Posts by Alex Bogdanov

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Anybody here still believe in the bible?

by Mel Morris in

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i'm a current bible student of jw's looking to chat with someone about biblical doctrine.

i'm not interested in talking with an apostate or a fader, i'm just a person looking for answers and wondered if there are any neutral voices in this forum who have good insights into the bible.

i currently talk with a couple of jw's on a personal level from my congregation and they are knowledgeable to a certain extent, but i dare not ask them certain questions because, as you know, the congregation has a culture of fear that impacts trust and openness, especially concerning biblical doctrine or the societies teachings.

Alex Bogdanov

Hi Mel, I don't believe that Bible is from God, but I believe it was written by smart people and the book is great. Obviously not every part as the world have changed. Have a look at my book 'If Only', Chapter V second half. I think it will be interesting for you. Even though my book is not about religion I have an ex JW character and I wrote her thoughts in that chapter. My book is not banned by JW and I am not DFed. Here is the link https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07C9GF3WF/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Hopefully this information will be helpful for you

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2018 Convention :The Cry for "Peace & Security"

by jwdoctrine in

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzsk2k9y7qs&t=835s.

the talk of the cry for "peace & security" from the sunday morning program.

Alex Bogdanov

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oh man, I might start going back to the conventions. Sit somewhere in the corner and gently laugh

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Please explain the meaning of this wt 2018/10 article

by Gorbatchov in

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a very strange article, suggestive.. what do you think about it?.

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-october-2018/1918-one-hundred-years-ago/.

g..

Alex Bogdanov

Another article about doing the ministry. They will make same articles after 1000 years. In 3018 they will publish the same stuff. Telling members that in 1918 brothers and sisters didn't stop.

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Watchtower Says: "Please Do Not Touch CALEB and SOPHIA" (at Warwick HQ)

by HiddlesWife in

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please check out this thread from exjw reddit: .

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/8ev6qv/watchtower_says_please_do_not_touch_caleb_and/ .

any thoughts?.

Alex Bogdanov

Since the Armagedon was cancelled the Organisation will slowly become a usual church. Where people will go because their parents used to. Like Orthodox church for example that is selling candles, icons and other merchandise and Orthodox followers dont mind buying it they understand it is for fun. I hope JWs one day will realise that what they do is not serious just another hobby to kill time.

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Did your ability to work get affected by waking up to TTATT?

by stuckinarut2 in

just curious.. when you started to wake up to the truth about the truth, did the shock and the whole experience distract you from your usual activities such as performing at your place of work?.

did you become so consumed by researching, and the subsequent factual discoveries, that it affected your ability to carry out daily tasks?.

Alex Bogdanov

It didn't happen with me. Even though at one point I was a pioneer I never allowed Organisation to take full control of my life. Very slowly I was studying the real truth about the truth. For about 10 years. And gradually I stopped going to the meetings and bothering with brothers and sisters. So last year when I stopped going fully it was quite easy. It didn't affect my schedule at all. I think if to drop it instantly that will come as a shock, but it didn't happen in my situation. I became a witness in a slow manner and I left it same way.

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Are YOU Shunned By JW Family or Friends?

by minimus in

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some who are not disfellowshipped are still shunned i also know there’ are disfellowshipped ones that family still associate with..

Alex Bogdanov

I am not dfed, but the majority of my relatives and jws avoid me. I stopped going to the meetings and when so called brothers and sisters asked me why I respond that for me there is no difference between Babylon the great and the Organisation. Both are fraud. But I always wish them good luck on their spiritual career. I find it funny how offended they get. JWs depend on human opinion to much. Thats why they avoid everyone and stay amongst themselves to convince each other that they are important. 😂

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My 2018 convention review (BR)

by Ray Frankz in

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so this years convention was all about:.

1) neutrality means not taking sides.

jws must not have any opinions about politics, even if it affects you or your job or your social class directly.. also .

Alex Bogdanov

Thank you for your report Ray Frankz. Yep, the organisation is going more and more down the hill. Poor children who are raised in such a crazy environment. When this great tribulation will come I hope all JW parents will be punished first for being plainly stupid and uneducated

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses selfish??

by stuckinarut2 in

is the average jehovah's witness selfish and self-centred?.

i know, i know...many will object and say "no - preaching is the most selfless thing a jw can do.

it saves others lives...".

Alex Bogdanov

From my experience I think 9 out of 10 JWs are selfish people. I have seen with my own eyes how during CO week JWs avoid some of the brothers and sisters at the KH to look super spiritual in front of CO. The majority of JWs think only about their status within the organisation and they will sacrifice anything - family, children, parents etc. It is exactly the same when employees would do anything to get a promotion. So they are selfish, self-centered, weakhearted, childish and dull. I am very sorry for saying this but only a dull person will exchange spirituality over family. For me greedy material people and greedy spiritual people are the same. This world is only about them they don't care at all about the rest.

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Unwillingly I continue to annoy JWs

by Alex Bogdanov in

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hi, i have excellent news.

i posted here before that the book i wrote was published.

four months passed by since.

Alex Bogdanov

Jakem2012 😂😂 thats a good one

Blownaway, that is very interesting. Thank you for sharing 👍

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Unwillingly I continue to annoy JWs

by Alex Bogdanov in

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hi, i have excellent news.

i posted here before that the book i wrote was published.

four months passed by since.

Alex Bogdanov

Hi, I have excellent news. I posted here before that the book I wrote was published. Four months passed by since. I didn’t ask JWs to read it, but because they were curious some did, and it made them very angry. My book is not about JWs, but one of the characters is an ex-JW and the book is mentioning some negative aspects of being a JW. I am not disfellowshiped so plenty of brothers and sisters told me nasty things and they couldn’t wait when I would be disfellowshipped. But they are fuming now, it seems I won’t be disfellowshipped. The book I wrote is fiction and it seems elders came to the conclusion that they can’t disfellowship me for a made-up story. For now, that is. I am sure they will find a way. My dear forum friends if you know any brother or sister who would love to find out the negative sides of being a JW and not be disfellowdshiped for it, please give them my book. Thank you for your support.

My book is “If Only” by Alex Bogdanov. The book is available on Amazon – e-book and hardback. Or in store - Waterstones in UK only. FB, IG, Twitter pages - @alexbogdanovuk