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  More anti-apostate rhetoric from the Watchtower - are they running scared?

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  yes, the may 15th watchtower is now available for download from jw.org.. the final study article, on page 26, directs another salvo at apostates - and warns witnesses not to try arguing with them on the internet:.

  indeed, we ought to move as far away from wrongdoing as possible and not see how close we can get to it without being overcome by sin.

  for instance, we need to guard against succumbing to apostasy, a sin that would make us unfit to glorify god.

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  I need some advice folks!

  by DonutZ! in

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  2. relationships

  a few months back my then-gf (now wife) cheated on me with a coworker.

  ever since then i have hated going to work because i have to see his damn face all the time.

  i try to ignore him and not let the thought of "him and my wife together" get in my head.

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  What are the most frustrating subjects to talk about with a JW...

  by Tuesday in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just wondering what everyone here found the most frustrating to talk to jws about, list as many as you feel..

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  Judge rules child can attend kingdom hall and church.

  by koolaid-man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the pressure on children growing up with jehovah's witness connections can make their childhood extremely difficult.. .

  http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed95530children: private law update (february 2012)alex verdan qc reviews the most significant of the latest judgments in private law children applications.. .

  alex verdan qc, 4 paper buildings.

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  My really long introduction...

  by Madge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay, so i am new to the site, but i have been following ur threads for awhile now, and i am finding great comfort in them!

  no, i am not a witness and i have never been, and never will be!

  i did however, date a witness for about three years.. it was our typical 357th biweekly 'man hating' girls night out, and meeting mr. right was the last thing on my mind!

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  Pre-emptive shunning - a growing reality

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm scanning through some of the results from the 2012 jw survey as they're coming in.. the most populous of the six voting categories with 76 voters so far is my own category, for those who are inactive, or "faded/fading" (not disfellowshipped or da'd, but no longer reporting time on the ministry).. one statistic already leaping out at me surrounds the question "do you experience 'pre-emptive shunning' from active witnesses, who view you as 'bad association'?

  " of the 74 who voted on this so far, 76% have answered "yes" to this question.. it's early days, and obviously i will have a clearer picture of the extent of the problem once the survey closes at the end of the year.

  however, the results already in suggest that pre-emptive shunning is widespread among inactive ones, despite this not being an "official" policy of the society.. i was interested in your opinions as to why this may be?

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