Topics Started by RunAsFastAsYouCan

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I went to church today.
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. friends
and it was good!!

everyone dressed differently, some casually, some smart-a real mix.i would say there were 70 or so in attendance, all ages.nice atmosphere.ladies behind introduced themselves.young couple in front also.nice songs.toys for the kids.refreshments after.had a little chat with the lady vicar, she asked if i would come again.i felt welcome but not overwhelmed.jesus focused more predominantly than at the kh.i really enjoyed it..
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Has anyone used this question on a JW? How might they respond?
by BU2B in
1. jw
2. friends
as i was laying in bed i thought of a question to ask my wife.

"when the wt has an article on the next change in teaching or new light, just guessing, what do you think it might be?".

it does not need to be phrased just like that, but i thought it might be a powerful question since it would make the jw subconsciously question all of the current teachings, something they are not taught to do.
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Well it's Groundhog Day...Again
by EndofMysteries in
1. social
2. current
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Will Child Molestation Lawsuits Against The Watchtower Corporation Make It Claim Bankruptcy?
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
we all know sales are dropping in money recieved from printing literature and that it must have been a money drain for quite some time now at least from the time they went to a completely free literature offer to avoid paying ceaser's things to ceaser, so that now the next big finacial move is thru real estate flipping and capitalizing of the jw work force thru slave labor working conditions.. could these lawsuits bring them to the breaking point finacially i know there are a lot of nay sayers among us, but what say you and what is your gut feeling on this one?.
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NEED Help before Monday
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i noticed in a thread a day or 2 ago that someone mentioned a wt dated back in 1981 i believe where it stated that the policy of the jw's were that if anyone even thought a doubt about the jw's that they were infact apostates!!!

i downloaded the article in the 1980 8/1 pp17-22 and that was not the article.

can't find the thread, help anyone please!!!!!
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What is the world´s biggest religious fraud?
by Bugbear in
1. jw
2. friends
among several hundreds of candidates i have only picked 3, my question is, who of these is the world s biggest religious fraud?.

founded by russel, claiming to have about 8 mill.

followers, who are dedicated to give their time and money voluntary to 8 old men sitting in a golden palace, whit a number of treasure directors, investing in bonds and real estates.
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Almost a JW
by JesseS in
1. jw
2. friends
i have never been a jw.

in fact, i've never set foot inside a kh.

my parents began studying in the early 70s, before i was born.
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My confession: How i feel WT makes me a bigger liar
by Jon Preston in
1. jw
2. friends
this is difficult for me to discuss.

i love my wife and i live my family.

but since i became a jw i feel like ive lied more than when i was "worldy"...is it stress and the relentless pressure to do more?
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Is it Humanly Possible, that the writers believe this stuff?
by objectivetruth in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as many of you know, whom have been in the org for a while.. the wt is hard coded into your mind.

sometimes, i will read a wt, to make sure that i hadn't imagined all of the ridiculousness... and then i read a wt like this : http://m.wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004168 (is linking to this legal?).

i especially enjoyed this section : .
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Ex-Military JWs collect money
by Jon Preston in
1. jw
2. friends
isnt this somehing that would be against god or at least hypocritical?

jws who were in the military but quit still accept money from their jobs so they can pioneer and still get paid..... or am i being too harsh.. .