I like the Shades of Grey approach, sort of. Not that you're telling the rank and file JW that he/she doesn't exist but that the Memorial has nothing to do with them AT ALL and so there really is no scriptural reason for them to attend.
Mad Sweeney
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Putting together a brochure that debunks the "Memorial"...
by Alfred inwith "memorial season" just around the corner, i am planning to put together a small brochure (or maybe just a plain-looking document on letter-sized paper) that exposes the embarassing fact that jws still hold their "memorial" every year even though, by their own teachings, they should have had their last one in 1914. i plan to give it to the next elder who stops by to "count his time" during memorial season.
but hopefully, this will happen before they start canvassing my neighborhood since i plan to distribute it to my neighbors as well.. i've just started this morning with the following "quick draft" (but i would appreciate your comments and insight... thanks):.
jehovah's witnesses, why are you still inviting people to "the memorial"?.
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Hi - I'm new here!
by Flicka ini have been lurking on this site for the past 2 months.
for the past few years i have been going to the meetings and doing fieldservice out of guilt.. my husband (twisty) told me regularly i only do it out of guilt but i denied it and said it i want to do these things because i love jehovah and it is the right thing to do, but how can it be the right thing if you don't feel welcome and it feels like everyone is judging you the moment you walk into the kingdom hall.. it has taken a few years and a lot of tears to open my eyes.. over the past few years twisty spoke to me about the various things he didn't agree with but it just went over my head.
a few months ago we were lying in bed and he brought up his concerns again, and i'm not sure what was different this time but i understood and agreed with the points he was making.
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Mad Sweeney
Welcome.
Although it all sounds pretty simple it's not like you all know. I grew up being a JW and my whole family are still in. They are not very open minded and I'm not sure how to tell them I no longer believe the organization is Jehovahs' spirit anointed organization but I guess we all learn how to deal with it over time.
You don't owe anyone an explanation about anything. If pressured about why you're not participating in the dog and pony show anymore just say that you're working on some things right now and they're personal.
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Anyone know theme of 2012 DC?
I think they're going to call it "The Still Holding Breath District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses"
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"We needed to use the library"... and other wacky Watchtower excuses.
by cedars ini'm sure we're all familiar with the crazy excuse that the watch tower society leadership came up with to justify their nine year period as a un ngo (non governmental organization).
amazingly, this seems to make perfect sense with watch tower apologists, who don't stop for a moment to ponder the following:.
you don't need to be a un ngo to use the un libraryif it was so innocent for them to hold un ngo status just to use the library, why did they withdraw their status when the issue received media attention?that aside, we are now witnessing the unravelling of fresh scandals to hit the society, most notably:.
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Mad Sweeney
I will LMAO if it turns out these barrels were buried in the 80s or even better, the 90s. Then the "we didn't know it would hurt anything" excuse would hold even less water than it already does.
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It is usually out by now. Did I miss a thread?
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Review wts books--easy way to make a difference #1
by rebel8 inif you write an actual review of a book (not just spout opinions about the religion) your book reviews can actually be approved by amazon.com and have a fairly widespread audience.. and it's therapeutic.. revelation book.
the truth book.
youth book.
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Awesome. I'm going to bogart the idea and pimp it on a FB group I'm in.
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Page 348 of Crisis of Conscience.
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Victoria, Australia: The long edition (new) of Part 2 of Steven Unthank's report of molestation/rape within the Traralgon Cong.
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.jwnews.net/.
crisis of conscience within the traralgon congregation of jehovahs witnesses?
part 2december 18, 2011 by sitepost .
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Mad Sweeney
One problem I see is that the United States corporation of the Borg can simply hang the Australian one out to dry if they need to, unless this same issue gets media attention in the USA. This is NOT a remote or local problem. It is organization wide.
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THE WATCHTOWER SAY'S THEY ARE / ARE NOT INSPIRED
by wasblind in" if any ...organization claim to represent god, but decline to use god's.
personal name....are they measuring up to this important qualification.
of a true prophet?
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They're never "wrong" they're just "tacking" are they?
I believe that's been debunked as fallacious before.
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Not sure what to tell my 4 year old about Santa
by jwfacts inmy adorable little son is very excited about christmas.
i have not made a big thing about it, but he must have picked up the christmas spirit from what he is seeing in the shops and on tv.
he loves the music, and movies and all the decorations.
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Mad Sweeney
If he already believes in it, you don't need to say anything to confirm or debunk his belief at this point. He will begin to doubt on his own and then you can tell him the truth as you see it when he asks you. Then if he wonders why you didn't correct him sooner you can just explain it is because pretending is so much fun. But I wouldn't lie. If my kid asked I'd answer truthfully, but I'd wait for him to ask.