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  Critique of the NOVEMBER 1 Watchtower article"When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?"

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this critique of the chronology article appearing in the watchtower of november 1, 2011 is in two parts:.

  part a discusses points raised by the article;.

  part b provides supporting evidences and additional material.. download both parts.

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  For those still "in" the W.T , a Moral Question.

  by wobble in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who are still in the jw/wt religion for whatever reason , and to whatever extent, i ask :.

  how high would you rate your moral standards ?.

  where do you stand on telling lies, upholding truth, deceiving others etc ?.

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  SURVEY: How many who are still "IN" are really out mentally (Do I need to put " S E X " in the Title to increase the number of hits on it?)

  by DesirousOfChange in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there was quite a debate on another post about the increase/decrease throughout the wt history surrounding 1975 and subsequent time periods when ther have been major adjustments in doctrine.

  it was said that the stasticis from 1965-1985 do not reflect a massive defection, despite the failure of the wt's prophecy for the end of the wicked system of things by 1975. .

  i see the overlapping generation as another potention issue to cause fallout.

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  Your top 5 most irritating doctrines/practices?

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's clear that virtually everyone on here is infuriated by wt teachings/doctrines/practices, but i would really like to know what is of most concern to people who frequent this forum.. here is my top 5, number 1 being the most significant/infuriating:.

  the disfellowshipping practice - expanded to include family members (but not parents) who are old enough to leave home.

  wrecks families and creates abject fear once people find out the truth about the organization.the blood issue - another unmerciful teaching, but one that costs lives.unquestioned authority of governing body - a handful of men make life-altering decisions as representatives of a larger group of people who they never see or speak to, and yet they demand unquestioning obedience on pain of being disfellowshipped.failed prophecy - the fulfilment of huge swathes of bible prophecy, including revelation, has been attributed to the events of the early 20th century, and the actions of a small group of men.two-tier christianity - faithful and discreet slave are anointed who go to heaven to whom ransom provisions apply directly, whereas remainder, or "great crowd" stay on earth and form a sub-class, only access benefits of ransom through fds.i realise that many of these issues are inter-related, but that's roughly how i would put them.

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  How Many on JWNet are still JWs?

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been wondering about this for some time.

  if there are 60,000+ registered users on here, what percentage are actual non-dfed or non-daed witnesses?

  if it was 1/3, that would be over 20,000 active/inactive witnesses that post and read these pages- and that's huge.

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  A good argument well won

  by DD10 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi guy's.

  this is my first post on this site - i've just browsed for a few months.

  i've not been to the kh or remained in contact with my ex jw "freinds" for a number of years now.

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  Why I didn’t left JW an don’t plan to do so

  by Lazarus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

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  in another thread i wrote: i didn't left the jw's and don't plan to do so.

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  Who has NOT read Combatting Cult Mind Control or Crisis of Conscience?

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a lot of people here have read and highly recommend ccmc by steven hassan and coc by ray franz, myself included.

  i don't know how i would have handled leaving the borg without that knowledge.. so thinking that got me to wondering, who here has not read them (or has read one but not the other), and how are you coping with exiting the borg?

  did you get counseling?

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  Wifes leaving their husbands

  by Lazarus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this year alone, three wifes in my congo left their husband and da with jws (all of them have kids).

  similar cases are seen in nearby congos.

  its striking that far more women leave their man and the jws then man do.. i would like to know, whether this observation can be made in your area too.

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  From Noah's Ark to Australia - Awake! Jan. 8, 1969 pp. 5-8

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, how did the kangaroos get from noah's ark to australia?

  i'd never found any references in watchtower litteratrash, until i stumbled upon this farticle "from noah's ark to australia" in the 1969 awake bound volume.

  most of it is wordy and rather pointless, so i only typed two middle subheadings for consideration:.

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