I prefer to reason on the scriptures,which is actually impossible with jehovah's witnesses.Their beliefs are all set for them and the vast majority of them live in denial.
Goldminer
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How many are still in the "I want to argue scripture stage?"
by free2beme inwhen i left the witnesses, i picked up a bunch of christian books on what the bible says.
isn't it weird that you have to have so many books, just to tell you what another book is saying?
anyway, i went through this phase where i still wanted to argue scripture with people.
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Did You Regularly Read The Watchtower & Awake?
by minimus inelders were supposed to set the lead so that the rank and file would follow suit.
i generally read the watchtower thoroughly but seldom did i read the awake.
were you faithful readers of those rags?
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Goldminer
No,and I often wondered if the people who took them even bothered to read them.
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Ever Had to go back for One Day?
by Daz 181177 ini was brought up a jw mother pioneer father elder, and sister pioneer.
i left 5 years ago.
i recently had to go to my sisters wedding in the old kingdom hall!!.
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Goldminer
Your family shoved you in the back corner? To teach you a lesson? To shame you into submission? Shows how much they love and respect you.Hope you left early.
Goldminer
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Three years ago today, Mozz and I got married!
by Billygoat inback when i joined this board, mozz and i had been dating for about 9 months.
and then 9 months later, the announcement we were engaged:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/27002/1.ashx.
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Goldminer
Happy anniversary! Great pics of your wedding too.
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Did the JW religion add stress to your life?
by JH ini was very stressed when i was an active jw.
i hated going to meetings, knocking at doors, preparing meetings and so on.. i hated talking in front of a group.
there was too much to read and to prepare, and never felt like i was good enough.. last night i took a walk and passed in front of the book study where i was just a few months ago.
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Goldminer
Very much so,especially when my service report went back to zero on the first of every month.Now my whole christian being was to be judged based on my next report,and so on every month till armageddon;and then if it was judged that my reports were too low (token service) I might still not make it into the "new system" even though I had a regular service report for many years.
Going out in service also stressed the snot right out of me.Even though at one time I could easily quote hundreds of scriptures,when I went to a door I just went blank and just wanted to go home and hide.
Always trying to measure up stressed the hell out of me!!!!
Goldminer
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WT.ORG Website ... pic of guy who just got DF'd
by lentilstew inthis guy, in the article listed below, just got df'd.. http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/7/22a/article_01.htm.
he is a very nice guy and his wife (shown in the pic) is a frigid manipulative self-righteous wench.. apparently he is working hard to get reinstated.
he and his wife are going through divorce proceedings right now.. man, i wish i could talk to him.. ls
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Goldminer
Well then go ahead and talk to the guy,tell him to sign-up on JWD and educate himself about jehovah's witnesses.
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The story of my life (part 4- Bethel, the setting)
by onacruse inso, that spring night (i'm pretty sure it was 1971--memory fades a bit) i'm laying on an army cot in temporary housing, staring at the ceiling--my first night at bethel, and the beginning of the rest of my life as a bethelite (or so i had always thought).
true enough, i'd signed a solemn oath before jehovah, and submitted it to the governing body, that i would stay at bethel for at least 4 years (that was the way they did it then)...but the real expectation (and knorr made no bones about this in his public admonitions to bethelites) was that you were there for life--fine by me.. what more could i ask?
i was in the "control center" of the organization, surrounded by dozens and dozens and dozens of the anointed, and walking past members of the governing body every day...i could just feel their presence as they approached; it was almost palpable, as the holy spirit oozed from them.
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Goldminer
Great story,keep it coming.
I especially like the tidbits of humour...or is that sarcasm?
Goldminer
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Thank You!
by TD ini was going to post a personal note under the subject, "my daughter is reading jwd" but i decided to just say, "thanks" instead.
it can be confusing for a teen-aged child when one parent is a jw and the other is not, even in a house like mine, where both parents recognize that it would be grossly unfair to "pull" in both directions at once, forcing her to please one parent at the expense of the other.
jwd, with its huge cross-section of people and experience has been and continues to be valuable in helping her to make up her own mind.
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Goldminer
Keep reading,educating yourself about the religion is the best way to avoid more problems down the road.
Goldminer
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Well, I handled that amazingly well...
by Joel Wideman inas my wife predicted, my mother heard that she da'd herself.
she called, and spoke with my boy for awhile.
(she needs her medication adjusted.
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Goldminer
It almost sounds like you're having fun with this one.
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You had BETTER pioneer when you get out of high school
by Bonnie_Clyde inwe weren't at the circuit assembly this weekend but a friend told us the circuit overseer made this very strong comment.
didn't even say anything about learning a trade.
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Goldminer
Maybe they're trying to rebuild that "sense of urgency" that seems to be lacking since they no longer have a date to live by.And just like Blondie said,this will be ignored by 95% of teenagers and next year it will be a new talk to attempt to motivate the younger ones.
Goldminer