Topics Started by taoInitiate

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True religion - anyone have a clue?
by Tin Man in
1. jw
2. friends
what is the true religion anyone have a clue?.

i would love to know, if anyone does have a clue; being a witness most of my life it gave me this feeling like i really was in the true religion and god really was with me cause i belonged to the "true religion.. i have noticed that witness's say the elders were appointed by holy spirit, how do they know did they see it, it just dawned on me that all of it has been based on the premise that i had to have faith in what they say rather then substantiated facts; all of what they say simply put is nothing more then words, contrived by men only, if you tell them this you get the treatment like your going to be destroyed which is paramount to going and burning in hell.
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The new UADSP!
by taoInitiate in
1. jw
2. friends
hey guys and girls.

i think it's time we started a uadsp :.

unseen apostate directorate of the south pacific.. who's going to head up the australian division?
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Wacky Weenies - You have to see it to believe it!
by VioletAnai in
1. jw
2. friends
the perfect gift for that someone special in your life!

already got american pie?

try wacky weenies!
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I thought this was a good description...
by taoInitiate in
1. jw
2. friends
the world is full of half-enlightened masters.. overly clever,.

too "sensitive" to live in the real world,.

they surround themselves with selfish pleasures,.
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Thank you simon
by chezza in
1. jw
2. friends
hi simon, firstly i would like to say thank you for allowing us to post on here, its been a real eye opener for me to see that there are other people out in the world like me, that we are not the freaks after all, when i first got disfellowshipped i thought it was a terrible thing, that i was leaving the truth, now, after spending around a month on here i can see i never was in the truth, so thank you for letting me see that.. also can i say its refreshing to see someone admit when they make a mistake, like you did in the thread by sf, thank you for not being too proud to listen.
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My Big Bend Pics
by Valis in
1. jw
2. friends
i finally got my big bend pics up.

when you have a free moment check them out.. http://www.sassquatch.com/bb.

sincerely, .
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Differences between JW's in different countries?
by taoInitiate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is a quote by ozziepost in another thread:.

"a coupla years back the service department overseer at the bethel here complained to me that they couldn't get the australian elders to follow instructions, nor to do what they were told!".

i think it emphasises something that i've been wondering about.
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A paid clergy class?
by taoInitiate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"expenses are manageable, as there are no paid clergy and the meeting places are modest.

" quote from wt website.. http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/beliefsfaq.htm.

this quote is rather interesting..."no paid clergy".... but notice what it doesn't say...yes there is a clergy, just that they're not paid!.
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Governing Body, starting to doubt themselves?
by taoInitiate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was thinking.... anyone who receives a large amount of criticism starts to doubt themself eventually.. so, unless the governing body is receiving power from another source (eg.

heaven, and most of us here would doubt that), then i would think that they have to start to doubt themselves.. for example, the wizard of oz, i'm behind this curtain here, pretending to be powerful, but i'm really just a frail old man, who has no special power.

my influence is a sham.
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Figures for Df-ings, Da-ings, and WA's
by taoInitiate in
1. social
2. current
hi.

just wondering if anyone has current figures on the number of disfellowshipings, disassociations, and walk-aways that are occuring from jw's.

i've heard a lot of older figures, but i was wondering if there was a source for more recent data.. thanks for any help here.... taoinit