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  Are There any JW Teaching that you DO Agree With?

  by NotFormer in

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  (apologies for the typo in the title.

  "teaching" should read "teachings".

  i misread vanderhoven7's most recent post as being the above.

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  Biahi

  Duran, that’s the beauty of a Christian church. You are welcome, even if you may not agree with everything 100%. In the JWs, they kick you out and shun you.
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  Memorial attendance

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  2. beliefs

  curious.

  what was your local memorial attendance like tonight?

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  Biahi

  Jensus, supply your own matzoh and wine. Pass it to everyone in the family. Reject it. Then, when the memorial is over, put cheese on the cracker and enjoy it with the wine.
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  Chosen

  by Gman2001 in

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  2. beliefs

  how exactly did jehovah come down to earth in 1919....look around at all the religions....and choose the bible students?

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  Biahi

  I asked my mom this same question, trying to get her to think. She pretended not to understand the question. Maybe that’s a good question to ask the cart people.
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  Can someone remind me the reason's you could be disfellowshipped?

  by SydBarrett in

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  2. friends

  the only reasons i can remember are smoking, sexual immorality and of course, apostasy.

  there must be others but having been out since 1990, i'm drawing a blank.

  i was thinking perhaps serious criminal offenses that result in prison, but then i remembered a brother in my congregation in the 1980's who went to prison.

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  Biahi

  Balaamsass, you and your wife, 3rd Gen, should write a book! I would buy it.
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  Sorry I have been quiet as of late...

  by ukpimo in

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  2. friends

  this website is an invaluable source of knowledge for me in my deconstruction journey as i gradually fade away from the org.

  i absolutely love it here.. however, i haven't been very well as of late.

  and i make an effort to bring a sad little message.

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  Biahi

  Sorry to hear of your cancer diagnosis, ukpimo. I wish you the best for a full recovery. 🙏🏻❤️
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  Special Talk just prior to the Memorial

  by Acluetofindtheuser in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  is the sunday special talk prior to the memorial just an introduction of a new outline for the sunday public talks?.

  is it an attempt to get the faders back to the meetings?

  they present in a way like some new light is going to be presented at the special talk..

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  Biahi

  Not former, I remember the SNL character, Dana Carvey, playing the church lady! So funny! And Balaamsass, I totally agree with you. I used to walk out of these “special” talks, wondering what was so special about it. Just more BS. 💩
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  What "message" does the J.W Org. have to offer that will attract new members ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the message they have been pushing for 150 years or so is "the end is near !"..

  in the educated, civilised world, people think " yea ?

  maybe because of economic meltdown exacerbated by climate change, but not from some intervention by a non-existent god".. "would you like a free bible study ?

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  Biahi

  Vanderhoven, that is their teaching in a nutshell! Perhaps those at the carts could have your statement printed up on a card, to hand to passersby’s. 😂😂😂 JOIN OR DIE!
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  Inviting People to Meetings

  by HereIam60 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the current memorial invitation campaign got me thinking about the few times over the years that someone i invited to a meeting actually came: .

  1) once when i was "new", i invited a friend to a sunday meeting.

  neither of us drove, so the brother conducting my study picked us up.

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  Biahi

  I remember being at the Thursday night snooze fest when, to my surprise, a girl from my class showed up, with her mom. Her mom was studying. I spoke to her after the meeting, I was kind of happy to see her (because misery loves company). They came to only a few meetings, never saw them after that. The mom quit the study. 🤷‍♀️

  I think I was in 5-6th grade then.
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  Damon Wayans witnesses in interview

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jws have been loving this & sharing on social media, millions of views in the last few days.

  damon does have some light swearing here and there, but he claims to be a practicing jw and gives the whole witness theology about the signs of the last days & breaking down the words of the lord's prayer regarding god's will being done on earth.. starts at the 28:55 mark.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfhnlqfuadw.

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  Biahi

  Good point, moonmanchu. What is a “practicing” JW? Versus a “non practicing” JW? Does that make me, who faded 40 years ago, a “non practicing” JW?

  I suppose they could start using that term for those who drift away from the faith. 🤷‍♀️
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  Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

  by liam in

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  2. current

  usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

  this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

  for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

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  Biahi

  Hoser, wow! What kind of business do you own?