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  ? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?

  by Balaamsass in

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  it may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.

  in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.

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  I'm an atheist but buddhism appeals to me more than any other religion.
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  I Think My Marriage Is Over...

  by cognac in

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  i know exactly what happened... he thinks i'm going to die at the big a and wants to be with someone he can live forever with.... we have two girls, ages 3 and 1... i really thought we'd make it despite the religion, now i really don't think so... not sure what to do... .

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  The hypocrisy in this religion amazes me. He doesn't want to be with you because you are a sinner and are going to die at A, yet he is going behind your back and cheating on you? Amazing. Haven't read the whole thread yet, still on page 1. But I'm sorry, cognac. That's especially hard with two little ones.
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  Will the 'Make Good Use of Our Official Website' discussion backfire?

  by jw07 in

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  good day everyone,.

  i'm a born in jehovah's hostage, and am still a hostage until i can wake my family up (wishful thinking i know).

  i'll formally introduce myself later.. for now i have some burning concerns about the service meeting part for the week of december 24, 2012.

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  I think anything that encourages people to get on the internet can only be bad for them.
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  Why are Regular Pioneers Increasing?

  by Gayle in

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  we know the "bar" for pubs.

  was lowered, 15 min/month pubs are counted.

  increases in pubs are decreasing annually, 1.9% worldwide, .9% u.s. .

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  It may have something to do with the fact that so many of their followers are getting older and are retired or working less. My grandparents stopped working this year (in their 80s) and instantly started pioneering.
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  are there JW FBI or CIA files?

  by Honeybucket in

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  we all know that the government keeps files on everyone.. marilyn monroe, steve jobs, micheal jackson.

  so do you think there are files on the dubs?.

  im sure there is, so if it is obvious to those not a witness, why hasnt the government stepped in to help people like the russian government.

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  I'm sure there are even more files than those that have been released.
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  Are JW'S "hated" in all the world? Or...are they considered IRRELEVANT?

  by Terry in

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  wathctower 90/1/1 p. 12 par.

  8 not ashamed of the good news .

  while it is true that jehovahs witnesses are hated and opposed in all the nations of the earth, this is in fulfillment of what was foretold to be an identifying mark of genuine worshipers of the one living and true god.

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  It's interesting to me that when they want to be persecuted to make the scriptures apply, they claim they are persecuted and hated by everyone. Yet there's always that part before district conventions where they discuss how much hotel staff love them for being clean and well behaved, and how people come up and tell them how well behaved and well dressed their children are, and how much everyone loves them.

  I really don't think they're as hated or as loved as they claim. There's the occasional joke, and the occasional person who thinks they are nuts, but in my experience, they're not even on most people's radar.
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  Why most young/teen JW's are born-in's?

  by XPeterX in

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  age 8-18 or maybe older.why won't you find young people or teens in the world who want to learn about the jw's without being taught by their parents?i mean c'mon guys we all know that the majority of the jw youth are jw's because their mothers,fathers or both told them about the org.any thoughts?.

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  I remember in one of my congregations there was a teenager who came in on his own...he was probably like 12-13 at the time? Then when he was probably about 18-19 he DA'd himself, never knew why as I was gone and out by that point, too. But that was the only time I've ever seen anyone under 18 come in by themselves.
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  What is the latest New Light?

  by kozmo in

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  please bear with me here.

  it's been some time since i accessed the forum and 8 years since i really read any of the wts pubs or attended any meetings.

  so, in a nutshell, if someone will indulge me, what's the latest twists the wts has come up with on their doctrines, teachings, etc?.

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  " Memorial partakers may be mentally ill"

  Is that new light? I remember my parents telling me that since I was a child, "Oh, so and so isn't anointed, something is just not right with them"...
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  Which of the 5 weekly meetings did you hate the most?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  it was always stressed that the five weekly meetings were like the fingers on your hand.

  each one was just as important as the next.

  which of the meetings were the most boring,bothersome and difficult to listen to?

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  I never really understood why they had to call it 5 separate meetings either.

  Also, I forgot to mention that while I liked book study (in comparison to the rest) it could suck if it was at someone's house who was not very welcoming...or if it was at a house where the bathroom was right next to the living room and had no fan. That was always fun...
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  Which of the 5 weekly meetings did you hate the most?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  it was always stressed that the five weekly meetings were like the fingers on your hand.

  each one was just as important as the next.

  which of the meetings were the most boring,bothersome and difficult to listen to?

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  ILTSF

  Book study was the one I hated the least. It was short, I had less social anxiety because I knew the people better, and there were usually treats after.

  Sunday meetings seemed so long because they were in the middle of the day.

  I guess the service meeting was the most boring/long...the ministry school at least was sometimes entertaining (even though sometimes painfully so) watching people do their parts.