So many things- The feeling of moral superiority; the lack of education and social skills; not having to depend on my own conscience to decide things. But what I love the most is shopping for what house and land I'm going to have after Jehovah destroys the bad people that currently reside there. I'd like something with an ocean view.
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What do you love about being a JW?
by FL_Panthers inas the title says, share what you love about the truth!.
we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.
love u guys xxx.
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Pot...Meet Kettle. Kettle...Pot
by undercover infrom a new wt article (may, i think) about predicting the future.
and i quote:.
religious leaders sometimes predict tragic worldwide events to warn mankind and gather followers.
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keyser soze
Doomsday prophet Harold Camping and his disciples widely advertised that the earth would be destroyed in 2011. Needless to say, the world is still here.
And maybe 100 years from now, their religion will still exist in some form, and it's leaders will say that Harold Camping wasn't a false prophet, but just an imperfect man who never claimed to speak for God.
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Scriptures for brother taking field service group
by FL_Panthers ini have recently been given the privilege of taking the field service group.. .
can anyone give me some scriptures i can use to encourage the group?
can you also give a reason as to why these scriptures are helpful to our ministry.. .
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keyser soze
are you serious that most of the people here are ex JW's?
The question is: are you serious? Did you do no investigation of this forum before deciding to not only register, but post? One need only read the title of a few thread topics to understand the dynamic of this forum. So forgive me for questioning your sincerity.
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Do You Try To Avoid The Witnesses When You See Them?
by minimus ini think i typically don't want to be either love bombed or questioned.
i happen to see jws a lot while visiting my mom.
they don't go there with me, which works well for all concerned..
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keyser soze
For the most part. I used to anticipate running into them and having a go with them about their doctrine. Now I no longer care. I just want to be left alone.
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What Bomb Will Be Dropped at This Years District Convention?
by kneehighmiah inour insightful posters on this site were able to predict the new "spirit directed" generation teachings and fds teaching even years in advance.
what bomb do you thing will be dropped this year?
i know it will be big.
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keyser soze
Dumbed down version of the Reasoning Book to go with the new Bible
It couldn't possibly be dumbed down any further. It was done to perfection the first time around.
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It must have been a brother!
by hoser ini was listening to a conversation of jws recently about how trusting they are with each other and how out in "the world" you have to be ever so careful that you don't put down your purse or wallet for a minute otherwise it will be stolen.. i entered the conversation with an experience that one of my close friends had.
(true story) he was in a public place with a wallet with significant amount of cash and bank card, credit card, id, etc.. somehow he lost or misplaced the wallet, panicked of course.
he went to the police, cancelled all his cards and thought it was gone for sure.
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keyser soze
Most JWs simply can't wrap their head around the notion that there are good and honest people in the world. It doesn't fit their narrative of 'worldly' people. If they start thinking of them in those terms, the idea that God is going to annihilate them becomes far less palatable.
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Is the Russian action in the Crimea prophetic gold for the GB?
by konceptual99 inso chatter on the net and in coffee shops suggests lots of speculation about the re-emergence of russia as the king of the north.
does this political situation give the gb a golden opportunity to simply let speculation about prophecy fly and keep people distracted from the fact that nothing they have prophecied has actually come true?.
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keyser soze
Yes. Any significant world event, or change in its political culture is a JW's wet dream. It feeds their delusion that the end is near, and their lives spent waiting for it haven't been in vain.
And of course the GB will exploit that by distorting whatever scripture they can come up with to make it look like prophecy is somehow being fulfilled. It's a never ending cycle.
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keyser soze
Approaching Fantasy Island as we speak.
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Ever feel like you were faking it as a JW when you weren't?
by punkofnice ini guess this is cognitive dissonance calling loud and clear!.
i remember being proud to be a jw yet at the same time i felt that i was just fooling myself.. i think this also applies to the stupid doctrines of the watchtower(r).......they made sense but at the same time they didn't.. i had secret self loathing for not being 'zealous(tm)' enough but on the other hand i didn't.. seems to me i had a separation of authentic persona from cult persona.. anyone else get this?.
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keyser soze
There were many times, especially in the ministry, where I had to convince myself that I was actually enjoying it. It always made me feel like there was something wrong with me when I saw the zest that others had for it, when I had none.
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Hello
by GoUnion inhello everyone it's nice to finally be able to post i had trouble getting emails last month and was never able to sign up.
this has been a very informative site which has really helped me grow and to think for myself.
please allow me to introduce myself.. i was born into a witness family and was baptized at a young age an was part of a small kingdom hall.
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keyser soze
Welcome, GoUnion! A moving first post, and similar to the experience shared by a lot of people here. I was a born-in who wishes I'd had the courage to investigate my own doubts long before I did. I look forward to hearing more from you.