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  This is an absolute classic

  by joe134cd in

  1. social
  2. humour

  this is an absolute must see for any exjw.

  so we'll done and absolutly halerious.

  enjoy peeps.

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  wannabefree

  Well done? Hilarious? Adjectives that wouldn't have come to my mind.
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  Happy Winter Solstice!

  by jp1692 in

  1. social
  2. current

  happy winter solstice to all!

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  the solstice this year will be extra special because it will be followed the next day by a full moon known as the cold moon, and depending on your location, you might be able to see the ursid meteor shower to boot.. enjoy!

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  wannabefree

  And a very Happy Winter Solstice to you!

  Cold moon and meteor shower ... Isn't that a sign the end is soon?
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  Earthquakes in one place after another

  by jws in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wonder what all of the fracking is doing to jws.

  it's been shown that fracking causes earthquakes.

  though the gas companies try to minimize this fact or say the earthquakes aren't significant, they are still happening.

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  wannabefree

  I was at my mother-in-law's house yesterday taking care of a project and I overheard my wife and her mom talking about this rise in earthquakes caused by man.

  I'm thinking, oh-my-gawd, the only reason they'd be talking about this is something they heard at the Kingdom Hall.

  I'm just wondering if it is organizational or a local mental giant grasping for proof of Armageddon's nearness.

  I did a little research and seismic activity has actually reduced from fracking in recent years due to adjusted techniques.

  Increased seismic activity caused by fracking, sure, but it certainly doesn't rise to the apocalyptic level of earthquakes in one place after another.

  Has anybody else heard of an increase in this man-made earthquake talk recently in the JW community?
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  Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a Cult?

  by Tahoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i realize this is an older posting on jw.org, but i’d come across it again after reading holden’s thread.

  quoted below, so no need to visit the website.. _______________________________________________________.

  no, jehovah’s witnesses are not a cult.

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  wannabefree

  When I was waking up, I didn't want to use the word cult, I preferred to think it was just another religion.

  When I came to the realization of all of the control the religion had over me (which I gave it), that my identity was built on being a member, that questioning the leadership or teachings wasn't possible (although they say it is, you just can't voice it and if your conclusion is different you're plain wrong), and that I would lose every friendship I had and even was at risk of my children shunning me ... I had no question any longer that it was a cult.

  The religion Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult.
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  My Dissociation letter

  by TJ Curioso in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi to everyone!i was summoned to the judicial committee and went.

  it was a respectful conversation from one side to the other.

  in the end i handed the dissociation letter in hand and a binding to each of the elders, with an article i wrote on the subject, "are jehovah's witnesses a destructive sect?

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  wannabefree

  Thanks for sharing this. Congratulations. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your letter. Well done.
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  Apostasy Movie - Available on Amazon Prime Video (plus Review)

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in case anyone is looking for a way to watch it, it's on amazon prime video.. (apologies if it's already been mentioned).

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  wannabefree

  I finished watching this today. (My wife stayed home from the meeting Sunday so out of respect for her feelings I had to put it on hold.). Wow! Very well done. Very emotional. I thought the title fit. It certainly means so much more to those associated with JW's. Realistically a believing JW could watch but most wouldn't as it presents a fair story from both sides. I think if my wife watched it she would agree with the JW viewpoint.
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  Apostasy Movie - Available on Amazon Prime Video (plus Review)

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in case anyone is looking for a way to watch it, it's on amazon prime video.. (apologies if it's already been mentioned).

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  wannabefree

  I found the movie Apostasy on Amazon Prime today. I figured it probably had been addressed here ... And so it has. I just wanted to bump this for those who might have missed it like me.
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  Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too

  by George One Time in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.

  mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.

  now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .

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  wannabefree

  I'm glad this wasn't studied recently as my active JW wife, daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are joining us at my mother's home for Thanksgiving today. 😀Shhhhh, don't tell.
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  Leah Remini Redux, Tonight Again in Prime Time

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remini's program will be shown again tonight in the u.s. at 8:00 pm eastern time on a & e

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  wannabefree

  Not playing on my A&E channel. 🤔
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  Reassigned, ...to complete erasure from memory and near poverty.

  by Lostandfound in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a complete scandal is the reassignment to nothing of the thousands (?

  ) of bethelites, over age cos etc, .

  out on the street atfter decades of unpaid service in very many cases.

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  wannabefree

  I would think if there was a class action lawsuit about using these people up and dumping then with nothing, Watchtower would be forced to do something, but the majority of discarded lifetime volunteers have too much to lose and probably still think it's God's Organization. Between a rock and a hard place to be sure.