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That escalated quickly... (Quote from today's Zoom public talk)
by Jofi_Wofo in
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2. friends
the speaker at my wife's meeting: "a discouraging word can lead to inactivity, apostasy and death.".

i mean, what the...??????

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The Power Of Unconditional Love
by 1234 in
1. jw
2. friends
the most powerful love in the universe is unconditional love.. a love that has no requirements or conditions.

no actions are necessary to receive it.. this love is all around us and can be easily seen.

watch any mother with its new born baby.
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"I still miss it Dad" My 41 Year Son Admitted
by 1234 in
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2. friends
on the 18th of september i turned in my disassociation letter in to the tigard congregation, 19 years ago.. my son turned in his letter in november 2001, 19 years ago shortly after me.

he was 21 years old.. two days ago we were working together on a wrap for his a/c unit on his bus.. out of blue, he says "i still miss it dad.

not the religion.
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How do you switch off the thoughts of being raised JW and feelings of anger
by Zeds Dead in
1. jw
2. experiences
raised as a jo blow and married into it.

37 years in it and now last 7 years out of it which feels great.. have memories of being a kid in school in the uk and just hating everything about being the jw kid.

bullied, embarrassed in front of others and self-esteem went into the toilet.wished i was born into a different family.. what angers me is the messaging i would receive at home when i talked about being bullied.
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Meanwhile over at exjw reddit
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it has no value at all.

it consists of 99% dumb, confused kids asking stupid hypothetical questions.
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1919 2013 2020 and the Slave
by Jerryh in
1. jw
2. friends
i was never a jw but i lurk in this forum occasionally, trying to rescue some family.

i will spare you those details.. jw.org and jwfacts are there with youtubes out the wazoo but i would appreciate your thought on this.. i know there are contradictions plenty but this is foundational, blatant and current.

i know they typically just blow off.
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Why Do Intelligent People Still Believe In The Jehovah’s Witness Religion?
by minimus in
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2. friends
i understand it’s a cult.

but what makes an intelligent person actually believe they have the “truth” as taught by jehovah’s witnesses??

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Interview with Russell and Rutherford (satire)
by Terry in
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2. friends
this interview was found amongst johannes greber's papers left in his attic and probably were the result of his wife channeling the spirits of russell and rutherford!.

q: how do you wish to be called; mr.russell...dr.russell, pastor russell?.

russell: for many years i served as a pastor although i never darkened the doorway of an institution of theology for purposes of obtaining certification in the mindset of christendom.. rutherford: you can call me judge or you can call me joe as long as you call me for supper!
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Another Kingdom Hall Sold (Van Buren, NY)
by Anony Mous in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://www.xome.com/commercial-for-sale/7758-maple-road-van-buren-ny-13027-319162381.

i was just looking around, this one i've been involved in renovating with the rbc.

apparently it sold for $500k..
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The book "New Boy" is Free on Amazon For Down Load the Next 4 Days
by 1234 in
1. jw
2. friends
a few people have posted that i wrote my book to "make money.

"yes, i have made some money from this book but nothing to the comparison to the 11 years it took to write it and the cost to produce it.money was the last thing on my mind on my list of motivations/priorities in writing of this book.

my thought was if i could circumvent the pain and suffering that the watchtower bible & tract society/ jehovah's witnesses has caused to just one person's life than the book has served its purpose.i'm happy to announce the book is free for down load on amazon for the next 5 days.enjoy my friends.keith casaronap.s if after reading it, if you could post a review on amazon i would greatly appreciate it.