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Confused about Satan's plan according to WTS
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my rudimentary understanding of jw beliefs is that satan is leading traditional christian religions and the wild beast of the un is his tool.

is the wts concept that the un will eventually ban all religion and this will start the big a?

wouldn't satan be working at cross purposes if 'he' is leading the false religions too??
10
Foot in mouth again - sigh
by new22day in
1. forum
2. suggestions
my ex bf, newly reinstated jw, was texting me that his 75 year old parents (uber dubs) are giving him grief about taking on some debt to buy a new truck to invest in his new job.

they thought he should just resume his old window cleaning biz.

so i told him just to tell them not to worry about the debt since it will be wiped clean in the new system, which is right around the corner.. whoops -- i thought i was being clever but apparently my comment offended him.
8
Christian and a Hindu prayed for me today
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had an accident wed. night and dislocated my knee while walking the woods.

took the paramedics 45 minutes to find me in the bush.

friggin' hurt but i learned morphine is your friend.
303
New Pope about to come out
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
maybe she'll be really progessive..
54
Could the JWs sway you back...?
by new22day in
1. jw
2. experiences
op based on mr. freeze's topic - could attending the meetings/studying again sway any of you back to the org.

hearing the propaganda over and over again is pretty powerful i'm sure.

(i'm a non-jw, non-christian (no offense), stubborn as a bull and even i had moments of pause based on some of the doctrine (lasted 30 seconds) but i never had family/friends at stake or a background in this.
12
Jack JWs - is this common?
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i've heard about jack mormons.

are there jack jws (folks that partially believe but their lives are pretty worldy) ?

what are your thoughts about these peeps?
23
I have a dumb question re: publishing corp...
by new22day in
1. jw
2. experiences
many of you refer to wts as a rich publishing corp. since the mags they pass out are free i don't understand how they make money from them?

sorry for the dumb question - curious newbie....
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The real danger of "end times" thinking
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if the world is going to come to an end doesn't it drain one's motivation to make the world a better place?

is religion just giving people a free pass to apathy and letting them off the hook?

.
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Noah's Ark and I'm a dumbass
by new22day in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
walking down memory lane today and recalled a convo with my ex about noah's ark.

(i made all the rookie mistakes when talking to my ex about jw stuff -sigh.

) i think i said something like 'if you believe in noah's ark take the cat and a mouse from the backyard for a drive around the block and let me know how it goes.
63
JW played me and broke my heart
by new22day in
1. jw
2. friends
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