If you believe they study the bible deeply, go research the beginning of the use of the name Jehovah or Yaweh and then ask a JW to explain it or discuss it.
Their biblical knowledge is superficial and cherry picked.
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New to the truth
by MatthewHewey ini have been meeting with member's of the kingdom hall, and i have attended a few times now on sundays.
i'd like to discuss experiences with this group since i'm new.
so far, i love it.
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Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers
by pale.emperor inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.
quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.
especially for the first sister they talk about!.
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Average hours of those elders?
How do these guys sleep at night, shameful.
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Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers
by pale.emperor inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.
quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.
especially for the first sister they talk about!.
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LoL ...... I was at bethel with the guy in the middle. Nice guy, very chilled, I often wondered whether he left or stayed.....very sad to see him churning out such heartless comments.
It’s stuff like this that makes me glad I never became an elder, I’d never be able to live with myself now had I been involved in anything so judgmental and tacky as this.
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After 10 years do they give up on you (hoping so)
by Spiral ini think i read somewhere that if you have been inactive for ten years plus, the elders will not try to meet with you and corner you to get you back "in".
is that true?.
i just realized that mr. spiral and i haven't gone to meetings or reported time for over ten years.
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There is no official time scale but I believe they are taught that a faded JW who no longer identifies as a JW and doesn’t comment on JW’s after a few (?3) years ..... is not pursued.
Remember that Anthony Morris said in court, to a judge, that if an ex JW is off celebrating Xmas and not identifying as a JW, they would not be pursued.
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Rest in Peace Martin Luther King- THIS was an Honorable Man
by flipper inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al4fovif7g8.
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It makes me sad, that for nearly three decades as a JW, such incredible human beings were dismissed as insignificant, futile and worthy of judgment at Armageddon.
Meanwhile the JW’s are in awe of Russell, Rutherford and the WT leaders, who have contributed naught to the world, to society or humanity.
One brought equality, the others blood transfusion bans and shunning of loved ones... yet they are the ones who are loved and respected.
Shameful.
MLK ..... an incredible inspiration to humanity
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Northenden Assembley Hall Of JWs (Manchester, UK) - A Little History
by pale.emperor inthis is the circuit assembly hall i attended since childhood.
if you're a jw and you grew up in liverpool, lancashire or manchester then this is the hall you attended.
when i was little i remember the decor inside being red and cream coloured.
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I painted that ceiling.... and those walls!
Went there from childhood and was there most days of the renovation. Baptised there 1995 ... last went In 2005 when I realised I no longer belonged 😉
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Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution
by dubstepped inso i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.
i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.
i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.
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Old Navy,
To put knowledge and data in the waste basket before even understanding the theory enough to be able to communicate it to another person, is risky. You may just throw out truth and with no reason why.
Evolution is a theory that explains eloquently how species adapt over time, abiogenesis is the theory relating to the formation of life on planet earth.
Dismiss knowlege at your own risk. Certainly never dismiss knowlege you neither understand or have given no time to. Certainly don’t openly express your opinions on a theory you haven’t even studied, that’s intellectually criminal.
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Anyone struggle to find meaning in life?
by Good JW injust wondering if this is a common thing for you guys and girls?
when i left the jws it was hard to make a connection with people, much of the time i felt that whatever they wanted to talk about just didn't seem relevant/deep/meaningful.
i find myself filtering my mind to get to a level with others (small talk mostly).
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and the great Hitchens...
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Anyone struggle to find meaning in life?
by Good JW injust wondering if this is a common thing for you guys and girls?
when i left the jws it was hard to make a connection with people, much of the time i felt that whatever they wanted to talk about just didn't seem relevant/deep/meaningful.
i find myself filtering my mind to get to a level with others (small talk mostly).
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Please all watch these videos,
Richard Feynman being as honest as we can be...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QkhBcLk_8f0
and the great Carl Sagan
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"Reaching out" in the org and personal confessions...
by Good JW ingoing to be completely honest here, no feelings spared for me.
when i was a jw, one of my biggest motivations for "reaching out" was to become a "somebody".
i loved the idea of being a leader, teaching/training others.
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Is a policeman or a doorman a teacher? ........ nope