Topics Started by civicsi00

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Did Geoffrey Jackson Commit Perjury, or Just "Spiritual Warfare"?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
mr. jackson was pressured by angus stewart to answer if the org condoned corporal punishment, to which he openly stated that the org does not condone corporal punishment for j.w.

children.

this "fact" has never been revealed in the org's literature, in fact, this article which was published under geoffrey jackson's supervision, by definition demonstrates the org's approval of corporal punishment for j.w.
63
Thanks WTBS for changing the Kingdom Songs, you freed me!
by StephaneLaliberte in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
yesterday, i saw a picture of a family signing kingdom melodies together.

it made me realize a fact that i am somewhat ashamed to admit:.

for over a decade, i have been aware of the false prophecies, the deceptive statements, the lack of scriptural support for many core practices and other issues with the witnesses.
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Letting JESUS refute the Watch Tower blood policies
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. medical
letting jesus refute the watch tower blood policies.

the watch tower bible and tract society represent itself as christian.. it represents its theology and policies as direct from jehovah god through his son, jesus christ.. further, the governing body of this corporation interposes itself between the mediator, jesus, and the rest of jehovah's (christian) witnesses for the purpose of "feeding them (spiritual) food at the proper time.. the official word of jesus christ is represented in the watch tower's policy on blood transfusions.. in 1998 this statement was made:.

jehovah's witnesses do not accept whole blood, or major components of blood, namely, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma.
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Do you beleive in ghosts??
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. friends
i was always told it was satan and his demons making people think they exist.

not sure.

i always thought the guy that excavated king tutenkahmun had a curse on him though.. .
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Growing up as a JW was a form of mental abuse for me
by Miss Fitt in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
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Bloody Hell! How did I miss the JW Graphic Novel?
by cantleave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as a comic book fan this makes me cringe!!!.

http://www.jw.org/assets/m/ijw13fr/502013169/ijw13fr_id-502013169_e/502013169_e_cnt_1.pdf.
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Update on "DA'd/DF'd"...
by Suraj Khan in
1. jw
2. experiences
since many of you were kind enough to give your responses, or at least share in my confusion, i wanted to take some time to share things that went down in the last few days in my family.. to recap, i was born-in but thankfully the hogwash never took.

i was actively dodging meetings by age 13 by faking illness, usually missing 20 to 25 days of school per year.

i left my family to attend college and was told by a family member that an announcement was made in my local congregation the following year that i was disassociated.
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Clerics' outrage at Ahmadinejad reminds me of the treatment of a DF person at a Witness funeral
by Steve_C in
1. social
2. current
image of ahmadinejad consoling chavezs mother angers iranian clericsapparently, showing compassion to a grieving mother is a sin in islam.

the image drew the immediate fury of tehran's religious conservatives.

no unrelated women can be touched unless she is drowning at sea or needs medical treatment," hojat al-islam hossein ibrahimi, a cleric at the society of militant clergy, said, according to iran's al-monitor.
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Anyone noticed a curiosity on the Memorial Invitation for 2013 ?
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i can't scan the memorial invitation for 2013, but i was looking at it today and noticed something curious on the front drawing.. we have jesus as the central figure of the composition.

to his right and bottom, a large crown, in colour, of shiny happy people of diverse origins.. separated from this by the figure of jesus, is another group, a much smaller one, on the left and as if ascending to the top, and grayed.. clearly portrayed in this group is the face of ct russell and apparently william tyndale.

but then, also sarah and abraham and other personalities of the ot seem to be represented there.
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What happened immediately after your Judicial Committee was over?
by civicsi00 in
1. jw
2. experiences
whenever i went to my judicial committee (over 3 years ago), the elders opened with a prayer for jehbooboo's guidance.

then they followed up with their loyalty question, "do you believe in the faithful and discreet slave?".

of course i answered "no", and shortly thereafter i handed over my disassociation letter.