The theme centers around supporting each other and including everyone in the good will.
Support and inclusion are words I've never seen or heard any JW using, ever.
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Convention In The News "...all questions regarding Jehovah's Witnesses are welcome"
by pale.emperor inhttp://www.wday.com/news/4291635-thousands-plan-gather-jehovahs-witness-dont-give-convention.
this weekend thousands of people are gathering at the scheels arena in celebration of their faith.. jehovah's witnesses from around the world are assembling for the "don't give up" convention.. .
the morning starts with a music presentation and then continues on through the day with prayer, song, and speeches.. the theme centers around supporting each other and including everyone in the good will.. everyone is invited and all questions regarding jehovah's witnesses are welcome.. really?
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Cart Witnesses Today - I am not impressed
by pale.emperor injust approached a cart then with two jw girls holding out mags.
they continued chatting to each other about car insurance when i took the watchtower from one of their hands.. ok, so it looks like i'll have to get the ball rolling.
i asked if they were jehovahs witness.
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In my day I loved to get into a bible discussion.
The WT doesn't rely on them anymore, that's all. They can do whatever they want.
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Sounds like A Organization to me...What a bunch of Bullsh@t.
by Buster k inhello and hope is family a nice day today, much love and hope to all.
well that is how i am feeling now, not yesterday when i wanted just the opening of july broadcast of the cult, no really the opening 15 minutes is full of 100 percent horse $#it.
right when you have the host with that spandex hating dude talking about how the subject of this month is organized to do jackrabbit will.
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I'd love your stile if I could understand a word of what you are saying.
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The coordinator of cong visited me last night
by Chook inhe ran into me a work and asked could he come , i said only if you're by yourself and don't wear company garb.
3 hours later and i might as well talked to myself.
i used every illustration and persuasive argument.
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3 hours later and i might as well talked to myself. I used every illustration and persuasive argument.
I hope that doesn't surprise you. Again, presenting facts and evidence alone will do little if nothing at all. If you have been a JW, you should know that yourself.
3 hours of your life that you will never get back.
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Thank you.
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Why I think the Trinity doctrine is an irrelevant talking point with JWs, and what I believe could be a better approach.
by Island Man inthere are no authentic/uncontested bible verses that prove a trinity.
the trinity doctrine is arrived at by inferences - not unlike the way that jws arrive at the doctrine that jesus is michael the archangel.
the jw proof texts against the trinity are at least as strong, if not stronger than, trinity proof texts.
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Interesting. My approach is more on how relevant that is in the bigger scheme of things. If you believe differently than what the WT says, they claim that you will get killed. To me, that is more important to address.
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chasing me for a report
by Phoebe ini'm fairly new on here and i've told a lot of my story but to recap, after 60 odd years i've stopped going to the meetings.
my husband had already left the truth years ago and my children didn't become jws.(phew!).
i had a horrendous childhood growing up as a witness which included sexual assault by a close relative, also a jw.
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But how do I handle this?
First, big hug. It's quite A story and that's the least that we all can give you.
I don't know the specifics about your relationship with other JWs or any other attachment that you may have, even if you decided to stop going. I say this simply because it's impossible for me to completely erase my first 23 years of life born-in and raised a JW, leave alone 60 years.
I'm also inquiring because I could tell you what I would do, which is not advise, nor is it something I necessarily encourage you to follow.
What I would do is that every single time that every single JW contacted me, I would not drop the topic of the abuse and the letter, and talking to the elders, and them turning their backs on you. I wouldn't miss the slightest opportunity to give them a reminder.
To me, doing that: (a) would give me the power to let them know what needs to be addressed if they want to deal with me at all, (b) will force them to either address the issue or leave you alone once and for all.
Again, this is what I would do. Another course of action is just letting them go. Be always busy, always "will call them back", always have something to do and never have all the time in the world for them. remember, you are no longer supposed to be obligated (you never were, anyway) to drop everything and talk to them just because they say so.
One more thing is that you have a great asset, which is your non-JW family, and a husband who knows where you are coming from. Use them, get closer to them, get their support. I'm sure that they will be on your side.
When it comes to sexual abuse, the trauma is not just the event; it's also that disgusting coverup that people do. Sadly, religious organizations (many, though not all), are as guilty of doing that very same harmful thing.
I hope this helps, and another hug.
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Can a jw past come back to haunt a person ?
by lancelink inwhen a person joins the jw organization, do they make a statement claiming that they totally renounce any other religion ?.
i recently took a class titled " religions of the world" and for a final project students need to attend several religious services, and write a paper on the experience.. i find religions to be very interesting to study, but it has crossed my mind that i may have agreed to something when i became a witness back in 1977/ 15 years old at the time.
it is not a major concern, but i would just hate for some statement to appear, or be found by someone stating that i once completely disavowed any religion outside of the jw's.. not being neurotic here, just don't want that ridiculous part of my past jumping up and stabbing me in the back😜.
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When a person joins the jw organization, do they make a statement claiming that they totally renounce any other religion ?
Interesting thoughts. Some things make more sense (at least to me), when I make a difference between religion, religious organizations, religious based businesses and cults (also known as high-demand, controlling groups). What and how people live, the things they need/have to do after they walk away from any of those, they all vary depending on what they are leaving. That is, not to mention that some people are kicked out, like Dfed people.
Please bear in mind that controlling, manipulative organizations always give the illusion that the controlled people are making a decision on their own, hence they always stay away from negative statements such as "renouncing other religions".
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Hilarious Seth Andrews lecture - "How Christianity steals the best ideas"
by doubtfull1799 inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knik8nisrry.
worth a watch imho.
very enlightening and entertaining at the same time.
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...qualified to hear the condemnation mentioned in Mathew 7:21-23
"qualified to hear"? What the heck does that mean?
Anyway, thanks, doubtfull1799. I happened to have read his book. Good work, and fun to watch,