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  Gently Helping Someone to De-Tower

  by Scully in

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  it looks like today is going to continue to be a day of surprises for me.. one of my daughter's classmates called earlier and said she wanted to go "trick or treating" with my children this hallowe'en.

  normally, this wouldn't have surprised me, except that when we first met this family, it was on the little girl's birthday, and her mother made it very clear that they didn't observe birthdays because it was against their faith.

  so anyway, i wanted to clarify with the mother today, because she had told me in the interim that they were jws, and i didn't want to cause any offense or do anything that would get the little girl in trouble later on when her mother found out.

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  Great "witnessing" there!
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  Inactive.....but curious....

  by ScoobySnax in

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  i was just thinking after reading some of the posts, and wanted to ask you something..... do any of you feel, and i mean right in the back of your minds, that jws might still have the true faith (truth).

  i've been inactive for a few years now and don't attend meetings at the kh, apart from the memorial, and occasional convention.

  please don't shout me down, its just that to me, even though i've been out for a while and my reasons for "drifting" away were very painful to me, i don't feel as the majority do here.

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  Hi there ScoobySnax

  I too for many years thought that the JW religion was the truth and by sticking with it I would be saved.But I alway had nagging thoughts at the back of my mind. Then one day I started doing some serious reseach into the Watchtower by reading non-Watchtower material (which is the only way it can be done). I recommend to you the following books:

  -Crisis of Conscience by Raymond Franz (former Governing Body member)
  -In Search of Christian Freedom (ibid)
  -Gentile Times Reconsidered by C.O. Jonsson (former JW elder)

  Then I recommend you visit the following websites and dedicated at least 20-30 hours reading the various articles they have:

  http://www.freeminds.org/
  http://www.xjw.com/
  http://www.jwfiles.com/
  http://www.ajwrb.org/index.shtml
  http://watchtower.observer.org/

  It will not be easy at first. But if you want to know the truth, take my recommendation. The JWs tell other they should examine their religion. JWs should also examine their own religion. Do you know that there is a reason why the Watchtower Society is terrified of former JWs such as Raymond Franz, C.O. Jonsson and many others? Afterall, if it is the truth, it can stand any "attack". But if its false, it will crumble like a house of cards. Do it and let me know what you find.
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  Question about Detective on Panorama

  by Fatal Error in

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  a local elder stated today that the detective that appeared on the panorama program (the one who was bemoaning the witnesses lack of cooperation) has recently been found in possession of peadophiliac (sp??

  ) material, taken off duty and is now on trial.

  is this true???

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  Are there two witnesses to this alleged posession of child porn? If not, the elder should not have spoken.
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  "Alternative Military Service" Change???

  by poohbear1962 in

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  can anyone tell me when and where the society changed their position on "alternative military service" (i.e.

  service as an alternative to military service related to the draft)??

  was it snuck into a watchtower magazine??

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  Hi There,

  Check out the May 1st Watchtower magazine starting on page 9 and read both study articles. You will be astonished!
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  JW`s and Cottages

  by Beans in

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  so how many of you have or had cottages as dubs?

  now do any of you recall any families having them in your hall?.

  now if so did these families retreat to these locations during the summer months?.

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  To my knowledge, only one Dub family had a cottage in my circuit. Generally, owning a cottage was not considered Christian since you would retreat there on weekends, which meant not going in door-to-door service and possibly missing the Sunday meeting. We generally judged harshly any who owned such property.

  Edited by - stichione on 14 September 2002 16:5:57
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  Does the Watchtower use Mind Control?

  by Tower Man in

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  i just put a new article on my site called, "who molds your thinking?".

  it is about the watchtower's use of brainwashing its members.

  http://www.towertotruth.net/whomolds.htm.

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  This is a great website! I recommend everyone visit it and read the various articles.
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  Two weeks from today

  by Crystal in

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  will you be there?

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  This march will turn out to be a significant event in the anti-Watchtower movement in recent years. Unfortunately I won't be there in person, but my prayers are with them.
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  EXCELLENT INTERVIEWS on mp3

  by Dogpatch in

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  you're going to love these interviews in mp3 format that are now up at:.

  http://www.randytv.com.

  "carl and barbara pandelo: a conspiracy of silence".

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  Great job!
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  In the name of Jesus Christ

  by stichione in

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  as members of the "other sheep" we were always taught to conclude our prayers with the words: "in jesus christ, amen".

  what i don't get though is, why are we praying to god in jesus' name if jesus christ is not the mediator of the "other sheep" but only of the "little flock?

  we are instead taught that only by associating ourselves with the watchtower society can we hopefully/maybe be saved.

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  Pomingranate,
  I agree that the teaching of two classes of Christians is false. But then how do the Dubs justify praying this way when they are taught that Jesus is not their mediator?

  Edited by - stichione on 13 September 2002 19:57:20
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  In the name of Jesus Christ

  by stichione in

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  as members of the "other sheep" we were always taught to conclude our prayers with the words: "in jesus christ, amen".

  what i don't get though is, why are we praying to god in jesus' name if jesus christ is not the mediator of the "other sheep" but only of the "little flock?

  we are instead taught that only by associating ourselves with the watchtower society can we hopefully/maybe be saved.

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  As members of the "other sheep" we were always taught to conclude our prayers with the words: "In Jesus Christ, amen". What I don't get though is, why are we praying to God in Jesus' name if Jesus Christ is not the mediator of the "other sheep" but only of the "little flock? We are instead taught that only by associating ourselves with the Watchtower Society can we hopefully/maybe be saved. Maybe we instead should be praying to God in the name of the Governing Body. Does anybody have any thoughts?