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  Chess Great Bobby Fischer's Cult Experience

  by theotherside in

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  2. friends

  the world wide church of god has always had a lot of similarities with the wtbs here is a article of interest http://www.herbertwarmstrong.com/ar/fischer.html

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  no stones please!

  by almosthome in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am hoping a little balance is allowed here, or at least the coin's flip side.

  this is my story so far, but i am fairly sure it is going to end up a bit differently than most i have read on your site.

  the brothers couldn't help my husband, he didn't want help.

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  How did Fred Franz get control of the lives of so many?

  by theotherside in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i use fred franz as a scapegoat because he was the main so called scholar, author and doctrine creator of the society 4 many decades.

  he along with the gb manipulated so many lives by the teachings they laid down that had 2 be accepted ( no blood, no holidays, no birthday celebrations no career-----*** w68 8/15 p. 508 what can i do?

  ***possibly you are now employed in some kind of secular job.

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  No compassion during Bible Study

  by Grace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was remembering today about a bible study an elder's wife took me on once (actually, her elder husband was the congregation overseer).

  after the chapter was over for that day (i think the knowledge book), the elder's wife asked when we could arrange the next study.

  the frail single mother of three evaded the question, and the elder's wife persisted.

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  Does The GB Assign Someone To Make Believe They Are An XJW On This Forum?

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think from time to time we have posters here that may be assigned by the gb to speak xjw speak and try to discourage posters from attacking the organization, or to just give up our internet fight to expose them, to just give up our efforts and forget about the wt.

  if they did this they would have to keep close tabs on whoever they assign because they know that there is a great possiblity they may turn on them.

  or perhaps they would trust no one except themselves and so you might even have a member of the gb actually posting in disguise.

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  Where Is The Ultimate Truth Found?

  by JamesThomas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is much discussion here about the bible.

  some might see that after hundreds of years of argument and controversy no two people interpret the damn thing exactly the same, and so they have acquired the wisdom to abandon it.

  there is a story which goes like this: .

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  Jesus or the Kingdom?

  by theotherside in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it appears 2 me that jws harp so much on the new system and the " good news of the kingdom " that maybe the real theme of the bible is lost in the process.

  from what i've studied the theme of the bible is all about jesus.

  from the seed of genesis 3:15 to gods promise to abraham to giving the law as a tutor to christ ( you can't live or justify your salvation by law, you must have sins atoned 4 by jesus' sacrifice) 2 the real good news of the first century faith in that sacrifice and living like jesus did and being a christian which is learning how 2 love which brings life right now and future prospects of hope.

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  Feeling everything is going to be ok (Relying on Jehovah)

  by rick1199 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  does any one else have a small voice a the back of their head telling them every thing is going to be ok ?

  and does any one else find this gets them into trouble ?

  its only been just over a year since i stopped beliesving that jehovah would solve all my problems, but evan now i tend have a small feel that something will come along that will get me out of any situation.

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  The Bible and Scripting

  by purplesofa in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was a teenager i became familiar with transactional analysis.

  it says we all have life scripts we live by.

  here is some information i got from various sites online.

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  What movies make you think of the Borg?...

  by Hecklerboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was watching a great sci-fi movie the other day (chronicles of riddick) and there was a phrase in the movie that jumped out at me.

  a soldier was being promoted and he said the phrase "obedience without question, loyalty till underverse comes".

  i thought "wow, just replace underverse with armageddon and that sound just like the witnesses".

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