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Do you have a favourite scripture?
by Ucantnome in
1. jw
2. friends
i have two.. luke 4.

16 he went to nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.

he stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet isaiah was handed to him.
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ANYONE FROM MARYLAND?
by unstopableravens in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Holy Spirit in Judicial Committees
by Mr. Falcon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of the most controversial practices of jehovah's witnesses is the operation of judicial committees.

these specially-assigned inquisitory boards are manned by at least 3 elders and interrogate, investigate and finally prosecute a person believed to be guilty of any number of offenses.

these offenses can be anything from heavy drinking, masturbation, swearing to infidelity, apostacy even issues of bloodguilt.
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A thought about the "imperfect men" excuse for false teachings.
by WontLeave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in researching and writing this, a thought occurred to me.... has anyone ever asked this: if the society is "the faithful and discreet slave" of mat 24, they have been given authority over all of christ's belongings (including the people), are spirit-led and god's sole means of communication, and are entrusted with revealing "food at the proper time", why are they held to a lower standard than the "other sheep"?.

if they blatantly violate scripture, if they make false prophecies, if they reverse their decisions repeatedly, if they go way beyond what is written, if they hold a position for years or decades which is obviously and finally admitted to be false, they are given a total pass as "imperfect men" and "not infallible".

meanwhile, if you or i have a belief jws feel is "wrong" - we're not spirit-directed mouthpieces of god - why are we "apostates"?
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Why did you "BORN IN's" leave?
by stillstuckcruz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm sure at some point you have mentioed it somewhere on the site, perhaps several.

but this question is i guess personal.

for those her were born into the jdub religion, why did you leave at whatever point?
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LIES, DAMN LIES, AND APOSTATES
by PublishingCult in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
today, there's a lot of awesome xjw's with youtube channels and websites, and discussion boards, dedicated to helping others successfully get free from the cult of the publishing corporation.

these folks have done wonderful work and make up a vast apostate army to take on the wts and their lies, and, they do so with integrity, and respect for truth.

if you are going to point your finger and call the wtbts liars, if you are going to put yourself on the line and take up the mantle of exposing those lies, and offer criticism, you should do so from the moral high ground of integrity and truthfulness.. .
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TOP TEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MORMONS AND JEHOVAHS WITNESSES
by r51785 in
1. jw
2. friends
startfragment.

top ten differences between mormons and jehovahs witnesses.

10. mormons abstain from coffee.
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new here
by unstopableravens in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi i am new to this forum.

unstopableravens.
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What's the most ridiculous thing that was ever said to you personally?
by iamthewolf5562 in
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2. friends
were you told that you werent "spiritually mature"?

you were "acting worldly"?

you need to "rethink your association"?.
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Was There Ever A Circuit Overseer That You Couldn't Stand?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i know this has been discussed before but i think a fresh thread on this will be enjoyable.