hybridous
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The Watchtower Injures Families and Hurts Kids
by metatron ini've made this point before but it bears repeating.. the watchtower, with its extreme standards, injures.
families and hurts kids.. parents have a responsibility to teach and safeguard.
their kids.
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Are JW's starting there own college?
by VeniceIT ini just recieved this today and thought i'd post it!.
a friend heard (already hearsay, right?
) that the wt society is thinking about or is already in the process of setting up a college.
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Demons / Urban Legends! Which Is It????
by Big Jim inhas anyone on this board ever experienced contact with demons?.
i have heard demons talked about for years, however i have never known anyone that has had any real experiences with them, i have only heard storys.. .
(some quotes).
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Who is the "Evil Slave"?
by Pathofthorns ini was wondering who the wt teaches who is the "evil slave" today?.
since that "evil slave" comes forth from the "faithful slave" and it is generally accepted that most were "called" prior to 1935, then one would assume that most of the evil slave class would be pre-1935 as well.. since this really becomes ridiculous to think that 80 + year old people are going around "beating their fellow slaves", has the society given a recent clear interpretations of who this slave is?.
it would seem as time goes on, they will have to clarify this and such a clarification could make holding onto their present definition of who the "faithful slave " is more difficult.. path
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which rules if dropped would affect the Jw most?
by nojw86 inthe dropping of five weekly meetings to just one.
no longer turning in field service slips.
being able to smoke again if you did.
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Need to vent... advice is welcome
by SlayerLayer inwhen i was 13, all of the other kids in my congregation were taking home school, getting them out of the "bad association" in public school.
they talked me into it too.. of course, at 13 trying to get me to actually do the schooling was a feat that no one could master.. i worked for a brother in the cong.
full time, and never finished the schooling.. so...flash forward.
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Need advice
by hybridous inmy 17 year old brother is a model witness for the local congregation.
he's been baptized for a couple of years now.
my jw mom is quite liberal...she has allowed us kids to play sports, be in school plays...etc.
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Things That NEVER Made Sense To Me:
by Englishman ineven when i was a dyed in the wool jw, there were a few things that never made any sense whatsoever to me.
like most dubs, i glossed over them, here's my top 3 doubts during my period of dubdom, doubts that were never resolved:.
"all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching".
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An effective Ministry?
by Thirdson indo you ever wonder what influence we ex-jws have on other people?
if you examine current jw's and ex-members, how many were actually converted to witnessdom by someone knocking at the door?
the wts' own stats show how ineffective the door-to-door work is yet converts are made at quite sizeable rates at times and in some places.
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Pleased to meet you....hope you guess my name
by hybridous inhello, message board.. i've been a-lurkin here for a while.
i introduced myself to the old hourglass board right before it went down - didn't have much of a chance to say anything.. but i would like to express how much i appreciate all the contributions you all make to the discussions that go on here.
if you only knew how much your words and stories have been helping me to resolve my issues..... i guess that my hope is that i can, in some small way, relate my experiences and thoughts, and maybe that will also help someone else along the way.. once again, thank you for being here (& there).
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