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  Positive about jw

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  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  The desire to question and learn was actively discouraged.

  I dont think learning was discouraged per se, on the contrary..

  It is fact that many other thing were "actively discouraged",

  BUT, we did them anyway (and continued as "jw"), except 'think'..

  Probably the best "apostate" book is CoC but the writer recognize that we are not free from BLAME, in fact in essence imply that we should only blame ourselves in the long run.

  I think i have been repeating the 'essence' too many times.

  Triple,

  you asked

  What about Christmas do you consider pagan? Just give one or two thing we can chew on

  and I provided some links to answer your above question and then you come up with

  If you want to use the through out Christmas because it has things that are simular to pagans, than why stop with Christmas. In the story of Isis, we are introduced to resurrection and water baptism. So those should be equally discouraged.

  But reallly i dont know where you are coming from or whats the point you are trying to prove. And the topic is...

  Nark,

  I was df'd (for "apostasy") in 1986.

  just from the stand point of chronology i am sure I did not vote to df you...
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  Why are women angry?

  by Dirt Rocker in

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  we started to "bud" in our blouses at 9 or 10 years .

  old only to find that anything that came in contact .

  with those tender, blooming buds hurt so bad it .

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  just for women

  "every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

  just for men

  Romans 12:3 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly
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  Open Discussion - The End Times according to bible prophecy

  by Brownboy in

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  bible truths revealed:.

  the end times.

  those that seek an understanding of the scripture will be assisted according to that which is written in the bible.

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  It begins with a complete faith in the words written in the four gospels of Christ Jesus ................ no more is necessary.

  you gonna have some problems with the above statement, "faith"...
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  Why are women angry?

  by Dirt Rocker in

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  we started to "bud" in our blouses at 9 or 10 years .

  old only to find that anything that came in contact .

  with those tender, blooming buds hurt so bad it .

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  One! The only Bush in the White House should be Hillary!

  her pms did not cause major problems, specially with the monica issue, bill did have to sleep on the couch for a while though.

  i have nothing bad to say about hillary, except that i have the impression she is not being herself, restraining herself a lot, all politicians do that anyway.

  Yall, no wonder men pant after women! They admire *our* cajones! (heheheh)

  I do admire the women equivalent "cojones" in the real sense and also in the figurative sense as long as it used for a plausible cause in both cases.

  Your comments are pathetic. A preganant woman or a woman with PMS could do a MUCH better job as President of the USA than the ******** you just voted in again.

  You probable choosed a good example, but the applicability is not due to the to nature affecting all men, which is the epicenter of this topic. Let's hope it does not go above 8 on the scale..

  btw "you" means too many people in this case

  Women being President? There's an old saying, "Behind every great man is a women." Who, where and why was this written?

  in many many cases the "great" have more than one womEn, and it does not change the reality in regard to the limitations women expirience produced by the observations posted by the original woman poster.

  it a compliment but not true in all cases and it doesn't apply viceversa either, every great women dont neccesarily have a men "behind",
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  What Terms Do Jehovah's Witnesses Use To Indicate They Are A Cult?

  by minimus in

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  "the organization" is one of my favorites.

  very "cultish" expression, to me.......and you??

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  From a University website, but what do they know?

  any link?
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  Positive about jw

  by one in

  1. jw
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  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  imo college education does not teach effectively students with the skills i mentioned before.

  what percentage of the jw population were heading for college before becoming jw? very few.

  not only that but most jw do not do the research that is tacitly suggested in the jw literature.

  how many jw or exjw did go to the library to check references in wt literature?

  It could have resulted in better educated jw. Finding out some quotations out of context could have opened your eyes.

  If we accepted jw teachings at face value, then who are we going to blame?, most people dont blame themselves for ANY thing.
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  What Terms Do Jehovah's Witnesses Use To Indicate They Are A Cult?

  by minimus in

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  "the organization" is one of my favorites.

  very "cultish" expression, to me.......and you??

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  judicial comitee

  marked

  service

  territory

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  Positive about jw

  by one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  MungoBaobab

  ok here we have a junior member telling us a few things.

  Do they have a patent on hypocrisy? No. Are they they only ones who think they're always right? No. Are they the only religion that practices shunning? Nope. That shelters child molesters? No.

  Instead of more negative stuff about the jw i want to hear arguments against the above statements

  The WTS is pretty good at calling a spade a spade, as long as they're not the ones under the microscope.

  most exjw no longer appreciate the first part in the above statement, despite the reality that their general vision of the world is based on such a fact

  Plus I'm a kick-ass public speaker, and that's the number one fear in America, or so common perception goes.

  did i miss how you became so good at it.?
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  United Church of God.....jw carbon copy

  by little witch in

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  i found this site today and noticed the similarities including "good news" instead of gospel.

  anti christmas (follow the links).

  heavy emphasis on literature.. i wonder which came first, the chicken or the egg.

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  If you are referring to the the org that used to publish "the plain truth" magazine, it is amazing the similarities.

  I rejected them but listened to their radio program as a jw. Marked the religion as soon as i saw old mr. Amstrong rubbing elbow with presidents and prime ministers etc and bragging about it, imitaing the Pope, pretended.to be considered as such.

  At some point i considered the religion founded by Amstrong was the real good "bad slave"
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  Positive about jw

  by one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  Also, you seem to express a lot of insight into exJWs. I am wondering if these ideas were formed from only your own persepective, from your observations from other exJWs in real life (I am curious as to how many you have known), or from your observations from exJWs online.

  All of the above . Btw the greatest apostate of modern time, as per jw perception, is my personal friend...