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  ``The Truth,'' No; ``The Opinion," Maybe

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all,.

  i don't know about the rest of you, but there's something that grates on me like new chalk on a blackboard.. i refer to that expression jws use to describe that threadbare tapestry of conjecture, fill-in-the-blanks theological approach to doctrines the bible leaves hazy and judgmental moralism that comprises the wt belief system-- you know, ``the truth," as in ``he/she left the truth,'' or ``how long have you been in the truth?''.

  may i suggest that it be amended to ``the opinion?

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  Festering Helplessness

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to take this opportunity to vent some frustration and ask for suggestions on how to proceed .

  .. my wife is just preparing to be baptized this weekend.

  i have tried to dissuade her numerous times, even preparing a logical argument that i thought was indisputable.

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  How to Disperse the UN Story

  by indireneed in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as i always am when i turn to your discussion board.. after reading the unbelievable news about the bestiality practiced by the governing body, i have been looking for a way to break the news in my local area.

  i would really like to have the newspaper to pick up the story so it could in turn provoke a discussion with my wife.. i was thinking an opinion / letter to the editor article might help in this respect, and so i wrote one up.

  i am posting it here to see if anyone has any comments or suggestions.. the worship of the seemingly powerful.

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  Please help if you can!!

  by broken in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first time so i hope i don't sound too pathetic.. my situation is this: i am not a jw, but i am in love with a girl who was raised a jw.

  we've been together for 4+ years and i would like nothing more than to marry her.

  she has been what i guess you'd call "inactive" for almost two years, but i don't think her convictions have weakened any.

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  How would you respond to this?

  by openminded in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got this letter today from a friend of my dad who i have not seen in years.

  please respond to any or all of it as you see fit.

  it pretty much sums up witness mentality.

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  She knows they're wrong, but she doesn't care . .

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted some questions a while ago about my wife, and now i'm lost.

  i put together a 200 page exposition on how the governing body are false witnesses using only watchtower literature (scans and the cd) and showing how they claim to be the salvation and that people shouldn't think for themselves, showed it to my wife, and she simply told me that she knew all those things and that if she could she would divorce me.

  it's all in the bible.. the weird thing is though, the next morning, she pretended like things are fine.

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  Does Anyone Know Where to Get Scanned Awake's?

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am looking for the october 18th, 1968 awake magazine scanned and downloadable.

  does anyone know where i could find something like this?.

  somehow, they seem to have left it off their cd.

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  Non-JW Preacher Resources

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  another question.. does anyone know of a group that might be interested in stopping by my wife and jw parent's house on a casual 'preaching mission'?

  it is essential that they be prepared to argue their biblical faith and have some idea of how to get past her conception.. the biggest problem is that she thinks that all other religions don't read the bible, don't believe the bible and don't preach the bible.

  i would love to have someone at least show her that that is not true.

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  Incontrovertible Evidence

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am writing to gather consensus on what are the most incontrovertible evidences against jws.

  i am working to 'deprogram' my wife and am trying to compile a list of those things that are the most difficult to stand against.. for example, i believe that the jw treatment of 'false prophets' and their distinction between those who are simply overzealous and those who are just plain wrong looks silly in the face of their historical blunders.. any opinions would be very helpful, especially with web-site references for good sources of information.. thank, y'all are super helpful.

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  I need help! I'm losing my wife!

  by indireneed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife is becoming a witness and i've found very little that i can do to stop her!

  i've tried to show her that the wt does not quote correctly, i've talked to her about past beliefs and i've tried to reason with her about the bible.

  but she won't listen!.

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