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  My husband reinstated our son

  by Finally Left in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dear friends, we were so touched by your warm welcome and all of your comments to my ballroom dancing post.

  thank you so much for your kindness.. i have more to tell you, but i wanted to share this with you.

  we have a son that has been disfellowshipped for 18 years for smoking.

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  never a jw

  Wonderful story! Please tell us the rest.
  
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  How do I get you to Visit my house

  by I have question in

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  2. bible

  okay simply put i am not of your faith however my faith allows me to learn and study other people's beliefs and faith's.

  now i believe at least from what i have seen that you people are humble and respectful, when interacting with me.

  and that watchtower book thing u hand out has actually helped me in the past.... taught me that resentment only hurts me and not the person i resented, that was really needed at the time.

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  never a jw

  "Taught me that resentment only hurts me and not the person I resented, that was really needed at the time"

  You don't need the watchtower books or their "ministers" to learn that. All you need is a working brain and some honesty with yourself. If that doesn't work get non-religious self help books. But mainly stay away from cults, which create a very appealing image to draw you in, and later abuse you and exploit you.
  
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  Bret Weinstein: Evergreen State College Racism Controversy

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  great discussion, well worth watching.

  covers racism, the bubble that some people live in vs the reality that resulted in trumps election and more (and jws get a mention too).. the rubin report (and many of the guests he has on) repeatedly knock it out of the park with sensible, calm and important analysis and commentary on important issues to our society.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-feapcgxnyy.

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  never a jw

  "...the left now only values shouting and punching"

  Define left. Do we start at some "median" in the political spectrum and 50% on one side is left and the other 50% is right? "left" and "right" have become so overused to describe the guys/ladies with whom I don't agree. I think it is time to work with the specifics of each case and put forth sound arguments without attaching useless labels to the other side.
  
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  How ballroom dancing helped our exit

  by Finally Left in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just wanted to say hello and thank you for all of your comments.

  when i finally figured out this was not the truth it was nice to know i wasn't the only one - it was a surprise to learn how many there are.

  february was my last month of service after 43 active years.

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  never a jw

  Thank you Finally Left. Great story! Great exercise! Great pastime!

  But even greater is that you got to see the light!

  Welcome!!
  
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  When Your Adolescent Questions Your Faith

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20120201/adolescent-questions-faith/.

  this article doesn't touch on the topic of what a parent shoud do if their teenager has made an educated decision to stop attending meetings.

  but, hey...what else do you expect from the watchtower coporation?.

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  never a jw

  Fact: Witness parents strive to inculcate love for God in their offspring, just as the Bible commands them to. (Ephesians 6:4) Nevertheless, they realize that when a child becomes an adult, he or she will make a personal choice with regard to worship [and be lovingly shunned if they make the wrong choice].—Romans 14:12; Galatians 6:5.
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  Is there truth in religion

  by bola in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am asking this questions due to the teachings, beliefs and practices of different religions..

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  never a jw

  the only truth I have heard is when a member of a certain religious group says "all other religions are wrong"
  
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  How Far Up The Ladder Did You Go In JW Land?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i pretty much did it all.

  vacation pioneered as a youngster and became a regular pioneer out of school.

  i became a ms then an elder.....the organization pushes you to be somebody within the confines of their realm.

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  never a jw

  a seat-warmer in the weekend meetings and some assemblies until I woke up, quite literally. Most of the times I fell asleep at least for few seconds. Then I had the pleasure to tell an elder that his religion was a cult without being called to a JC
  
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  2017 Convention Video Remember The Wife Of Lot

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0qpoelk2r4.

  the dad in this is a total douche.

  i dont know if the videos have become more judgemental and culty in the year since i left - or maybe im just noticing it more?.

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  never a jw

  Holy s**t! That's a full length movie! Not great acting, but getting better. I have to make the time to watch the whole thing.

  What makes it more cultic is that they are cramming cultic life in one 90 minute single movie.
  
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  What's worse, 2 week old getting nearly 100 rat bites and living, or Jesus' torture and death?

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  2. current

  some 35 miles from here, in the small town of magnolia, ar, a teen couple is in trouble -- as they should be -- for allowing their 2 week old girl, a 5 pound baby, to suffer nearly 100 bites from rats.

  one of the bites was so large and deep it required plastic surgery.

  i don't want to even think about the horror this teeny creature felt during those instances -- and the horrible nightmares she may suffer in years to come.. i wonder if this is one of those human experiences that may be worse than what christ suffered on that stake.

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  never a jw

  Drearyweather,
  

  You missed the part where I said "rational". Your arguments are purely emotional, subjective
  
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  Sanderson's hate speech

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  gb member sanderson has given a hate speech in response to the recent russian ban.

  it was given as a morning worship rant.

  sanderson sports his usual smirk.. he opens up quoting matthew 10:22, 23 about persecution.

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  never a jw

  "All governments throughout history have raped religions of their assets"

  ...and religions have raped individuals of their assets. Aren't the government's assets also the people's assets? Therefore the stolen assets were just returned to the rightful owners.