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  So it happened...I met with my Mom and Dad...

  by Confession in

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  brief historical recounting.... 3rd generation of 4 generation jw family.

  elder for three years.

  realized "the truth" wasn't in september of 2004. tried to fade by moving from michigan to southern california in june of 2005 with my (then) 17 year old daughter (who eventually left the organization herself.

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  Bring_the_Light

  I really doubt any ex-JW's are very interested in "converting' jayDubs to the truth. The motivation is to combat the interpersonal madness it creates. No madness, no reason for war. I'm glad it worked out so well for you. Bring_the_Light
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  WTS contradicts themselves on Light

  by still_in74 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey all, i posted this in another thread but thought it deserved its own.. here is a perfect example of the blatant disregard wt writers show towards previously written articles.

  they just write what sounds good at the time without considering the fact that they just might be actually contradicting themselves.. so here it is:.

  flip-flop alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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  Bring_the_Light

  If anyone at the WTS needs help with "Light", please have them PM me, I'd be happy to be of assisstance. Bring_the_Light
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  Is being searched by your employer EVERY day legal?

  by Gill in

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  i am in the middle of induction training for a new job at a local store that is one of the uk's largest hardware stores.. today we were told it was company policy that every staff member is searched everyday before they leave the shop.

  you cannot, under any circumstances leave the store until you have been searched both your bag and person and sometimes you car also searched.. your handbag has to be emptied and searched, your pockets have to be emptied and you have to take off whatever clothes you are told to take off including shoes, roll up your shirt above waist level if you are a woman and loosen the waist band of your trousers.. if i am right, even the police are not permitted to search anyone without due cause and i already feel 'violated' at the thought that i will have to go through this humiliation everyday.

  this shop basically sells toiletries, garden stuff etc and insist that half of their theft if from staff.. however, we were also told that shoplifters cannot be stopped unless they have been followed all round the store and their is 100% knowledge that they have stolen something as a stop and search would get the store into terrible trouble.. so, am i correct in thinking that these people are going to violate my human rights every day!.

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  Bring_the_Light

  Ha! puts a new Light on the motivations of those rebellious colonies huh? Bring_the_Light
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  Did you ever really believe that god wanted you to shun people?

  by jambon1 in

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  i think at one point i did.

  looking back i can't see why i thought like that.

  i always had doubts about it but you would hear the old 'gods loving dicipline' line.

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  Bring_the_Light

  Nope, but I did think if I talked to people I wasn't supposed to, I'd get in trouble (a quite accurate phobia). Now I have the Light and like to chat with apostates. Bring_the_Light
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  Is Jdubs practice of Teenage baptism really any better than Infant Baptism?

  by blkblk13 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was thinking the other day about how the jdubs always mock the catholics for baptizing infants who can't make a true commitment to god so the sybol of dedication is empty.

  well, as anyone who's been in the org knows there is a culture of pressuring teenagers to get baptized.

  if u r over 12yo it is a question that is constantly asked.

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  Bring_the_Light

  Conserve water, use low-flo Baptisms! No more sprinkle than you use for a tinkle!
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  Is Jdubs practice of Teenage baptism really any better than Infant Baptism?

  by blkblk13 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was thinking the other day about how the jdubs always mock the catholics for baptizing infants who can't make a true commitment to god so the sybol of dedication is empty.

  well, as anyone who's been in the org knows there is a culture of pressuring teenagers to get baptized.

  if u r over 12yo it is a question that is constantly asked.

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  Bring_the_Light

  worse for two reasons 1. Wastes more water. 2. Gives poor teen impression it was their choice.
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  Why are witnesses asking if householders know ASL?

  by Chloe in

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  2. experiences

  i'm pretty sure this has been covered before, but i don't remember the explanation.

  this weekend 2 very obviously jw ladies were in my neighborhood.

  when they came to my door, the leader said they were with a "volunteer group" looking for those who knew asl or needed the service.. i asked what kind of volunteer group.

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  Bring_the_Light

  its a terrible shame JW's can't offer any hope for stupid people hoping to be smart or liars hoping to become honest.
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  If it was true

  by Honesty in

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  which it isn't by any stretch of the imagination.. .

  can you envision life during the 1,000 year reign with jesus up in heaven and the governing body running the show down here.. .

  how long do you think you could stick with it knowing that the rules could change any minute?.

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  Bring_the_Light

  I'm going down with the ship. I have principals and I have honor. Jehovah will just need to live with the fact that his unholy blackmail didn't work on me. Eat it big shot. Stick it to da man & Bring_the_Light
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  No Girls Scout Cookies for you!

  by independent_tre in

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  even though, i was raised in a witness home, i never remember hearing that girl scout cookies were a no-no.

  and even though i've only been baptized for a few years, i don't remember any specific admonishment of these sweet treats.

  but recently at work a jdub coworker made it a point to remind me that jw's do not buy or eat girl scout cookies.

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  Bring_the_Light

  Pretty much anything that resembles something a person who isn't insane is at least frowned upon.
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  Current elder explains the college situation to me

  by changeling in

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  while he says he has not seen a letter ,he tells me that at the last visit the co told his body of elders pretty much what is being said here on jwd.. he gave some examples: .

  1- if a young ms/pioneer, attends college and lives at home, would he and his elder dad be deleted?

  the young man is "spiritually focused".. 2- an elder's daughter attends college in the hopes of having a good job in the future and dad promotes this course of action.

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  Bring_the_Light

  Well once you're promoting ignorance as a virtue, its not much of a leap to start making it contingent on the posession of a Penis. Its actually pretty elegant, you can't mistake a penis so it won't be too confusing. The stately Penis, another of Jehovah's loving provisions. We are thankful for these useful intruments of divine guidance, are we not?! (*applause*) It has been brung. Bring_the_Light