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  How can a JW say that?

  by TD in

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  --that's a question i keep coming back to.

  it's probably a "human nature" question more than anything else, but perhaps someone who was a full-fledged jw (unlike myself) can explain it.

  virtually the entire jw belief system, even their name, revolves around their public ministry and this ministry is based on certain ideas and premises:.

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  One word-cult. Two words-mind control. Most witnesses feel contradictions in what they are taught, but they are very good at stuffing them away (cognitive dissonance).

  Once they get a person to believe that they can live forever on a paradise earth if they follow the Bible's (gov. body's) guidelines, they are hooked. Thoughts surface that they don't really agree with certain teachings, but they go along to make sure they get to that paradise.

  It is when the they run out of room to stuff their objections that they wake up. That is why I think a person has to be ready to wake up. You can tell them things that don't make sense about their religion, but if they can't let loose of that paradise hope, they will continue to stuff away.

  A well placed thought, on occasion, can speed up the process, but you can't force anyone to give up their cherished hopes.
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  Tommorow I'm going to........

  by cantleave in

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  buy a lottery ticket.

  not because i really want to, or i think i am going to win (logic tells me the odds of winning are ridicuolsly low).

  no i'm going to buy a ticket because i can.

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  LOL@ yellow. I'm afraid I would look crazy too. I don't even know how to find out if you win. I've never thought buying lottery tickets was wrong. It is your money.
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  JW's who have not set foot in a congregation in years

  by homejah in

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  if a jw who just did not go to services,congregations ,or anything in the jw realm,are they still jw's or disassociated ones?

  also,does he/she had to go to a congregation and do it officially?

  hope for replies..

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  You would only be considered DA'd if you did something that jws don't allow and the elders find out about it. Like joining the army, celebrating holidays, living with your boy/girl friend, and on and on.

  Some have been DA'd without even knowing it was announced. If you keep a low profile, you can fly below the radar. Good luck!
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  Cookies

  by beksbks in

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  who will be making cookies, and what sort have you planned?.

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  Peanut butter is on the list, with a Hershey's kiss in the middle of each cookie. Pecan snowballs, cutout iced sugar cookies and a no bake one called Chocolate Christmas Treats that I found in the local paper.

  I can't have a tree, but they can't stop me from baking cookies. I will definitely be sharing. Nobody seems to mind that.
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  What does nicotine feel like?

  by Elsewhere in

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  i have never smoked or used any tobacco products aside from puffing on a cigar a few times (maybe 5 times in my life).

  even with the few cigar experiences (which i did not enjoy much) i never noticed any real "feeling" from the tobacco.

  what is it supposed to feel like?

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  I asked the same question a while back to a friend. They said smoking calmed them down. I only smoked once and it made me sick. It was never very attractive to me.

  Nicotine actually stimulates the dopamine receptors in the brain, which is your pleasure chemical. It is a socially acceptable drug, but a drug non-the-less. I don't think smoking is morally wrong, but I have watched a lot of people live such a limited life from emphysema (or die) that I have no desire to smoke.

  Besides, it costs a small fortune these days.
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  Posting links to downloads of R. Franz' books CoC & ISoCF

  by Lady Lee in

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  recently i removed a link to a copy of ray franz's book crisis of conscience.

  it has been and continues to be the policy of jwd/jwn to not post download links to this book unless they are from http://www.commentarypress.com, ray franz' publishing company.. i wrote ray about the illegal posting of his work on the internet and have received a reply from him this morning.

  i won't quote his entire email but will use the pertaining parts.

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  I'm glad you removed the link. He deserves his due. His book gave me too many "aha" moments to count. Just to know the society goes on a 2/3 majority vote is priceless. He gave us that information.

  Thanks, Ray.
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  "Boys today -- Men tomorrow", my xmas erectile set. Your best gift?

  by Fatfreek in

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  oh, yeah -- i guess it was an erector set!

  oh, yes -- and a set of tinker toys.. what was your most memorable christmas before jws ruined it for you?.

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  There were so many great gifts. A cotton candy machine and a nice set of classic books come to mind. A bike, a skateboard. Nice memories.
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  Respected Jehovah's Witness groomed and molested young girls over years

  by Simon in

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  http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/respected-jehovahs-witness-groomed-and.5911846.jp.

  a respected jehovah's witness who served as an elder betrayed the trust placed in him by abusing young girls.. james michael o'brien followed one schoolgirl into a kitchen when she was alone away from adults making tea at meetings he was hosting.. .

  he pulled her towards him, sexually assaulted her and began to kiss her.. .

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  Sounds like the reason that they discontinued meetings in homes may be because of cases like this one. I know that molestation happens in a lot of groups, but the way they bury it and pretend it will go away gives perverts years to reoffend.

  The two witness rule has to be one of the most shocking ideas they have ever come up with. Children are expendable to them.
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  Just curious... how many on here first became JW by door to door work Vs raised in?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  i was raised in from about 10. mum contacted by door to door work.

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  Brought in through a friend of a friend at a vulnerable time of my life. I was an idealistic teenager.

  "The blue bomb"-that's funny. The book was cheap, but the price payed was high, as you say.
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  Praying for holy spirit

  by JWinprotest in

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  since i'm in a complaining mood, i'll just throw one more in there.. one of the brothers praying at my circuit assembly said, "jehovah may your holy spirit continue to operate on the faithful and discreet slave.".

  i thought, what a stupid thing to pray for.

  if these guys are already ordained by god, why would we have to pray to god to ask him to continue supplying them with holy spirit, by their standard these guys should never lose it.. alright, that's it for today.. .

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  I always thought asking for an "extra portion" of holy spirit was funny. Sounds like they want seconds on mashed potatoes.