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What things about "Apostates" do you feel is "controlling" as WTS?
by booker-t inone of the things that i have noticed since i have been out is that "apostates"/ex-jw's tend to try and "controll" you the same way as jw's used to do.
for example: whenever you tell an "apostate" that you are no longer one of jw's they right away asume that you want to be a "born-again" christian and try to cram the "trinity" doctrine down your throat.
also if you tell an apostate that you don't share their views on hell-fire damnation they will immediately look at you with "contempt".
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Inactive/Faded JWs
by Chameleon inwhen the active jws come to your door, do you listen and take whatever they're offering, or do you not open the door?
when i move out (which i hope is soon), i'm planning to fade, but i am sure that my father (elder) will insist on knowing which cong.
i'm attending.
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Your Most Hair-Raising Moments in Field Service
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif} .style3 {color: #ff0000} .style5 {font-size: 14px} --> your most hair-raising moments in field service throughout my tenure of being one of jehovah's.
witnesses, i am thankful that there were only.
two or three incidents which proved to be some.
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How did you feel, when you missed your 1st Memorial?
by JH ini remember going to each memorial even when i was inactive.
i felt that i had to go to atleast that meeting.. then one year, i was sick on that day, and didn't go to the memorial.
it was a funny feeling to miss the most important day of the year, as a jw would call it.. but i got used to it, when i missed my 2nd and 3rd memorial..
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WHY NO LIBEL THREAT?
by Dansk ini write this due to thinking about the problems trev and linda have had with watchtower regarding their website, which clearly states on the homepage that if one is a jw the site isn't for them.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/121693/1.ashx.
the site can be found here: http://beehive.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/default.asp?wci=sitehome&id=12882.
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Did the JW life, cause anxiety?
by JH inoften i heard the elders say, "when a person is physically sick, they should go see a doctor, and in the same way, when you're spiritually sick you should go see the elders".
so, they compare themselves to doctors.... so, for the sake of it, let's say a jw went to see a doctor and complained about anxiety due to jw meetings and their way of life, and being stressed because the watchtower asks too much.. now lets say the doctor would say, the cause of your problems is your religion, stop going and you'll feel better !
so, you go tell the elders that the root of your anxiety is the meetings and field service and all the stress related to the jw religion.
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Issuing a Challenge to Atheists and Unbelievers
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #b18634; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #b18634; font-size: 16px; } .style3 { color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; } .style4 {color: #0000ff} .style5 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #7a5e5d; } --> questions for the atheists and unbelievers understandably, individuals who have left the organization did so for.
personal and more than likely good reasons.
and after reading the .
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Preaching the Watchtower Society's Message of Morality
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: verdana; color: #0175cb; } .style2 { font-size: 14px; font-family: verdana; } .style3 {font-size: 14px; font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; } body { background-color: #ffffcc; } .style4 {font-size: 14px; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; } .style6 {font-size: 16} --> the morals taught by the watchtower society there are two sides to this story and once again it will spark a .
heated controversy.
and once again, i make no apologies for .
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Who else has trouble making friends?
by new light inhaven't posted here in a while, but i"ve been out now almost three years.
just looking to hear from others who have had trouble making friends due to a childhood of jw antisocialism toward the real world.
it's really starting to piss me off that i still keep people at a distance and do things to nip any new friendships at the bud when it gets that far.
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original sin and evolution creationists
by BlackSwan of Memphis inok i've been trying to understand this.... there are a good number of christians out there who most definitely believe that god used evolution as a means of creating us.
for instance, i am pretty sure that the catholic church accepts this idea.. if man came about by evolution, how does sin come into play?
at what point did man sin and how does the story of adam and eve fit into this picture?.