Topics Started by man oh man

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Are Jehovahs Witnesses a Cult?
by mankkeli in
1. jw
2. friends
this is an excerpt from the 1994 watchtower, february 15. in the entire article, the watchtower tries to debunk any claim of their cultism.

see how they go about it.. " would it be accurate to refer to jehovahs witnesses as a religious group with radical views and practices that clash with what is accepted as normal social behavior?

are jehovahs witnesses a cult?.
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Do you view the word "Apostate as derogatory"
by mankkeli in
1. jw
2. friends
i just want to know how friends feel about the word "apostate" when being used to refer to them?, do you feel relegated?..
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SEX! and the DC Sunday Drama
by Red Piller in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the sunday drama at the dc was a parallel ancient (joseph in egypt) and modern (jw kid in high school) drama.

or was it extremely eroticized?

i've been seeing these my whole life and have never felt this way.. conversation between joseph and fellow prison inmate:.
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NEW RUMOR: WT ALLOWS BIRTHDAYS
by J.R.R.Watchtower in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've just read at a spanish forum for ex-jw that the wt has cooked a new light article series about social celebrations, including birthdays and aniversaries.

according to a member of this forum 'in short' the wt will let witnesses to decide by 'their bible trained conscience' either they celebrate birthdays or not.

is this rumor based in some real facts or it's just bullshit?.
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Sept. 15th WT - Burdened with Earning a Living? Here! Have MORE Burdens !
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
as if the other sept. 15th wt thread i started weren't controlling enough - in another study article titled " run ..... that you may attain it " were you aware that just eating and wearing clothes on your body - might be a " stumbling block " to you ?

in a prior article on pg.

12 , paragraph 6 the wt society sets up what they are trying to get across by stating, " people of the world tend to seek personal interests first as " men of this system of things, whose share is this life.
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WT Lexicon
by 00DAD in
1. jw
2. friends
i was thinking it would be helpful if we put together a wt lexicon for those that are not too familiar with wt terminology.

it's important for them to understand these theocratic expressions so that they too can understand and speak the "pure language" of truth.

- zeph.
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Confirmation Bias
by allelsefails in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've read a lot of crap in my life (not just wts) and i have finally found the phrase to describe almost every religious wrting i've read.

"confirmation bias" affects how jws look at historical facts, how dems and repubs look at economic facts, or how all people look at information presented to them.

i still go to meetings every once in a while to make my wife and my boss feel better about me, but sometimes i can't believe how idiotic some things are.
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The Governing Body are Governing Pharisees
by believingxjw in
1. jw
2. friends
an excerpt from the december 15, 2001 watchtower article, learn from me.. .

""from a study of biblical and secular evidence, we can conclude that the pharisees thought highly of themselves as guardians of the public good and the national welfare.

they were not satisfied that gods law was fundamentally clear and easily understood.
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Watchtower Headquarters Planning the Big Move
by Kenneson in
1. watchtower
2. bible
see "jehovah's witnesses moving to warwick".

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20091116/news/911160318.

http://www.townofwarwick.org.
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Was There Ever A Circuit Overseer That You Couldn't Stand?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i know this has been discussed before but i think a fresh thread on this will be enjoyable.