Topics Started by Sojourn

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How to deal with "Whoe other than JW are preching today?"
by Simon Morley in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my bil (active dub) has begun to ask me why we are not "active" anymore.

after a few careful (non-dfing) comments and observations he asks "well who other than jw's are preaching the good news in fullfillment of matt 24:14?

i responded with the comment that billions of christ's followers worldwide, down through history for over 19 centuries have been selfless in preaching globally.
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Debate
by goddidit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'd like to have a one-on-one online debate with an active jw.

it doesn't have to be private.. anyone have any suggestions how i might arrange this?.
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Whats the weirdest thing a JW ever said to you?
by chukky 594 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i remember a 'sister' coming up to me and telling me off for being on the atkins diet, as it was satanic and designed by satan.. chukky.
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Did your Kingdom Hall have kitchen?
by asilentone in
1. jw
2. experiences
someone told me there are few kingdom halls with kitchens, i was surprised about it.

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Brainwashing and free will
by Sojourn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's obvious to anyone who's spent time on this site with an open mind that major brainwashing and mind control are at work in the wts.

how do you reconcile that with the idea of free will?

it's like if i said that i know my decisions were mine, but at the same time they weren't.
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Charity status - discrimination
by James_Slash in
1. jw
2. experiences
someone told me this the other day.. does anyone know if it is true that to hold charity 'status' that you cannot discriminate against colour, creed, sexual preference, disability etc etc?.

surely the wtbts go against these 'rules' by disfellowshipping homosexuals or discriminating against the mentally ill?.

just a thought..
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Hello - I´m new here
by Starfish in
1. jw
2. experiences
just wanted to introduce myself.... .

i am a secret fader but since reading this forum i feel i am alot more confident about telling my family/friends that i don t go to the meetings and inactive.. my hubby is also a fader with me...we kind of drifted after my first baby was born.

she is now 11.. it all started with my mom who started studying with my cousin when i was about 15. while she was studying i also started studying (i was about 16).
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I would like to hear your experiences with being SHUNNED
by jwfacts in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am going to put together a page of short experiences of how shunning has affected exjws.

you do not have to be disfellowshipped, even if you were shunned after being marked or after fading.

all comments are welcome, such as who shunned you, how long since family have spoken to you, what your situation is, why you are being shunned and how it has made you feel.
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About "apostate" websites
by Sojourn in
1. watchtower
2. bible
just throwing some thoughts out there, from what i've noticed, and interested to see what you all think: agreeing and opposing opinions are welcomed!.

i feel that the "apostate" sites i've run into have a lot of good information on them that i am thankful to have found.

my eyes would not have been opened without them.
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Fade to white
by Sojourn in
1. jw
2. experiences
ever since i was a kid, i felt so lucky - so lucky (i know, i know) that out of all the religions in the world, i happened to be born into a family that practiced the one true religion in all the universe.

it seemed much to good to be true, but i always thought it was such a happy coincidence.

my immediate family and grandparents were jehovah's witnesses.. .