Topics Started by hubert
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Preaching Doom and Gloom in October?
by Sassy inmy ex husband (who is dfd but not a professsed apostate) told me yesterday that in october there is going to be a big push for preaching doom in service.. like the last chance to get people in before the end.. .
has anyone else heard this?.
i assume either his brother who is a dub or his mother have passed this on to him, in order to scare him to come back quick before everyone dies.. .
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Converting JWs to Sanity
by Mr. Jones inthrough clear reasoning with a jehovah's witness, has anyone found it possible to show a jw that they are completly brainwashed members of a cult?
what are the best strategy's or methods of converting a jw back into a clear thinking individual?
any anecdote or insight is welcome.
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IMPORTANT IDEA! Petition the Society and embaress them for their hubris
by Terry ini may have an important idea!
(beginner's luck).. what if we all (and i mean every last one of us; big numbers of people) wrote a scathing and precise petition or letter of protest (as an open letter) to the governing body of jehovah's witnesses and released it to the press on a slow news day with lots of fanfare?.
we would "call out" the rascals in no uncertain terms citing our grievances (like the founding fathers to george iii) and enumerating our personal suffering under the policies we want changed.. the list would include setting themselves up as little dictators speaking in god's name and issuing papal decrees upon penalty of excommunication.. we could demand apologies for stealing the future of children born to jw families who lose the happiness of childhood through worthless pharisaic adherence to blind rules such as no birthdays, christmas, easter, holidays in general, etc.
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Question... Do JWs shun Family?
by Sassy ini had a disagreement with xq in chat today, because he was trying to say that jws for the most part disobey the wts and still treat family like family even if they are dfd or quit being witnesses.. i don't feel that is true.
i think that the majority of us on here who no longer are jws have family members who no longer have anything to do with us and shun us.... so i said it would be interesting to take a poll and see how many here are treated just like all the rest of your 'loving family' who is a jw still.......are you treated the same?.
does family shun you for being df'd, da'd or no longer participating?or do they hide and talk to you but only when other active jws can't see?
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My girlfriend has joined JWD
by Lostreality indirt rocker .
thats my girlfriend, she wanted to join jwd so i couldnt say no :-d .
shes really shy, so im entroducing her.
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What are some of the similarities between Mormonism and the J.W. cult?
by hubert ini am doing some research on mormons, along with the watchtower org., and i'm looking for similar beliefs between the two.. i found a few, (i think), like:.
both believe in shunning.. both use the term "apostate".. both have "end time " predictions.... mormons = generation of 1832.. does anyone know of any other similarities?
thanks.... hubert
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Finally ... I'm completely "certifiable", erm ... I mean certified
by Simon ini passed the last exam to get my final microsoft certification, mcse, and just did it in time to have done them all within a year !
mcp - microsoft certified professional.
mcad - microsoft certified application developer for .net.
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What does the Watchtower really think about women?
by hubert inin the watchtower book "let god be true", c. 1946, on page 24, it reads...quote.."for woman is merely a lowly creature whom god created for man as man's helper.
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what happened to "women's lib"?
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Spirit-Directed Organization
by UnDisfellowshipped inthis is what the watchtower society claims (i can post quotes if anyone wants them):
* jehovah does not directly communicate with anyone today.
* jehovah is using the watchtower society and the faithful and discreet slave class as his only "channel of communication".
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Kingdom Hall For Sale
by hubert in.
while driving thru town the other day, i noticed a kingdom hall with a "for sale" sign in front of it.
i am wondering...... what are your views on why they would sell it?