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I was thinking of becoming a witness again
by isaacaustin in
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2. friends
until reniaa came along and proved to me that the wt can not possibly be of god and that there was no way that the gb was god's appointed channel of truth.. thank you reniaa...and for brushing me up on refuting jws on various topics..
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Loving provisions from Groverning body
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the new field arrangement for bethel workers.they will not work on saturdays mornings.remember how.

the wbts was pushing that everyone should visit bethel.they even had a special brochure on how one.

should dress when visiting bethel.no doubt some made plans well ahead of time to visit bethel hq this.
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this evil ...wicked.....rotton system of things.....NOT!!!!.........
by oompa in
1. watchtower
2. bible
of course anyone not a jw is "worldly""...i think that mentally this is the hardest part to overcome if you are born in..... you should have seen the look on my wife's face recently when i told her that i feel that things are prob about as good as it gets.....no evil wicked system of things exists........ ya..... i know times are tough here in usa as far as employment.....but damm....this ain't like the great depression or wwi or ww2!!

!.......life in the middle ages used to be 38 years......now it is 88 years!!!.......

i can walk just about any neighborhood without fear...if the "world" were as bad as they say...there would be a prisons every 1000 meters!!!
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Did the WT ever show prejudice against black people?
by jambon1 in
1. jw
2. friends
it has come to my attention that there was a time when the wt magazine or some other wt.

publication actually printed an article(s) relating to black people being 'cursed' or unworthy of gods blessing.. .

if so, is there any reliable copies of this text?.
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does anybody remember "marking?"
by stillin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for a while there was this arrangement, based on 2thess:3:14, wherby a talk was given on the service meeting describing a dangerous influence in the congregation, and reference was made to that scripture, thereby indicating to the congregation that this threat exists here, and that you should distance yourselves from anybody fitting that description.

frankly, it bothered me because even if somebody didn't know who was really being referred to, they felt like they might, so the congregation formed little fractures of suspicion.

i wrote to the society because of this divisive effect (that i'm sure wasn't the intended effect; creating a phantom "marked man," breaking up the unity in the cong...etc.).
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POLL Do you think the average JW is happy?
by aSphereisnotaCircle in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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i noticed on another thread a poster stating that he felt that unhappy jw's were in the minority.. .
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"Negotiating a Reasonable Bride Price" - anyone seen this article??
by ziddina in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was looking for articles on mennonites on the official wtbts website when this article caught my eye:.

negotiating a reasonable bride-price.

today, as in bible times, some cultures require that a bride-price be paid before a man can marry a woman.
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How long were you a member of Jehovahs Witnesses?
by Quirky1 in
1. jw
2. friends
me, about 7 years...
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The death of the last Jehovah's Witness
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
obituary january 13, 2095. .

john mcdonald 1990-2095. the last known jehovah's witness died today, of natural causes at his home in brooklyn ny.

he survived by three children, six grandchildren and two great grand-children.
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Any Ex-JW's from South Africa here?
by SYN in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone who chats here live in south africa?

i feel a bit lonely, haven't really seen anyone from sa here yet.... "i see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone.

" -- charles darwin, the origin of species, 1869.