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  Research paper on Effects of Shunning

  by peacefulpete in

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  after being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.

  many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.

  i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.

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  jhine

  Aren't Indians and Philippinos locals as in they live locally ?

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  Research paper on Effects of Shunning

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.

  many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.

  i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.

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  I've read through this thread a few times now and watched the video

  Cofty l agree that the WT does absolutely deliberately control people. On this forum l read a post about a book written by a chap ( I'm getting there) about brain washing techniques. I think that it was around 12 specific techniques used by communist authorities have been identified. The WT uses most of them . That can't be a coincidence.

  As to other denominations being as active as JWs well in terms of doing face to face preaching like door knocking or carts that's true . Howevet the video gives lots of examples of ways in which Trinitarian churches are pro active in the community. Food and hygiene banks, debt advice , helping homeless people in practical ways. JWs are actively discouraged from charitable work .

  There may be less bums on seats but those there WANT to be there . They aren't there because of threats of shunning.

  The WT seems to do it's usual trick of cherry picking verses to make the case for shunning and also to back up their " God given authority " . I see no case to be made for shunning or for any one person or group having the authority to rule people's lives and then ruin them if they are not fully obeyed in the Bible .

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  Research paper on Effects of Shunning

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.

  many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.

  i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.

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  jhine

  So you are saying that basically JWs do more than members of other denominations, is that correct ? As in getting out there and recruiting ?

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  Research paper on Effects of Shunning

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.

  many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.

  i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.

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  Thank you Joe .

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  STOP criticizing the self-appointed Governing Body......

  by BoogerMan in

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  .....you imperfect shower!!!.

  w74 2/1 p. 96 questions from readers - “in the case of those who will rule with jesus christ, jehovah god...“declares them righteous” and thus views them as being perfect, without sin, while yet in the flesh on earth.” (rom.

  8:33) .

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  I will cease immediately, henceforth and forthwith as well as straight away.

  Thanks for the heads up

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  Research paper on Effects of Shunning

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after being around this site for 21 years now, i've heard many recount their stories and feelings.

  many times i can immediately relate but other times they seem to have had a very different experience with the church.

  i'm sure that is because not only are all of us different in personality, but congregations and family dynamics vary as well.

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  jhine

  Joe , l am sorry to say that l am not familiar with yours and Slimboy's assertion that the activity rates of JWs , compared to other religious traditions, are exceptional.

  Could you explain what you mean ? As a member of another religious tradition l am curious.

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  Governing Body: The growth we have is a sign of Jehovah’s blessing.

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  this looks like your typical watchtower study meeting.

  lots of empty seats.. twenty-five years ago my old congregation had around 180 congregation members.

  the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

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  jhine

  Sisters doing microphones !!! Who heard of such a thing ?

  Any other Christian group have women ministers or lay readers. Or just women doing readings and prayers .

  To be fair most churches have falling numbers or no increase . My own local church has kept steady numbers , but no growth .

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  What happened to Catholic church bashing.

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember back in the 80s almost every awake and watchtower magazine, think all, hade an article about how bad and evil catholic church was.

  what happened to all the bashing?

  was it because people in catholic countries got offended?

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  A case of " methinks they do protest too much " ?

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  Sunday January 15 is my 76th birthday. I answer some of your questions.

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  happy birthday 2 me!!.

  sunday is my 76th birthday and i know that you want to know how it "feels" to have outlived my usefulness, to have lost my natural beauty (being reduced to wrinkles and flab), and constantly walking into a room not knowing why i'm there.

  you also are curious as to how i can continue to find a reason to live since none of my kids think my opinions have any possible value, most of my facebooks friends i wouldn't recognize if i tripped over them on my way into starbucks, and my monthly expenditure on bird treats exceeds u.s. spending on the military.

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  Happy Birthday Terry .

  🎉🍸🎂.

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  for all or all time?

  by enoughisenough in

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  2. bible

  pasting this page for hebrews 10:10 https://biblehub.com/parallel/hebrews/10-10.htm.

  it speaks of jesus sacrifice for all ( as in all peoples ) or is it for all time?

  ( one time only).

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  jhine

  Sorry , l managed to put the 2 screenshots in the wrong order.

  They are taken from a site called Bibleref . There is more on there but these 2 snippets explain it well , l think .

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