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  Does anyone have the WT quote where they say the GB was only started in the 70's?

  by yesidid in

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  i'm sure i've seen such a quote..

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  whathappened

  Ask anyone who was active back then. I remember the changeover and everyone thou Ght it was wonderful. It is common knowledge among us old timers.
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  Now that they finally admitted that the Faithful & Dicsreet Slave is ONLY the Governing Body what now?

  by baltar447 in

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  any thoughts on the rammifications of this?.

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  whathappened

  I think the big news here is, once again, what faithful Jehovah's witnesses were taught to believe for decades and decades is once again, changed in an instant. Everybody is supposed to just accept it instantly.

  That is bull S@!t to any thinking person. This is bound to wake some of the zombie like rank and file up.
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  I need your advice to reach my daughters!

  by Cirkeline in

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  i just spoke to my eldest daughter (i'll name her liv here) on the phone.

  i am still shaking all over my body.

  partly cause i'm scared to death, partly cause i feel there is a small hope.

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  whathappened

  So very happy to hear about your success story. I will bet that your daughter will help "escort" your younger daughter right out also. It will be difficult for your younger daughter to ignore what has happened with you and her sister.

  Thanks for the update and keep us posted.
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  The GB of today sure hates Charles Taze Russell

  by Eustace in

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  the whole concept of the faithful and discreet slave in the jw religion goes back to charles taze russell and/or his followers calling him the faithful and wise servant.

  how in the blue blazes can they say he wasn't part of the faithful and discreet slave?.

  quite a demotion, it must be said, from the faithful and discreet slave in the flesh to not even being a part of something that rutherford's lowly henchmen on the board of directors got to be a part of!.

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  whathappened

  Let's hope this will be a big wake up call to the zombielike rank and file.
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  Most interesting chat with an annointed JW today

  by A.M. Number 1 in

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  we sat in a mc donalds talking for the last 2 hours.

  she made some very interesting claims like:.

  god magically takes thoughts from her head and puts them in the watchtower magazine.

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  whathappened

  Welcome to JWN. Thanks for posting.

  Will you be telling your story soon? We would like to read it.
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  What Made You Question "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  in the the early 1970's, i used to enjoy going to assemblies, conventions and hear special talks given by bethel heavies.. in those days, we were believers and we applied ourselves as "ministers" with pride.. once the "end" was obviously not within our "generation", many of us started losing interest.. we started to think more critically.

  it took a long time but once you start recognizing the bullsh*t, it's hard to stay in and truly believe at the same time.. .

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  whathappened

  I remember when they changed the baptismal vows and I felt myself jump in my seat thinking "this isn't right" the Bible says baptise in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. What right do they have to change the vows.

  Everything else crazy they used to come out with I chalked up to human imperfection, but this one I figured was really bad, If little ol" me caught this nonsense, they certainly should have.
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  Shunning - The Article that started so much pain and heartbreak (WT 1944, May 15)

  by bats in the belfry in

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  my sister and i were just talking about this very topic this morning.

  when jesus supposedly chose the watchtower society as the faithful and discreet slave in 1918, no one got disfellowshiped for anything!

  how is it that now, in 2012, our disfellowshipping policy is used as proof that they are god's earthly visable organisation, in that they "keep the congregation clean?".

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  whathappened

  My sister and I were just talking about this very topic this morning. When Jesus supposedly chose the Watchtower Society as the Faithful and Discreet Slave in 1918, no one got disfellowshiped for anything! How is it that now, in 2012, our disfellowshipping policy is used as proof that they are God's earthly visable organisation, in that they "keep the congregation clean?"

  I guess Jesus just let everybody slide for the first 26 years!!!
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  JWStruggle.com is finally fixed!

  by RayPublisher in

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  for those of you that know/care lol my website has been "frozen in amber" for about a week or more.

  no one could make a comment, post an article, reigster as a new user, etc.

  the last couple weeks have been hectic for me, although things are finally calming down now thank goodness, and i was able to make the repairs.. so anyway, problem solved!

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  whathappened

  I think it is a wonderful thing that you are doing with their time, helping others excape the grip of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society. Thanks, I have been on your website and it's great.
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  My Baptism Story

  by DT in

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  i have been thinking about how the events surrounding my baptism may be of some interest to this board, so here is my story.. i began to talk about baptism when i was seven, but nobody took me seriously.

  i let the matter drop until i was ten.

  i was persistent this time so arrangements were made for the elders to go over the questions with me.. at the time, it was customary for baptismal candidates to study the live forever and united in worship books.

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  whathappened

  Interesting story. You were such a sweet little boy and wanted to do the right thing.

  I was baptised at 17 in 1971. I just recently recalled how I had last minute doubts because I couldn't understand how the only true religion could be made up of such a tiny group. I asked the full time pioneer sister who studied with me how Jehovah's Witnesses got started. She said that it started with a small group of sincere Bible students who got together to study the Bible and realised that none of the religions out there were teaching the Bible. That sounded so quaint and I put all my doubts to the side and got baptised at the next district assembly.

  Fast forward 39 years and I find out it was founded by a man who stole most of his views from the Second Day Adventists and who believed in pyramidology and all kinds of crazy stuff. Boy, was I mad!

  The Watchtower willfully does not educate it's baptismal candidates about the true origins of the Society. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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  Interesting

  by elder-schmelder in

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  2. bible

  lev 19:29 .

  29 do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, in order that the land may not commit prostitution and the land actually be filled with loose morals.. .

  gen 19:6-8. .

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  whathappened

  Didn't Lot, the righteous man do that before the Mosaic Law was written? That makes is OK, Right????