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  Crisis of Conscience and the preaching work with WT literature

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "it is interesting to contrast the deliberate elimination of prayers andsongs at witness meetings in mexico with the action of the watchtower society in the united states, where they were willing to fightcase after case all the way up to the supreme court of the countryrather than give up certain practices, such as offering literature fromdoor to door without a license and without having to register withthe police, the right to use sound cars, distribute literature on streetcorners, and many other such practices which are covered byconstitutional rights.

  the organization did not want to relinquish anyof these things.

  it fought to hold on to them, even though theseparticular practices are certainly not things that were done by earlychristians in the first century and hence cannot be counted as amongprimary christian practices.".

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  jean-luc picard

  I seem to remember reading here, that the wtb&ts is among the 100 top earners in NY.
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  Son introduce Mormon girlfriend to his fanatical JW mom

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
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  i told him (my son) you are a glutton for punishment.. all went well when he introduced his friend to his mom, small talk and etc.. but the moment he left the room his mom statred in with his.

  girlfriend.

  probably thinking this will be a great experience for the.

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  Sounds like there could be some interesting exchanges in the future, between them. I will look out for your threads.

  It reminds me of when Mrs P met my mother. Whilst I was absent she started to "preach" to her and to give her literature about the ressurection.

  Mrs P had lost a daughter in death. My wife was so angry that she dared to touch on such a private and delicate subject, when she did not know her.

  She stayed polite but the literature went directly in the trash.
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  My former JW Niece posted this on her facebook.

  by exwhyzee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i can only imagine what the impact will be from her remaining jw family.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjx2owzqopk.

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  Just put the clip on my Facebook - should be getting unfriended by a few JWs over that! Good.

  Julia, you are a bad girl.
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  Newbie: Well I've been lurking enough and thought I should say hello.

  by Adventurousone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i really like this site and some of the comments i've read.

  i was in the organization for 31 years and now i'm free!.

  recently left the organization and am trying to rebuild my life.

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  Welcome aboard AdventoursOne.

  Glad to hear that you AND your husband are of like minds. Thats so much easier.

  jlp
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  Hubby found out about me celebrating my kids birthday...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  told on me of course.

  apparently, the other jw thought he was kidding.. i just said, you tell on me and take my family from me, we are done.

  we will get a divorce and you will lose me, your home, and more then likely won't get to see your kids everyday the way you get to now.

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  jean-luc picard

  More to the point: did your children have a great time?
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  My JW best friend is bringing a 'heavy' around to my house to talk some sense into me.

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i agreed, if only because i want to see my friend of many years.

  the 'heavy' is a large, imposing man with a booming voice and is a creature of the gb through and thru (eg only visited his dfd dad on his death bed because it was a 'good witness' to the hospital staff) and i'm feeling stressed about seeing him.

  i so badly wanted to see my friend though, i agreed without thinking and now wish i hadn't have.

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  jean-luc picard

  Hi Julia.

  Sorry to hear about your bad day.

  Looking back on your first post, your reasons for fading were,

  first of all for your husband and

  then so as not to lose your friends.

  I think you now know that not losing your jw friends is not a realistic option. A poster recently said, that in his experience, this is true for no matter what friends made through no matter what common interest group.

  It seems that your husband is on the same track as you. You'll now go on to make new friends, who will bring you new and sometimes exciting experiences in your lives. Enjoy that. Try not to be angry at your old friends. Its just that your growing and moving on.......and they're not.

  Good luck. Tomorrow will be better.

  jlp
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  why i left the witnesses..

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have recently been thinking about this as it was a big life changing decision.

  only now do i realize it wasnt about doctrine.. the reason was because i wasnt happy and didnt respect the elders and the congregation was made up of unhappy people.. i was always being lectured for being happy.

  when i had a study that came to the meeting i thought thats a good thing, and i was happy.

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  I think, now that you mention it NHAH, that I left for the same reasons.

  Its true, we are alot happier out of the borg than in.
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  Many ex-JWs have never read Combating Cult Mind Control

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the general public knows far too little about cults and mind control...and this is reflective of many ex-jws as well.

  when i meet up with former jws, either in person or on the phone, im surprised that the majority have never read combating cult mind control.

  of course, i am sure many former jws do not want to read yet another publication.

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  Many ex-JWs have never read Combating Cult Mind Control

  otherwise it would be a best seller.

  Joking aside Londo, you make a good point.

  jlp.
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  My Story - a (kinda) newbie from the UK

  by wizzstick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after lurking for 7 and half years (is that a record?!

  ) its time for me to say hello.. so who am i, and whats my story?.

  im a born in jw, with all my siblings, mother, wife and children in.

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  jean-luc picard

  Welcome to the board wizzstick.

  I missed the 1995 thing as it was the year I stopped going.

  Its funny to think we used to ask "how many years have you been in THE TRUTH brother?" when in fact it is now obvious that it was THE LIE
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  IS YOUR TEACHING UP-TO-DATE? - (WT Study Article for June 3-9, 2013)

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the watchtower study article for last week, june 3rd - 9th, 2013, the congregation was asked the question, "is your teaching up-to-date?".

  there was a box on the top of page 9 that asked three questions allowing everyone to test themselves and find out if they had "up-to-date" and "accurate knowledge" in keeping with the "the ever-increasing light" as revealed through the pages of the watchtower magazine and related publications.

  now at first blush this all sounds really good, but is it?

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  I think it would be ironic to study " The TRUTH that leads to eternal life" with someone today.

  And to think they bragged that it was a worlds best seller at the time. Maybe everybody should ask for their money back.