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  Scan of 2005 Watchtower Discouraging Higher Education

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone sent me the scans of the october 1, 2005 watchtower article which discourages higher education for jws.

  this was the wt that began the current anti-education stance by the wt society reversing the more lenient policy from the 90s.

  for those interested, a pdf of this article can be downloaded from this filesharing site:.

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  Burning Question: Snacks at Kingdom Hall

  by TreadClimberMaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not been to a kingdom hall for years, about 6. i have been going to other churches, namely, unity, unitarian and tonight a jewish reform temple.

  what i notice at all of these churches is one recurring theme: they all serve snacks, coffee and punch in the foyer before and after the services.

  this is really nice and i truly enjoy it!

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  Forget all of the stages: Denial, Anger, Sadness - Don't you sometimes just feel STUPID for having believed in the Organization?

  by BonaFide in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know i have been through all those stages, i denied it, then i got angry, definitely sad.

  months and months of this, and i still am in for my family and friends.. but sometimes i just feel stupid.

  why did i ignore basic common sense for so long?

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  How did you feel about attending another church?

  by digderidoo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this question is for those who have attended another church since leaving the jw's.. i have considered attending a local church, firstly out of curiosity and secondly because i do enjoy discussing the bible with people and learning new thoughts on scripture.. the only thing that stops me though is crossing that line.

  i guess it was a bit like when i first posted here, it took me ages to pluck up the courage and now what was the big deal?.

  did anyone else have this feeling before attending another church, that feeling of crossing the line of no return.

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  Thought y'all might enjoy this one...

  by under_believer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, just got this email from one of the jw mailing lists i still seem to be subscribed to.... .

  > these are pictures that have just been painted on the various walls of.

  > our lovely assembly hall in plant city , florida .

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  How Long Have you Been Out of the Witnesses ? Have you Moved On ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been out over 5 years now.

  i feel we all start healing at different speeds depending on how much hurt we went through in exiting ; and how much we've educated ourselves about how and why we were sucked in by a mind control cult.

  at first i felt anger towards the organization , but after learning about mind control within 3 years of leaving the cult i felt sorry for those who are still trapped inside the witnesses being deceived.

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  WT: mainstreaming, becoming more cultish, or disappearing?

  by JimmyPage in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  is the wt mainstreaming into a more normal religion, is it tightening its grip, or are its leaders preparing to take the money and run, leaving its followers high and dry?

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  Recently Received Wacky JW Spam re: UN Destroying Religion

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently received the following email.

  i don't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for the sender.

  it looks like i'm not the first person on this board to receive this email (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/166981/1.ashx).

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  The Revelation book

  by donny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have heard the revelation book is being studied for the 4th time since it's release in 1988. we studied it once before i left in 1992. is it the same edition or has it been revised a few times?

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  Congregation Get-Togethers: In or Out?

  by TreadClimberMaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading redpill2006's post and i noticed that some mentioned that get-togethers or parties have been largely discouraged.

  i stopped attending meetings in 2003/2004 and i remember my congregation still had get-togethers, although they were few and far between.

  they were not completely discouraged though, has this changed?

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