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questions

by DanielC in

i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?

LostGeneration

Did he get scared away???

I hope he doesn't get sucked into the cult!

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Apostate views?

by Richard C B in

if a brother is starting to look at material on the internet and starts to have serious doubts about the jw organisation and questions the integrity of the governing body.

what steps would be taken to by the congregation to readjust his thinking.

and also if the congregation is not aware of this but he has confided in an individual how would that individual try to help such a brother?.

LostGeneration

Help? Good one.

Ok taking your scenario at face value, and giving the BOE credit for not being a bunch of douche bags here is what they would do.

"Stop reading stuff online"

"Have a bible study with a spiritual pillar"

"Get your ass inline or GTFO"

That would be the extent of the "help" they would give.

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My ex-wife... and I'm the apostate?

by Anony Mous in

so, my ex-wife, which if you remember me fought hard together with the jw's to (unsuccessfully) wrest control over our child.

we're now 3y later, my legal rights have been affirmed a few times in court.

a few months ago, my ex asked me if i was okay with her having someone else in her life.

What is God's Kingdom?

by Gods_Kingdom in

what is god's kingdom?

some say it is in your heart.

some say it is heaven.

LostGeneration

God's Kingdom signed up to pioneer this month obviously, counting a little time on an apostate website, eh?

Don't you know there are five full weekends in May? What a fine opportunity to auxiliary pioneer in your own territory, without risking your spiritual life on Satan's forum...

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I'm still waiting for my JW elder friend who said, I'll get back to you right away.

by John Aquila in

did the resurrection start in 1918/1919 or the first century?.

the wt teaches that the anointed started getting resurrected sometime around 1918/1919.

before that everyone was asleep in the grave, including all the apostles.

Posters over the years have suggested to claim financial hardship and see if they are willing to give you a loan/gift. Haven't heard if anyone has ever done this but I imagine its and epic way to get the elders to stay away for quite a while!

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Nothing Says, "I Love You!" Like Institutionalized Shunning!

by Oubliette in

why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

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may 15, 2105 watchtower, pp.

LostGeneration

I think the illustration is sort of a "scarlett letter" type of branding.

Absolutely disgusting.

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Does the GB really care if the organization collapses?

by Driving Force in

i am sure that the gb does not care about the r&f jw.

it does not care about the organization collapsing overnight.. why do i say this?.

in 2013 the organization declared that the "faithful and discreet slave" consisted only of the seven member of the gb.

LostGeneration

Fair enough Driving Force. My apologies coming on harshly there.

I'd estimate they maybe have 40,000 physical buildings. Estimating the market value per property is where its a crapshoot. They generally build in bad locations simply for cheaper land. Of course the X factor is how many congos are in 1st world countries vs the rest of the world.

That being said, that property is not liquid. Sure they can sell off based on orders from the CO and build in another area for whatever reason they pull out of their ass. But the GB isn't cash motivated, they are power hungry. As long as they have millions worshipping their every word they just need to keep the ship afloat til they die.

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Does the GB really care if the organization collapses?

by Driving Force in

i am sure that the gb does not care about the r&f jw.

it does not care about the organization collapsing overnight.. why do i say this?.

in 2013 the organization declared that the "faithful and discreet slave" consisted only of the seven member of the gb.

LostGeneration

After taking over all property and extra cash from all congregations on the whole planet, which amounts to at the very least US$ 50 billion

Care to justify this number? The absurdity of claims like this make the ex-JW community look like idiots.

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OMG... what happened in a bar today

by leaving_quietly in

so, i'm sitting in a bar, having a drink.

the bar participates in taptv, an online trivia thing.

the question that came up was, "what did jehovah's witnesses call themselves before 1931".

LostGeneration

What is hilarious is that internally they spout off about "not giving a bad Witness" and "not giving Jehovah a bad name" and all the while 90% of the world looks at them as vultures and door to door salesman. Sometimes people just can't see the image in the mirror for what it is.

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Assembly Survival Kit

by pronomono in

so, i've got the assembly tomorrow, or so the wife says.

i should have bought this in preparation..... .

http://cdn.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/gentlemans-survival-kit-2.jpg.

LostGeneration

2000 people and we only had two baptized.

This made my weekend. Long live the slow, painful and drawn out death of the WTS.