No not really...it's hard for me to be happy he has died. The only way I would feel glad that he is gone is if he was the one pulling the strings and now things would get better for Jw's...
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Were You Happy That Jack Barr Of The GB Died?
by minimus ini read that some are quite happy that another gb bites the dust.. i think of my "faithful" elderly jw mother who helped many many families come into the "truth".
she's an intelligent woman.
however, she's blinded by her beliefs (being in a cult).
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Surely the most damning statement ever published by the WTS
by S EIGHT inawake!, october 8, 1968 page 23, said:.
.... there have been those in times past who predicted an "end to the world," even announcing a specific date.... yet, nothing happened.
the "end" did not come.
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These are good ones...but it seems that most peoples (Jw's) minds are not able to see why they matter.
- I know for me it took several things over many years then just 'POP' my mind just said "what the heck is this?" and then I just started searching for answers and was not really expecting to find out what I have.
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What did (do) u want to be when u grew up?
by Sayswho ini was born in the mid 1950's and raised as a jw so i did not need to consider or worry about this...why?...because it was instilled into me that i would never have to worry about being old enough to be anything in this "old system of things".. as the years went by:.
1970-something...out of school...no "new system"no need for more training, just a few years left... no "new system"got a job, married,... no "new system""waking up" 50+ years later...still no "new system"this was the mind set of so many raised as jw's, and we are now finding ourselves trying to adjust our lives to weather the years that we have left...in order to make the best of them.. please... if you are still an active jw (or not) get an a good education so you can support yourself and prepare for retirement, and don't be afraid to talk to others about how to do this so you can make an informed decision on what is best for you.so what did (do) you want to be when you grow up?
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Unshackled: most of us in my early cong felt we would never graduate either...yet here we are, although some of them left in 75 and never came back.
Jaguarbass: Yep if we could only do it over...I was just thinking about getting some extra training now but not too many years left to use whatever training I would get... and getting to an age that if I wanted to change jobs I would have a harder time getting one. Don't really want to work until I'm ready to die like so many Jw's and to be fair non Jw's have to.
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Just Wondering
by bobld inif god wrote the instruction manual for mankind and 2000 years later man still can't understand it.
the wbts says the light is getting brighter because we are living at the time of the end.than why does god say no one knows when the end is.. b.
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WE will only know the time frame of the end...by the 'signs' that Jesus said would be in the last days...not the DAY or the HOUR.
It seems setup so most people will lose their lives...does not seem like a loving God...
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What did (do) u want to be when u grew up?
by Sayswho ini was born in the mid 1950's and raised as a jw so i did not need to consider or worry about this...why?...because it was instilled into me that i would never have to worry about being old enough to be anything in this "old system of things".. as the years went by:.
1970-something...out of school...no "new system"no need for more training, just a few years left... no "new system"got a job, married,... no "new system""waking up" 50+ years later...still no "new system"this was the mind set of so many raised as jw's, and we are now finding ourselves trying to adjust our lives to weather the years that we have left...in order to make the best of them.. please... if you are still an active jw (or not) get an a good education so you can support yourself and prepare for retirement, and don't be afraid to talk to others about how to do this so you can make an informed decision on what is best for you.so what did (do) you want to be when you grow up?
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Yknot...
I remember it being a good feeling not having to worry about the future...and for sure by the year 2000 we would be out of this 'old system of things'.
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What did (do) u want to be when u grew up?
by Sayswho ini was born in the mid 1950's and raised as a jw so i did not need to consider or worry about this...why?...because it was instilled into me that i would never have to worry about being old enough to be anything in this "old system of things".. as the years went by:.
1970-something...out of school...no "new system"no need for more training, just a few years left... no "new system"got a job, married,... no "new system""waking up" 50+ years later...still no "new system"this was the mind set of so many raised as jw's, and we are now finding ourselves trying to adjust our lives to weather the years that we have left...in order to make the best of them.. please... if you are still an active jw (or not) get an a good education so you can support yourself and prepare for retirement, and don't be afraid to talk to others about how to do this so you can make an informed decision on what is best for you.so what did (do) you want to be when you grow up?
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I was born in the mid 1950's and raised as a Jw so I did not need to consider or worry about this...WHY?...because it was instilled into me that I would never have to worry about being old enough to be anything in this "old system of things".
As the years went by:
- 1970-something...Out of school...No "New System"
- No need for more training, just a few years left... No "New System"
- Got a job, married,... No "New System"
- "Waking up" 50+ years later...STILL NO "NEW SYSTEM"
This was the mind set of so many raised as Jw's, and we are now finding ourselves trying to adjust our lives to weather the years that we have left...in order to make the best of them.
- PLEASE... if you are still an active Jw (or not) get an a good education so you can support yourself and prepare for retirement, and don't be afraid to talk to others about how to do this so you can make an informed decision on what is best for you.
- So what did (do) you want to be when you grow up?
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Debunking the Watchtower - Slam Dunks and Solid Arguments
by Nickolas inthere's a wide cross section of thinkers on this board, representing christian belief and non-belief and points in between, the agnostics.
there is most definitely a minority, mostly silent, of devoted jehovah's witnesses present, too, but their contribution to the dialogue and dynamic of the board is minimal.
that small minority aside, it can be said the people who venture into here to communicate with one another share a common paradigm, and that is the watchtower is built on a foundation of clay.
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Debunking the Watchtower:
Freewillly...
The videos were good...I can only suggest the swearing be taken out.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-28-10 WT Study (ACTIVE LEADER)
by blondie inearth.
on earth.
and the demons for a thousand years.. rev.
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Thanks...
- (Permissive) –adjective = Habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage,
that others might disapprove or forbid."
- Noun= authorization granted to do something; for mal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
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Can You Reach Out to an Unbelieving Mate? - KM November 2010
by jgnat injust wondering, for other "unbelieving mates" who visit this site, how many of you fielded spousal interference this week?
for those of you who don't keep up on wt news any more, the november issue of the kingdom ministry contained the above titled article, with a few "helpful suggestions".
i give credit to my hubby that he respected my stand before and after the meeting, even as he harbored a faint hope that the sainted words of the kingdom ministry would reach out and knock me to my "senses".. in summary, the "suggestions" include patience, don't bring up religious arguments, show through your actions and friendliness that the "unbelieving mate"'s prejudices are unfounded, and if all else fails, get them when facing health problems or other crises.. the worst i fielded was directly after the meeting, when hubby asked me what it would take to join the watchtower society.
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- Well since we have the "truth" we have to look for the best time to get people to listen...(read all of this before u bust me)
- So when people are "down" that is the best time for their minds to be willing to accept the "truth" that we are trying to teach them.
- When you are 'In the Truth" you don't see this as a mind controling tactic because you believe it is in the best interest of them and once they SEE the "truth" at that time...they will now be awaken to this new wonderful information that they were blinded to before.
- When someone believes what they are doing is right...you can not hold it againts them! (like many of us at one time)
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DO WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!
by warmasasunned inhey i left the j's almost twenty years ago, like you i had my reasons for joining and my reasons for leaving.. i've matured alot as you tend to do as you grow older, so maybe i've lost touch with alot of my idealistic thinking, insercurities and basic stupidity.. as much as i would love it, that there was an after life, where you can once again enjoy the love of lost love ones, its not the over whelming driving force of my life.. because of that i think i am a much happier person, i live for now, i basically belive, all options an evidence taken into account that this is it no god, no religion, no truth.. of course that is not a mantra set in stone i am not right and you are wrong, and my god it would be so great if this was all a big joke!.
but for me i get on with it, not looking for god, not looking for truth.
happy to just wait an see.. what about you?.
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One scriptures I was raised wth was Zeph 2:3 that says:
3 seek Jehovah, all YOU meek ones of the earth, who have practiced His own judicial decision. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably YOU may be concealed in the day of Jehovah’s anger.
So it is hard to readjust my thinking to anything but the above...but I am trying my best to get the real meaning out of everything that I "think" I know.
- The journey may be long and it may be difficult to handle...especially when most things I was "persuaded" to believe just aren't the whole TRUTH, but it's a path I am on now and there is no turning back.
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