Topics Started by Bonsai

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What kind of cheese do you like?
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
i went to www.sensibus.com and they have 160 different kinds of cheese.

i just do not know which cheese i want to order.

any suggestions?
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Chinese Communist Party to commence nationwide crackdown on Christianity including Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwleaks in
1. jw
2. friends
8 october 2016. china's governing communist party is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on the christian church.. by matthew carney - abc.

the communist party has just enacted much tougher laws that criminalise christians if they do not pledge loyalty to the state.. chinese president xi jinping has warned that all religions now have to become "chinese" and the new laws will attempt to bring churchgoers and their leaders under party control.. the new laws will put the state firmly in charge, giving the communist party the ability to hire and fire church leaders and change religious doctrine to make it more chinese.... that means churchgoers will have to pledge loyalty to the communist party first.. there is good reason to be afraid.

chinese authorities have already started the crackdown in the christian heartland in the southern province of zhejiang.. it's been extensive and brutal.
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My Story
by HereIgo in
1. jw
2. experiences
my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.

former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.

as an example for young people.
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ls homosexuality really normal?
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
l know animals do it but their animals.they dont live by a moral code.the thought of 2 men going for it is not normal.what are your thoughts?.
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According to one JW there can only be 1 of 3 reasons why you left.
by Bonsai in
1. jw
2. experiences
i asked an old jw friend of mine why so many baptized individuals leave the jw religion.

"did it ever occur to you, old friend, that maybe they know something that you don't know and have valid reasons for leaving?

", i asked.. his response set me back for an answer.
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Inappropriate Behavior
by rebelfighter in
1. jw
2. friends
now i know i am getting older or of the older generation.

i have had a very strange day with a lot of strange dealings with people with strange behavior today but this one incident was just over the top.

so i came out of a store in a busy shopping center.
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Are Gods true worshippers on Earth today? If they are not JWs then who are they?
by Formerbrother in
1. watchtower
2. bible
is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?

if they are not jws then who are they?.

who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.
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What is the purpose of life?
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
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Ultimate door stopper
by Chook in
1. jw
2. experiences
when answering door ask jw what is the youngest age that they have heard of their young ones getting baptised.

response will be between 7-14 depending on there mental capacity to recall.

then proceed to ask if this young one later in life joins another religion is there any sanctions .
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Taking the Bible Lessons And Going To a KH For First Time
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've taken the bible lessons but have never attended a kingdom hall.

i was curious as to what point they begin to tighten the screws of control?

let's say you're a baptist.