Topics Started by park ave boy

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LOOK! Something new and shiny!
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
isn't it amazing just how easily distracted the average witness is?.

with the flood of stuff being produced and uploaded on the website, from embarrassing corny videos and songs, to music for kids, to cartoons etc, the average witness has no time to actually stop and think about the actual doctrines or facts about the organisation.

nor the past, nor the scandals being exposed by real news outlets and media.
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Astounding! How much do you REALLY know the history of the Jehovah's Witnesses? I bet you DID NOT know about this!
by park ave boy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
quick background.

a few days ago someone brought up an old new york newspaper called the "brooklyn eagle.

" during lunch i had a little time to do some research about the whole jw.borg and what i found almost knocked me out of my seat.
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A convention in the eyes of a reporter
by Funchback in
1. social
2. current
http://www.vice.com/read/the-jehovas-witnesses-annual-convention-was-so-organized-it-was-creepy.

the article is a good read.

the comment section from the jws are hilarious.
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Preaching? For what purpose? All JW's need to ask this question.
by park ave boy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what is the purpose of preaching if not for converts?.

basically, preaching by the jw's is to make converts.

this in itself implies that jehovah's witnesses believe that they alone have the only acceptable way to god and that everyone else is just not worthy.
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Jehovah's Witnesses' Brooklyn tax exemptions totaled $368 million
by OrphanCrow in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
jehovah's witnesses' brooklyn tax exemptions totaled $368 million.

downtown brooklyn partnership ups its pressure on the tax-exempt organization to donate $50 million.

the jehovah’s witnesses have been exempted from paying at least $368 million in taxes on their brooklyn real estate holdings over the last 12 years, according to an analysis by the downtown brooklyn partnership and consulting firm bjh advisers.
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"Always submit to the Church Administration", everybody sing it now!!
by WingCommander in
1. jw
2. friends
here's a wonderfully sickening video from another cult, the "church of christ".

have a listen and tell me if it doesn't remind you of a certain familiar jw tune, namely, "listen, obey, and be blessed!

this is crazy, just crazy!
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Book Review: The Watchtower Society, Organizational Misbehavior
by johnny depp in
1. jw
2. friends
this is the way crisis of conscience should have been written.

finally, a book written on the watchtower society by someone who actually knows how to write!

after reading the subheading, “the psychology of jehovah’s witnesses,” (pages 160–182), i have abandoned the belief that we have an “unconscious,” and will never again consult any psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.
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Honestly, Did Jehovah's Witnesses Do Anything POSITIVE For You?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i was raised as a witness and am very thankful that i am out.

having said that, i think my upbringing produced positive qualities in me.

do you believe that anything positive came from your being a witness?
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Seriously....We have to start attacking this cult!!! Enough is enough!!
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i propose that we make pintrest accounts and start openly challenging this crap.. .

seriously.... any suggestions?

this crap cannot be left unchallenged.
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What are the biggest holes in the ransom sacrifice?
by Half banana in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how honest are the proponents of jesus as the ransom sacrifice?.

curious to see what type of response there is on a topic like this or does their study only seek to confirm their preconceptions and ignore uncomfortable facts?.