough to sit quietly on the hard wooden pews of a local and very simple english village church - it was sweet, humble and surprisingly calming.. now, how exactly is this monstrosity supposed to motivate anyone?!.

  what does it tell us about the mentality of the religions leaders?

  does this look like a place of worship?

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  tenyearsafter

  Is it my imagination or does that first pic of the KH posted look like a mobile home?...oh well, at least it has windows!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  Exactly WTW!...
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  As Frank Sinatra sings, "nice and easy does it every time"!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  Thanks everyone for the suggestions and thoughts! I am convinced that my wife may be the only key to "unlocking" the JW mindset in my mom. She wants to try and get through to mom, but she is concerned it could end up blowing up in her face. The one thing that has crystallized is how my wife feels about the JW religion...and it isn't good.

  Wha Happened...Alvin Lee does kick on guitar!!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  Good points from all, thank you...I am used to personal attacks, but I guess it just threw me when she tried to get my wife to "see the light"! Just seemed like a weird way to try and win someone over...and EE, I wish I had an elder in my congregation like you...might have made things more tolerable! :)
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  Hi mamalove...yes, she is in her 80's, but she is still as sharp as a tack. She has become less tolerant as she has aged, but she hasn't lost any of her mental agility. It is puzzling that she would use this tactic...
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  I have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a JW...and my not believing the JW story any longer as an ex-JW. It seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,

  Now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head. My wife and I were visiting my mother (which we do weekly since no one other than my brother and I do...and I am DF'ed!), and I ran out to pick some things up for my mom, leaving my non-JW wife alone with my mom. My wife is a Christian, and my mom has always felt she could convert her to the JW way of thinking. As soon as I left the house, my mom immediately launched in to a tirade of how bad I was, that I am evil and a traitor to Jah, that my ex-wife was wonderful and put up with incredible hardship with me and that I was going to be destroyed at the big A! My wife was stunned at first and that soon turned to anger at the two faced attack on me behind my back. I have come to expect that odd double standard since leaving the JW's, but my wife was so angry she could barely speak after the one-sided "discussion".

  If the intent was to "woo" a new convert, it was as far from the mark as it could be. If anything, my mom pretty much assured that my wife would NEVER accept JW's as a possible life choice. By the way, the minute I came back with her items from the store, she became the sweet mother again doting on her son. That really got to my wife!

  Has anyone else had a similar experience with their loved ones, or is my mom just a special case of crazy?
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  The biggest lie

  by sizemik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's the biggest lie that's ever been told .

  a lie i've heard more than any other .

  all through my life i keep hearing it.. everybody tells it .

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  tenyearsafter

  I think one of the best sayings about this subject is:

  "Everyone wants to go to Heaven...but nobody wants to die to get there!"
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  Famous ex-Jws

  by ekruks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  michelle rodriguez used to be a jehovah's witness.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michelle_rodriguez.

  i am just wondering if we can make a list of famous people that used to be jws, i.e.

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  Terence Howard has taken a run at it, but I don't think he could make the commitment to take the plunge...
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  Famous ex-Jws

  by ekruks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  michelle rodriguez used to be a jehovah's witness.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/michelle_rodriguez.

  i am just wondering if we can make a list of famous people that used to be jws, i.e.

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  tenyearsafter

  I may be wrong, but I think Roger Ebert was quoting someone else in regard to JW's...I don't believe he was raised as one.