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  Young people growing up as Jehovah's Witnesses

  by socstu in

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  it's been a while since i've posted on here, but the last time i did i was looking for young people to take part in my dissertation research.

  well that was a whole year ago now and i can tell you i was very happy and relieved to have received a first class on the paper.. i've subsequently just wrote a blog post on the topic.

  it's not a copy of my dissertation, but more of a musing which is very much informed by all my interviews.. anyway i hope you find it somewhat interesting:.

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  socstu

  Hi all,

  It's been a while since I've posted on here, but the last time I did I was looking for young people to take part in my dissertation research. Well that was a whole year ago now and I can tell you I was very happy and relieved to have received a first class on the paper.

  I've subsequently just wrote a blog post on the topic. It's not a copy of my dissertation, but more of a musing which is very much informed by all my interviews.

  Anyway I hope you find it somewhat interesting:

  http://reflexiveaction.wordpress.com/

  Cheers, Luke.
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  Definitions for JW words

  by socstu in

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  does the watchtower have some sort of dictionary for people to consult for words they use such as publisher, ministry, pioneer.. just wondering as i don't wanna just say what my version of those words mean if they aren't exactly true..

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  Out of interest, from your experiences, what has to happen for someone to be marked as a do-not-call? It's one of those words which is tough to find any official WT perspective on but is used almost every Saturday.
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  Definitions for JW words

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does the watchtower have some sort of dictionary for people to consult for words they use such as publisher, ministry, pioneer.. just wondering as i don't wanna just say what my version of those words mean if they aren't exactly true..

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  socstu

  Thanks for the links, I'll take a look.

  @mrsjones5 Yes what the Watchtower believes it to be, I want to be able to have their version so I can compare them with the 'lived experience' shall we say.
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  Definitions for JW words

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does the watchtower have some sort of dictionary for people to consult for words they use such as publisher, ministry, pioneer.. just wondering as i don't wanna just say what my version of those words mean if they aren't exactly true..

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  socstu

  Does the watchtower have some sort of dictionary for people to consult for words they use such as publisher, ministry, pioneer.

  Just wondering as I don't wanna just say what my version of those words mean if they aren't exactly true.
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  Image of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm looking for an image to use of the jws, it needs to be quite easy to identify them so i was thinking two people on the ministry or something like that.

  i was looking in the yearbooks but nothing really caught my eye, can anyone think of a specific picture which may do the job?

  :).

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  socstu

  Thanks very much for all the help, especially Wizard of Oz - I found the image I'm looking for! :)

  @steve2 I'm sure it's just a case of the organisation producing marketing images, notice also how they're always fairly attractive looking people.
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  If Jesus is coming Passover night and trying to save his followers, are JW all around world would be saved? According to the WT article, The answer is...

  by learnaway in

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  2. beliefs

  the modern jewish calendar determines the beginning of their month of nisan by the astronomical new moon.

  however, usually it is eighteen hours or more later when the first sliver of the crescent of the new moon becomes visible in jerusalem.

  each year, in recent times, the governing body of jehovahs witnesses has determined the actual new moon that becomes visible in jerusalem, which is the way the first of nisan was determined in biblical times.

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  socstu

  Hey there, sorry for hijacking this - I'm not sure how to do this otherwise? But dyakoub I sent you a message.

  I don't think these forums let people know when they are sent one? Sorry for interrupting.
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  Image of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm looking for an image to use of the jws, it needs to be quite easy to identify them so i was thinking two people on the ministry or something like that.

  i was looking in the yearbooks but nothing really caught my eye, can anyone think of a specific picture which may do the job?

  :).

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  socstu

  I'm looking for an image to use of the JWs, It needs to be quite easy to identify them so I was thinking two people on the ministry or something like that. I was looking in the yearbooks but nothing really caught my eye, can anyone think of a specific picture which may do the job? :)
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  I believe I just removed my last tie to the borg...

  by TimothyT in

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  2. beliefs

  well thats it ladies and gents.

  i levelled with the sister who continues to chat with me, telling her i will never return to the organisation and my reasons why.

  i hope i didnt hurt her but i have done what i could never do and tell her things the way they absolutely are.

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  socstu

  Hey Tim congrats on the progress, I sent you a PM :)
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  Dissertation Research: Looking for participants

  by socstu in

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  [endif]hi there,.

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  socstu

  Is it too soon to unashamedly bump this topic? I'm sure there's got to be a few more people interested in helping.

  Thanks again Tim for volunteering.
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  Dissertation Research: Looking for participants

  by socstu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  [endif]hi there,.

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  socstu

  Hi there,

  My name is Luke and I am a final year sociology undergraduate, I’m currently conducting research for my dissertation on the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

  More specifically I’m interested in speaking with people between 18-25 to understand what it is like growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, and how it impacts their lives after they leave. More specifically, I’m interested in understanding how young people balance living in a strict religion whilst attending secular schools and surrounded by the ‘world.’

  My interest in this subject is based upon my own experiences of growing up a Jehovah’s Witness. Having left the religion in my mid-teens I wanted to understand how others in a similar position faired in their departure and ‘new life.’

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  Please if you are, or know someone, who is between the ages of 18-25 and have now left the religion, contact me on this forum. I cannot offer any incentives to participate but can reassure you that all information will be kept strictly anonymous.

  If you have any more questions or interest in the research I’d be happy to discuss it.

  Thanks for your time,

  Luke