Say someone asked you a question at work or in FS and that you want to give a good response. Take it easy and do one topic at a time. Only ask questions and let her soak it in. Did you print the news article about chemicals buried in Ulster? Show her where in their own literature they condemn those that contaminate the earth. Say you've kept the article to yourself since late 2011 because it shocked you. True story: I was googling (not apostate material because I was still in) for WT farms pictures online and that's how I found it. My curiosity and looking into the 'Studies in the Scriptures' series also helped me wake up. Google Books and archive.org is all I have to say.
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Trying to talk to my mom - really discouraged, need help.
by rather be in hades inso, i'm new here and i've decided to finally tell my mom the truth about jws.. and sorry for the long post.
i'm at my wits end.. here's some background:.
i grew p in a congregation in california, i'm not a born in, though i was raised in it from 5 - about 20. arond 20 i pretty mch faded out, bt the emotional ups and downs were jst all too much.
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Do you think this message would tempt me back to the loving arms of the cong?
by HappyOutsideTheBox ina 25 year old relative of mine was being stalked last week by an older woman.
the police were involved and the perpetrator arrested.. as it was the convention and his uber zealous, hypocritical mother- aka my sister, was going to be absent from home i called to see how he was doing.
in the course of the conversation i referred to 50 shades of grey' (the stalker had fantasised about him being mr grey).
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You are giving her a bad testimony and making her stumble!
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Sparlock Shirt
by donny ini received my "sparlock: the warrior wizard" shirt on saturday and i have worn it to my place of employment today (07/17/12).
i know of at least 4 jw's who work here.
i will be curious to see if they recognize it.
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Some JWs haven't seen the video. Lol
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Jehovah, the God of Parking Lots
by 00DAD inthis idea was brought up on another thread today, but i thought this particular angle deserved it's own thread.
have you ever noticed that jws that have completely swallowed the kool-aid are really whacked in their thinking when it comes to interpreting life's events.
bb, "because i got the parking place and they didn't.
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Or how about when a JW wasn't given days off to go to the assembly and he or she quit his or her job? I've heard this one many times before. Then they would find a better job after a while that paid more.
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Introducing Mrs Cedars...
by cedars ini just thought you should know that mrs cedars has finally taken the plunge and joined the forum.
she was able to log on for the first time yesterday.. though we both "awakened" at different stages, mrs cedars was very supportive and non-judgmental when i first began exploring my beliefs from a critical standpoint.
she is currently in the process of reading crisis of conscience and aquainting herself with some of the facts of witness history that were hitherto unknown.
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Does anyone know the networth of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society ?
by Balaamsass inwith the more recent assimilation of congregation properties, profit on sales of major real estate worldwide, and building of the new upstate compound does anyone have a handle on current net worth?
"book value"?.
it would seem some of this data would be available by government charities disclosure.
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I bet Anonymous could find out if someone petitioned them.
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Lack of reading material provided by the Watchtower
by baltar447 inok, so sseveninches made this comment on another thread got me thinking:.
concerning reading books (life is to short): i read many 'secular' books, and my sister reads even more than i do.
we're very open about it - in our house we have a giant bookshelf of books we've read, textbooks, and some movies.
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When I was active I felt the same way as your mom, and felt guilty whenever I read a 'worldy' book when I could've been reading a WT publication. Now I can't even stand the litterature as it only makes me feel sick. What do I do with my newly found free time? I peruse this site. It certainly made time fly when I had my DC weeks ago.
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The biggest enemy the Watchtower Corporation faces now is "The Truth"
by Finkelstein inthats my opinion because the wts really has been preaching false information now for so long about the end times and armageddon soon.. also the doctrine that jesus chirt has taken a position over his earthly and heavenly kingdom in 1914 .... etc.
its been a winfall marketing scheme for such a long time, which now really doesn't have much leg to stand on.. time in conjunction with reality has made the wts's doctrines redundantly weak or useless more or less.. i'm even believing the leaders of the wts are even starting to know this for themselves.. the wts future and its main supporting pieces of literature, the watchtower and awake magazines may eventually be tossed aside.
for some new doctrines as well newly named pieces of literature .
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I agree that to some JW's it is their whole life, and honestly don't think everyone can handle the real truth, especially if they're mentally unstable. Even if the GB admitted it was all a lie to everyone there will probably be those that will form splinter groups.
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Newbie - Not ex-JW
by cog_survivor ini've been lurking on the forum for over a year now.
i'm not an ex jw but have some weird connections to the group none the less.. i was raised in the worldwide church of god.
a lot in common with jws.
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Welcome! How would COG recruit members?
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 07-15-2012 WT Study (STRAINED MARRAIGE)
by blondie incomments.
comments.
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I don't know how you do it, Blondie. You are so awesome.