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  Has anybody seen David Reed,The publisher of "Comments from the Friends"?

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  has anybody seen dave reed?i heard that he stopped publishing his newsletter and his email on his site no longer works.it is because of this man and jesus that i am free from the watchtower today.anybody seen him?

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  Some Verses That Jehovahs Witnesses don't want to talk about.

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  in all my years as a jehovahs witness,when i asked elders and others about luke 20:35-38,either the subject got changed,or they said the light wasn't shined on them yet.i looked through all the watchtower bound volumes and dictionaries,and found very little talk about these scriptures.hum...i wonder why they ignore them?ask the next witness at your door,and you will see what i mean.

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  Does anybody know?

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  i was wondering if anybody knew if the governing body participates in the door to door work?i heard that they didn't, just curious.

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  Jehovahs Witness Double Standards

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  the society said in past issues of the watchtower that reading "apostate" literature is just as bad as reading pornography,here is where a double standard comes into play.a person can't be disfellowshipped for reading pornography,but can for reading other literature.i don't get that.also they claim that music is a conscience matter,yet how long could a brother or sister listen to a great gospel tape or cd before being disfellowshipped?if a man grew a beard you think that they would be treated well at the kingdom hall?one last thing,if the society wasnt promoting the 1975 date,and never said it,then why were there not loads of disfellowshippings before the failed date for apostasy by promoting a false date?these are just a few of the many double standards that i have observed.god bless you all.

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  Verbal Abuse in Jehovahs Witnesses

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  i dont know much about physical abuse in the jehovahs witnesses,but there is sure alot of verbal abuse.i was verbally abused for many years in the congregation by a high up elder,who didnt know anything about his own religion,and a ministerial servant i will call jerkwad abusive.

  (almost sounds like a jedi doesn't it?

  )this punk was a first class liar,jerk,and cared very little about the organization.here's how his cycle of abuse would work:he would do a mean thing,you would become offended,then he would say if you didnt work it out with him,he would go to the elders.you would then forgive him,and then next week,he would do it again.nice,huh?when i first joined the organization,they told me to never tell anybody in the world about any incidences like that,or i would bring reproach on jehovahs name.i wanted to tell somebody,especially the cops,but never did.has anybody else had any experiences like this?god bless.

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  Allow me to Introduce myself.

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  hello,forum.my name is dallas and i live in oklahoma.i left the jehovahs witnesses in 1998 after a former member showed me the 1925 false prophecy.i knew circuit overseer william osbeck very well,he left my circuit only to be replaced with brother"if you knock the society i will scream"boatz.he was nothing but a first class coward.he wouldnt even meet with me after i had disassociated myself.i have no regrets about leaving,why didnt my conducters bring up the 1925 failure while i was studying?they failed to mention it.anyway i am glad to be free.god bless you all.-dallas

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  Has anybody ever noticed this?

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  has anybody ever noticed that the new world translation uses the term heart shaped cakes at 2 samuel 13:6,8?was the valentine shape around in those days?or is this the result of short order cooks translating the bible?

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  Does anybody remember Good old brother Woodly?

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  dear brothers and sisters,i have read several posts here regarding william osbeck and how bad of a circuit overseer he was.at the time when he was a circuit overseer in oklahoma,we had a district overseer named brother elmer woodly.he was the most unfriendly overseer i have ever worked with.he was mighty on the stage in his speeches,but when he came down from there he was a mean,cold shouldered person.he was not as rude as brother dixon,another circuit overseer,but i guess i expected more from a district overseer.does anybody else remember this jolly old soul?

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