Topics Started by lola-rabbit

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Newbie here; my intro post :)
by Sparlock the Wizard in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, i finally decided to become a member and make my first post .

a bit about me:.

i've been lurking around the forum for quite some time (about 6 months i think).
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What really ended the book study in private homes?
by Alfred in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's been over 3 years since the book study in private homes was discontinued and some jws are still scratching their heads over it.

although a letter was read to all congregations explaining that "book study night" would now be "family worship night", there was still much speculation among jws as to the real reason behind this decision (the great tribulation was about to start, jehovah was simplifying the lives of jws, to lessen the burden of poor jws who had no money for gas, etc.)...

but as we all know, decisions like these from the gb invariably have some ulterior motive behind it... and discussion boards such as this one usually finds a way to dig up the truth for all to see... but after reading several threads on this subject, i'm really not sure we've uncovered all the facts yet.... so i have to ask... what do you believe really ended the book study in private homes?
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If I hear one more person say...
by iamwhoiam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"even if we don't agree with new light, we should ask ourselves, where else would we go?

without this organization, we would never have learned the basic bible truths we have today.".

this was stated twice in commenting and once by our conductor during our wt study yesterday.
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Have You Ever Feared Being Outed On This Site?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
or do you not care at all?.
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How to convince someone to question the authority of the WT
by LanaMich19 in
1. jw
2. friends
i have someone in my family that is a jw and she has engaged me in conversation.

for the record, i consider myself an evangelical christian.

after some debate and research, i backed out of a verse by verse debate and switched the convo to get on some common ground, asking if she believe the bible was the inspired word of god.
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The Sting of Death Due to the JWS.
by itscrap&theyknowit! in
1. jw
2. friends
"i think if you fall for the belief of a resurection it may make one more able to accept the loss of someone close to them, but in the long run for many it increases the sting of death, because when a person is thinking they will never grow old in this system and they find themselves growing old it is a big disapointment, and it makes one more unwilling to accept the inevitable, the pain may be more acute than for someone who expects to die some day and has learned to live with the idea that life is not everlasing.".

this is a clip a that someone wrote back in 2005. it is so damn true.

we're given this 'fairy-tale' as jdubbs, that when we were in our teens, 20's, 30's, and now 40''s that we would never experience sickness and old age.
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DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THIS?
by lola-rabbit in
1. watchtower
2. medical
dose anyone remember this issue?

i remember i was 18 when i read this, being a youth myself i put myself in their shoes and i was so sad and angry.

their short lives were stolen.
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Notification Of Disfellowshipping Or Disassociation Forms
by Bangalore in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
notification of disfellowshipping or disassociation forms.. .

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bangalore.
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Governing Body... meet WORLD... world... meet Governing Body! The JW Survey website has been launched!!
by cedars in
1. jw
2. friends
well, things have moved very quickly with the survey, and it now has it's very own website at www.jwsurvey.org!!.

if you are new to this forum and would like to have your say on what the governing body is teaching and practicing, then please visit this new site and register your views.. for those of you that have followed the development of the survey over the past month or so, feel free to visit and take a look around.. the website gives those who participate in the annual survey the opportunity to review the results of the survey at the same time as they register their responses.

that way they can get a feel for how the rest of the world is voting once they have submitted their own answers.. you can also check out the progress of the survey by logging on from time to time (anonymously, of course) and checking out the latest results.. there will also be a number of "mini surveys" run regularly, which i feel represent a completely unique experience for those who enjoy visiting jw-related forums.
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New here - I'm pretty wordy, sorry
by lilbluekitty in
1. jw
2. friends
you can call me by my sceen name or just blue if you want lol.

i'm female (i don't know how to change my profile?

) and in my 20s.. i wondered, are any of you still jws who either lurk here or post and are on the fence about leaving?.