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new religious wave of young? 90 baptized at assembly
by prologos in
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2. current
isis has it's young warriors, jw?

last weekend in a "developing country", at a ~ 3500 attendee assembly, 90, mostly young were baptized, ratio 46/44 female - male ratio.

internet savvy population.
never a jw

what's the big deal about naming a country? Is it a country with two congregations?
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converting to catholic
by SloppyMcFloppy in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello i was wondering if any ex jw have converted to catholic?

i have been tossing the idea around a bit and wondering if it was woth it from personal experience?

thoughts?
never a jw

Catholicism is better if you want greater freedom. It's worse if you, as I do, dislike all the rituals.
It seems that you still believe the Bible is the word of God. At this point you are better off practicing Christianity away from organized religion. The most common path out of JW's religion is atheism or agnosticism. Try it. It offer the best answers, that is, if you are a critical thinker.
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An elder bought my son a suit
by Clambake in
1. jw
2. experiences
i guess being two months old and coming to the kh in his onesee was kind of offensive .

how rude of me.

i am thinking about returning to him.
never a jw

Give him the benefit of the doubt. He may not mean anything other than he wants to give something to the baby. He may be like many of us, clumsy at gift giving.
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For the Supporters of Those Who Love Jehovah
by lovesjehovah in
1. jw
2. friends
i am jehovah's witness, despite some of the questionable teachings, crimes, and other outlandish behaviors of specific people affiliated with the religion.

i know that my relationship with jehovah is not influenced by any outside factors.

i do not condone any crime.
never a jw
I picked up the bible and truly read it in 2012.
Really? I looked in your comments for a quote from scripture. Nothing, other than misquoting few times Rev 22:18-19.
- Add to that that you are an unrepentant gay.
- Add to that that you don't speak JW language.
- Add the pot
- Add a forgiving, benevolent God
- Add a patent ignorance of JW's doctrine
You my friend are an impostor
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"Most women would prefer to be stay at home housewives. Women's lib did alot of damage to women!"
by purrpurr in
1. jw
2. friends
the above is a quote from a jw female relative.

this was in response to a discussion about the suffragette movement ( and the movie about it that's currently in cinemas).

she seemed to think that it would be so much better if women were just daughters/ wives/ mothers and didn't go out to work and have career's?
never a jw

Yes, "Most women" who have been raised under the heavy influence of traditional patriarchal norms prefer to stay home. Hers is obviously a reflection of her upbringing, and therefore a very subjective statement.
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outside consulting firm used for JW building site , to be complete in 2019.
by brandnew in
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2. friends
crofton wins key role on jehovah's witnesses campus.

6 may 2015 | by yoosof farah.

engineer lands role on scheme that will predominantly be designed and constructed by volunteers.
never a jw

6 months ago

Well one thing is for sure. They aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
"Soon" is the key word. Life as we know it has taken 3.8 billion years of evolution. Social phenomena evolve a lot faster, but still very slowly for some of us. The important thing to keep an eye on is the trends. According to these trends, the WT is going somewhere, and is not north.
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Church of Scientology banned in Moscow
by EdenOne in
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2. current
it's not only jw's that get banned in moscow ... the church of scientology too, deemed a "cult" and banned.. eden.
never a jw

why does "cult" seem so synonymous with America?
I take umbrage. Just because we have the largest number of fundamentalist Christians, and believe in huge numbers in the literal biblical creation accounts, reject science, gave birth and are base to cults like the Mormons, the JW's, the Seven Day Adventist, Scientology, the church of God, and hundreds others...well, it doesn't give you a right to make my adoptive country synonymous with cult...o maybe it does.
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November eschatology
by Nathan Natas in
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2. humour
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never a jw

Good one!
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More Silly Stuff from jw.org videos
by OnTheWayOut in
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2. friends
this is a facebook link and i just can't bring myself to dig into jw .

org and find it.there's no trick here, but i think you have to be logged in to see it.

if anyone could figure out how to repost this, that would be great.
never a jw
You have to love when people do their homework. This guy was ready to support his argument.
- At minute 2 he refers to Mat 24:34 where Jesus talks to his disciples. Therefore this generation refers to anointed
- Then "overlapping generations" is supported by the Watchtower April 15, 2010 "evidently..."
- Then in January 15, 2014 brother Splane gives a more precise explanation
- Then recently, in a video, brother Splane further expanded in the explanation introducing the linchpin: brother Franz.
Stephen Lett words apply here too, "there is more proof for the overlapping generations than there is for gravity, electricity and wind"
There you have it. Is there a better example of circular reasoning?
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Kenneth Flodin: ‘This Generation Will ... Not Pass Away’ (Matt. 24:34)
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmbpbb5k_mc
never a jw

the chutzpah!

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