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Thomas Paine "Age of Reason"
by BurnTheShips in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on another thread purporting to start a discussion of this work, some suggested that it be restarted in a new thread, as the consideration there had begun in a polluted way and had only stayed at that level.

since things poorly begun usually end worse, i am starting the thread as some have requested.

i am currently beginning to read age of reason, and will return to it from time to time as time itself allows.
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The CULT and Mind Control...Lurkers and active JWs welcome
by nomoreguilt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
first off, i make no claim to being an authority on cults or mind control.

i do however have first hand experience of it by being a victim of it.

how does the wts begin to excercise control over one's mind?
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Our Letter of Denunciation or 'Disassociation'
by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in
1. jw
2. friends
we have felt like we didn't need a letter, but suddenly we did, and it was liberating to write and send (multiple copies).. last para got biting and pointed, unfortunately, but facts are facts.

august 14, 2007. .

to whom it may concern:.
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"Anointed" In the WTBTS?
by AGuest in
1. jw
2. friends
to the household of god, israel, and all those that go with... may you have peace!.

there are many in the wtbts who partake and profess to be of the anointed, there is, in truth, however, no true anointed in the wtbts.

there cannot be, for the admonition is:.
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Knorr on 1914: "I don't know." - Mouthy Alert!
by compound complex in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
dear mouthy and other denounced ones,.

you may find this double standard $%^@#@*&!

"in 1975, knorr made a remarkable and candid statement to the governing body, which confirmed his growing disillusionment until his death two years later: ["]'"there are some things i know --- i know that jehovah is god, that christ jesus is his son, that he gave his life as a ransom for us, that there is a resurrection.
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Were You Ever Falsely Accused By The Elders Regarding Anything???
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
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Sinus problems
by Wordly Andre in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i have had sinus problems my entire life, recently a friend told me about this sinu-cleanse thing, its a sinus cleansing treatment that you can get at cvs pharmacy, its pretty cool, its a little pot that you mix warm water with saline solution and put in one nostral and it drains out the other, the first time i used it i had a bad sinus head ache and thought well i will give this thing a try, so i mixed it up and did the treatment, blood clots and pink then red water started coming out of my nose, and after i noticed my headache was gone, i could breath great, and felt a lot less pressure in my head.

this thing is pretty awesome!

just thought i share with all of you.. sorry if its a bit gross.
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Stupidest thing a JW ever told you
by Nosferatu in
1. jw
2. friends
what is the stupidest thing a jw ever told you?

we all know that they say a lot of stupid things, but what really topped the cake?.

for me, it was an elder telling me i was progressing really well when my meeting attendance was down and my field service hours were slipping.
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my gf is a jw
by jerome in
1. social
2. relationships
please offer any suggestions that may help me convince her thst sshe is being decived.
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The Long Goodbye......
by hillary_step in
1. jw
2. friends
after a transatlantic discussion with my wife we have both reached the conclusion that we will not be posting to this board again.

though we see the board as serving a useful purpose for some, it does not at present suit the path that we have chosen to walk to extract ourselves from the wts.. this board is in an invaluable place for those of you who have recently left the wts and need a place to stretch your wings and share you hurt and pain.

but once we learn to fly, it seems important that we should leave the nest as quickly as possible, lest we become caught in a vacuum between the wts and real life.