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  How to convince someone to question the authority of the WT

  by LanaMich19 in

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  2. friends

  i have someone in my family that is a jw and she has engaged me in conversation.

  for the record, i consider myself an evangelical christian.

  after some debate and research, i backed out of a verse by verse debate and switched the convo to get on some common ground, asking if she believe the bible was the inspired word of god.

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  Was she born into the religion, or did she join after getting her education?
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  "You don't even exist."

  by snakeface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recently i remembered another example which shows how hateful and unchrist-like the witnesses are brainwashed into being.. a long time ago, when i was a pioneer, i was hanging out with a group of long-time pioneers after the district convention, in the stadium hallway.

  some had been pioneering for more than 10 years and therefore were considered to be spiritually mature.

  a woman who appeared to be a sister was walking by; she paused and greeted us and said something like, "what a great program that was.

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  I told the baptist church pastor that I'm gay!

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  his reaction wasnt as liberal as i hoped it would be.

  he said that we needed to discuss it.

  however, gone are the days where im putting myself in the firing line and not sticking up for myself.

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  If you're looking for people who are tolerant of homosexuality, you went into the wrong building. I'm just saying.
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  I told the baptist church pastor that I'm gay!

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  his reaction wasnt as liberal as i hoped it would be.

  he said that we needed to discuss it.

  however, gone are the days where im putting myself in the firing line and not sticking up for myself.

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  Do you think Witnesses would drink the "Cool-Aid" if told to do so...like Jonestown?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jonestown 1970's, jim jones brainwashed his 900 member cult into committing mass suicide by drinking cyanide cool-aid.

  only three escaped.

  {the smart ones} one man hid under a building....another escaped into the jungle while armed guards dragged another member to get injected by force.

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  I think the real problem would be that JW's have been trained to not partake for so long that it would be a force of habit to just pass the Kool-Aid.

  Maybe only the Anointed will get to drink the Kool-Aid and the great crowd will somehow benefit indirectly from their sacrifice.
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  WTS Counts on: BAD MEMORIES and LACK OF WTS HISTORY

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this appeared in 1975; i was 23 at the time.

  i don't remember this article and if i had been born in 1975 would the 36-year-old i'd be today be motivated for any reason to research it.. *** w75 11/1 p. 651 insight on the news ***insight on the news pray now, pay later.

  the phrase pray now, pay later appeared in a headline of the philadelphia inquirer in reporting on a church experiment due to go into effect shortly.

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  So much crap has been printed over the years by the "Society" it's probably hard to keep track of everything.

  Kind of like a compulsive liar who gets caught in his own lies because he simply can't remember all the nonsense he's claimed over the years.
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  How many religions have been started by former JW's?

  by Resistance is Futile in

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  2. friends

  serious question.

  this seems to be a myth that exists among jw's.

  they claim apostates have left and started their own religions.

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  Serious question. This seems to be a myth that exists among JW's. They claim apostates have left and started their own religions. Well which religion has been started by a former JW? ...........................

  Ask a JW that question and then watch them change the subject.
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  I'M EXPLAINING WHY I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE ORGANISATION TO A JW! HELP NEEDED!

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is an email i received from one of my friends who is still a jw.

  she would like to know my feelings on the matter of organisation now that im disfellowshipped.

  i have written my thoughts below the email.

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  Keep it simple, perhaps address the issue she brought up about John 6:68. She is making the very common JW mistake where Jesus=The Watchtower. Of course you can't directly tell her that, get her to explain what the scripture means.
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  Occult influence via TV/Movies/Music

  by IMHO in

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  2. friends

  how much influence do you believe the demons can exert on people through such media?.

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  None, they're not real.

  What it really comes down to is that "demonic influence" is a cop-out to excuse people from taking responsibility for their own actions. You take reponsibilty for your actions and how those actions affect the people around you. No, you don't get to blame your behaviour on the influence of "magical invisible spirits".
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-11-2011 WT Study (CLEAR WARNINGS)

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  (b) from where do false teachers often come, and.

  false teachers are like dried-up.

  about false teachers.

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  Circle the Wagons. These kinds of articles are actually very dangerous to the members, what they do is increase the paranoia inside the congregation. They're basically admitting that "apostates" are now inside the compound.