Topics Started by Maggie

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What would JWs do if... (my first post)
by Segg in
1. jw
2. friends
what would jws do if all the members of the governing body were assassinated?

do you think they would have serious doubts that jehovah was truly with them?

would the whole organization fall apart?
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Hidden Talents
by Paradise Found in
1. jw
2. friends
did being a witness bring out any hidden talents in you.
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Anybody hear about the new confidential letter sent to bodies of elders in
by researcher in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
canada re the freedom of information act.

when someone moves to a new congregation a letter of introduction is sent.

usually the elders use this opportunity to list all the negative things about the person or family so they have a black cloud above them for years to come in their new hall.
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Were Most Of The Elders "On The Ball" In Your Congregation?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think most of the elders relied on the "smart ones" to help them out.

my experience was that there was probably 2 or 3 "sharp ones".

the rest were dopey!
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A couple of questions about summer conventions (spinoff)
by razorMind in
1. jw
2. experiences
being as i haven't been to a convention in years, i have a couple of questions:

do they still come out with that list of special-jw-rate hotels at the service meeting for the summer conventions?

also, i remember times when the list would be practically useless by the time my parents got home from that service meeting and started trying to make reservations.
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What do jws say about cave art?
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
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i presume they say it was done after the global flood because mud and such-like would have obliterated(sp?

) them
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Is anyone a christian evolutionist?
by Panda in
1. jw
2. friends
just asking because my church of christ friend says you cannot be both.
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Pagel's latest "Beyond Belief"
by Panda in
1. jw
2. friends
elaine pagel's recent work beyond belief, the secret gospel of thomas gives some excellent examples of questioning what we have been taught and looking into all of the interesting historically "hidden" books of christianity.

i especially appreciated her explanations of why so many interesting writings never made it into the sanctioned bible.. what i got from this book was that power is/was the road to acceptance.

the leaders of the church who were accepted by the emperor (read that as constantine) got to manipulate the holy writings into their own form.
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newbie and not understanding all of the aspects of this site
by Maggie in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have read alot on this site for a while and just have been absorbing it as i make my way.. one thing i noticed was alot said about abuse of children... i experienced the reverse...false stories told..believed by elders because of hidden agenda and 20+ years as special pioneers ..etc.

as of no count and belief in a new publisher destroyed our lives and children's lives.

the horror never stops ...some of our family is disassociated...some disfellowshipped...some inactive...some active..some on a fence...mostly because of one or two elders and the misapplication of their power and lack of love to our family.
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Why cults hide their old publications.
by refiners fire in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here is a classic example of why it is that cultic religions find it necessary to conceal their old publications from the scrutiny of the membership.

this example is from 7th day adventism, but i assure all readers it is a classic and well worth the reading.

still, it is necessary to lay out a little background to the speech i will be quoting from before proceeding.