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  Watchtower "litter-ature"

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  in the town where i live, it became customary some years ago for the pioneers to do the actual door-to-door work during the week, and their not-at-home records would provide the territory for the rank-and-file publishers on the weekends.

  also, car groups of publishers would get an early start by driving around to the apartment complexes in their territory and leaving older issues of the magazines in the laundry rooms, a practice some called stealth witnessing.

  many so-call publishers do nothing but stealth witnessing and wouldnt know how to actually talk to someone if they had to.

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  naazira

  Sounds exactly like the pioneers in my hall.
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  Help me help my DF'd friend

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  so i got a text from a friend of mine today telling me that he'd been df'd.

  since i'm still nominally a witness, this puts me in a tricky spot.

  i intend to tell him in no uncertain terms that i will not shun him, but i'm not sure where to go beyond that.

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  naazira

  Just tell him that he will always be your friend. Then immediately stop talking about the org. Tell him of all the fun things he should now pursue. You can't trust him fully right now, because he may return to the org. Let him know that life goes on.
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  Just wanting to hear experiences.

  by joe134cd in

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  it's funny how my mind works since walking out of the hall just a bit over a year ago.

  for some reason i just can't seem to bring myself to go to the jw.org site.

  i find it just to painful.

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  naazira

  I liked watchtower.org more than jw.org . But I visit the site a few times a month.
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  Is The Governing Body Afraid To Slam Muslims???

  by minimus in

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  they boldly spoke against the catholics.

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  i'd love to see them rail against the muslims..

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  naazira

  Their main attack is against christiandom.
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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

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  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  naazira

  If you do return you will confirm that there is no where else to go except back to a man made religion.
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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

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  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  naazira

  It's kind of like magic spells. If you believe they work, then they will but if you do not believe in spells they will not work. So, stop believing that the jws have power over your life. Bad things will happen to you if you're in the organisation or not. Being in the jws just distract you and give you false hope. That is why it seems that life was so much better inside the religion, because you were kept distracted by the carrot dangling in front of your face.

  You shouldn't go back, because religion will never make you or your life better. It is you and you alone that will do all of the work to create a happy and successful life for yourself.

  You should not go back because the congregation does not have a genuine interest in you, it is a waste of time reading pages of literature. You could take a yoga class or study something that will actually help you. You will lose a lot of money spending on keeping up appearances, fueling the car, donating to the organization. They view you as weak for leaving in the first place.

  THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU, ONLY THEMSELVES.
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  New - JW Flash Mobs...

  by konceptual99 in

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  ... all this emotive stuff they have been gorging on recently is making some dubs go really vocal.... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2cra-rwm8.

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  naazira

  Oh it's the jw funeral song.
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  Telephone Conversations Today with 2 Elders Re: Shunning - Or Not?

  by abbasgreta in

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  2. beliefs

  my alcoholic and aged jw mother is now extremely ill and is being cared for in every respect by my non-jw brother.

  3 sisters visited him yesterday and were adamant.

  that i (disassociated and shunned by her for nearly 3 years) was able to 'visit her any time' and that ' there was nothing to stop me seeing her' as long as i. didn't discuss spiritual things with her.

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  Elders are always trying to lighten the load off of the congregation, by dropping those physically and mentally "weak".
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  The Only Time JWs Make Contact

  by naazira in

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  i've realised that the only time jws make contact with me is during memorial season, and at the start of the new service year.

  they always try to talk more in the beginning of the service year.

  as the pioneer sister always said "start off strong, and get a lot of hours early.

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  It makes me laugh at how excited the jws become when they are doing the convention campaign. I agree it is a big joke, the distance many have to travel is ridiculous!
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  Hey There, so...what have I missed in the last couple of years?

  by PSacramento in

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  hi everyone,.

  so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.

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  naazira

  Oh not much, the governing body replaced Jehovah. Also, the organisation has moved into the digital age. The society is promoting their official website jw.org with tracts.