Wasanelder Once
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Are young JWs staying in or moving out of the borg?
by zagor inreally, just wondering if new generation of dubs is mostly faithful or tempted to try it all out.
are they faithful to the mother borg or are they starting to question it all.
i mean 10 to 20 years ago it took ages to come across some undesirable info about the borg, but now it is everywhere.
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S*its about to hit the fan with my in-laws
by pratt1 inbrief history:.
both my wife and i have faded from the borg for about 10 years.
we still maintain close relationhips with the dubs in our family on both sides.. my wife's sister has not only faded, but she has become an ordained minster, thus my mother in law calls her an "apostate" and refuses to have any contact with her.. her 4 year old daughter will stay with my family for about 2 weeks in august.
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District convention...
by RichieRich in.
i leave tommorrow, with checks in hand.. any suggestions?
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Not an elder anymore?
by ivy ini just found out from my son that my father is not an elder anymore.
he has no idea why.
of course i called home, but no one is there, probably at a meeting.
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canned responses
by carla inhusband claims that there are no 'canned responses' taught at the kh.
the fact that i partially saw a little sheet of his that did in fact have canned responses to a householders questions & comments makes me think he just considers these suggestions.
isn't part of the meetings on tues & thurs specifically geared toward how to talk to non jw's?
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I was wrong, CT Russell was something of a prophet after all...
by jaffacake ini am reading studies in the scriptures (1911) thy kingdom come..on page 145 ct russell describes what is wrong with religions of his day and their sunday schools & bible studies, ie people belong to earthly religions or organisations.
was he describing other sects of his day, or did he forsee what his bible students would eventually become?
methods hinder real growth in knowledge of truth...guarded, pointed questions, with prepared answers and no time left for the bible hungry student...bible study, skilfully directed, so that he may get no new ideas...brief sessions [one hour] more agreeable than bible study...they are led to feel they have performed a duty, and a sacrifice.
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Jehovah Witnesses Live in a Conflicting Environment (link)
by Bryan injehovah witnesses live in a conflicting environment.
for over 125 years the watchtower bible & tract society has been proclaiming the end of the world is nigh.
it is to be replaced with a new order where only those espousing their beliefs will live.
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Are you an Irritating Bastard?
by gumby inhow many of you ex witnesses out there became irritating bastards to family and friends when you left the organisation?
did you push your believing mate right out the door with your verbal assaults?
did you send out a long letter to all of your witness family and friends telling them what a lying cult the watchtower organisation is?
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Whats the deal with fading.
by mtbatoon ini'm not trolling here or trying to upset, i'm not attacking anyone personally or trying to force my opinion on others but having read a lot of people experiences on leaving the org i really can not understand the point of fading.
i understand that people risk losing contact with family members and friends but really what type of friend and how good a family member are they if they are willing to shun you for not holding the same beliefs?.
a bit of background might be in order here.