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  who has been out the longest?

  by stan livedeath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  who has been out of the cult the longest ?.

  i'll start--i resigned in 1971, but attended occasionally as a non-interested husband to keep the wife sweet, untill my last circuit assembly in autumn 1980. no connection with the cult since then.

  so--its either 47 or 38 years, depending on how you see it.. which begs the question--why am i on this site now ?.

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  The last time my wife and I set foot in a KH was about early `93 for a JW funeral ,never again.That was the last straw .
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  Do you want to play with bears? You are now qualified for baptism!

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at today's wt study about child baptism, someone commented and she pointed to the picture of the little girl playing with her teddy bear.

  she said, 'she may be looking at her bear and thinking about getting to play with bears in the new system.

  her parents notice this, and they decide since it's real to her she may be ready for baptism.

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  Manipulating children to become baptised without comprehending the consequences of such an action should they have second thoughts later on is Child Abuse .

  And they the J.W`s religion should be held accountable for it and so should the parents if they support this action against the child in being shunned and ostracized by all the baptised members of a congregation.
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  Is the GB guilty of crimes against humanity?

  by Chook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the changing of doctrine that cost brothers their lives or future happiness .

  told flock to get no education .told sisters for one hundred years that having children wasn’t gods priority .

  deaths resulted from no organ transplants and blood fractions.

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  The Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses are ethically wrong as they are morally wrong in their manipulating of the rank and file of their fellow rank and file members of Jehovah`s Witnesses to follow their direction and obey such direction without question .{ Even to the point of their members not understanding or agreeing with the direction given} Yet they are told to obey and not question the Governing Body`s decision .

  And the fact that they can be ostracized /shunned for disobeying such directions should make them culpable of being guilty of coercion
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  Trump mentality = Watchtower mentality

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the fake news is working overtime.

  just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the network news about me is negative (fake).

  why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt?

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  That post from

  - Aug 2018 Study Edition, should raise a red flag to any sane thinking person who is truly interested in truth.and doesn`t want their thinking abilities shut down by people with an agenda.
  
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  Gonna read the new bible front to back

  by Jayk in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm gonna read the new light bible front to back.

  (see how far i make it).

  besides wanting to read more.

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  Good luck with finding a "GOD of LOVE" anywhere in the Old Testament .{ Hebrew Scriptures }

  If you by chance think one exists .
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  Seeking info - murder suicide in WA Australia - were they Witnesses?

  by iwasblind in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hey guys.

  a grandfather murdered his wife, daughter and 4 grandkids.. the father says his kids are in a "new system" and says his god is "jehovah".

  the grandparents lived on a farm and called it their "foreever farm".

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  I watched the video of Aaron Cochran and I agree with Diogenesister assesment of the situation.

  What I would call fringe dwellers of the religion other family members fully in but they are neither in or out yet highly influenced by the religion where it suits them. They are vulnerable people and also victims of the cult.

  Maybe the Grandfather thought the situation was hopeless and that if they died before Armageddon they would be assured of a resurrection.

  Thinking like a true Jehovah`s Witness.

  I also agree with Steve .

  13 hours ago13 hours ago

  Some people shouldn't be interviewed or "allowed" to speak so soon after a tragedy.

  People in shock can say the damndest things.
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  Do Witnesses Experience Racial Discrimination To Your Knowledge?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my experience in the kingdom hall was that racial discrimination and profiling was not typically practiced....that i know of.

  i was in a diverse city with every type of skin color and nationality imaginable.. i’m wondering if the witnesses have changed due to the current affairs exposed by the media everyday.

  are there discrimination issues in jw land??

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  I was a little surprised / disturbed when I learned that the J.W. religion had segregated congregation meetings of Blacks and whites back in the day.

  But then again why should I have been surprised , didn`t they have a publication in the early days about black people `s skin turning white ?
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  1919 Selection - When first referred to?

  by AuntBee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know when the wt officially started referring to jesus choosing them in 1919?

  the first reference to it in the publications?

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  I think it may have been in the book "God`s Kingdom Of A Thousand Years Has Approached" by Fred Franz printed in 1973{ Though I could be wrong
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  Other Religions use the Name JEHOVAH too

  by UnDisfellowshipped in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  are jehovah's witnesses really the only religion that promotes and preaches the name of jehovah?.

  jw's are always claiming that they are the only religion that preaches and uses the name jehovah, and that is why only they will be saved.

  for example, look at this quote from the watchtower:.

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  Jonathan Sargent

  I suggest you look at the Greek Text in the "Kingdom Interlinear of The Christian Greek Scriptures" published by the WTB&TS and you won`t find the name Jehovah anywhere in it .

  Nor will you find the Tetragrammaton or any equivalent letters in Greek referring to that name anywhere in that publication.

  Jesus Christ ,the Apostles nor any of Jesus Disciples ever used the name Jehovah or any such personal name of God in the New Testament.

  It just isnt in their.
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  Volcano eruption in Hawaii! The end surely must be near!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  umm how do you think islands are formed to begin with?

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  smiddy3

  Ain`t that the truth OTWO ,haven`t they also said that false prophets would also arise in the last days to mislead many ? not referring to themselves of course ?