My Struggle

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  The New Covenant Discussion

  by Listener in

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  i left the org many years ago as a teenager.

  i started looking more closely at their doctrines a few months ago to work out if they really have the truth.

  when i cam across the notion that jesus is not mediator for everyone i was startled and have been looking at the issue a lot more closely.

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  I'm upset

  by littlebird in

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  my father in law passed away today.

  he was not a witness, but as he got to be more and more house bound, he would attend sunday meetings with my husband or my brother in law.

  tomorrow, a "brother" is buying the family dinner, im not welcome.

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  The 2010 xmas wishlist:What do you want for xmas?

  by highdose in

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  i was thinking this could be a totaly self indulgent no holes barred wish list.. so tell us, or just " santa" what do you really want for christmas?.

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  Do JW's only have 3 UNIQUE doctrines ?

  by wobble in

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  i was thinking the other day that jw's hide their unique doctrines as they go door to door, because those doctrines are easily demolished, either by using the bible or common sense or a combination of both.. the three doctrines they have that are unique are:.

  1) only 144.000 go to heaven.. 2) 1914 jesus enthroned in kingdom power invisibly.. 3) blood transfusion is wrong.. i think there is possibly a fourth, that jesus died on a stake and not a cross, but that one i will ignore as not important.

  that is more historical than theological.. the reason i am posting this is so that i do not miss something that would be interesting to a householder, as i am thinking of composing a leaflet that a householder could give to jw's when they call, and ask the dub to explain these "hidden" doctrines, using only bible verses in context.. imagine trying to explain the latest blood fractions thing, using the bible !

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  Generation Teaching - Everyone is speechless?

  by Red Piller in

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  maybe the effect of this change is bigger than realized?

  in 1995, it was discussed (positively) by everybody, during the week we studied the wt.

  one elder stepped down and was looked down upon.

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  newbie on this forum.in lower alabama.

  by bchaase in

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  im new to this forum and looking for exjws around the mobile baldwin county area to talk to or hang out with.reply back if serious.

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  "Losing My Religion" Film Project needs help

  by Dogpatch in

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  passing this on from jim moon:.

  subject: exjw documentaryhi everyone!.

  one of my exjw friends in los angeles is developing a documentary about the jws entitled "losing my religion" and he asked me to forward information to anyone i thought might be interested in helping out with its development.

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  "New Light" on "New Light" creates a dilemma (July 15, 2010 WT)

  by pirata in

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  2. beliefs

  for the majority of my years in the truth, the "new light" did not bother me at all.. i reasoned this way: "the faithful slave is imperfect, right?

  logically they're going to make mistakes.

  the main thing is that they're trying to do god's will they best they can and stick as close to the bible as they understand it.

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  "Truth in Translation" by Jason DeBuhn FREE Download

  by My Struggle in

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  some my be familiar with the website "revelation online" it is a site that put books online for free, usually in pdf format.

  i don't know how they do it, but they have been around for years.

  well, i was looking at books today and noticed the truth in translation book.. if you are not familiar with this book you have not been a jw in the past year or two(or living under a rock).

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  Getting into Arguments with JW's...

  by ForbiddenFruit in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm trying to fade away, but i sometimes find myself in discussions or arguments with jw family/friends/white haired virgin elders.

  now, i usually have them beat on things but i'm not very experienced, so i was thinking if you guys could help me put together a list of completely unanswerable questions to pose to my jw friends/family/elders so they can stop bugging me.

  if i keep asking them questions they simply cannot answer, then they might leave them alone.

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