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Anyone else feel guilty about bringing others into the "truth", once you have learned TTATT ?
by Dunedain in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i guess this is not so much about guilt, per se, but more so if you feel an obligation to reveal what you now know about ttatt, to those who you have studied with, taught the "truth" to, and are still in the borg ?.

i am sure most of us, after learning about the evils, and lies perpetrated by this organization, must feel some sort of guilt for being the catalyst in "exposing" others to the cult.

honestly, i feel none of us should actually, feel guilty though.
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1999 - Pay Attention To Daniel's Prophecy!
by mildren53 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i search this book in pdf, original version non revised.
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New study - JWs by far the least educated religious group in Canada, Australia and New Zealand
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the religion of the educated classes revisited: new religions, the nonreligious, and educational levels - james r. lewis .

the measure lewis uses to compare religious groups is what percentage of members of the respective religions have graduated from college.

the findings are similar to the results of the pew survey in the united states.
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Do a person need a college education to be a good JW
by Santa in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
yea i know it's not required or anything, but a lot of the people in the congregation are clearly in need of help that the elders can not give them and none of the other members seem to want to help.

so is it wrong for a person to want to get advanced social and medical training skills to help those in need?.
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Some Booklets I Request
by mildren53 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the following booklets do also have my interest:.

1942 jehovah's witnesses - who are they - what is their work?

(32 pages).
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Openly converting to another religion but not disfellowshipped
by R Franz Ferdinand III in
1. jw
2. friends
odd.... friends of mine recently became members of an evangelical church.. up until they got baptised in this church, they still were visiting the jw meetings on a regular basis.they weren't really fading in the true sense of the word.. they came out of the closet about their new conviction quite publicly and even didn't shy away from getting in debate with the elders on biblical topics.. the elders are obviously very aware about their position and as they still were attending the meetings not so long ago, they clearly can be considered as people associated with the jw organisation.. as far as i know it seems they won't get disfellowshipped.

as long my friends don't harrass fellow witnesses with their 'renegade ideas' and 'false religion', elders seem to comply and leave things as they are.. this puzzles me as defecting to babylon the great always has been one the most worst offenses a jw could possibly commit.. could this be a case of local elders interpreting/applying things their own way or is there a (new) general policy trending ?.

anyone who knows about similar cases ?.
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Do JWs believe they will be the only people saved at the "end"?
by LaurenM in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the answer posted on jw.org: "no.

many millions who lived in centuries past and who weren’t jehovah’s witnesses will have an opportunity for salvation.

additionally, many now living may yet begin to serve god, and they too will gain salvation.
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Any Reviews or Feedback from the District Convention??
by daringhart13 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i stopped in to see if that are any overwhelming statistics, stories or feedback from people regarding the 2016 district convention.....haven't seen much...... any stories or threads?.
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How many members of Governing Body have college(or higher) degrees?
by intropist in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wonder what universities they would have gone to?

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if possible, former members and current ones separately.... .
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What's your passion???
by Faith after Deception in
1. jw
2. experiences
yesterday, i was feeling very blue.

this is quite unusual for me, as i tend to be quite an upbeat, positive person, so spells of sadness or depression take me by surprise and are a real shock to the system.

you know, i don’t believe in “putting on a face” or pretending to be ok; this “fake it ’til you make it” malarkey has never been something i’ve liked.