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  If you wrote book about JW's what title would you give it?

  by LogCon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many, after leaving or being cast out of 'the society,' have felt so strongly so as to write a book.

  some well thought out and good reading.. my questions are the following:.

  if you were to write such a book what title would you give it ?.

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  Zoos

  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  Oh wait! Already taken.
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  Family Lost- Dealing with the "Inevitable"

  by BLWashington in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so... recently lost my favorite aunt, mother of my favorite cousin- she was a "witness" when she died.

  inactive, but still a witness.

  who lived with my witness mother and stepdad.

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  Zoos

  BLW, that's exactly how I feel.

  I would be more upset by the realization that I wasn't upset. The death of a family member is supposed to make you cry, mourn. But that won't be the case for me IF someone even bothers to contact me - which I doubt.

  Family bonds can be broken beyond repair. Natural affection can can be destroyed. The Watchtower cult has not only perfected the process but they seem to be honing their skills on it every chance they get.
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  On a Scale of 1 to 10---How Devoted Were You To Being One of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i grew up in the religion, i was a 10. i wanted to be made a "servant" because that was instilled in me from infancy.

  i diligently studied ever piece of watchtower literature and defended my religion intensely.. when i got into my 30's, i started to see little cracks in the watchtower's surface but decided to "wait on jehovah".

  then i started to research a little more critically and realized i couldn't defend the prophecies, the treatment of people and the hypocrisy that was becoming more obvious, that especially an elder can see.. it was a gradual thing---from a 10 to a zero!.

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  Zoos

  Absolute 10.

  I never sought a position because I saw through the politics of it. I wanted to focus on the ministry even though I hated knocking on doors. Still, I thought that was where Jehovah wanted me.

  It's amazing that you can be so zealous for a belief or cause, then totally turn your back.

  That fact still leaves me scratching my head sometimes.
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  Do you pray over your meals? If so why? If not, when did you stop and why?

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to answer my question, no i do not pray over meals anymore exept for when i am with other jws i do a 15 second head bow for appearances sake.

  i just came to the realization god had nothing to do with whether i ate or not.

  many believers are starving right now whilst many non-believers are eating like kings.. also why should god give me food while he lets little children in dprk concentration camps starve to death.

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  Zoos

  I quit praying before meals long before I woke up and left to organization. Every single freaking meal, e v e r y d a y ! ! ! It started sounding like a chant. A pre-recorded message that amounted to noise without meaning. I don't have a problem expressing my gratitude to God but EVERY MEAL?

  James 1:7 - Every good gift and every perfect present is from above, for it comes down from the Father of the [celestial] lights...

  Yes, but...

  BU2B - I came to the realization that if god gets the thanks for having food, then he also gets the blame for when there isnt any.

  I find it difficult to thank God for my full plate of food every day when there is abject poverty just up the street from me.
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  Bob Jones U. - Sounds Familiar

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/12/1277113/-bob-jones-university-helped-cover-up-sexual-abuse-fires-investigative-group.

  yup, reporting sexual abuse hurts jesus so shut up and walk it off.. sounds very familiar to me - except that in watchtowerland it would be 'bringing disgrace on jehovah's organization'.. .

  metatron.

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  Zoos

  I live just up the street from BJU and it is well known for its spit-polished public appearance. They are worse than JWs in convention cities.

  Yes, worse.

  The students and faculty may not own a pair of blue jeans and if they're caught wearing them in public they will be dismissed. Hair must be at regulation length. Shirts ironed. No pants for ladies. Faces shaved no mustaches.

  With this kind of fanaticism and control it's hardly a stretch to understand that reporting internal flaws to the police are stepped on even harder.

  Oh for the sake of Jesus. The outside of the Bob Jones cup is quite shiny.
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  My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

  12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

  15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

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  Zoos

  Perfect timing!

  I was just having a conversation with an awakening JW two weeks ago using this same line of reasoning. I've seen a similar write-up on the subject... somewhere. Anyway. I fumbled my way through it, unsure about the effectiveness of my presentation.

  In an effort to clarify, I just emailed her a copy of your post. Thank you! Your timing could not have been better.

  And... NICE WORK!
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  Don't Question GOD! (aka the governing body)

  by sunny23 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  did a simple search in the wt library for words like, "question," "questioning," "doubts/ing,"obey," "understand.".

  these are listed in order of occurence oldest to newest (up to 2012 as my library is 2012 version).

  "if we have love for jehovah and for the organization of his people we shall not be suspicious, but shall, as the bible says, 'believe all things,' all the things that the watchtower brings out"qualified to be ministers (1955) p.156.

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  Billy's Comments You Won't Hear at the 01-19-2014 WT Study (7 Shepherds, 8 Dukes)

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  16-20. we shall also have to raise up against him seven shepherds, yes, eight dukes of mankind.mic.

  what is the most important thing that you can do now to prepare for any future attack on gods people?.

  all of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.. .

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  Utah man goes on hunger strike to the death to protest same-sex marriages

  by adamah in

  1. social
  2. current

  you can't make up this kind of religious nut-job fanaticism:.

  http://www.4utah.com/story/utah-man-fasting-to-stop-same-sex-marriages/d/story/k9sjvlgmmeuberqg9aeobq.

  although in retrospect, it's no more extreme than those jws who die refusing blood.... adam.

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  Zoos

  Pass that idiot some gay wedding cake.
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  What the Watchtower has in store for 2014

  by mistified in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what, in detail, do you think will happen?

  because we all know 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the kingdom rule of christ or at least it was..

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  Zoos

  Warning! 2014 — Armageddon is right around the corner~!!!

  Drop out of school! Shun the critical thinkers! Preach 18 hours a day! Bookmark our site and do not read the others!
  Don't masturbate! Weed is the devil! Science is evil! Obey! Obey! Obey! Obey! Obey! Obey!

  Hilarious, Braincleaned.

  I intend to plagiarise this for an email conversation I'm having with a friend.