Topics Started by iMARX

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Contradiction in scripture and equality
by iMARX in
1. watchtower
2. bible
okay so i've just found a scripture that totally condraticts what the jws preach and also a lot of equality laws.. proverbs 22:29 talks about if a man is skilled enough in his trade then he will no longer need to slave for the common people, he can serve kings.. so the bible is telling jws and christians to pursue their secular work and time so they need no longer "slave" for the working classes.

not only does this reinforce capitalism but it also goes against putting jehovah first and his workship.. i don't get it!!!.

i thought jws were supposed to treat everyone the same.
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JW's and home schooling?
by semelcred in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't wish to offend any that are teaching their kids at home, but today i was again confronted by a situation where a jw family were home schooling.

the kids had little structure to their routine and without putting the mum down, she was no teacher in an academic sense.. the subject is close to my heart because my parents who are witnesses, took my younger brothers out of school and home tutored them.

the were subjected to below standard education and limited in social skills, particularly as my parents are crap at these skills themselves.. i have grown to hate home schooling except in the situation of medical or logistical situations.. what are your comments good or bad and do you think the option to home school is abused by the witness community?.
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Are You Naughtier Than Before?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
are you a naughty boy or girl??

?.
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whose hiding in the toilets at the kingdom hall?
by highdose in
1. jw
2. friends
this was a favorite way of getting away from the very unloving "loving brothers and sisters".

hide in the toilets, no one can collar you and tell you off.

and even better you won't be in amongst a group of people but still feeling so alone... at least you will actauly be alone!.
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TONS of changes in the organization
by EndofMysteries in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
new songbook - removing all the old teachings and anything saying new world or new order.

no more bookstudies - (so no small indepedent comments, only brief congregationwide so not much discussion).

bible reading talk can 'read' only, no introduction or conclusion - again not allowing any input or thought.
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LAST NIGHT..!
by iknowall558 in
1. jw
2. friends
i finally went out on a 'ministry' work.

with a bit of help, i took all of my anti witness leaflets and put them through the doors of as many witnesses as i could in a 2hour time period.

it was the easiest and most exhilirating thing i've ever done.
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Christmas, New Year and Birthday all in one!
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven't posted for a few weeks because i've been too busy embracing the awesomeness of christmas and new year and my 21st birthday!.

christmas was immense, i spent it with my partner and we had tofurkey (vegetarians .

so when i got back to work, just when i thought all the celebrations were over, colleagues remembered that it was my 21st on the 5th jan and bought my first ever birthday cake!
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Good way to get rid of unwanted visits from JWs
by teel in
1. social
2. humour
paintball sentry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxba5bqftgc.

you not only drive them away from your house, you put an early stop to the jws fs day .
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The most apostate thing you could do..?
by iMARX in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's taken me a while to start watching films with ghosts in - even a christmas carol - and then eventually i started smoking pot and it didn't bother me at all.

but there are still some things i would have trouble with doing because of the remains of my christian conscience.. anything you guys still haven't brought yourself to do yet?.
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Free Home Bible Study?
by juci32 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why do the witnesses always stress "free home bible study"?.

as if other religions charge for them.

i never understood that lol..