Wow... this is a sick reality. Never saw it quite like this.
NeverKnew
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The Religion Of Rejection - And Now That Includes Me
by dubstepped indue to some recent developments i find myself in a new place, and at this point i've lost all of my family and fri....oh that's right, i never really had any friends in the organization anyway.
just people that wanted something from me and a few people that i would invite to do things that occasionally said yes.
the recent rejections of me got me thinking, so let's take a rejection inventory.. i had to reject all of the holidays when my parents started studying.. i had to reject any worldly friends that i already had.. even family became rejected, and the new religion had some place in that.. i was rejected in school and bullied all of the time, not just because we were poor and i made good grades, but for jw reasons too.
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I saw some witnesses today...
by Garrett ingossiping.
yep, that's right!
so, i'm sitting outside a building, waiting for my martial arts class to begin when two sisters walk down the road leading to the building.
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NeverKnew
I was in a grocery store the other evening when, it seems, the KH around the corner let out. Thursday night and men with suits and women with dresses in every aisle. I struck up a conversation with THREE of them! Do you think ONE would attempt to save my soul? NO!
I mean... I have no tattoos... no funny colored hair... Could it have been my yoga pants and long T-Shirt?
NOT ONE...
Garrett, I too want them to speak to me about "spiritual things", but alas... we get to talk about how great the peaches smell.
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rejection of your own founder?
by Mr.logic inwhat kind of confidence can anyone have in an organization that rejected its founder and first two presidents for the first 63 years of its existence?
that's 53% of the time they existed!
any comments.
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NeverKnew
Heck, didn't they just reject the anointed - the faithful and discreet slaves and providers of their spiritual food, in October, 2012 and get new slaves?
How can one trust a group who says they get their information directly from "Jehovah", but not know who's receiving the messages????
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Average Age of this Forum?
by Garrett inheyo!.
i'm quite interested in knowing the average age of those of us who use this forum.
i made a quick strawpoll that you can find at the following link: http://strawpoll.me/4340636 just pick an age and click "vote" if you wish to participate.. admins: if this breaks any rules, i apologize in advance..
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NeverKnew
Insanely curious non Jw here.
Forty nine
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Need advice on a comeback to my wife: when she is in cult mode she says faith without works is dead.
by goingthruthemotions inso i have gotten into arguements with my wife in the past about this cult.
now a days after reading steve hassan books...i just try and avoid anything jdub with her.
try to keep her in authentic mode..(not sure she really has one).
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NeverKnew
I don't know if this will help you. I've never been a JW. All I can offer is the frame from which I've come.
James was an apostle to the Jews. (Galatians 2:9) James was speaking to Jews. (James 1:2) He was using terms Jews, who had spent thousands of years in a works-based salvation, would understand. In order to gain acceptance you had to DO something. They were trying to impose that on Gentiles (Galations 1). But Paul argued adamantly against the Gentile's participation in this set of rules. (Acts 15)
Glad I'm a Gentile.
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2015 March 17, BOE!
by Atlantis in2015 march 17, boe.
(this boe goes along with the march 15 boe concerning circuit overseer visits)... click the link below and then click the green download button.. .. http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/29sj8bh.
.. .. atlantis!.
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NeverKnew
The checklist is... interesting. *ahem*
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KH 1st timer, could use some advice
by rathernotsay inhey people, .
i am soon going into a kh for the first time and i could use some advice around etiquette etc.
i know next to nothing besides the fundamental beliefs of jws, i personally dont believe in any religion, and that stance isnt ever going to change, however i don't want to come across as rude or disrespectful.
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NeverKnew
Hi Rathernotsay...
Non-JW here... my recommendation based on my experience?... They "play nice" for the Memorial. If you want to really know what kind of things your kids are hearing - you gotta catch them off guard and go to a regular service. Even better - go to a service at a Kingdom Hall where nobody knows you... show up late so nobody can talk to you about what made you show up or who you're connected to and leave early.
OH, the hate speech... It just doesn't stop.
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NeverKnew
Is that supposed to be a solar system in the background?
Where's Pleiades?
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NeverKnew
One very successful ex JW asked those who approached him (years ago)
"End is right around the corner?... Okay, well do I have to be stupid in the new system?"
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Thankyou tv.jw! you are helping my wife wake up!
by stuckinarut2 ini have to thank tv.jw!!!
(im not putting the complete link, but you know what i mean).
after showing my wife the 'trolley song' as we now call it, she was rolling on the floor in embarrassment and shock.. she shook her head, and was clearly troubled by what we watched.. little by little, the org is actually helping more to wake up!
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NeverKnew
1:05 in....
wow.