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  jw history - please clarify

  by atpeace in

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  2. beliefs

  i was having lunch today with some co-workers and my jw past was brought up.

  always a facinating subject!.

  i would love some clarification - i understand how russel was the first president and was calling himself and his followers bible students - was judge rutherford also calling himself a bible student?

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  question - scriptures that prove a paradise earth

  by atpeace in

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  2. bible

  i was hoping for some help on proving that a paradise earth is in fact a true teaching.

  i've only found 3 that use the word "paradise" - but not sure if it refers to an earthly paradise.. thanks!.

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  so why do they do it?

  by atpeace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm in the middle of reading coc.

  quite the eye opener to things i already suspected.

  my question is this - if some on the governing body have doubts, how can they just go along with it?

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  question for jw or ex-jw parents?

  by atpeace in

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  2. experiences

  i'm curious if while you were or still are involved in the organization - did you ever express doubts, especially to grown children?

  or, if you had doubts did you still encourage your family to participate?

  in your experience, what would be the best way to start a conversation about what you truly believe?.

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  dad called......

  by atpeace in

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  2. experiences

  ok, well i'm feeling horriable today.

  dad called wanting to encourage me to attend the memorial.

  hearing the sadness in his voice - i couldn't bear to tell him how i feel.

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  thought of birthday rebutal

  by atpeace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  growing up of course as a jw child - birthdays couldn't be celebrated because the only instance of a birthday was when john the baptizer had his head cut off.

  sooo... seams like "the memorial" shouldn't be celebrated because jesus was murdered.

  just a thought.

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  how do you handle relatives questions on your jw status?

  by atpeace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was curious how others handled the questions like - so, when is your convention, how many publishers do you have now, etc.

  these questions always come up with the once a year visit to jw relatives.

  usually it's asked in earshot of my jw parents.

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  Raising children without a religion - thoughts, advice?

  by atpeace in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  almost ready to take the plunge, but have held back for years because of topic.

  husband and i have not been active for many years and no longer consider ourselves jw's.

  we also have no desire to be part of an organized religion.

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  raising kids without a religion - thoughts, advice?

  by atpeace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, thinking about taking the leap and starting a family.

  i've held back for years because of this subject.

  almost entire family are jw's, but my husband and i haven't been for many years and have no desire to raise children as one, or any other organized religion.

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  1000 asked to leave bethel complexes

  by atpeace in

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  2. experiences

  i just heard this - anyone else?

  i was curious as to the reason people were given for this.

  and i can't help but think of those that will be trying to get a job in this economy, with few skills and probably no college education.

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