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Do Not Be a Victim of Propaganda! vs Sept 07 OKM
by Black Sheep in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is an adaptation of my commentary for my wife on one of the propaganda articles still published on the official wt website.. i think they are a good set of articles to refer to when discussing the sept 2007 okm qfr and jws cultish behaviour in general.. .

cheers.

chris.
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1914, Generation doctrine belief change!
by Gill in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had the dubious pleasure of explaining the 1914 generation change doctrine to a relative who has been a jw for all of his life the other day.

he didn't even know that there had been a generation change and that the wt was no longer claiming that those alive in 1914 would still be alive when armageddon struck.. however, he said he would only believe me if i could tell him the exact date of the watchtower that explained this change.. though i know it is 1995, i do not know the exact date/issue and he refused to research it claiming it would show lack of faith on his part if he questioned his beliefs....but he said he would look it up if i told him which issue it was.. so, please, could anyone direct me to the exact issue in which this world shattering event was revealed?.

i remember, many jws, especially elderly ones being shocked at this revelation, but obviously this particular relative was not concentrating at the time!!
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"time before tribulation is miniscule. I am scared. I know it must be true"
by Wasanelder Once in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"i heard from ones that had gone to the convention that our time before tribulation is miniscule.

i am scared.

i know it must be true.
15
Jesus as the mediator for the 144,000 only
by marsal in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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does anyone know what wt issues claimed that jesus was the mediator only for the 144,000?.

i need to be able to prove it to someone who is certain that the wts never stated that.
10
The Bible VS the Koran
by JH in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here is an interesting link that compares the bible's teachings versus the koran's teachings.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~dbates/koran0.htm.

is there a way to know for sure which out of the two books is more credible?
28
In "The Truth"?
by rockhound in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while at assemblies we would often see friends" in the truth", and one of the questions they would almost always ask is, are your kids still "in the truth"?

it seemed the thing to ask, with so many falling away from" the truth".

reflecting on that expression "in the truth" i think that most witneses feel as i did, that the watchtower had pretty much cornered the market on "truth" from god's word, hence the feeling that if we stayed close the the watchtower organization, we without doubt had,or were in, or were closely associated with "the truth" .
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ever had an out-of-body experience?
by poppers in
1. jw
2. friends
once in a while, usually in the morning shortly after waking up, i find my "body" lifting up from my physical body, but i remain attached at the head.

it's a very pleasant experience but i wish i could totally separate from the physical body so i could go exploring.

this happened this morning again.. .
93
When Was The Last Time You Set Foot In a Kingdom Hall?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
weeks?

months?

years??
15
Does the WT EVER Admit to being Wrong?
by UnDisfellowshipped in
1. jw
2. friends
can the governing body of hypocrites ever admit that they are wrong?

the watchtower august 1st 1978 issue, page 3:.

can you admit when you are wrong?.
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Is the Bible Really the Word of God?
by gumby in
1. jw
2. friends
is the bible really the word of god?

while sitting in my garage having a smoke, i reached up to an old publication (which i keep handy on my shelves).

it was the book stated above.