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  We thought it might be Armageddon when...

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
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  were there ever specific occurrences which you or those around you thought might be the start of "armageddon"?.

  i remember 9/11 being such a day as it happened right as the meeting for field service ended.

  it was the week of the c.o.

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  Interview with cultBgone

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. can't, have family still in.

  were you a born in or a convert?.

  convert.

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  Idol Worship

  by cultBgone in

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  we couldn't celebrate birthdays because that was self-idolatry.

  young boys couldn't have posters of sports stars because that was idolatry.

  young girls couldn't have posters of their favorite rock band, same reason.. however, as "pioneers" we were told to memorize the names of the governing body members and the names of the wts presidents.

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  May 15, 2014 WT: "God will intervene on behalf of his people"

  by cultBgone in

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  i borrowed this mag as i hadn't looked at one in several years.

  of course i had to review "are you moving ahead with jehovah's organization?".

  paragraph 4 under heading "satanic action leads to armageddon" states:.

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  Yet they baptize and df children...

  by cultBgone in

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  2. beliefs

  interesting comment box from a 2012 wt mag...found this when looking for something else.

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  sure, "they realize that when a child becomes an adult, he or she will make a personal choice with regard to worship" but if their decision is to not be a jw, they are cut off from their family.. talk about deception, these guys are masterful... .

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  Does anyone remember the article which mentioned that many non-jws would survive armageddon?

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i seem to think it was a november wt issue but can't remember precisely, but it was probably printed within the last three years.

  after being told for years and years that everyone not a jw would be destroyed, this was amazing to see in print!

  yet when i pointed it out to others, they just shrugged it off and left me wondering what i was missing.... does this ring a bell with anyone?.

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  Counting Your Time?

  by cultBgone in

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  2. friends

  here's a novel concept that you never hear much about at the kh:.

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  What do you think attracts new ones to the JW organization now?

  by cultBgone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is an offshoot from the jws then and now thread...it made me wonder what exactly people find attractive about the cult today?

  why are they joining?

  any thoughts?.

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  So how many of us had guilt pangs because our WT was not highlighted?

  by cultBgone in

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  we attended several different congregations in different states, and the one common thread among them all was...if you had your study article highlighted, you were a good jw.. honestly, how often did you cover over your magazine when the attendant walked by handing out copies to visitors?.

  sheesh.

  would anyone believe how weird this organization really is?.

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  Any seniors looking for association?

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  2. relationships

  life is tough when you've spent your best years in the borg...how do you reconnect when kids are grown and you're close to retirement age?.

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