Topics Started by the mole

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Why do JWs go to elders instead of the police?
by Lady Lee in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to the wt, jw elders "can provide protection by listening attentively to his problem, offering bible-based counsel, and giving encouragement or practical help.

like their appointed king, christ jesus, they want to help those who have been 'thrown about.

' (matthew 9:36) and they desire to assist others who have been damaged by the winds of false teaching.
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Question: I need some info about reproof
by New Castles in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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when someone is publicly reproved, what are their limitations in regards to family and friends?

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Were you shunned by J.W.'s and family after you left/disassociated yourself
by hubert in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
's get shunned if you are disfellowshipped.

i was wondering if you also get shunned if you just leave, or disassociate yourself for any reason from the org.. if you have, please state reason, if it's not too personal..... thanks.

hubert
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silent lambs has failed..
by the mole in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
if any one has been a regular such as i have in the silent lambs site you will have noticed it has changed for the worse..as of last week i decided to withdraw from my membership...the site was designed by bill to vent, explain and devulge abuse that we have witnessed or experienced..as in my case as a former m.s i had seen two coverups in my hall...the parents to afraid to go to the police and the elders screaming jehovah will leave them if they tell on the org is the crime i had to bare with..so i spoke up and left the org...silent lambs was for that reason...now.

it has mutated to a cheap lowlevel site for apologist and non witness who want to argue on unrelated topics..to top it off bill has given the site to an editor who is so silly and more involved than the participants why bother anymore....to bill..you lost your way...
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I just finished Crisis of Conscience...
by Badger in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
thanks to ray franz for writing it.

parts of the book have been talked about on the board before, but holy $#!+...seeing page upon page of evidence kept my jaw in a constant drop.... a few thoughts.... >franz seems to have little malice for the org, and it shows in the book.. >i looked at it with a very skeptical eye (as i do everything) and tried to see it from the perspective of a witness who sincerely believed.

i was still floored by the callousness of the comments of these people.. > control really does seem to be the watchword for these folks, and they've trained the rank and file well.
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Serena Williams (Dishonors) American Flag!
by Voyager in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
friends, i apologize if this is old information.

sometimes i can't keep up with (all) the posts here.

the thread lists this as (janurary 25, 2003) so thats why i thought it to be old.. i remember that serena williams had (won) the cup and championship, and was photographed carrying the american flag, or engaging in what (some people) considered as (idolatry),--but what was (news) to me, was the fact that she was also photographed (dishonoring) the american flag as well.
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Saturday morning house to house not good enought anymore!
by XQsThaiPoes in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just came from the assembly.

they critisized us for going house to house implying that it was cheating the system and just a way to get fs hours with out talking to people.

now they want jws to do mostly bus and business witnesses in the afternoon during weekdays.
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WT Now actively encouraging Education Awake Oct 8th
by stillajwexelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
take a look at awake october 8th page 11 --- bullet point "try to get some education" "the wise are the ones that treasure up knowledge," says proverbs 10:14. while it is especially true of bible knowledge, it is also true of secular education.

you need to develop the necessary skills to make a living --------- .

--------- nicole was later able to get training to support herself as a paralegal.
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Were you illegally disfellowshipped?
by hubert in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
based on "official" bible based doctrine, were you "illegally disfellowshipped?

i have been reading many threads on disfellowsipping, and it makes me wonder if there were many who were disassociated, or thrown out of the org.

for reasons other than what the watchtower officially teaches?
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how we get trapped!
by the mole in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my dad and i spoke over lunch the other day about our religion.

he told me that he bumped into two of my cousins who are pioneers at the auburn congregation..he told them he was disapointed and was not invited to their party...after he told me his conversation with them he repeatedly kept on saying "the truth".

i finally corrected him and told him that was one of the ways to suppress him buy using words like that to inflict guilt and that there is no other truth when there is.