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  Looking for ex-JW in Upstate NY

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  anyone living in the upstate ny area?

  i am looking for expert witnesses (ex-jw) to collaborate my story regarding jw doctrine.

  i will pay for time lost, travel etc.

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  NeonMadman

  How far upstate are you? I live in northern NJ, right next to the NY state border.
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  are these publications legit?

  by emanresu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was searching the 'net for collections of watchtower literature and i came across these.

  has anyone ever heard of them?

  are they legit?.

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  NeonMadman

  Yes, they appear to be genuine. Not everything is actually a WTS publication. I see some early Bible Student materials and a few opposition pamphlets. But mostly, these are actual WT pubs.
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  I have never felt at home at a bar

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last night i went to the casino for a friends birthday, we played blackjack and some slots, it was a 6.5/10 on the fun scale type of night.

  i got up from the blackjack table to go to the bar to get myself a drink.

  i sat down at the bar and ordered my favorite drink: a long island iced tea.

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  NeonMadman

  I know the feeling; I've always felt out of place in bars. My daughter competes in a lot of karaoke contests and likes me to come see her, but I've never been comfortable on the few occasions when we've gone. Even when I was young and single, I never enjoyed being in bars. Not sure if it's the JW thing or something else.
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  where are these words in the bible?

  by bigmac in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i may have asked this before.. i dont have a bible in the house ( or want one ).

  can anyone tell me --where--in any translation---these exact words or phrases occur?.

  jehovah's witness.

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  NeonMadman

  But, of course, the fact that the word "Trinity" doesn't appear in the Bible PROVES beyond doubt that the doctrine is false.
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  Why didn't Jehovah ??

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as jehovah said to the israelites "you are my witnesses" and was happy to let them get on with things without major interference by him, he must have broadly approved of what the nation was doing, until jesus came and changed things.. for hundreds of years before jesus the jw's (israelites) had decided that the name of god was too holy to pronounce.

  had he been upset by this he would have sent a prophet to sort this out, but no, it continued as practice,for 200 years at least,and remained uncondemned by jesus.. if jehovah had really wanted his people to use his name, would not a prophet, at least would not his son, have said so ?.

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  NeonMadman

  Since the Septuagint was the Greek translation in common use at the time of Jesus and the apostles, and since the name YHWH is absent from the Septuagint (which is why YHWH is translated as "LORD" in modern Bibles, not because the 'churches removed the name'), one would have to ask why Jesus and the apostles never complained about the Divine Name having been removed from the Bible, as JWs do today. If they used the Name in those days as JWs would have us believe, you would think they would have said something about that deficiency. Instead, we have the apostles quoting from the Septuagint without modification, using the Greek word "Kyrios" ("Lord") where the name YHWH would have appeared in the Hebrew. It just doesn't seem like it was a big deal to them.
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  Mouthy?

  by flower1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been years since i have seen this board.

  just wondering if my old friend mouthy is still frequenting?

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  NeonMadman

  You better not kick the bucket, Grace, I still have hopes you'll show up in PA again one of these years! New management next year, new retreat building, and I'm on the program! Think about it!
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  Mouthy?

  by flower1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been years since i have seen this board.

  just wondering if my old friend mouthy is still frequenting?

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  NeonMadman

  Is this the same flower that used to live in NJ? I went to an apostate party at your house once?
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  Could we be violating the rights of JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.cesnur.org/2005/pa_brown.htm.

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  jehovah's witnesses and the anti-cult movement: a human rights perspectivejohn b. brown, ii (social educator, tucson, arizona)human rights issues and religious freedomthe issues created by anticult fervor can be recapitulated in the following points.

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  NeonMadman

  If criticizing their beliefs is a violation of their human rights, why are they not being condemned for violating the rights of people of every other religion out there that they condemn on an ongoing basis?

  The article speaks of the "anti-cult movement" as if it was a single unified body, like the JWs are. I wonder who planted that idea? JWs themselves are the only ones I know of who think that everyone who leaves their group automatically joins the official apostate organization. Different counter-cult groups operate in different ways. As others have said, I would condemn the kidnapping and deprogramming model, but surely using persuasion is not violating anyone's rights? If it is, then every person who has a JW knock on his/her door is having his/her rights violated. I don't know of any counter-cult groups who go around knocking on doors to tell the people who live there that their religion is wrong.
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  "Community" tv show--the jw episode

  by rebel8 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  http://www.cinemablend.com/television/12-things-troy-wouldn-t-do-community-actually-jehovah-witness-37613.html.

  did you see this?

  i searched to see if anyone had commented on it yet but couldn't find any.. i'm watching it now..

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  NeonMadman

  I've been commenting left and right on that page. JW's keep coming in to say that the article (and subsequent posts by non-JWs) are full of misinformation and lies, but not one of them has mentioned even one specific false statement. I keep challenging, but they run and hide. One guy tried to respond to that list of 55 things about JWs, but I pretty much took apart his arguments. Interesting experience. It makes me realize how incapable the average JW today is of defending his beliefs and how mind-controlled they really are, to the point where calling any negative info about the organization a lie is just a mindless knee-jerk reaction.
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  12 Things Troy Wouldn't Do On Community If Actually A Jehovah's Witness

  by lohengren in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.cinemablend.com/television/12-things-troy-wouldn-t-do-community-actually-jehovah-witness-37613.html#disqus_thread.

  interesting article about a character on the show "community" that is apparently a jw.

  also there are a ton of apologists in the comments section.

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  NeonMadman

  I've never seen the show, but I'm happy to jump into that thread to expose some of the JW propaganda.