Magwitch

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  Just ask simple questions and make street witnesses move along

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. beliefs

  you don't have to know much to talk to jw's and show them they don't want to really discuss the matters.they consider a discussion on the matter they are pushing to be "confrontational.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfw_txpmsj8.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqtadagucq.

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  I find the videos absolutely heart wrenching. These beautiful young people pissing away their lives on a terrible lie. I wish I could rescue them.
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  No knowledge of settlements, and no curiosity, either

  by SoJo16 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i spent this last weekend with my mother, who is still in.

  the local newspaper ran a headline about child abuse by a priest, and she made a comment about the priests abusing kids again.

  without missing a beat, i said 'haven't you all been settling a lot of child sex abuse claims yourselves?

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  Magwitch

  Excellent response SoJo16. It is amazing how blind they are. My parents just watched the new documentary on the Vatican (on Netflix). They cannot gush enough over the sins of the Catholic Church. It leaves me absolutely speechless. 
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  Thought I would introduce myself

  by WateredDown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have read the site with great interest over the last few weeks.

  some interesting stuff thats for sure.. i have left the jehovah's witnesses (was almost going to say the 'truth') for some time now.

  i was one of the lucky ones that was baptised then faded, no humiliating disfellowshipping but nonetheless was very hard to get myself out.

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  Magwitch

  Happy that you found us WateredDown

  
  
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  American Sniper - courage or cowardice?

  by Simon in

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  2. entertainment

  the movie american sniper is breaking box office records and of course there is some irony that a movie about a sniper is released on martin luther king day (who was shot by one).. but of course there is a world of difference between an assassin and a military sniper ... or is there?.

  some are making a big stink about it and claiming that "snipers are cowards".

  it seems unfair to me.

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  Magwitch

  I think The New Yorker said it best......"American Sniper is both a devastating war movie and a devastating anti war movie...."
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  JW's - lack of knowledge of their own beliefs

  by Illuminated in

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  2. beliefs

  why are so many jehovah's witnesses unaware of their own beliefs.

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  i would imagine the repetitive meetings, studies and door to door knocking would firmly root them in their beliefs.. yet, i've observed they either back out of challenging questions at times, or share a link to jay w org.. .

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  Magwitch

  When we are raised in this organization, we learn from a very early age how to sit for hours on end and tune out everything.  When I was a teenager (4th gen) I knew fornication, hellfire, and the trinity were wrong. I did not have a clue what they were......just that they were wrong. 
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  Am I going crazy?

  by HappyDad in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  am i going nuts or am i just pissed off?

  there are so many posters who use abbreviations in their posts and so many of us have been out for years.

  the borg constantly changes everything from beliefs to organizational tactics, so those like me don't have a clue to what you are referring to.

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  Magwitch

  All the sisters in the 50's claimed to be AA.......Though they were anything but

  STAN.....Drawing a blank!!
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  First Time Post - Long time reader

  by Samaritan At the Well in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today is my first post on jwd, i was one of jehovahs witness for almost 50 years of my life, i was born into the religion.

  i was baptized at a young age and once i got married i was a very spiritual woman as they would call me.

  my husband and i served as full time pioneers, we traveled abroad and went to international conventions, did some special pioneer service in other states in the us.

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  Magwitch

  WOW!!

  Welcome
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  Upcoming meeting Re: KH Construction

  by pixel in

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  fresh from the "press":to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territoryre: local design/construction department broadcastdear brothers:the work of constructing and maintaining theocratic facilities throughout the unitedstates branch territory is indeed great!

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  29:1) with this in mind, we are pleased to informyou of a special meeting to be presented on saturday, january 31, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. easternstandard time (est) to all elders and circuit overseers in the united states branch territory.the meeting will be approximately two and a half hours in length and will includepresentations by members of the local design/construction department, the united statesbranch committee, the worldwide design/construction department, and a member of the governingbody.

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  "This new design will draw people in......." Said the spider to the fly
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  Personal reflections

  by Freeof1914 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello all and happy new year!.

  i don't post here often,but as the new year just started and my birthday is tomorrow, i am feeling extra reflective.

  it has been several years since i was willingly disfellowshipped, and i say willingly because when the judicial committee asked me my thoughts on the organization i told them i thought it was not a god directed organization.

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  Magwitch

  "Your pain is the breaking of the shell of your understanding" Love this quote!

  Thank you Freeof1914 for your post! It is experiences like this that make the active witnesses very frustrated . When we are DF'ed and walk out that door, it is expected by all JW;s  that we will make horrendous decisions resulting in unbearable heartache and misery. This of course will send us rushing back into that last row of the Kingdom Hall for our much needed lessons in humiliation and discipline. 
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  Poster country flags and privacy

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

  before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

  first, the reason i think it should be shown:.

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  Magwitch

  Simon, you can post my cell phone and passport number for all I care!