tergiversator: Hey, you knew the consequences to you actions. If you really cared about your best friend, child, parent or spouse you wouldn't have been so prideful and would of been willing to accept God's way of doing things. The problem is not the JW family, but the one that is willing to give everything up, even their families to try to prove you're right and Jehovah's org is wrong, which of course is unprovable.
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Prevalence of JW Suicides - Real or Imagined?
by AMNESIAN inin one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
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Why did you get baptized?
by NoLongerAjw inwas it for love of the kingdom hall and jehovah?
pressure .. felt like you had to?
for me it was because all my friends my age had gotten baptized.. and it was left up to me to do it too.. to fit in i guess.
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When JC said to be as a child, did he mean think as a child?
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Prevalence of JW Suicides - Real or Imagined?
by AMNESIAN inin one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
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Yeru: Oh listen to yourself, you sound like a kid compalining about everything.
First, the date things, how is that a load?
Door to door: It's a means of preaching the good news. What's wrong with that?
report hours: What's up with that one? So you have to put in a paper that you spent 2 hours preaching, wow that's a real load!
facial hair: O.k. I don't get that one. Is this the beard thing?
sexual encounters: between a married couple? There's no load there.
blood transfusions: this one is just common sence. JW's choose to respect Jehovah's view of life.
Judicial committes: 1 Cor. chapter 5.I can go on and on and still make sence.
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Why did you get baptized?
by NoLongerAjw inwas it for love of the kingdom hall and jehovah?
pressure .. felt like you had to?
for me it was because all my friends my age had gotten baptized.. and it was left up to me to do it too.. to fit in i guess.
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voltaire: I know you can't be serious. How can you compare baptism of infants to baptism of a 12-year old? You must have been an idiot at 12. I know 12 year olds that are more mature than 40 year olds.
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Prevalence of JW Suicides - Real or Imagined?
by AMNESIAN inin one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
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They don't get depression from nothing that's added on. What do the Witnesses add? Go to the meetings, oh please, that's just basic stuff. Go out in service, hello? Didn't JC command that?
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Prevalence of JW Suicides - Real or Imagined?
by AMNESIAN inin one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
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WHAT is imagined?
The idea that JW's suffer depression because of the standards that Jehovah puts forth in the Bible.
Let's talk about depression:
Of course everyone gets depressed. I get depressed everytime I pay my bills, how the damn electric company takes advantage of people with their high rates, how the phone company screws you if you don't have a special long distance plan.
I get depressed everytime I have to fill up the gas tank of my car. I get depressed when after a long night of sleep, my body still aches and I feel more tired than when I went to bed. I'm depressed that I have to pay over 800 dollars of taxes every friecking month plus 250 dollars more for taxes from my house.
I get depressed when I see so much suffering around the world.
Heeeeeellllllllooooooooooo? THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE NEW SYSTEM OF THINGS!
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Why did you get baptized?
by NoLongerAjw inwas it for love of the kingdom hall and jehovah?
pressure .. felt like you had to?
for me it was because all my friends my age had gotten baptized.. and it was left up to me to do it too.. to fit in i guess.
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Oh, get outta here!
Take resonsability for your actions, for god's sake
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Prevalence of JW Suicides - Real or Imagined?
by AMNESIAN inin one or two recent threads i've seen reference to the possibility of a rising number of jw suicides being another of the organization's very dark realities about which it is vigilant in keeping concealed from its pub populace.
is there anyone reasonably informed regarding this?
is there reason to suppose the incidence ratio among jws is any higher than among any peoples/religion?
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imagined.
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What does the WTBTS have to gain?
by aud8 ini have a question:.
if the wtbts is so into deceiving everyone and trying to reel in as many newcomers as possible, what does it actually have to gain from this?
why are they always trying to switch teachings to make themselves look "believable"?
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One more thing to think about, based on Flips post.
It is true that the WTS has invested wisely, buying up old, messedup, and run-down buildings in the Heights area that after remodelation are worth much, much more. But the thing that gets me is that most of of the GB and those that take the lead have no experience in business. Most went to bethel when they were 19 or 20 and have been there all their life, yet they make very wise decisions when they invest (a businessman will agree).
Could they actually have the backing of Jehovah? Don't rule it out so quickly. Think about it.
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What does the WTBTS have to gain?
by aud8 ini have a question:.
if the wtbts is so into deceiving everyone and trying to reel in as many newcomers as possible, what does it actually have to gain from this?
why are they always trying to switch teachings to make themselves look "believable"?
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Think about this.
At least you have to give the WTS some credit. See, they are willing to be ridiculed for an organizational change, or a change in one of their doctrines if after further Bible studying they find a clearer understanding. They will not stay stubborn on one belief until eternity. Although there have been many changes, basic Bible truths have not changed:
Jehovah is not part of a trinity. The ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Hell is not a place of torment. etc.