Topics Started by zzaphod

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Just don't know what to do.
by Weeping in
1. jw
2. friends
i disagree on some doctrine with the organisation.

yet, i also know these are the kindest,most loving people on earth.

such people must be guided by the holy spirit.
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Mill Hill Cong a CHARITY under the umbrella CHARITY the Watchtower???? What the?
by Aussie Oz in
1. jw
2. friends
since when did the wbts or any congregations etc become registered charities?

just read the pdf on the 'charity' form the thread on mill hill disfellowshipping an d didn't want to hijack it with this question.. what in the name of god is going on here?????????????????????.

can somebody explain the why?
2
JEHOVAH: What's In a Name?
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jehovah's witnesses used to place a great deal of stock in the fact that they used god's name frequently whereas most christians were content to substitute the term "lord.

" their bibles are rife with the term "jehovah" and many combine the name with the title "god" to the point it sounds bizarre to others.

thus it is "jehovah-god" did thus and so and "jehovah-god" commanded moses to do this and that.
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Door knocking in difficult territories.
by LeeT in
1. jw
2. friends
i live in a 'difficult territory', though there is a kingdom hall only 15 minutes walk away.. how do jw's deal with door knocking in difficult territories?.

our door can be hard to hear if people come knocking but there is usually somebody home.

i haven't seen a jw at my door in 10 years or so.. now most of you would think that was great i know, but it would be good to meet them in the flesh occasionally, without having to go to the hall or arrange a study.. .
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In your own words ... what is the truth?
by sacolton in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in one sentence, can you define what the real "truth" is?

not the watchtower version (we all know what that is)..
27
the RV just became a DNC!!!!
by highdose in
1. jw
2. experiences
some of you may remember me posting a few days ago that my shop had become some jw's magazine route.

well today the staff who was supposed to man the shop has called in sick, which meant that i had to go in and open up.

who should i find waiting for me on the door step with a big beaming self righteous grin on his face but a jw!
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Would it be fair to compare JWs to Terrorist Organisations?
by african GB Member in
1. jw
2. experiences
-terrorists are prepared to die for their course,.

-jws are prepared to die for jehovah.. 2 terrorists treat those with different views as enemies,.

2 jws treat 'worldly people' as enemies.. 3 terrorists are brainwashed from a young age,.
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Me and the Blind Guy
by Farkel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some 10 or so years ago i met a blind fellow in a san diego beach tavern.

he was a pleasant chap and we hit it off right away.

i was surprised at how knowledgeable he was on many topics.. he told me that he liked to "read" a lot.
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Anyone leave the org without the help of the net?
by Miss Chievous in
1. jw
2. experiences
just wondering if anyone here left the org without ever looking at anything on the net and if so how did it happen for you?.

miss c.
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Jw`s and Charities
by zzaphod in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi all, i left the wts in the late `80s, i`ve not really given them a thought, until one sleepless night recently i was trawling the `tinterweb, and came across various videos on youtube.

anyway`s, the reasons i left were many and varied, and one day i`ll sit down and relate them, but two things have always stuck in my mind, once i was asked "if someone could convince you that without a doubt "the truth" was wrong, would you believe them?

", to which i answered "of course i would", - that was me marked.