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  Confrontation of the city bus with witness

  by perfect1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i want to share with you an experience i had last night.

  i was on my way to a vday date, hopped on the bus to get me there, and in front of me is a man folding tracts.

  they say something about an end to suffering with a delusional paradise illustration.. so, he hands one to the woman in the row next to him, and tries to hand one back to me.

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  Hey there,

  Its amazing the emotion that comes with this eh? I always remind myself to be very careful. I can come off as the unreasonable one without ACTUALLY BEING the unreasonable one, because I am the ne who has been abused or misled. Know what I mean?

  The man could have been asked a couple questions I suppose. What website is full of lies? And while it is technically true JW's do not ban college, they certainly discourage it. But sayign they ban it isn't very accurate.

  It is hard to think of it like this, but we can never be to over the top or throw our perceptions into our debates. We have to be 100% legit, ebcause otherwise the controled mind latches on to the ONE inconsistancy and excuses all the rest of the nonsense. It is really amazing. The heart wants what the heart wants.
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  JWN is my New Congregation...LOL!

  by SophieG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is jwn my new congregation?.

  i realizing that some things never change.

  i am behaving the same way i did at the kh as i am now in this forum.

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  I am upset I wasn't mentioned. I am aparently Brother Hurt Feelings....

  No but really, lets get all of our cards sent here. There is probably a way to do this.
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  Pro-JW website SLAMS apostates

  by yadda yadda 2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the site, click on the pictures to read lengthy diatribes against apostates lol.. apostasy "seeing oneself as a victim denied" .

  as a result of seeing oneself as a victim denied, there can occur a powerful drive toward disaffection and apostasy.

  as is almost inevitably the case, there is a great need on the part of a leave-taker to validate their oppositional stance, and the victim-victimizer scenario greatly assists a person in justifying their course of action.

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  Pro Russel site. Do they realize they may be viewed as apostate themselves? Do they realize Russel is no longer a member of the faithful and discreet slave?

  I don't think they have thought this out.
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  Weird rumor I heard - JWs in Sweden

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard this from a "friend of a friend of a friend...." at least 3 or 4 intermediate steps before i heard it.. so it is likely distorted, but i'll throw it out there in case someone in or near sweden can clarify it.. .

  i heard that the wts branch in sweden instructed all jws there to "get rid of" all (empahasized all) of their printed literature, and rely exclusively on the content of jw.org for their literature.. .

  that's the entire extent of it - i also got a few speculations about "what it might mean" (the society is expecting persecution!

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  ^^^^^^^Nooooooooo.............where will we find biblical truths that explain the fornication aspect of invitro fertilization!!!!! (rips garment and mourns in sackcloth and ashes)
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  I'm writing a DA letter...need advise

  by nolongerconfused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, so i have decided to da myself and will write a da letter to the body of elders.... do you have any ideas of what i can include in this letter or samples?...

  i really want to make a huge impact with this letter.. i appreciate your help everyone....

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  Unless you absolutely NEED to do this for the sake of your own sanity, please do not do it. It is acknowledging their rules and some measure of authority that they just do not have.

  It lessens your influence on those still in that you may care about. There is NO huge impact. The elders read the letter, put up the brick walls in their mind, and keep on rolling. You think they have never heard this stuff before?

  Don't do it. You have gotten your family out and that is huge! Stay loyal to your wife, and life a great life. She will come around. Pick your spots, stay active here and "up to date", and the opportunity will arise for meaningful conversation.
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  Isaiah 2:2,3 Thoughts?

  by problemaddict in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i thought i would bring this to the horde.

  there is wisdom in the multitude of counselors after all.

  this scripture has been given to me as "irrefutable", in a discussion i am rather enjoyign with someone fairly high up, that has their doubts.

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  I thought I would bring this to the horde. There is wisdom in the multitude of counselors after all.

  This scripture has been given to me as "irrefutable", in a discussion I am rather enjoyign with someone fairly high up, that has their doubts. I know how I would respond, but I wanted to see if there was anything more in depth that had been done here, or any things I may not have thought of.

  Here is the scripture in context.

  1 The thing that Isaiah the son of A′moz visioned concerning Judah and Jerusalem: 2 And it must occur in the final part of the days [that] the mountain of the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains, and it will certainly be lifted up above the hills; and to it all the nations must stream. 3 And many peoples will certainly go and say: “Come, ? YOU ? people, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For out of Zion law will go forth, and the word of Jehovah out of Jerusalem. 4 And he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.

  Thoughts? This is worth the time. It is a good conversation. I hope to share later.
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  JW Apologists Keep Commenting

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just posted a new article entitled "jw apologists keep commenting".

  there seems to be an influx of asleep jws that are trying to fight back against what they perceive to be threats to their faith by trying to refute our websites and forums.. several are currently making the rounds voting down webpage comments and youtube videos, as well as the dissident jw blogosphere.. here's a screengrab from the article:.

  here's the youtube video i made to accompany it:.

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  Hey guys,

  So I am stilll sort of a newbie, but have made some leaps. As a former pretty active "apologist" (ahem), let me say, that the ol "why are you even here" thing, is a dead end.

  Pointing out o them that they are doing something "wrong" only tells them you would prefer they not be there, because they are exposing you!

  I know that seems backwards, but it doesn't do any good at all. Some will remin apologists, some will end up questioning things as I have. i would rather encourage them unemotionally to discuss what they don't agree with, with you. It might get somewhere. If you feel like pointing out they shouldn't be there, then do so passive aggresively if you get my drift.

  Just my 2 cents since I have been in their position, (although I do like to think I was more eloquent).
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  Books that make you go hmm....

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's occurred to me that i have been reshaped by the books i have read, taking my new knowledge for granted, and forgetting that those around me have not been on the same journey.

  as a consequence sparks fly, as iron sharpening iron, as we strive to understand each other (or to insist that we are not the same).

  there are a few books that stand out, as i refer to them over and over again.

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  Free Will - Sam Harris

  Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

  Going Clear - Lawrence Wright (reading now)

  Fooled by Randomness - Salim Talib
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  Question on In Vitro fertilization - quote from 12/15/12 WT

  by sd-7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  12/15/12 wt p. 15:.

  "in a variation that some term 'embryo adoption,' the embryos placed in a wife's womb involve neither her eggs nor her husband's sperm.

  in yet another variation, a married couple's eggs and sperm are fertilized outside the womb by ivf.

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  The more I think about this, the more it is simply madness. I mean, this is absolutely huge! Ina time when politically and socially womens productive and social rights are considered on a marge stage, the ridiculousness of this extention of the mosaic law into 2012, is just amazing.

  Honestly, this needs to get out there. The Catholic church may be as loony, but they also don't have the benefit of a communal shunning program to enforce the ridiculousness.

  Just amazing. The balls on these people!
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  After fading for over a year...I finally cut my ties by posting on my Facebook page

  by eyesropen323 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was 8 when my mom brought us into the jw's.

  i am in my late 30's now.

  many knew me from school.

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  Hey Renee. I am telling you the truth when I say I envy you a little. :)