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  Talking points for reasoning with JWs

  by bluecanary in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've emailed this to several people now so figured i might as well post it and share with all.

  the following information has been compiled from various sources on the web, including jwfacts.com and free minds.

  a fraction of it is from my own mind.

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  Haven't been to a meeting in 3 years...

  by dudeson in

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  2. friends

  first off i'd like to say hello to everyone on this forum, especially those who clicked on my topic.. i was baptized on sept 9, 2000 when i was 15. looking back i only did it because i had been studying with the same brother for 2 years and it seemed like the next logical step.i have 3 half siblings who at one point were all going to the meetings but were never baptized.

  none are in any way affiliated with any congregation at all and live a long way from myself and my mom.. my mother and i are the only ones in my family who have been baptized and as of dec. 2008 i moved into my own place because things were just too tense between us.

  i figured it would be beneficial for our stress levels if i moved out.. when i became inactive my mom kept asking why.

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  JWs just not important in this world no matter what they/we want to believe

  by restrangled in

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  2. friends

  for most of us raised in the "truth" and i hate to use that term, we were brought up/and or taught to believe we were very important in this world.

  the message being preached, god's chosen people, yadda yadda.. so as we leave this religion, the things we can point to as being news worthy, those breaking the law in the ranks, coverups etc....its really small potatoes in the world at large, although to this group it is huge.. i believe that part of the letting go of the witness mentality is recognizing that in the end its all just a small cult that captured your soul, or you were born in and had no choice.

  it sucks bigtime, its larger than life for most of us, but in the bigger picture of life its a very small blip.. there is no question this religion has ruined/destroyed many lives, but to the world at large it isn't big enough to make a differnece to those not involved.. in reality, to use a horrible analolgy.....the jw's are just a pimple on the butt of the world.. .

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  January 15, 2008 Watchtower & The One Mistake We All Made:

  by t33ap80c in

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  2. friends

  the one mistake we all made.

  and the january 15, 2008 watchtower.

  page 24 the governing body makes the following statement: .

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  JWs in world politics: Jehovah's Witnesses Are "Politically" Neutral - NOT

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.osce.org/odihr/16533.html.

  so, you say that jehovah's witnesses aren't "political" or take any part in the affairs of the world?

  http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2006/10/21654_en.pdf what does the watchtower say about "political" involvement?

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  Missing Books of JW bible

  by Wordly Andre in

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  2. experiences

  - vitally important phrase completely removed.

  -- important phrase completely removed.

  -- important phrase completely removed.

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  John 1:1 in Coptic Translation

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently there has been quite a stir in jw apologetic circles recently about the translation of john 1:1 in the early sahidic version of john.

  i don't know if this has been discussed here before - if someone could give a link to a previous thread they know about on the subject that would be great.

  here is what i gather: .

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  "The Jehovah Witness Movement is Zionist," a creation of the pen of Father

  by Rig Boy in

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  2. scandals

  "the jehovah witness movement is zionist," a creation of the pen of father dr. peter madrus.

  [ post 294374121 ]

  category: news & opinion (specific) topic: religion and spirituality: judaism - opposing views

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  fear not those who kill the body

  by John Doe in

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  2. friends

  witnesses believe that the soul and the body are the same thing, right?

  well, i had one of the old songs running through my head today, and it hit me what it was saying: .

  "fear not those who kill they body, but cannot destroy the soul.

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  Ray Franz.....LIAR?

  by integ in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of my witness family members agreed to take a look at crisis of conscience, and after.

  perusing the first couple of chapters, said that she thought it could be all made up.

  agreed that the documents presented could be legitimate, but as far as franz's personal.

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