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  Just peeking in for a bit...

  by Jidders in

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  i rather apprehensively would like to say hello.. i've been raised somewhat in the truth,one of my parents is rather rather strong in the beliefs but could honestly be considered pomi with how active they are and their side of the family comes from a line of witnesses, the other parent was but faded a long time ago.

  as such i was taught quite a bit of jw teachings between family and off and on again bible studies.

  recently i had a serious emotional break down over a few months after said pomi parent had advised me that they would not attend my wedding should that day come (i also had recieved a text from my bible teacher i hadnt heard from in a year or two giving a scripture) and it sorta all sank on me that my activity over the last few years was not really jw material.

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  smiddy3

  Welcome jidders glad to have you on board .You can speak your mind and ask any question you like and you wont be judged or ostracized in any way.

  I second AudeSapere`s advice .

  And I would suggest you think about this simple fact .

  If the IBSA/JW`s as they are now called was approved by Jesus/Jehovah in 1919 as the F&DS class because of what they were teaching then ,

  Jesus/jehovah would be rejecting them today simply because they have abandoned most of those teachings that were taught then .

  Even with the year 1914 , what they taught and preached then is not what they teach about 1914 now .

  They are forever re-writing their own history to cover over their errors/false hoods about what is going to happen according to what the WatchTower and other publications they have produced says.

  Take care .
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  If you had to

  by rolliepollie in

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  if you had to follow one religion, what would it be and why?.

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  smiddy3

  Maybe something like cofty said if a gun was pointed at my head otherwise just shoot me.
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  Australia Day.

  by zeb in

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  happy oz day all ye fellow aussies..

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  smiddy3

  Happy Australia day to all my fellow Aussies ,crack a VB,.Fosters,XXXX,,Swan Lager ,Tooheys,Darwin Stubbie ,NT bitter ,or even a Cascade and put some Lamb cutlets on the barbie with a Vegemite sandwich to go with it .

  
  
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  Do you believe?

  by rolliepollie in

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  do you believe in a higher power?.

  why or why not?.

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  smiddy3

  Do you believe?

  Not in the God of the Bible ,or any other god of any other religious texts. He / She is an invention of humans.

  Every living thing on this planet lives off the life of another living thing ,devouring, eating ,consuming it.

  It`s a violent world in the animal kingdom , and the human environment .

  Christians talk about "God is Love" have they really read the Hebrew Scriptures ?

  By the way welcome to this site rolliepollie ,glad to have you on board.

  take care

  I`m the first to admit we know bugger all about the Universe now compared to what we could know in years to come , however a GOD of any sort ,I firmly believe is not going to manifest him or her self.

  God supposedly communicated with Adam

  God supposedly communicated with his Prophets

  Where is he today ?, as the psalmist said is he on the privy ? He can`t come to us right now ?
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  JW Australian Finances

  by Attewc in

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  i imagine someone has done this already, but i couldn't find it in a search.

  feel free to move to another thread if i'm posting in the wrong one.. i've been watching leah remini's scientology show (eerily very similar psychological traits to jw's) and one episode talked about how australia now requires non-profit organizations to make their finances public, so i decided to look for jw's reports.. link to jw's reports:.

  https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/db994d2f8dec3cdfdbca01e8c8e28da9#financials-documents.

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  Can someone explain the difference of 2014 and 2015 to me ? In lay man`s terms ? What happened then ?
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  Watchtower Study Edition - April 2019....Thank you for not doing enough in the field ministry

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  watchtower study edition- april 2019. are you fully accomplishing your ministry?.

  the study article starts off with praise and admiration for members who are out in the field ministry.

  the wtbts understand that you have family responsibilities, work, get sick, and have pains due to aging.

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  I`ll bet my bottom dollar that none of the G.B. ever do the equivalent hours in the D2D preaching that Special pioneers do or for that matter sit hours on end manning a literature cart speaking (witnessing) to nobody and then putting in a FS report { lying to Jehovah } that they did .

  The G.B.of Jehovah`s Witnesses today are nothing more than another TeleEvangelist sect living off the proceeds / contributions of their gullible followers.
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  Research Opportunity

  by researchstudentsophie in

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  my name is sophie mueller, and i’m currently in the class ap research.

  the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.

  for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.

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  researchstudentsophie

  Welcome r s s ,, I took the survey , I hope you find what your looking for and that this survey gives you the opportunity to advance your studies and leads you on to even better things in life .

  If you ever want to share past experiences about the JW religion this is the place to be just dont divulge anything that might identify you if you want to remain under the radar ,

  Take care .
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  JWLEAKS.ORG is back for 2019 with a Scandal

  by jwleaks in

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  yep, we are back after taking some extended time off.. the jwleaks.org website had been archived for some time.

  i was concentrating on other jw-related projects in relation to say sorry.. but the governing body of jehovah's witnesses, who no longer claim to be infallible, decided that in their fallibility the best use of 'dedicated funds' would be to launch civil action against me in a us federal court.

  to this end watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, inc., sent their attorneys after me.

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  Can you break this down into plain English for us old farts JW leaks what this actually means and its possible consequences to the WT/JW religion ?

  OK, we get that they made over 2 Billion + dollars from their sales of their properties in New York , however what is the actual scandal ?

  Pardon my ignorance about these matters .
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  Why HADRIAN built a wall to M.R.G.A. (Make Rome Great Again)

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  why hadrian built a wallto m.r.g.a (make rome great again).

  it was and ever will be known as hadrian's wall.. hadrian’s wall stretched across northern england, cutting britain in two.built in the 120’s a.d.. the dimensions of hadrian’s wall are staggering.hadrian’s wall was more than just a “wall”.

  it was a complex of forts, lookout towers, and castles.. when new, the height of hadrian’s wall reached 20 ft. (6.096 meters).. the wall was 10 ft. thick (3.048 meters)._____background.

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  So is Donald trump going to go down in history building his Mexican Wall ?

  Or

  If it ever gets built will it go down in history like the Berlin Wall. ?
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  Sir Isaac Newton

  by I Faded Twice in

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  wasn't it isaac newton that calculated the date that the end would be?

  it was like 2062 i think.

  anyways why doesnt the gb adopt isaac newton say the end is coming in 2062 and then if it fails to come blame it on him?

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  smiddy3

  Wasn't it Isaac Newton that calculated the date that the end would be?

  They would never do that as it would be giving a non G.B. member the credit for receiving Holy Spirit and direction when it can only apply to Jehovah`s Witnesses as true Christians with Jehovah`s favor.

  And Isaac Newton was way before the second coming of Jesus Christ and his sitting on the throne ruling as King.