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  Why Finding the One True Religion is Impossible

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
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  jws like to think they have found the one true religion.

  but like so many other religious people, it's usually the religion they were born into, the only religion they know because it's the first one they found or, at the most, one of two or three (typically the second one after they left their first / born-in faith).. the trouble is, there simply isn't enough time to explore and investigate each and everyone of the many thousands of belief systems, religions and sects around the world.. think of it this way: which is the best neighbourhood to live in where you would be most happy and most successful?

  not just in the city or even the country you are in, but the entire world.. how would you ever know?

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  I honestly think religious people and football supporters are fairly similar. We find our team/ religion as a child, and stick with it, what ever the board do, however expensive the tickets, win or loose it's our team, it is our God.

  Do football clubs disfellowship? some of my favourite players have been kicked out the club, but I never leave with them and support their new club. Well I never have yet, no matter the reason I never leave my football club. Watford F.C forever.

  p.s Simon, I believe you supported Manchester City, so tonight we are at loggerheads, but my prediction Man City 0 Watford 5. Yes like religious people football supporters are deluded.
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  Beatles poster was "Demonized". We had to take it down. How about you?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in 1967 richard avedon published a poster of his portraits of the beatles.

  my jw aunt attacked it for being spiritualistic!

  the "third" eye on george's palm was spiritualistic!

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  I remember an elder asked my wife to turn the the radio down, when born again Christian, Cliff Richard sang " Devil Woman" on the radio. ( I agreed with him but for musical preference) Anyway what I found ironic was the guitarist Hank Marvin is a J.W and at the time played the song live with Cliff all over the world.
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  Mass JW exodus

  by stockholm_Syndrome in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  maybe there will be a mass exodus from jws when thinking people read feb 2017 watchtower telling them the governing body stuff up, shouldnt expect correct/ perfect information and basically make up guff as they see fit.....ya reckon?.

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  Stockholm Syndrome the problem is that you are taking 2 lines in an article and adding .... to combine them. As a group the article is read in its entirety, and the study article ends " ....Jesus, soon he will lead US to everlasting life ( Rev 7 :14-17) and no humun can do that"

  So in my opinion, not a mass J.W exodus, but a few which is better than none.
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  The Story of My Sister - Lurkers: Is this logical?

  by Funchback in

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  2. experiences

  my sister got baptized at 17 or 18 years old in 1983. she was ripe for the jw picking as she was shy, quiet, naive and with low self-esteem even though she was tall and beautiful and she attended one of the best high schools in philadelphia.. she wasn't outgoing and she only went out on a couple of dates prior to her baptism.

  she worked at a day care center.

  she loved children and animals.

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  Funchback, Its dissapoiting to " awake" and realize the power we gave " organizational men" over our life's. If your sisters wedding became a defining moment that woke you up, I am sure that would be the best belated wedding present she received. Most importantly you are now bonding with your sister again, so the relationship hasn't been broken beyond repair.

  I wish you all the best.
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  50 Canadian Towns With Quirky Names

  by Saename in

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  just wanted to share something with you guys!

  i found this on the web:.

  http://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/50-weird-and-wonderful-town-names-across-canada/.

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  The Rebel

  You should visit Watford all the undesirable residential areas have names like:-

  Quuens Avenue,

  Kings Road,

  GLADstone road,

  Victoria Palace,

  Appletree Walk,

  And as for the prestigious areas like Nascot Wood, their is hardly a tree to be found in the entire area. Watford Council certainly knows how to take the piss out of its citizens.
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  1st christmas ever

  by notalone in

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  2. friends

  so, i am around 50,4th gen born in- christmas.

  strange thing this christmas thing.

  i've been watching people this year, really watching them.

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  The Rebel

  " You can make. Christmas what ever you want it do be"

  Next year dare I dream its in Australia.
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  We need a more tolerant community to conform in.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a witness i now realise how little control we really had over our life.

  therefore naturally upon leaving everything became less certain.

  this is because really leaving only happened when i let go of that past.

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  Vidiot " Evidence and reason to reach a conclusion"

  Then " Vidiot" when leaving the Jehovers Witness did you believe in yourself and leave having spent many afternoons researching indepentedly, or did you have outside contacts? If you did it by yourself, your tough mentally.
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  Crisis of Conscience: December 12, 2015 - 50 weeks later

  by Jehalapeno in

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  2. friends

  on december 12, 2015 this statement was made by the copyright holder:.

  i am presently considering three different routes to publishing crisis of conscience.

  i hope to make a decision within days and plan to publish within weeks.. it has now been 50 weeks since that statement.. has the book been published yet?

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  I own a copy of crisis of concience,and I recognise it is a reputable news outlet on the " truth "about HOW the governing body worrked " But why not publish the " Finnished Mystery" by Chales Tate Russell? I think that book is all anyone need know about the organisation and " Jehoversm Witness " wonderland.
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  We need a more tolerant community to conform in.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a witness i now realise how little control we really had over our life.

  therefore naturally upon leaving everything became less certain.

  this is because really leaving only happened when i let go of that past.

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  Scratchme1010 " That's such a great post"

  Thank you. Glad you got the insight.

  Its funny I was once 50/50 to stay a witness, glad I chose real life. It's not something we should put off. It is however a different road for each individual. Glad my journey found my way here.
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  What is life?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was a jobo, i used to thing of 'life without end at laaaasssssst'.. having been on my journey out of the wbt$ slaveholdery, i have found that something that makes sense is that life doesn't owe us a meaning.

  psalms 146:4 was actually bangeth on the money-eth 'his breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'.

  although i am now very atheist, and really do not even think there is the remotest possibility of a god, that bible passage is correct.

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  :-)))