Posts by Black Sheep

e tricki've been tossing around the idea of perhaps going to a meeting in the future just to check things out i'm in no hurry this could happen months or years from now.

i would like to give them a witness about some of the problems i see as a newly interested person checking things out.

maybe just hanging back after coming to the meeting late and casually talking with people as a non pushy interested in what going on after some internet search led me to jw.org.

Black Sheep

You can ask questions, but pick them carefully and make sure they will be effective without outing you as Satan's minion.

You can't supply answers they don't want to hear, so know when to keep your trap shut.

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Advice from the WT regarding drinking alcohol.

by joey jojo in

just posting these links for no particular reason :).

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/alcohol-think-past-drink/#?insight[search_id]=636e164a-d628-4c53-abb8-54b6c3767de6&insight[search_result_index]=2.

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/drinking-alcohol/#?insight[search_id]=863b31b6-ec9b-4c6d-b7a5-e7ee62b353c2&insight[search_result_index]=13.

Have You Been Invited To This Year’s Memorial ?

by minimus in

jw
friends

last year was the first time i didn’t get an invitation to the lord’s evening meal.

i think they finally gave up on me..

Black Sheep

I'm going fishing and the Dubs in my family already know not to ask.

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Have You Been Invited To This Year’s Memorial ?

by minimus in

jw
friends

last year was the first time i didn’t get an invitation to the lord’s evening meal.

i think they finally gave up on me..

Black Sheep

Nobody has been foolish enough to invite me for at least forty years.

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The Watchtower logically prefers everyone that knows TTATT to disfellowship themselves

by enigma1863 in

every active jw that stays in hiding their knowledge about ttatt is a hole in the watchtower wall.

i propose those who can stay in, should, especially if they have high positions.

how else can we know what they are up to?

You have to ask them awkward questions in a way that doesn't out you, then control your desire to supply them with the pre-scripted answers that you think they so desperately need, so that they have to do the research and find those answers for themselves.

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The Watchtower logically prefers everyone that knows TTATT to disfellowship themselves

by enigma1863 in

every active jw that stays in hiding their knowledge about ttatt is a hole in the watchtower wall.

i propose those who can stay in, should, especially if they have high positions.

how else can we know what they are up to?

Black Sheep

Your best chance to weaken the faith of the Dubs around you is while they still consider you to be a SuperDub, so outing yourself as a doubter helps the bOrg more than it helps you.

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Ending Bible Study

by Maria Nieves in

i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.

initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.

however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.

Black Sheep

smiddy3 a day ago

Could you give us all some examples as to what questions to ask them Black Sheep ?

The best questions are based on material that the JW has given you rather than from 'dubious' sources like here, JWFacts etc... Pick something from the book being studied, a WT, Awake!, etc.. Be patient and pick your question carefully. Know the standard answer and it's flaws before you ask it. If they have you stumped, let it go until the next visit to give you time to do your homework. If they are stumped, let it go until their next visit, at which time you will want their answer.

Most of their literature has been critiqued here and a search should be able to find something. If you can't find a critique of your current study book, or need help, ask.

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Ending Bible Study

by Maria Nieves in

i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.

initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.

however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.

Black Sheep

You don't have to tell them to go away. You can ask them a question they don't like the answer to, then insist that they answer it without morphing the question into another question they would rather answer. If you spot them using dishonesty to weasel their way out of answering your question, give them a guilt trip for it.

Do this until they either leave the JWs, or until they leave you alone.