Visit their official website www.iskcon.com
International society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Used to attend their yearly convention years back.
umadevi
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Hare Krishnas? I Know This Site Is For JW But . . .
by InterestedOne ini have learned a lot about cults on this site and cannot thank you all enough for helping me get a sense of what is going on with my jw acquaintance.
as it turns out, another friend of mine told me she goes to the hare krishna temple.
she is a wonderful person, and we have been spending time together having long conversations.
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Were You Ever Comfortable Going From House To House?
by minimus inbecause i was raised a witness, i don't think i was "uncomfortable" knocking on strangers' doors.
(weirdo).. but as i got older, i simply didn't want to bother anyone so i was at there door for no more than 30 seconds.
at the end i hated being there..
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umadevi
Being an introvert, I have never been comfortable going from house to house.
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FBI & Interpol Bust Internet Child Porn Ring
by Balaamsass inthis article is from the huffington post.
an fyi to parents, grandparents and everyone not all abusers are 100% sexually driven..there is big money in pedophilia.
one videographer jw has never been convicted.
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umadevi
They are worse than animals! Should put behind bars for the rest of their lives, sick people!
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What Are You Reading?
by zoiks inok, here's my current list:.
i just finished the greatest show on earth by richard dawkins, and am almost finished crisis of conscience by...some guy.. currently in hand, i have:.
the power of myth, joseph campbell and bill moyers.
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umadevi
Reading an old copy of Harold Robbins 'The Carpetbaggers'
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Why did you become a Jehovah's Witness ?
by Gnosis inwhy did you become a jehovah's witness ?.
initially upon entering the religion what were the positive things you experienced ?.
how did that particular way of thinking both benefit and harm you ?.
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umadevi
They were caring and seemed genuine. I didn't stop to think. I believed that they had the 'truth'. Only after I was baptised I felt the constant pressure they put on me 'to do more'. The elders even suggested that I give up my full time job. That's when I realised that I have to take control of my life. I left because I learnt the truth about the 'truth' thanks to JWN.
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Would You Listen To A Prayer From A JW And Say Amen If They Said A Prayer In Your Presence?
by minimus inmy mom has had visits from various jws and they have asked her if they could say a prayer before they left.
i respectfully listened to the prayers while i was visiting and might silently say amen if i felt the prayer was appropriate for my mom.. i'm just curious, how would you handle this type of situation?.
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umadevi
My point is same as 00Dad, I will listen to everything they say and if I agree, I will say Amen. Otherwise I remain silent. I apply this to all christian denominations, not just JW.
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umadevi
Happy Birthday!
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think i'm becoming an atheist
by rather be in hades ini was just thinking about how often i prayed when i was going downhill.. now i subscribed wholeheartedly to the 'don't pray for bullshit requests' concept, so at first i rarely prayed.. starting around middle school, 9/10 i prayed for friends.
didn't really pray to stop the teasing, my fists did some of that and besides...racism isn't/wasn't jehovah's fault anyway and i can't pray for that to end when he allowed the witnesses to suffer in ww2.. through high school, same issue and then when i started pioneering and hanging out with some of the other witnesses, those prayers prayers for friends intensified cuz they were asses.. but they were dominated by the prayers to love god starting around 15. i didn't want to read the magazines, despite how much i love reading.
didn't want to stdy the lessons, didn't want to plan my presentations, though i did enjoy giving the talks and crafting them.
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umadevi
I am at the crossroad too, to believe or not to believe. I have been reading some books on atheism, and then some books on the power of mind. Ended up being confused as hell. In the past there were some prayers answered, many were not. Now I think back of those times when I got what I prayed for, I am not sure that was it God who granted my prayers or was it me (and my mind) that made it happen.
Am I making any sense here?
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Newbie
by happy-n-alive inhi, um..i've been looking at this site for a while and decided to join.
i'm 20 and have been studying since i was 14 (not a publisher) but i honestly didnt really look into the witnesses or analyze what they said.
all i wanted was to learn more of the bible lol, but recent events have made me notice how pushy they can be.
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umadevi
Hello happy an n alive! Welcome to JWN!
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New here ish, my story.
by Rawrities inhi everyone, ive been lurking at the forums for a while now, just reading the posts and trying to figure things out.
some background story of me.
i later found out his mother had something to do with it.
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umadevi
Hello Rawrities! You have done the wise thing by not rushing into baptism. Your plan to pursue higher education and moving away sounds good. All the best on fading!