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  I have finally figured ot how a lot of JWs gain more members besides having more kids...

  by cognac in

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  i've noticed that when a bible study is conducted, when worldly people have questions a lot of jws say that there question is covered later in the book.

  that way, the worldlys get stopped in there tracks all the while feeling like there questions are getting answered while the assimilation takes place.. they either forget there question or the book tells them what the answer is without either giving them biblical proof or twisting scriptures.

  i've noticed a lot of paragraphs in books just telling people what the answer is without scriptures or saying something like, "surely it would make sense that...".

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  if a bible study or anyone you met at the door and the person asked about lets say the topic is hellfire or heaven or the trinity, then you were supposed to somehow get off that topic and switch it to a topic that you both agree on such as Jesus being Gods son or something or the bible being inspired by God. The whole point was to get that person agreeing with what you say and putting his 'real' questions on a back shelf and and if the person continues to study long enough and gets baptized then that person can't question the watchtowers view on who goes to heaven because then they will have the fear of being disfellowshipped or something.

  Very true! They now have even instructed members to open the bible teach book to the toc and go directly to the chapter in the book that interests them. So, right away they are being told what to believe from the book...
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  I have finally figured ot how a lot of JWs gain more members besides having more kids...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've noticed that when a bible study is conducted, when worldly people have questions a lot of jws say that there question is covered later in the book.

  that way, the worldlys get stopped in there tracks all the while feeling like there questions are getting answered while the assimilation takes place.. they either forget there question or the book tells them what the answer is without either giving them biblical proof or twisting scriptures.

  i've noticed a lot of paragraphs in books just telling people what the answer is without scriptures or saying something like, "surely it would make sense that...".

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  I noted that when I was around when my wife would study, if I kept driving for an answer, they would keep working around what I asked, then try for the divide and conquer....

  So true!
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  I have finally figured ot how a lot of JWs gain more members besides having more kids...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've noticed that when a bible study is conducted, when worldly people have questions a lot of jws say that there question is covered later in the book.

  that way, the worldlys get stopped in there tracks all the while feeling like there questions are getting answered while the assimilation takes place.. they either forget there question or the book tells them what the answer is without either giving them biblical proof or twisting scriptures.

  i've noticed a lot of paragraphs in books just telling people what the answer is without scriptures or saying something like, "surely it would make sense that...".

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  cognac

  Totally true, MM. Very sad... I can't believe this didn't dawn on me before... No wonder they don't just use the bible to teach!
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  I have finally figured ot how a lot of JWs gain more members besides having more kids...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've noticed that when a bible study is conducted, when worldly people have questions a lot of jws say that there question is covered later in the book.

  that way, the worldlys get stopped in there tracks all the while feeling like there questions are getting answered while the assimilation takes place.. they either forget there question or the book tells them what the answer is without either giving them biblical proof or twisting scriptures.

  i've noticed a lot of paragraphs in books just telling people what the answer is without scriptures or saying something like, "surely it would make sense that...".

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  cognac

  I've noticed that when a bible study is conducted, when worldly people have questions a lot of JWs say that there question is covered later in the book. That way, the worldlys get stopped in there tracks all the while feeling like there questions are getting answered while the assimilation takes place.

  They either forget there question or the book tells them what the answer is without either giving them biblical proof or twisting scriptures. I've noticed a lot of paragraphs in books just telling people what the answer is without scriptures or saying something like, "surely it would make sense that..."

  They also use a lot of the same scriptures over and over again that are most likely to make a person believe what they want...

  Your thoughts?
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  JWs On FaceBook...

  by cognac in

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  i find them to be annoying.

  i have worldly friends, jws, and 2 unknown apostate friends.

  the comments from jws are a lot like this: .

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  cognac

  oh, good! Thnks BW!
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  JWs On FaceBook...

  by cognac in

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  i find them to be annoying.

  i have worldly friends, jws, and 2 unknown apostate friends.

  the comments from jws are a lot like this: .

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  cognac

  lol drw...

  bw - Can they tell if you have hidden them or deleted them?
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  JWs On FaceBook...

  by cognac in

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  i find them to be annoying.

  i have worldly friends, jws, and 2 unknown apostate friends.

  the comments from jws are a lot like this: .

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  cognac

  Ahhhhhh,I know IH, it just makes me want to pull all my hair out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  JWs On FaceBook...

  by cognac in

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  i find them to be annoying.

  i have worldly friends, jws, and 2 unknown apostate friends.

  the comments from jws are a lot like this: .

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  cognac

  I find them to be annoying. I have worldly friends, JWs, and 2 unknown apostate friends. The comments from JWs are a lot like this:

  I wish 90% of dresses were 2 - 3 inches longer

  Going to the meeting, then my bible study, yay!

  Going out in service, then studying, yay!

  Then, the icing on the cake was when one JW had this huge party that I wasn't invited to but evidently everybody else including all of my siblings who live really close were invited to. I wouldn't have gone anyways, but it was very annoying that every post was about it.

  I just hid there posts from my wall so they wouldn't annoy me.

  Ok, rant over...
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  Marion Dunlap as I remember him...

  by JWoods in

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  several here have shown interest in marion dunlap, even asked about some stories.

  (i had the great privilige of knowing marion from around 1963 all the way up to his death a few years back).

  he was the younger brother of ed dunlap from the ray franz book, for those who did not know.. i did a few, but then got bogged down dredging up the various memories.

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  cognac

  Great stories! Thanks for sharing!
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  Don't want to celebrate holidays even with my daughter...

  by cognac in

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  i feel like its so much work, stressful, commercialized and since i never formed the habit of it i hate the idea of celebrating them.

  i wouldn't mind buying presents for my daughter on christmas and maybe doing a treasure hunt for halloween (i don't want her taking candy from even my neighbors) and things like that so she doesn't feel left out or like she's missing something.

  just something easy and informal...

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  cognac

  Thnxs. I guess I was just wanted to hear that it was ok and that I'm not going to disappoint her...