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  Striking Out On My Own

  by Saethydd in

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  2. experiences

  those of you who know my story are aware that i'm currently disfellowshipped and living with my parents.

  up until now, my plan has been to be reinstated and then fade, but recently my plans have changed.

  in a conversation with my mother a few days ago and she made it clear that she would not be okay with me getting reinstated with the purpose of going inactive.

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  Half banana

  Well done for making progress in finding a place to live and having a strategy for disengagement with the JW org.

  It sounds like you want to make your case clear to your family by writing to them and since you know your situation better than we do, it probably will sort out those in sympathy with you and clarify your position. If you went back to get reinstated followed by a fade; surely that would be giving some credit to the non-existent JW authority? Is that why your mother favours it...or can she not bear the shame of her offspring being being d/f? And what a time wasting palava to go through reinstatement!

  Hold your head high, you have done no wrong to disagree with a harmful cult.

  Although not knowing your age, there are three things, might I suggest, which will be important for you to have: positive thinking non JW friends, a good educational attainment and a goal (or in your case a target!)
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  No atheist could possible hope to win an election in today's political climate, BUT.....

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  not taxing churches is taking as estimated $71 billion from our economy every year.

  watching one of the late night talk show and the host mention how much dough we could have to help the poor if the churches were taxed.

  i check to see and i b-damn, mormon church spends 7% of its annual income on charity, the average for churches are 29% to help the poor.

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  It is interesting to watch the American political machine from the other side of the pond and observe the need for the president to say "God bless America".

  The prime minister in the UK is far from being exulted as a demi-god and I think that is better for democracy. The issue of their atheism, religion or sexual orientation is not so important. However for a PM to say "God bless Britain" would be the kiss of death to his or her political career.

  I think one thing which unwittingly fosters religious faith in the USA is the absence of a universal National Health scheme. It promotes the need for a large contingent of the less well off to demand a faith based safety net to compensate for the lack of the sense of well being which free access to socialised medicine provides.

  Yes tax the religions and do grant them tax relief but only for their donations to external beneficiaries.
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  JW Guide to Critical Thinking

  by Saename in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just found this chart on reddit here: reddit.

  and here's a copy:.

  what i find scary is that... it's accurate.

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  Tony Morris's put down of critical thinking from JW TV:

  “It’s kind of amazing that once you learn critical thinking, once you remove yourself from it and then take another look from a different perspective. How manipulative it is! How the ‘double think’ is right there in your face.”

  What right has anyone to govern anything with an intellect of such staggering poverty?
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  The wages of sin...

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.

  not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.

  so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?

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  Sylvia you're not the descendant of Russell's love child are you?
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  Would human settlement of Mars invalidate Bible prophecy?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't think this topic has been discussed before but yesterday i read something to the effect that trump wants a human mission to mars to be completed within his presidency.. with that being said, the watchtower teaches that what started on earth ends on earth, in other words, the fall of adam and eve would end with the passing of the 1,000 year millennial reign when christ destroys all his enemies, rebellious "perfect" humans, and the devil and his demons who are let out the abyss for a short while.

  he then hands the kingdom back to his father.

  an elder in my old congregation once told us during a public talk that he was an ardent astronomer but then referenced the scripture where it says, "the earth he has given to the sons of men" (psalms 115:16).

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  Bible prophecy has already been invalidated. There are no unambiguous fulfilments of Bible prophecy yet on the other hand there are a hundreds of prophecy failures from the Garden of Eden right through to Revelation.
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  The wages of sin...

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.

  not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.

  so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?

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  The concept of sin is a very clever invention. It means that by creating guilt, religious leaders can both control their flocks and also collect payments for doing so.
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  Pastor Melissa Scott

  by pel8319 in

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  tune in to [removed] for excellent bible teaching.

  sunday service at 11am pst.

  please check it out..

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  Half banana

  Who needs yet more "Bible teaching"? Less would be preferable.
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  The Trump Connection

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm a little dumb struck to see that donald trump's first cross word against russia are in support of the jws.. http://fox-news24.com/trump-warns-russia-over-jehovahs-witnesses-ban-and-urges-members-to-seek-asylum-in-the-us/.

  is this because trump genuinely values freedom of religion?

  or is it because his son in law jared kushner has financial dealings with the jws?

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  Fake news makers and the Watchtower make good bedfellows.
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  Why Charles Taze Russell was NOT a Freemason

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the article is now in english.

  please let me know what you think.. http://verdadtj.com/atalaya/russell-not-a-freemason.php.

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  Half banana

  That's the one Finky, it shows the undressed stone at the back where normally it would be smooth.

  How interesting that the view aligning the rough headstone with the pyramid and with the new Masonic temple beyond, could easily be interpreted (or mis-interpreted) as fully Masonic in influence.
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  The Trump Connection

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i'm a little dumb struck to see that donald trump's first cross word against russia are in support of the jws.. http://fox-news24.com/trump-warns-russia-over-jehovahs-witnesses-ban-and-urges-members-to-seek-asylum-in-the-us/.

  is this because trump genuinely values freedom of religion?

  or is it because his son in law jared kushner has financial dealings with the jws?

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  Half banana

  Trump empathises with the idea that companies should not be prevented from making millions of Dollars out of property income, even nasty global businesses like the Watchtower Organization Property Scam (WOPS).

  Possibly by selling some of the old Brooklyn HQ to the Trump family gave the JWorg an opening to smooth the way for their own political and business ambitions.

  Incidentally what a "fine" slimy over the top presentation Semonian gives with his emotive talk and gesturing.