I always had doubts which I eventually obediently pushed out of my mind, but they would pop back up from time to time. The one that I think got the ball rolling for me (and led me to check out other sources like JWD)as far as doctrine was the one mention in the entire Bible in a parable of the all- important "FDS", while "Babylon the Great" and the "Dragon", "Serpent", etc is mentioned many more times. I just couldn't get past why, if loyalty to the bORG and the FDS was sooooooooo vital for our salvation, did Jesus only mention it so casually, in a parable, in the form of a question, ONE TIME!!?? Hence I came to the conclusion that the 1st century Christians were organized, but NOT an "organization". These thoughts were happening right around the time I got my Sept Kingdom Ministry, and the question box was the straw that broke the camel's back! When I compared that KM question box with a June 22, 2000 Awake article "Do Not Be a Victim of Propaganda", that was it. I clearly knew then that I was in a cult...
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What J.W teaching did you find the hardest to accept??
by karter infor me it was the fact that god is allowing all these innocent people to get killed to prove a point ,i mean it was a big bet he had with satan.. i explained it to my wife this way if i had our children killed in the most horriable way just to show they couldn't live without me how does that make me look?.
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A title for a book on leaving the Witnesses - Any suggestions??
by Witness 007 inhere are some of mine but there based on the witness publications that stick in my mind.. "you won't live forever in paradise on earth.
" "revalation it's grand climax in my pants.
" "reasoning with our scriptures.
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Thanks, OTWO! =)
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A title for a book on leaving the Witnesses - Any suggestions??
by Witness 007 inhere are some of mine but there based on the witness publications that stick in my mind.. "you won't live forever in paradise on earth.
" "revalation it's grand climax in my pants.
" "reasoning with our scriptures.
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"Organized To Accomplish JACK SQUAT!"
"Live With Watchtower Loyalty In Mind"
"You Can Give Forever in Paradise on Earth"
"Benefit US With Theocratic Ministry School Programming"
"All Awakes! Are Inspired of Bethel and Superficial"
"Dismantling the Scriptures Daily"
"Rationalizing of the Scriptures"
"Watchtower- Announcing Rutherford's Kingdom"
"In Spite of the Scriptures, Vol 1 & 2"
"Jehovah's Witnesses- Defamers of God's Kingdom"
"Revelation- It's Bland Climax We Can't Stand!"
"New World Transformation of the Holy Scriptures"
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A title for a book on leaving the Witnesses - Any suggestions??
by Witness 007 inhere are some of mine but there based on the witness publications that stick in my mind.. "you won't live forever in paradise on earth.
" "revalation it's grand climax in my pants.
" "reasoning with our scriptures.
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"What Does the Watchtower REALLY Teach"
"Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Strife"
"Draw Close to the Organization"
"Is There an Elder Who Cares About You?"
"Come Be OUR Follower"
"The Greatest Pioneer Who Never Lived"
"The Secret of Family Crappiness"
"Questions Young People Ask- Answers That Shut Them Up!"
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Niiiice video! Keep it up! Are you going to make these regularly? I want to subscribe to your YouTube vids!
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SPOKE AT A CHURCH LAST NIGHT.......
by Sunnygal41 inthe topic: jehovah's witnesses, harmless religion?
there were a small group of ex's that had been invited by a local church to speak of their experiences as jehovah's witnesses..............god it felt sooo good to tell about the unbiblical practices of shunning and disfellowshipping, of the cult mentality and the wounds so many ex's carry from the legalistic mentality and behavior.
the two books crisis of conscience and in search of christian freedom were shared with all present..........about 30 to 40 people.
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Funny, I have often thought of doing the same thing myself. I work with a guy who is a pentecostal minister (not the snake- handling sort) and I do side work for a Baptist lady who is interested in some of the things I've found out about the WTS. In the small town that I live in, however, I need to put such an adventure off until I'm completely out of the bORG.
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Jehovah's Witnesses: Disassociation and Lawsuits, I have a question!!
by isnrblog inmany of you who have or had been jehovahs witnesses for sometime will remember that back before say 1980 or so, the congregation could disassociate an unbaptized person and that person was treated as disfellowshipped.
that happened a lot, pre 1980.. .
for example, as a teenager in the 60s, several of the teenagers in my cong were disassociated and treated as disfellowshipped .
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The was an unbaptized publisher in our cong about whom they announced "So- and- so is no longer an unbaptized publisher." I don't know what he did, but his door- to- door "privilege" was revoked and I think his commenting privileges at meetings, although he never commented anyway so it's hard to tell. He was later "reinstated" as an UP.
Funny thing about the whole scenario- when they announced he was back, a few people stared to applaud, but the elder making the announcement got a stern look on his face and shook his head no at the audience! I almost laughed out loud!! The same happened later on when someone who was DF'd got RI'd. Same elder made the announcement and gave the same stern head- shaking glare at the audience!! Priceless!!
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What is the motives of the GB?
by sweet pea inok guys and dolls, want your input here.
a friend of mine has a question...... .
"the brothers in bethel/headquarters seem very sincere and loving - what possible motive would they have in trying to deceive people, what do they get out of it?
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Without reading the other responses- here's mine. Maybe someone had a similar thought.
Why do actors act? Often they play characters in movies that are nothing like the real them. Answer- $$$
What motive does the GB have? They get a free place to live, free paycheck (small or not), no bills, and all they have to do is hang out in fancy buildings and make decisions that control 7 million people's lives like puppets. When you consider that the GB members are JWs with decades in the bORG and no formal education or professional skills, the payoff isn't bad! -
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How long has this site been around? (New Guy)
by josh1029 ini always knew others had the same thoughts and ideas as i had ... but i never could have imagined that it was on this large of a scale.
wow ... people who understand and will not judge.. little about me:.
i am the son of an elder.
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Welcome, Josh! Sounds like you and I have some similarities. My first wife was a JW and cheated on me repeatedly as well. Maybe this is more common than I thought among JW girls??? Anyway, nice to meet ya!
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JW's are an honest people
by freedomfighter inhi anyone been "ripped-off" by witnesses?.
here is my experience:.
was married with my wife 4 mths pregnant, when my father-inlaw ( who was dying of asbestosis ) offered for us to join with them in building a new house.
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I just thought of another instance of being ripped off by JWs that we can all relate to! How about the promise of eternal life in Paradise in exchange for all your years of servitude in "this system" only to find out it's a big scam!?