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Any actual Witnesses here?
by trthskr in
1. jw
2. friends
i found this site hoping to read topics submitted by jw's so i could learn more, but it just seems to be everyone else here except them.

just about every topic and member is just bashing jw's and their teachings.

this site should be renamed "jwbashertrolls.net".
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The Real Issues Facing former Jehovah's Witnesses
by AllTimeJeff in
1. jw
2. friends
on internet forums such as these, it is to be expected that there will be people who want to save jw's.

esp from (thinking for) themselves.. however, the real dillema's facing an ex jw who leaves, whether on their own terms or being disfellowshipped are real and haven't changed.. .

lonliness, how to make friends, is a big issue.. fear, esp fear based on superstition, a fear of god and of the future that is not in any way based in proveable fact.. education, how to think and reason critically to avoid being taken advantage of is a big challenge.. love, sex, and how to navigate your way around all of that hot mess.. geez, yeah, forgot.
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Why Some Cannot "See" that the Bible is NOT the Word of God
by AGuest in
1. jw
2. friends
to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace.

some of you may have recently observed some discussions regarding what... or rather, who... the word of god is, truly.

in those and other threads, some participants weren't able to grasp the difference between discussion vs. contention... and defending their own faith... and love of god and christ... vs. ramming their [mis]assumptions as to the "vengeance of god"... down others' throats.
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
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Angry mob of Facebook JWs.
by fade_away in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was looking through my facebook and one of the friends i have on there is very angry at a particular girl who added brothers and sisters from different congregations as friends for the sole purpose of bashing the jws on their profiles.

they use the word "bashing" but who knows really if all she was doing was showing them genuine, unbiased information about the wt.

anyway, i got a kick out of the fact that an "apostate" infiltrated a lot of jw profiles as a "friend" then went all apostate on them!.
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Watchtower on women shopping for shoes
by Marvin Shilmer in
1. jw
2. friends
watchtower on women shopping for shoes.

most folks are unaware watchtower has published an essay on women shopping for shoes.

today my blog exposes this wretched piece of publishing!
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Is it ethical to make rich pay more taxes?
by Lore in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm having trouble getting behind the idea of making rich people pay more taxes just because they have more.. aside from the obvious: "i'm not rich so lets tax them instead of me.

" the three reasons i hear most often are:.

1: they may have "earned" their wealth but they don't deserve it!.
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religion only to do with belief?
by Curtains in
1. jw
2. friends
as jehovahs witnesses we were taught that the truth (belief) unifies every aspect of our lives and is of paramount importance.

are other like religions like this also?

do they emphasize belief to the same extent?.
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Who REALLY IS the Faithful and Discreet Slave?
by TimothyT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
im 23 and im still a jw.

the jehovahs witnesses claim that god is using their earthly organisation in the last days!

im realy not too sure.
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Jehovah Bled For YOU - To Receive YOUR Punishment (the wages of sin)
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
zech 12: 9,10 (jehovah is speaking).

kjv - and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son.

nasb - so that they will look on me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for him, as one mourns for an only son.