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  Jehovah's Witnesses Street recruiting thwarted by "Apostates"

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fylyfc_0we.

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  whathappened

  I applaud your efforts.
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  New Watchtower Article: "Morals Without God?"

  by cognisonance in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ...or rather what you wouldn't find in a watchtower .

  morals without god (new york times article).

  can we envision a world without god?

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  whathappened

  We were told at the Kingdom Hall that those who didn't believe in God just don't want to answer to anyone for their immoral behavior.
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  What did you lose your virginity to JWN? Before or after leaving the JWs?

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i visited this site about 2 years after leaving?.

  when did you first visit jwn?.

  paul.

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  whathappened

  I visited just after I decided to leave. My sister introduced me to this site, she left also, both of us in our late 50's after having been raised "in."
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  Why I feel that worshiping "God" is a waste of time...

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  2. friends

  have you ever had a so-called friend who never seemed to be around when you really needed his active, participatory help, but was always good enough to show up after the fact, to lend you his "support" after the event?.

  maybe he failed to show up when you needed to move furniture.

  did he show up afterward, and praise you for the ability to get it done without his help?

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  whathappened

  Very glad I took the time to read this post. Very moving story. What a shame and it happens all the time, over and over. Here in the US, a four month old baby was just raped and beaten to death. All while we are supposed to be waiting on God to fix things.
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  Blondie and Billy the Ex-Bethelite - I missed your commentary on the WT Study for yesterday

  by Frazzled UBM in

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  2. beliefs

  i always find your commentary incredibly helpful.

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  whathappened

  We just wanted you to know your posts were missed...looking forward to reading next weeks material.
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  Special Assembly Day - tepid applause

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  just got back from a recent sad.. after most talks, the applause was, at most, tepid.. it was striking in its tepidity, if that is possible (and if that is a word).. affter most talks, applause lasted literally no more than 5 seconds.

  its volume was scarcely above a whisper.. it wasn't acoustics - the bethel speaker was technically a polished speaker (although presenting the same old boring info), and his talks generated noticeably louder applause.

  but even still - that applause was maybe 10 seconds, and about normal-conversation level.. but local speakers - the applause was not much more loud than the hum coming from your refrigerator.. there were 1300+ people there.. it was just so weird - my previous large-group experience was at the agm, where people were nearly apoplectic & drooling with delight over their new "silver bibles" (which very few have read, i'd wager).. these guys were just "zombified".. speaking of bibles - bethel dude called it a "platinum bible".

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  whathappened

  Wow...only one baptised...that is great...but it is also one too many!
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  The zeal has gone out of the preaching work , their is no more urgency to the work.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is an observation i have made .

  yesterday a group of jw`s entered the street where i live , i`m at the end of a street and they stood around and obviously joked and mucked around for about 10 minutes as a group opposite my house .their were 3 teenage girls ,1 teenage boy , and 3 older men .

  this was about 10:30 am on a saturday.

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  whathappened

  My "still in" daughter went out for an hour last Saturday with two other sisters and said theystopped by the bakery and just gossiped the whole time.
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  "Holy cult hypocrisy, Batman!": Wow! I just have to share TheUnwitness' call to WT HQ!

  by Island Man in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iykyoyygu4s.

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  whathappened

  Nice try...nice video. Of course you know they think the problem lies with you, not them. You are not honest hearted, humble, nor hungering for the truth. That is the explanation that we were indoctrinated with at our local Kingdom Halls.

  I sure wouldn't like to have that brother's job of answering the telephone questions at Bethel. He is probably monitored to boot.
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  Where can I get a copy of the finished mystery without paying an arm and leg.

  by dogon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  where do you guys find old tower books and material other than flea bay and their outragous prices?

  looking for some of the old books..

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  whathappened

  My sister bought a complete set of Studies in the Scriptures on ebay. You have to be quick because they go quickly.
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  My Judicial Meeting was 6 WEEKS ago! Help me with a question.

  by Comatose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my judicial meeting was 6 weeks or more ago, and still no action.

  i used a lawyer and a letter to them after i had already met with them and admitted everything.

  the crazy part was they didn't tell me that night if i was df or not.

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  whathappened

  Our elder friend told me that someone threatened to sue them and they backed off completely. The Watchtower Society will not waste money on lawyers just to DF you. You may be allowed to walk away but some of your folks will probably still disassociate themselves from you.