Shotgun, I simply think you guys are trashing them a lot n areas where they don't shouldn't have to. I've never had a ny bad JW expererience. And since most you offer negative views of them, I try once in a while not to. (I do recognize some faults)
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The New System of Things - How much longer?
by Nosferatu inthis post isn't about "how much longer until the new system of things" arrives.
i'm wondering how much longer people will buy this load of crap?
the society has been telling the r&f that armageddon is right around the corner for 124 years now, and they're still using this method.
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What would be a good age to die?
by Joker10 in.
wat do you think is a 'good' age to die?
if i'm physically active and strong, i say 74.
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It seems people aren't treating you with enough respect, KGB.
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We told the Children!!
by 2escaped lifers inhiya everyone!!!
as we told you in our short intro, we decided that we had enough proof?
evidence?
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If i were to be in my early teens and my parents would tell me what you just said to your children, I would certainly not be happy. Maybe cuz i had a personal bible study and didnt depend on my parents to teach me and instruct me. (My parents were smart to encourage me this way).
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Sex offenders register
by In_between_days ina serious subject.
i finally perused the australian sex offenders online register, just to check and make sure there was no one i knew regestered.
thankfully, there was not.
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Of course!
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Faith Shifting/Switching--JWs at the Top
by blondie inhttp://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2003/003/19.7.html
the following article is from leadership magazine, and is located at:.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2003/003/19.7.html .
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What you guys never say is that the majority of people who leave are children of JW's in thier late teens and early 20s. It all depends how you say "Shifting/Switching", since the JW membership is count different than other religions (like church attendance and people being baptized and never put a step to a church again.)
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by KGB inplease remove me from this site, i am tired of the sarcasm and the insults simply because i choose to believe in god after leaving the borg.
i am beginning to believe that the borg was a better place than this site because i never once endured what i have had to endure here with certain individuals.
it seems that it is ok for some to criticize others here but when you stand up for what you believe in the shit just gets deeper.
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You are trying to change a pesons mind, KGB. But you can't do that wIth so many JW haters around here. Yes, its definetly discouraging to try to help them by listening to them. But then they laugh or whats more, they critize you for your well-meaning thoughts. This is not the place to 'give your heart' to. Best wishes.
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The New System of Things - How much longer?
by Nosferatu inthis post isn't about "how much longer until the new system of things" arrives.
i'm wondering how much longer people will buy this load of crap?
the society has been telling the r&f that armageddon is right around the corner for 124 years now, and they're still using this method.
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Mary, you mention that 1975 was in your opinion, "the beggining of the end of them". Most of those people who left where new people who never really had an interest in serving Jehovah for a long time in this system. And I personally don't think that the "Generation" issue hit JW pretty hard, that I remember.
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JW Father Kills Self and 12-year-old Son
by fjtoth inthe following story appears this morning in the south florida sun-sentinel at:.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cmurdsui26aug26,1,2987431.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines.
fort lauderdale police suspect father killed son, then self in home shooting.
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What does these murders have to do with Jehovah's WItnesses? The man was an ass. And if I were to do a search on people who are a member of a chruch and who has killed others, i can guarantee I will find hundreds and even thousands before of newspaper and magazine articles before I find a murder-sucicide committed by a JW or at least an inactive W.
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How the Jacksons are doing
by Joker10 inla toya:
king: and says that he had many special young male friends -- the "vanity fair" article deals with other things too.
and you were raised as jehovah's witnesses?
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I hear he preaches to his fans.
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How the Jacksons are doing
by Joker10 inla toya:
king: and says that he had many special young male friends -- the "vanity fair" article deals with other things too.
and you were raised as jehovah's witnesses?
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La Toya:
No. KING: And says that he had many special young male friends -- the "Vanity Fair" article deals with other things too. And you were raised as Jehovah's witnesses? Do you still have that faith?
L. JACKSON: I believe in a lot of the faith, but I am not a Jehovah Witness today. No. There are certain things I agree with and certain things I don't. KING: OK, what is your faith? Do you believe?
L. JACKSON: I believe in God. I'm very spiritual. I'm a spiritual person. I think being spiritual doesn't mean that you have to go to church every Sunday or throughout the week as long as you have that connection with God. And that's what I have and to me that's the most important thing that we speak.
Michael :
(From CNN News)
CHUNG: Rabbi Boteach, you've known Michael Jackson for a while and you actually worked with him on projects that involved children. What did you find most disturbing about this interview? Because I think the general consensus is that there were many parts of it that were disturbing.
BOTEACH: I only saw a part of it.
And I was nauseated and sickened that a man of Michael's ability and God-given talent should have so -- should have become unglued on international TV. Michael's a profoundly private person. Why he submitted himself to this kind of invasion of his life is beyond me. I always used to say to him, when these requests first came in for this interview about two years ago, that: You'll never be more famous than you are. You're one of the three most recognizable names on the planet. What you need is credibility, as opposed to celebrity. Go to universities. Lecture to major bodies. If you want to be a true activist for children's rights, then you have to be taken seriously.
We gave a lecture at Oxford for that reason. We gave a lecture at Carnegie Hall. Michael Jackson is a man who has a profound spiritual core. He was a Jehovah's Witness. He used to witness, even after "Thriller" came out. He was the No. 1 star in the world. He would knock on doors and he would sell "The Watchtower" magazine.
When he severed himself from that spiritual life, he lost his anchor. And now we see him, sadly, as being totally adrift. And my heart breaks for a man who has a golden heart. He's a philanthropist. He's a profoundly good man. But no one can watch that interview and not see an idol that all of us had so many years, a guy who entertained us, who danced for us, who sang with us, and not be heartbroken that this is what it's coming to.
Janet:
EBONY: I've noticed that you often make references to God. How religious are you?
JANET: God is very important in my life. I didn't grow up in the church. I grew up a Jehovah's Witness, which truly is different. The first time I was in a church was when I actually got married to James (DeBarge) in Michigan (1984), and he took me to a church. And what an experience that was. I had never seen anything like it before. You know, seeing the people getting what you call the Holy Ghost. I had never, ever experienced any of that before. I grew up in a religious home. It's very important to me. If I were to have children, I would raise them with some sort of religious background. I don't necessarily at this point in my life believe in organized religion. It's more of a one-on-one relationship with God, talking to God and feeling Him and knowing that He is there and a part of me, a part of all of us. That is what has truly gotten me through these hard times, aside from my friends and family. It truly has been God and getting on my knees and not being afraid to do so.