I remember in my congregation we would get new people and be super friendly but once they got baptized all the excitement would end unless they were given privileges you didn't notice them much after.
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Befreinding the freindless and then dumping them
by highdose inunashamedly borrowed from a post from morbizbaby on another thread because i thought it was a point that deserved greater disscuion.. in the 20+ years i was in my home cong the only people who got converted from a knock on the door to a dunk in the baptisum pool were the "freindless" those people who were loners, odd bods, misfits in the comunity.
the ones who were on some kind of social service register.
who aged 50 still lived with their parents, never went out and had only imaginary freinds.. don't get me wrong these are people who often do get missed off the radar by the community and who could do with help and freinds.... and they would get freinds from the jw's.
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How did you change after you left?
by Norcal_Sun ini have been pondering how destructive cults tend to try to model a personality type for their members as described in combatting cult mind control.
i know i have a few personality traits that seem to be a direct result of this.
i was a born-in member, and now that i have been faded for a little while i am starting to see these personality traits that need to be corrected such as keeping quiet so as not to offend others and also not putting much weight in my own opinion.
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DonutZ!
I finally felt I could be myself, my true self. I'm still working on changing the habit of being 'the head' of of my wife. I'd rather be whipped by her than be a control freak.
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Circuit Leasing selling on JW.ORG ????
by yknot inso i was poking around jw.org a lil recently...... noticed this advertisement was still present in the 'privileged' section (ie you gotta have login access).
this was posted on jw.org a little over a year ago (as shown in pic) but since it is still viewable......figured it is fair-game for jwn fodder.
thoughts?????.
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DonutZ!
I guess the WTBTS needs money that bad!
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where would we be without it.
by bigmac ini was just reading on another thread--and came across the idea that the wt soc is dying.
oh--i wish--but lets be realistic--not very likely.. .
then the thought occurrs--if the wt soc did collapse--died--just became part of history----.
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DonutZ!
I think half would go do whatever they want and the other half will join some other church. But what are the chances of the WTBTS actually collapsing?
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So- Now that it's down to 4 teams- Who's your pick to win the Super Bowl ?
by flipper inactually i'm happily surprised and elated that my san francisco 49ers are still alive !
what a game for the ages, jesus.
and i must send my condolences to all of you pittsburgh , new orleans, and green bay fans out there.
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DonutZ!
I wish the Ravens would've won but I'm going for the Giants now
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How did you leave?
by stuckinamovement inonce you realized the organization is simply a religious corporation, how did you leave?.
did you fade?.
were you forced out?.
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DonutZ!
I gave the elders a DA letter and my wife got d'fed. I feel better now though, don't regret it at all!
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SURVEY SAYS: Please take my quick survey
by Terry ini thought it would be interesting and informative to create the following survey.. please cut and paste it in the 'post' section and type in your reply under each question.. .
let the survey begin 10 questions.
1.rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being absolutely positive) of jehovahs-witness.net on your life.. .
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DonutZ!
1.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the postive impact (10 being Absolutely Positive) of Jehovahs-Witness.net on your life. 6
2.Rate on a scale from 1-10 the negative impact of Jehovah's-Witness.net on your life. 2
3. When you are in close proximity to Jehovah's Witnesses what actual, palpable emotion do you feel? I wanna get away!
4.On a scale from 1-10 (10 being Absolute confidence) how confident are you that the Bible is an actual source of Divine Truth? 8
5.Current active believing Jehovah's Witnesses, if approached the right way, under ideal conditions can be convinced to question their own beliefs.
True or False? (Remember, this is YOUR opinion.) True!
6.Which best describes how you feel about youor current position on religious matters? A
A. I am depressed, confused, ambivalent and afraid
B. I am actively investigating as objectively as possible.
C. I don't think anybody has any supernatural revelation. It is all self-delusion.
D. I have mixed-feelings. Some days I believe. Some days I don't. I'm actively praying.
7.Name three writers who have done the most to get your attention and cause you to question IF you are right. (Any authors) the jwfacts guy
8.What is your greatest personal fear? Failing my family
9.What is your greatest person source of Joy? My two year old niece
10.If you could wave a magic wand and go back to any year of your life, any age, any place, any time---what would it be and why? tenth grade to stop studying
Special optional bonus question: What Topics are you sick of? What topics would your like to see covered more? They're all nice lol
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Does anybody still believe in God and the Bible?
by tornapart ini just want to know out of interest how many here still believe in god and christ and that the bible is god's word.
my faith in the wts is gone but i still love god and his son.
i've noticed that many here have lost their faith in god as well as the wts.
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DonutZ!
I believe in God and Jesus and that the Bible is God's word.
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Did your spirituality improve after confessing to wrongdoing?
by jwfacts ini was reading this thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/220730/1/had-my-jc-today-oh-sugar, and morbidzbaby mentioned their husband confessed to uncleaness because he did not feel he was getting blessed by jehovah.
however, blessings did not increase after the confession.. it made me wonder about the whole idea of confessing so that you do not loose jehovah's blessing.
when i was in bethel i confessed about a couple of menial things.
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DonutZ!
Hey thats my thread!
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Preparing the Kool-aid - April 15 WT
by LostGeneration incheck this paragraph from the article about how jah spared noah, the israelites at the red sea, etc.... scary!.
pg 26 para 16. as events unfold during the great.
tribulation, christians will need to heed.
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DonutZ!
Run to the hills!!