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R&F Rumblings

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so i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.

he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?

", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".

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I would think that anyone who openly stated they wanted their baptism annulled, would be a target for the df'd door

He's moved congregations four times in five years, so they may have lost track.

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R&F Rumblings

by biometrics in

so i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.

he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?

", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".

biometrics

He also said he's tried to have his baptism annulled,

why??

Because he was pushed into it at age 12.

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R&F Rumblings

by biometrics in

so i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.

he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?

", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".

It's a long story. He has been df'd (twice). I actually encouraged him to come back to 'the truth' the first time. He also brought his wife into 'the truth'. I don't think anyone in our family ever shunned him, I know I didn't.

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R&F Rumblings

by biometrics in

so i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.

he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?

", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".

biometrics

So weird how he was trying to get you to go back, but he is only going because of his family....

Reading between the lines, I think he was testing to see if it was safe to talk about the Organisation with me. You know how it is when you're 'in'?

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R&F Rumblings

by biometrics in

so i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.

he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?

", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".

biometrics

So I had a good conversation wth my brother, who I thought was a devout JW. He eventually asked "Are you going to the meetings?", I said "No" then he said "Why not, you know we're near the end". I said "I've got a few doubts, that's all". That started a deep conversation about various JW doctrine. He confided in me that he also has doubts, and he personally knows of at least 5 other rank and file JWs who have the same doubts about 1914.

He said he's still going to meetings & FS because of mum, and his wife and kids expect him to.

I never expected this conversation from someone who never misses a meeting.

He also said he's tried to have his baptism annulled, but the elders won't let him.

How many other JWs are in this situation?

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Evidence for God...

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life come from the living, and this is a universe of life.

his teachings are truth.

which is why i weight it against the truth of the teachings (and one other thing that i will get to).

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Defend away. Why do you believe, or rather, how do you know God has always existed? Please explain to me, because I don't understand how you arrive at this conclusion.

Ok, I'll have a play at it provided you can first answer this question:

How did life begin without God?

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