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A letter from my brother Nathan to my uncle in 1978 when Nathan was at Bethel
by Magwitch in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my uncle recently died and apparently he never threw anything away.

among many things he held onto was a letter that my brother wrote to my uncle in 1978 from bethel.

my brother was in the same hall as howard zenke (a real heavy at bethel) and nathan rode to all the meetings with howard and beana.
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This truly pisses me off
by Terry in
1. jw
2. experiences
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/asia/kyrgyzstan/court-ruling-for-conscientious-objectors/.

december 30, 2013 | kyrgyzstan.

kyrgyzstan court rules in favor of conscientious objectors bishkek, kyrgyzstanthe constitutional chamber of the supreme court of kyrgyzstan unanimously declared on november 19, 2013, that the countrys current law on alternative service is unconstitutional and violates the right of freedom of religion.
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Consequences of the cult? FEAR and PASSIVITY - anything else?
by BluePill2 in
1. jw
2. friends
depending how long you where a member or if you where a born in, the watchtower leaves certain marks or traces in your mind that you only notice after leaving them for good.. i think this is similar to a big river, with a high level of water that covers the hidden rocks and cliffs.

once you start lowering the water level, all these rocks come to the surface and suddenly that river is difficult to navigate.. like that river, our minds are flooded with false hope for the future, a naive expectation to have jehovah sort things out for you and lots of fake, conditional love and warmth.

all these things hide the fact that the same organization also put some heavy rocks into your mind called fear and passivity.
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Anyone Can be baptised - Can't they?
by tim hooper in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does a new convert have to be approved for baptism by the elders or someone similar i wonder?.

years ago, at a circuit assembly, i came across a young man whose jw father had thrown him out of the family home because of his abusiveness.

he'd got nowhere to go so he travelled south and finished up attending our local assembly.
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Are you materialistic?
by Goldiver in
1. jw
2. experiences
why, yes i am according to the jws.

this is an topic that has always irked me with the jws.

anyone who had a good paying job and nice things was materialistic.
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Take care, you educated heathens!
by Etude in
1. jw
2. friends
i think the jws gave this to the baptist.

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Jehovahs Witnesses to morph into a Tele-evangelical religion .
by smiddy in
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2. friends
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I want to grow my hair back out!
by onlyastory in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few months prior to baptism i had shoulder length hair which i loved and had wanted ever since i was a child.

i remember sitting with an elder during a bible study and asking him point blank if i 'had' to cut my hair.

whilst the answer was given slightly awkwardly the answer was a no, "there are no rules that say you have to cut your hair".
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New here, just wanted to say "Hello"
by Goldiver in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello all, it is nice to have a forum for former jw's and see i wasn't the only one out there having serious doubts.

my parents got into it when i was about 4 years old.

my family was part of the granville ny congregation.. my dad in time became an elder.
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Do You Own A Firearm? Would You??
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
2013 was a record breaking year for firearm purchases.

2014 is supposed to be a record breaker for ammunition.. do you own a firearm?

but i support that right for others---if they are qualified..