Topics Started by DesirousOfChange

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Daniel 2:42 , is it really unstable democratic governments?
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in its latest front page article titled “political turmoil that fulfills bible prophecy”, jw.org once again attempts to connect current world events with the vision found in daniel chapter 2, particularly the image composed of various metals.

their interpretation of daniel 2:42 is laid out in the following paragraph: "the feet of the image are made ‘partly of iron and partly of clay,’ a combination that is inherently weak.

(daniel 2:42) today, the power of both the united states and britain is weakened by elements within their own societies.
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"Slimboyfat" response why I have Witnesses for dinner.
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
he asked why we have them over for dinner....we are not disfellowshiped just faded away so we can still have dinner with witness friends now we have known for 10 years.

alot of "faders" do same.

you might listen to afew dumb scriptures from them but still friends..
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Books that are taboo C.O not happy lord of the rings
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so the c.o and his wife came over for dinner and of course checked out our library and saw lord of the rings and told us off for spiritism books...it's just a damn fantasy book the bible has more magic and devils in it.

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Fancy dress up parties were banned by Elders after our 2nd one
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so i grew up in a small town with lots of witnesses so being bored we had two fancy dress up parties now some brothers came with swords and fake guns as pirates or cowboys one brother who was a pioneer came dressed as a woman!

the elders smashed us in a talk they gave and these fun parties were cancelled..
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What was your deconstruction process from being a jw?
by Touchofgrey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i became aware of jws and the un ,so i checked the internet and found it was true that they were a member, and that led me down the rabbits hole and started to look into the history of the bible students and the behaviour of russell and rutherford etc ,and how much the teaching changed and the internal politics and the failed end of the world teachings etc.. i then found myself in a no man's land regarding god and the bible, i then began to use critical thinking regarding the bible and if there was a god , looking into the origins of the bible and it's stories eg adam and eve story, flood legends, exodus from egypt and if the jesus story was historical or not etc .. looking at the origin of our universe and the planet earth led me to the conclusion that no god exists.

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the purpose of this topic is just to understand your deconstruction purpose from the jws and not to get into arguments about our now held beliefs or lack of.
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SPIMI Friend Asked Me For The Name Of My (FORMER) Congregation
by HiddlesWife in
1. jw
2. friends
a present-spimi friend texted me to ask me the name of my congregation--which is my former and last one that i left right after becoming completely/presently pomo.

she was a longtime buddy, who was pimq-pimo-ppimi-on-occasion for many decades.

then shortly before the pandemic, she was dating a brother who was reaching out to become an ms [mind you, this guy was a mic-handler for several decades as well--until an older brother (who was a close friend of his uncle--who converted him into the cultporation years ago--encouraged him to the point of harrassing him to move up the wt corporate ladder🙄😤].
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How Can The Governing Body Be Considered The "Channel Of Communication" From Jehovah Without Being Inspired . . . How Is That Possible???
by AbaddonProvesIt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
video # 1,246: how can the governing body be considered the "channel of communication" from jehovah without being inspired .

the collapse of governing body member jeffrey winder's arguments: a critical look at a jehovah's witness excuse [by watchtower examination, winston gillum - montego bay, jamaica].

the governing body of jehovah's witnesses believe & teach millions upon millions of jehovah's witnesses world wide that they as a body, are not inspired or infallible.
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After watching this. All I can say is be thankful you were a JW.
by joe134cd in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://youtu.be/tmcl4gizjii?si=xoapw8c1nug_ffuz.
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Video: I Am Not An Apostate . . . I Had The Courage To Think For Myself (By Exjw Danny)
by AbaddonProvesIt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had the courage to think for myself!

they’ll call us apostates.

but really, we just had the courage to think for ourselves.
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Demonic Influence While Intoxicated
by EisMe in
1. watchtower
2. bible
scripture consistently warns against intoxication, highlighting how substance abuse weakens judgment and opens individuals to spiritual deception.

while various herbs were used in biblical worship, they were only burned as incense, never smoked or ingested.

additionally, there is no historical record of marijuana being used in ceremonial worship, either in the bible or among ancient civilizations.. warnings against intoxication and loss of judgment.