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  I'm on the Outside Looking In

  by prophecor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  before baptism, outsiders are never viewed as having quite made the grade of fully fledged brotherhood, in fact, when greeted in the kingdom hall, many of us, especially if not raised in " the truth", were often made to know this fact merely by the words we were greeted with, or how we were acknowledged in meetings, for instance, when commenting at the watchtower study.

  "mr anderson" as opposed to "brother mitchell", was to me a sense of arrogance to be tolerated until having made the final cut from intrested person to non-baptized publisher to baptismal candidate and finally baptized brother.

  are these word games that can be associated with cultlike phenomenom, that of being jw and the status received after baptism?

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  oog...

  all so subtle and... calculated (shudder)
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  Somebody- Please Help Me UNDERSTAND?

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i understand there is a ton of anger out there toward the wts and dub's, and rightly so... what i don't understand is this notion that there is an evil conspiracy on the part of the wts and dubs as individuals to subjugate and control the unwary (or however you want to label us) for some evil sinister purpose.

  i know what they are doing and agree it's wrong but to what purpose- i mean you can look at televangelist and see what's up with them (follow the money).

  but what's up with the dub's.

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  What I don't understand is this notion that there is an evil conspiracy on the part of the WTS

  hmm... yes i'm angry sometimes because of what the WTS did to me, my self esteem & psyche, and my fractured family... which took years of hard work and some therapy to overcome and heal. and i see them doing the same thing today to so many others, and i know it will never stop.

  if the witnesses "plot" anything it's the maintaining of a constant vigil to protect the organization at ALL COSTS... including SHUNNING THEIR LOVED ONES, LETTING THEIR CHILDREN DIE RATHER THAN GIVE THEM LIFE-SAVING BLOOD, OR PROTECTING CHILD MOLESTERS. any one of these things by themselves would be awful... yet they do them all earnestly to "give praise to Jehovah". without questioning it. they should call themselves "the blindfaithians"...
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  Lock n' Load Jesus

  by Incense_and_Peppermints in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  lock 'n' load jesus mouse pad

  yes, jesus is coming, and this time he means business.

  jesus has a kalashnikov, and he's got you in the crosshairs.. .

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  i don't know... but i'm thinkin of getting some of these and leaving them in laundromats right beside the wathctowers...

  Bible Tracts | False Faiths Series

  Tract packet addressing common false faiths including Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholics, Satanists, and those other Abrahamics. Many of the following titles will be included: Here they come... 30,000 of them Mormonism is Not Based on the Bible! Jehovah's Witnesses and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ I Am A Catholic. The Virgin Mary is My Mother. The Priest Who Found Christ 4 Things in the Catholic Bible God Wants You to Know The Black Art of Witchcraft The Devil's Game Is the Devil Dead? All attractively packaged in a cellophane wrapper with a praying hands sticker on the back. Perfect for collections or gift giving.
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  Lock n' Load Jesus

  by Incense_and_Peppermints in

  1. social
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  lock 'n' load jesus mouse pad

  yes, jesus is coming, and this time he means business.

  jesus has a kalashnikov, and he's got you in the crosshairs.. .

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  If You Wanted Someone To Join JWD, How Would You Describe This Place?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this board is the biggest jw discussion board that i know of.

  i'm sure timid witnesses look here on a daily basis but do not join for various reasons.

  i know some might not really know what to expect if they did become a member.

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  King's Cross Station- Platform 9 and 3/4
  Many young wizards, such as the famous Harry Potter, eagerly await the trip to Hogwarts from Platform 9 3/4. In order to do that though, they must go to King's Cross Station in London, by way of muggle transportation since it is a muggle train station. Between Platforms 9 and 10, there is a barrier. To any muggle this wall seems perfectly solid. But to Hogwarts students; however, it is the gateway to getting away from home and getting to Hogwarts. Through the barrier one goes, and then they find themselves among a horde of students, all saying goodbye to parents. Such is the bitter sweetness of platform 9 and 3/4.
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  Which three books would you have taken?

  by MungoBaobab in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the end of george pal's 1960 classic "h.g.wells' the time machine," the main character returns from 1899 to the year 802701 to rebuilt civilization.

  mankind has forgotton about science, religion, technology, art, agriculture, everything.

  after he has left, his housekeeper notes that the only things the time traveller took with him are three books.

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  Are we having an impact on the WTS?

  by Maverick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thanks to pro-active people like simon i do believe we have an impact on the wts.

  i think ex-witnesses are better adjusted and recover quicker because of these web sites.

  i know i was able to deprogram and come to terms with being in that cult for 24 years much quicker than being divorced after 15 years.

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  yes...

  
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  What happens when you die??

  by mysterio91 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been over a year now since my dad died.

  i feel sad about it a lot because i don't believe i will never see him again.

  i realised today that being raised a dub has closed my eyes to different views on death.. what do some of you believe happens after death??

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  What happens to the programs running on your computer if your computer is destroyed?

  they see this blinding white light and hear Bill Gates' voice saying "come into the liiiiight......"
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  Are You a "Better" Person Since You've Left The Witnesses???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  honestly, are you a better person now or were you a "better" person when you were a jw?

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  Honestly, are you a better person now or were you a "better" person when you were a JW?

  far far far far far better... (no explanation necessary)
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  What happens when you die??

  by mysterio91 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been over a year now since my dad died.

  i feel sad about it a lot because i don't believe i will never see him again.

  i realised today that being raised a dub has closed my eyes to different views on death.. what do some of you believe happens after death??

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  Incense_and_Peppermints

  i prefer to trust someone like the apostle paul, who was in constant direct communication with God.

  the christian god... there's lots of religions out there...

  http://www.divinedigest.com