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  Are JWs attracting more and more off-center people?

  by undercover in

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  this thread is prompted by the thread about a jw woman who disprupted a funeral.

  i don't know the details as i can't view youtube from work, but it did get me to thinking.... over the last couple of decades, at least, i've noticed that more and more 'fringe personalities', for a lack of a better term, have infiltrated the ranks of the everyday jws.

  true, jws are themselves a fringe element to normal society, but even within their own communities, there used to be a sense of normalcy, or at least seemed to be.. has the cultic message of the wt society started attracting people with different thought processes over this time period?

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  zzaphod

  In my personal experience from the mid 70`s to the late 80`s, in my congregation of perhaps 100, there was one person with genuine learning difficulties, one paedophile - convicted and prisoned,and one Elder who left, and took 6-7 followers and joined the Baptists.

  That`s what I knew, and that was only because I was involved with someone who`s Father was an elder. The rest varied from "normal", ie: enjoyed life in their way, to those who lived and breathed eveything the WTS uttered, but still were near enough "normal".

  "Were they just better hidden or controlled", almost certainly, the pedo was informed that he must not say in court that he was a JW, and the local newspaper didn`t mention it as far as I can remember.

  From what I have learned over the past few months, the WTS has changed in many ways over the last 20 years, so like Scientology etc. I think that being a JW may now attract those who are to a normal "Joe Bloggs", apparent Spacemen. Though, as I personally have no interaction with JW`s at all, it`s pure speculation on my part.

  Saying that though, they`re still mad, bad and dangerous, IMHO.

  Regards

  Paul UK
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  British Tories pledge to stop creationism in school

  by cofty in

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  stick pins in my eyeballs or vote conservative?

  its a difficult dilemma.

  however with a general election on the horizon michael gove the shadow education secretary has just gone and added to my angst.

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  zzaphod

  That`s nothing, Labour will have everyone studying the koran!

  Regards

  Paul UK
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  ***URGENT Advice Needed***

  by babygirl30 in

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  hey everyone!.

  i will be going into the hospital for surgery on tues...my first one ever!

  the surgeon has gone over the procedure and informed me that it's 'bloody' and so she gave me all my options.

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  zzaphod

  Hope all goes well with your surgery,and you`re up and about quickly. The Doctors know what`s best, (they do surgery all the time), not some Dub.

  You`ll be fine I`m sure.

  Love &

  All the best

  Paul UK
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  New here

  by Stimorol in

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  i've been lurking this board the past few days and reading a lot.. i'm a 30 year old male from an unnamed european country, i was brought up "in the faith" by my jw-parents (my father is an elder and was even the "head elder" (i guess that's not the proper english term, english isn't my mother language) for a while, although i believe he stepped down when i faded away, but was reinstated as an elder later.

  i never really had any interest in religion or god, not even as a child, even with my perfect jw upbringing.

  it always felt like a chore and i did my jw duties, but just the bare minimum i could get away with, living at home with jw parents (attending the 3 meetings every week, and going to do field work 1 hours on saturdays).. at around age 15-16 i got baptized, i was not directly pressured to do it but some hints were made by parents/elders.

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  Hi, and welcome, I`m from England, you know that bit of an island just to the left of Euroland, with a couple of other countries attached, (their names escape me for the moment)

  There is a certain pleasure to be found in Disassociating yourself before they can do it, isn`t there?

  All the best

  Paul UK
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  How many of you have tried "Vegemite"????? Whatdoya think?

  by Witness 007 in

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  a black aussie spread that is made from yeast and has a very strange yet nice flavour.

  hard to discribe....alittle salty and bitter.....tried it?.

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  zzaphod

  Everyone knows Marmite is better.

  Regards

  Paul Uk
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  what is your job ?i was wondering how varied our different jobs are !

  by looloo in

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  i am a support worker for adults with profound disabilities and some with autism and i love caring for people ..

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  Electrician
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  How can they still believe it?

  by eyesthatsee in

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  i've been watching this site for some time now - it's been a real help - but only recently started to post.

  part of the journey i suppose.. 3rd generation jw, served as an elder for > 20 years, talks at dc, pioneer etc - started to fade in last 12 months - will post my story sometime.. anyway, occasionally i still go to a meeting to keep my zealous jw wife away from the elders.. at a recent public talk, the speaker referred to 'millions now living will never die', and said:.

  although 'premature', this proclamation was made by zealous anointed ones i.e.

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  The sad fact is eyesthatsee, is that the majority of todays JW`s have no idea about 1874, 1914, 1925, 1975 etc. That is unless they are brave/rebellious enough to actually do a bit of research on `tinterweb. And then many of them will dismiss the overwhelming evidence of the failled prophecies as Apostate fakes. Although, how they think that the Apostates are colluding to publish all these facts is beyond me.

  Can I suggest you read Crisis of Concience by Raymond Franz, he was a member of the GB who saw through the lies and distortions that the WTS keeps coming up with.

  All the best

  Paul Uk
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  Separating saucer section...General Order 14. [Borg cubes inbound!--Part II]

  by sd-7 in

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  captain code named sd-7.

  self-destruct code 0-0-0-alpha-gamma-1.

  this will be my final entry on jehovahs-witness.net.

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  SD7, thank you for sharing what is obviously a very difficult time for you and your family, what a totally heartbreaking post that was.

  I genuinely hope you find peace of mind and happiness, whatever you choose to do.

  Love

  Paul UK
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  1914 - Soon to be Forgotten

  by God_Delusion in

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  so then, we come to the topic of 1914, again.. a lot of us on here have said it, and so i decided to write about it.. http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/1914-soon-to-be-forgotten.html.

  cheers,.

  carlos.

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  Cheers RR, pretty obvious really DOH!
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  1914 - Soon to be Forgotten

  by God_Delusion in

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  so then, we come to the topic of 1914, again.. a lot of us on here have said it, and so i decided to write about it.. http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/1914-soon-to-be-forgotten.html.

  cheers,.

  carlos.

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  zzaphod

  Please don`t laugh at me but what does R&F stand for?, as in -

  "The R&f average Dumbdub..."

  Regards

  Paul Uk