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  My son was accepted to prestigious universities

  by never a jw in

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  some background needed.

  five years ago i decided to research what i thought was a good religion, the religion of my jw wife, to whom i have been married for almost 23 years.

  what prompted my research was my then 14 y.o.

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  Tell him to keep his nose clean there is still lot of boozing, drugs and loose sexual behavior on campuses which should be expected since most Universities and their adjacent dooms are full of young inexperienced and experimenting adolescents.

  A preconceived self awareness to these facts can be a valuable acceptance while there.
  

  Nonsense. Tell him to make responsible decisions about everything, including sex, use of drugs, and the kinds of people that he allows in his life, that includes religious people in campus that recruit for harmful organizations like the WT.

  Instead of being narrow about sex is this, drugs are that, reinforce his self-love and self esteem, and that way he will be responsible in any decision he makes. Also make sure that he has good education about the problems that abuse of drugs cause, and the problems that irresponsible or risky sexual behavior can cause, some of them permanent.

  FEAR doesn't work. Telling him "this is bad", doesn't work either. reinforcing being responsible with himself because he's worth it does wonders and he applies that principle to everything.

  Regarding the educational college experience, I'll give the same advice my father gave me. It was one simple word: learn.
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  Yet another kingdom hall being sold off

  by pepperheart in

  1. watchtower
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  hi acording to a property website called rightmove a kingdom hall in dawlish devon is being sold off.. another poster has told us that in liverpool two more kingdom halls are being sold off, so this has been a good week .

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  Hi acording to a property website called rightmove a kingdom hall in dawlish devon is being sold off.

  another poster has told us that in liverpool two more kingdom halls are being sold off, so this has been a good week
  

  That's what entities in the real estate business, like the WT, do, sell properties for profit.
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  'special' televised meeting today

  by zeb in

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  sunday meeting with the above held today saturday.. any in the east of australia know anything about it, more blurb or an arc copout?.

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  And as always, at the start, "no videos or recordings are to be made".
  

  No evidence that they said what they said, as in...
  

  How one non believer paid the postage on all letters to Russia that one kh wrote.

  Yeah right, like to see the proof of that
  

  Do the math.
  
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  Reading Journal To Bethel

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ray publisherer interviewed one-time bethelite peon "brock talon" about four years ago and i'm now reading talon's book journey to bethel.

  for those of you who may not be jws (and even those who were and are), that journey provides a fascinating insight into the pecking order at "god's house"... at least how it was in the early 80s.

  and it's a book even the rank-and-file faithful would find amusing.

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  Thanks.
  
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  NEW BOOK! Exit to life: How I stopped being a JW

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  1 april 2017 - a new book has been released today titled "exit to life: how i stopped being a jehovah's witness".

  the three-part structure of the work on the basis of his first names - i. konja, ii.

  simon, iii.

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  Sounds interesting (hopefully it's not an April fool's day joke :-)
  
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  Did you have a favorite pub . . .

  by compound complex in

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  publication, that is?.

  i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

  i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

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  Our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a WT publication you especially liked?
  

  Back in the day when I decided to give that Jehovah thing a serious try, it was one of the same books that you chose. It was the "All Scripture..."

  I do have a favorite pub (of the other kind) too.
  
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  Banned or Not It Will Be Spun By WT

  by mr_doubtful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  banned: proof we are true christian's because we are being persecuted!

  (despite the other extreme religions in the same boat).

  not banned: no man can forge a weapon against jehovah!

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  Yes, they say a lot of contradicting crap and still want to be right in everything.
  
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  Latest elders meeting during circuit visit

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those not aware:- during the circuit visit there is a meeting with elders &ministerial servants based on an outline.

  the mss are dismissed then local matters (eg new elders, meeting attendance etc) are discussed.

  recently there has also been a part of the outline just for elders - one year it was about stopping anyone dressing in a "gender blurring" way from going on the ministry.. the latest visit has a section of the outline for elders.

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  Thank you for sharing this, Saltheart Foamfollower. I think that this is valuable information for the lurkers and for people who still have doubt about the way the WT handles their priorities.

  Personally none of it surprises me, but it is great information to share. Thanks.
  
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  My mom is into "The Secret"

  by BlackWolf in

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  2. friends

  lately my mom's gotten into all kinds of weird "power of positive thinking" kind of stuff.

  she watches "the secret" and bob proctor videos all the time, and now she's trying to get me into it.

  to me her being into this sort of thing seems kind of hypocritical.

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  Anyways what do you guys think? Is the "law of attraction" approved by the watchtower? In my opinion the whole concept of it is bs and I hate that she is so controlled by her emotions that she will believe anything. She is always mad at me for listening to my "satanic" music yet she gets to do whatever she wants I guess.
  

  I wouldn't be too harsh with her. I don't know her and don't know the entire situation, but based on people I know and my own personal experiences, my guess is that there's a very, very fine line that divides "positive thinking" and denial of the sad realities. A lot of JWs' brainwashing is masked with a false sense of security and certainty about the future. Being already conditioned that way, the I guess it shouldn't be too surprising that she may fall into denial, probably maybe realizing that the WT isn't giving her the certainty or sense of security it has.

  Just a guess, and I may be way off. Either way, I hope that she awakes. Facing reality can be very, very painful. Pipe dreams glazed as "positive thinking" may be what a person needs at a given moment.
  
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  GoBo hints we want all to dress American I

  by oppostate in

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  2. humour

  in this wt literature illustration from a german kingdom hall, one can see that the two nonwestern jw's on the right are featured as needing to improve on their choice of clothing and become more american like the gobo wishes them all to be.. .. .

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  I think that I saw that or a similar illustration before. I remember stating that I wonder what does any of that has to do with eternal life in paradise or being a decent person. Not to mention that that's some very capricious Jehovah is that's so important.

  Thanks for sharing.