Growing up as a JW I was made to fear Jehovah and it wasn't till I was old enough and left home that the doubts started. It is still hard and it takes time to really get that voice of conscience out of my brain. I no longer fear Jehovah but it did take time.
William Penwell
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Did I ever fear jehovah?
by Ignoranceisbliss inwhen i think back on when i started losing faith in the borg it all becomes kinda fuzzy.
even when i was 19, a pioneer an ms and the local golden boy i clearly remember lying about my field service time every month.
if i really feared jehovah there's no way i would of done that.
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why dont more elders leave?
by Crazyguy inyou would think that what they are exposed to more would wake up and leave, why not?
thoughts..
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William Penwell
I was going to add that in the world a lot of these janitor and laborer elders now feel some self worth that someone would look up to them.
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Another cheery video for the kids on jw.dork
by konceptual99 inhttp://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/kids-animated-videos/.
enjoy..
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William Penwell
I threw up a little myself, could only stomach about 30 seconds of the brain washing.
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New "Caleb and Sofia" video on JW.ORG....you have to see it!
by stuckinarut2 inok, so i dont want to be a negative bitter person...and we all love little kids, but i am just so torn about the new video just uploaded on jw.org.
if you havent watched it yet, have a look at it...."an animated series that touches hearts".
(yes, its well done...and they certainly like to do a lot of boasting about their technical skills etc...).
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But its the suggestive, leading and manipulative comments that make me get annoyed...The plug for GB...the leading way all kids must Love Jehovah etc...
This is nothing new they have been doing this as long as I can remember. Same old tired cult tactics.
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Your thoughts on demons, ghosts and spirits
by Crazyguy inas a jw were taught all about demons but i never had an incident.
my wife believes wholeheartedly says her family including her has had problems with them.
i have met people that even non religious people that say they have experienced a ghost or a spirit.
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It is something made up by religion to scare us to death and keep us in line.
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Old WT Publications I have
by William Penwell ini have a number of older wt publications.
due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.
if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.
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Have all these books been scanned?
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"It's not religious..." Wait... What???
by dynamiterose77 inmy friend, mike works as a massage therapist, and there is a woman at the shop that is super-jw-woman and is constantly hounding him with things.. today, he's messaging me and he tells me that she was trying to push a brochure or something on him.
he said he'd really rather not read a religious pamphlet.. so... she says, "it's not religious... it's from god.".
isn't that kinda what religious means?
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This is nothing new. My ex used to get so offended if I would refer to the JW's as a religion as they believe they have the true belief and are better than other religions. The funny thing is after leaving the JW's, I would hear other religions like Pentecostals referring to their beliefs as the "Truth".
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Old WT Publications I have
by William Penwell ini have a number of older wt publications.
due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.
if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.
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William Penwell
Probably easiet for me to scan it and then it would be available for everyone.
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Old WT Publications I have
by William Penwell ini have a number of older wt publications.
due to downsizing, i would like to get rid of them.
if some of are of value and have not being scanned, i could scan them for all to share.
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William Penwell
I have a number of older WT publications. Due to downsizing, I would like to get rid of them. If there is not much value in them I will just re-cycle them. If some of are of value and have not being scanned, I could scan them for all to share. The Books I have are:
Paradise Restored To Mankind-By Theocracy! (1972)
"Babylon The Great Has Fallen!" God's Kingdom Rules! (1963)
Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God (1966)
"Then is Finished the Mystery of God" (1969)
"Things in which it is Impossible for God to lie" (1965)
"Your will be done on earth" (1958)
From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained (1958)
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How is the org really run? What goes on behind the scenes?
by Magnum inhow is the org really run?
what goes on behind the scenes?.
i just read an older post on this site that was recently bumped (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6600/1/don-adams-biography) the post mentioned the adams brothers don, karl, & joel and how influential they are/were at headquarters.
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I believe that there are those at the top that are delusional, that think that God is on their side but I also believe there are those that know it is all a scam and are only in it because they like the power. I agree with talesin comments that the board of directors treats the organization as a corporation and the bottom line is money, otherwise if they didn't string and control the R&F members around the organization would have been out of business a long time ago.