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  Honest survey question on effectiveness of 'apostacy'

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems like lots of people have big dreams of 'destroying the watchtower'.

  it's usually linked to a story of how they were wronged and want some revenge.

  do these 'in your face' attempts to convince people that the truth isn't the truth really have an effect?.

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  Fernando

  In my case it was personally experiencing the apostasy of the "elders" that woke me up to the fraud and impostor that the Watchtower organisation is.

  BTW apostasy is not what religionists have persuaded dictionary editors.

  Apostasy is not disagreeing with the "ruling religious clergy class" or defecting from their (anti-Kingdom) organisations.

  Apostasy is "spiritual unfaithfulness" to the God of Abraham and his liberating message the "unabridged gospel".

  There is nothing the "elders" or "ruling religious clergy class" secretly hate, fear and undermine more than the "unabridged gospel" (especially the gospel according to Paul).
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  The TRUTH about Jehovah's Wittnesses (from MY 22 YRS. EXPERIENCE) - A MUST READ!

  by gmason972 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have learned to stay away from all religion and jehovahs wittness doctrine (that includes the watchtower and awake magazines).

  stay away from positions of ministerial servant, pioneer, aux pioneer, elder, and the like.

  once you become a full fledged jehovah wittness you are doomed to be unhappy.

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  Fernando

  Welcome gmason972.

  Thank you for your first post and taking the time to share your thoughts.

  Unfortunately many get sucked in too deep before ever getting to understand the dangers you have outlined.

  Hopefully you can meet and make some great friends on JWN, whatever your flavour and pursuasion.
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  Do you think Born Agains are tired of waiting for the "Rapture"?

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my heart goes out to born agains that are still waiting for the rapture and jesus taking them to heaven.

  they are no different then jws waiting for armaggeddon.

  how much time must goes by before both groups say "enough is enough"?

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  Fernando

  As a spiritually awoken/regenerated (born-again) person I have never been very concerned with the rapture and am inclined to dismiss religious (physical/carnal/temporal) interpretations, expectations, speculations and occasional hysteria.
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  Found Healing FINALLY from childhood abuse

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm going to this church and taking a course called "breaking free" by beth moore!!!

  it's amazing!!

  god is extremely good!!!

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  Fernando

  There are many stepping stones to healing, Butterflyleia85.

  I'm delighted to hear you are enjoying renewal and healing.

  Greetings and blessings

  Fernando
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  NNew member...1st post

  by Oh Gawd in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  new guy here so i thought i would make a brief introduction.. my exposure to the jw's is indirect, as i have never been a member; however my wife of 22 years grew up in a jw household.

  her dad is the grand-pooba or whatever level of "elder" you call it for his kh.

  her mom, sister, brother, and their spouses all died in the wool witnesses.

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  Fernando

  Welcome Oh Gawd.

  In essence, exactly what Oubliette said.
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  Religion vs. Spirituality

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  religion is for people who are scared to go to hell.

  spirituality is for people who have already been there.

  - bonnie raitt .

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  Fernando

  Great quotes, thank you Oubliette.

  "The idea of being spiritual — not religious — is increasingly popular among the scientific community as well as in American culture at large... Historically, there are no boundary disputes between spirituality and science, unlike religion and science" - Prof David Yamane.
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  Who REALLY is doing the successful preaching work today?

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why do the jw's report their field service hours each month, turning it in for recognition by an organization...??.

  jw's love to brag about their preaching efforts.

  their very claiming the recognition for this work, is cancelling out their reward from jehovah god, according to the words of jesus in matthew 6.

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  Fernando

  They claim to be "publishers of the Good News".

  Yet they are unfamiliar with the "Good News" according to Paul, Moses, Isaiah and Psalms.
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  Wife and kids are officially OUT!!

  by Oneoutallout in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife has told her jw best friend and jw sister that she is givng up the religion!!

  and there was i worrying about losing her when i left the cult.

  and, to top it all, my 15 and 13 year old children are using their critical thinking skills and can see it all for what it is.

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  Fernando

  Awesome.

  Welcome to JWN and best wishes for your new life as a family.
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  A Postoffice Thief Is Still Robbing Our Mail!

  by Ultimate Axiom in

  1. social
  2. humour

  while doing some research in some old watchtowers, i came across this in the watchtower of jan 1st 1900 with the above title.

  i thought some might find it amusing.. we specially request that no money be sent by mail.

  altho this is mentioned in every issue quite a number fail to heed it.

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  Fernando

  So Watchtower pettiness also has a history...
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  What if Jehovah's Witnesses were right about Armageddon...

  by Comatose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  but god has changed his mind?

  according to the bible god can and does change his mind.

  the example of jonah comes to mind.

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  Fernando

  The Watchtower being spiritually blind can only conceive of Armageddon in physical terms.

  What if Armageddon is the spiritual battle between religion and the gospel, and has already been underway for sometime?

  Checkmate for the harlotrous apostate Watchtower, their Sanhedrin (GB) and their "ruling religious clergy class"...