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100 years of Christs Rule ? Acheivments ? Are you serious ?
by smiddy in
1. jw
2. friends
tell me what acheivements have been acheived that are different than what are proclaimed by protestant religions .in the 100 years of christs reign according to jehovahs witnesses , is their anything that stands out as jehovahs witnesses have more direction ?

from god ?.

if you look at their history , google , you will see they are nowwhere near being spokespersons for god .. smiddy.
clarity

Watchtowers sad record.....ruined a lot of lives

in the meantime!

Hi dugout ...."lockedup 49yrs"... sounds like you

have been another one!

Welcome to the board, look forward to hearing your story!

clarity
101
org is dying
by lambsbottom in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.

i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.

the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.
clarity

I think it is dead too ....it just won't lie down!
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If it weren't illegal...
by Rattigan350 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was listening to a circuit overseer's talk and he mentioned about how a sister wanted to simplify.

she had a couple of dogs.

then he related that she said that all she had to do was get rid of the dogs.
clarity

Here is a quote from the Nov 15, 1952 Watchtower

" Questions from Readers

In the case of where a father or mother or son or daughter is disfellowshiped, how should such person be treated by members of the family in their family relationship?-P. C., Ontario, Canada.

We are not living today among theocratic nations where such
members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated
for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness
of Sinai and in the land of Palestine. "Thou shalt surely kill him;
thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards
the hand of all the people.

And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought
to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, . . . And all Israel shall
hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is
in the midst of thee."-Deut. 13:6-11, AS.

Being **** limited **** by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of God through Jesus Christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent
with both sets of laws. The law of the land and God's law through
Christ forbid us to kill apostates, even though they be members of
our own flesh-and-blood family relationship."

Nice HuH?
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Rock n Roll and R&B song writer Gerry Goffin passes
by designs in
1. social
2. entertainment
gerry goffin's name may not jump out of your memory box but he sure wrote some of the most remembered songs on the past 60 years.. married to another great song writer,carol king, he leaves a treasure of great memories.. will you still love me tomorrow.

tonight i celebrate my love.

savin' all my love for you.
clarity

I have so much nostalgia for this era......

if I could go back to this time I would! I am

with you littlerockguy!

Thanks Designs so much for putting all this music up.

clarity
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When I decided to no longer turn in time...
by SG098 in
1. jw
2. experiences
being my 1st post i figured i should relate a personal experience.

a few months ago i decided to stop reporting time.

i'm mentally out of this cult now but still trapped because of family.
clarity

Welcome SG ....good to have you here.

Thanks for your recording....what an inept society!

Really it is just a business....

Watchtower Printing & Real Estate Investment Co.

clarity
38
"Hello from Phats"
by phats in
1. jw
2. friends
hay out there.. wife got back from her thursday meeting & now she's setteled down with the dog, a v large g&t (maid be me) & watching terminator 2 on the telly with her ipad on her lap looking up places to go for our holiday (& googling symptoms of to many antibiotics as my 16 year old is getting signs of ibs).

so now is a good time to say hello.. well hello.

my name is phats & i'm an ex jehovah's witness.. there, i've said it.. this must be like it is going to your first aa meeting.. i've already used up some of my posts for a newbe but i'm not in to the whole long story thing.. basically i've been out now for 8 years (mentally out for all but four or five of those years of my life when i made the commitment, got baptized & married.).
clarity

Hi Phats ...welcome to the board!

Sounds like things are coming around

your way, congrats on your escape!

Great to have you here!

clarity
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Children Shunning DF'd Parent
by juliew in
1. jw
2. friends
so the watchtower says they don't teach children to shun their df'd parents if they are not living in the home per their custody packet.. so what happens once they turn 18 and are no longer legally bound to court orders for visitation?.

does anyone have any experience with this.

did your child begin shunning you once they turned 18. curious how to disucss this topic with your kid before it gets to that point..
clarity

Ignat......... just beautiful.

clarity
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Would God (Jehovah) really choose lying and corrupt religious Charlatans like the Watchtower Corporation ?
by Finkelstein in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower publishing house has been going strong now for over 100 years, publishing numerous.

books and magazines, many which are now out of circulation.

many of the doctrines created by this.
clarity

Evidently .....ummm I mean ....OMG no no & no!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEPWmk9mLO0&list=PL1xsR2_zngAOB7aF-uzgWP6Hr93a5rtZc

clarity
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Funny devices used by the Golden Age editors, or: Do you make use of the head-sweating apparatus?
by processor in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
do you make use of the head-sweating apparatus?revised reprint from the witchtower, july 2010. .

in a family and in a house where it is available and used, this little all-purpose device surely will obviate the need for a doctor many times.

das goldene zeitalter [german edition of the golden age], december 1, 1931, page 359. .
clarity

Omg .... silly idiots! Wonder how many were

electrocuted trying these out!!!!

Aawww ..... jesus liked this stuff so much

he made these guys "the only true religion"!!!

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Glad you put this on here....thanks!

clarity
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I've become bold
by skeeter1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i totally discovered ttat in 2004.. at first, i told my jw relatives each & every thing i found out.

they didn't appreaciate it.. then, i read coc and realized that that was the wrong approach.

so, from about 2007-2013, i rarely said anything to them abou the jws.. well, i just don't care any more to pussy foot around them, making nice, and smiling.
clarity

I am there!