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  Jehovah's Witnesses - People of Integrity

  by Saved_JW in

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  2. experiences

  when i think of integrity, a lot of positive connotations come to mind.

  i think of individuals grounded in principles, who do not operate on opinions that change based on the breeze of political or social change.

  a life that is directed by a code of morality, not on capricious emotions.

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  never a jw

  Good opening piece, but as noted by Oubliette, the main premise is flawed. JW's lose their integrity in order to stay loyal.
  
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  Hello to everybody!

  by John Free in

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  2. friends

  i wanted to introduce myself.

  like many of you i was born-in, am married with one child.

  after 36 years of this cycle: doubts-thought stopping- suppression- indoctrination-cult mode i realised enough was enough.

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  never a jw

  Congratulations on your decision to start living free
  
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  Introducing...ME

  by Heartsafire in

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  long time lurker here.

  i'm a fifth gen born-in baptized jw.

  to say i've been struggling with doubts is an understatement.

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  never a jw

  Heartsafire,

  Call me sexist, I still may be, but I read your post and assume you were a man. Yes, 50 years of a patriarchal society's indoctrination -- and a Pew research that indicates there are still a lot more women than men inside the Org--- makes me think that the first one to wake up are usually men. But it's not so lately. That's just great! Now I can claim women are just as smart as men, without forcing myself to be politically correct. Thank you! I wish you the best in your quest to set things right.
  
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  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

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  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

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  never a jw

  So sorry for your loss, your mom... and you family still alive.
  
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  The Witnesses Are Really Trying Hard To Get Me Back In

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  at my mom's bed side all i see is either jw family or friends making a concerted effort to have me return to their fold.

  evidentlyy, my mom has encouraged this and i'm a trapped prisoner, as they do their best to have me come back.

  it's bad enough that i have to endure my mom's dying, now i have to be bombarded with this bs..

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  never a jw

  The tactless strike again!
  
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  Mass disassociation pact...

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  any takers?

  we can pick a date and pull the plug?

  lol .

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  never a jw

  I have not read the whole thread, but I will contribute my two cents.

  In order to make an impact you have to gather thousands of people and you also have to contact all the news media, in the hopes that they will pay attention to the most troublesome things about JW's: blood, shunning, two witness rule that gives free range to pedophiles, secrecy, no higher education, false prophecies, non profit org. without any charitable work. Let us hope that, by then, people are paying attention to anything Watchtower and your DA letter carry significance outside JW circles and will reach many people outside the org.
  
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  Again, where is the WTBTS letter in Spanish??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started a post to inquire about it, then my post disappeared.

  will this one disappear too?

  dd.

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  never a jw

  Is this it?

  Sorry, if it's not legible. It's an image that I copied in a word doc, and copied back on the website.
  
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  Again, where is the WTBTS letter in Spanish??

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started a post to inquire about it, then my post disappeared.

  will this one disappear too?

  dd.

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  never a jw

  Here we go again:

  
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  New member

  by New Order in

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  hello, i am a new member.

  i grew up in the jw religion; however i am not an active jw.

  have been visiting this site for about 3 yrs, and have become quite attached to it.

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  never a jw

  Welcome! Good story.
  
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  Printing Company to Video Production Company - Insider Information

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  many people think that wt is a publishing company and at one time that was true.

  however, they are slowly fading that out into more digital publications.

  we all have come to the conclusion that printed material from the wt is going way of the dinosaur.

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  I think the Watchtower is going into uncharted territory and I have my doubts it will turn out well. They have too much baggage to overcome, and I don't see an easy way out of this conundrum.
  

  Two Options regarding being a video company:
  

  1. Morphing into a company...that's quite feasible. Just channel the money out into a real for-profit organization. Then transition from being a religion into a company. When there's enough money and infrastructure to operate as a for-profit company, then screw the religion, claim that you are broke, and bye-bye believers.
  2. A religion with a remote operation using your home as your place of worship, ain't happening. The only good part of religions lately, in fact the greatest appeal of JW's religion, is their ability to offer an instant network of well behaving friends. Take that out and your membership plummets.