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  At what point did you stop being an idiot?

  by Hiddenwindow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you always an open-minded jw?

  did you ever think that another brother was an apostate because he asked a simple logical question?

  the latter, of course, is the most natural reaction among most jws.

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  Have you changed your mind about ABORTION?

  by nicolaou in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not after a discussion on the rights or wrongs on abortion, what i'm asking is whether or not your views have evolved over time.. perhaps leaving the watchtower was enough to allow your true feelings on abortion to find expression.

  maybe abortion is one of those subjects where you still find yourself in agreement with your old jw self.

  did becoming a mother change your perspective in any way or solidify your views?.

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  Quit your job and go sell ice cream

  by Hiddenwindow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did anyone see the information on a recent watchtower study article (w-07 0/01, p. 30, 16) in which a witness who quitted his job and started selling ice cream on the streets in order to have more time to preach, is presented as a good example?

  i found it extremely offensive and asked myself: are they really serious or is this joke?

  but the worst part is that no one else in the hall seemed to find it offensive, with the exception of a ministerial servant who privately told me it was an act of disrespect on the part of the society.

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  Don't miss the October 14 meeting.

  by Hiddenwindow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is an idea.

  i am proposing that you join me in doing the following: on sunday, october 14, 2007, i will attend that days meeting at my local kingdom hall and take the opportunity to secretly leave there the book crisis of conscience, by raymond franz.

  i will just place it where it could be found; i will maybe leave it on a seat or under it.

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  Conspiracy against the Watchtower

  by Hiddenwindow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is one question that has been bothering me for quite some time.

  do you think a revolution, so to speak, within the organization is possible?

  in other words, can any conspiracy against the watchtower succeed?

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  Sinning against the Holy Spirit - Unforgivable? How does one commit it?

  by Shawn10538 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i seem to remember a doctrine that says that the only sin that is unforgivable is a sin against the holy spirit.

  is apostasy a sin against the holy spirit?

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  Beliefs, Honesty

  by Hiddenwindow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not too long ago, i heard a district overseer say, at a circuit assembly, something astonishing; that he would continue to be a jehovahs witness even if it was proven to him that god does not exist.

  his point was the organization and its moral standards protect people from a lot of trouble and that this by itself is very positive aspect.

  i could not forget such a statement and, just as an exercise, started to pose the following scenario to some of my friends, including several ministerial servants an one elder: if you some how determine that this is not the truth, would you continue to be a witness?

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  CO tells us the reason for the Tract Work

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok so this was told to the entire congregation by the circuit overseer.

  "the society knows the tract work brings hardly any new disciples in.

  we get a few good experiences out of it and a few start studies and attend a few meetings.

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  Elder for 30 years, lost privelages due to WT Education policy

  by justhuman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a really good one.

  an elder who was serving for more than 30 years, faithfull to the organization at all means, has lost his privelage due to the wt education policy.

  the reason was that he allowed his son to study at the university.

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  Is Being A Jehovah's Witness a Mental Disorder?

  by Amber Rose in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  frequently i have seen the subject of borderlind personallity disorder mentioned on this board.

  many people here feel that friends or relatives display many of the charactaristics of the disorder.

  people with histories of abuse seem to be drawn to this religion.

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