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Jesus H Christ's Custody Battle
by garyneal in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's been a while since i posted here but i ran across a youtuber who is going through a custody battle against his wife who is in a religious cult.

he did not mention the name but it sounds like the jehovah's witnesses.

i've researched this in the past myself but was wondering if anyone here has had any knowledge or prior experience with situations like this.. the fact that his own parents have sided with her over this due to him being out is disgusting.
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EXACTLY Why JW's Are NOT Christian
by Perry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a lot of people, ex-jws, believers and unbelievers alike, think that jw's are just a somewhat kooky brand of christianity.

is it possible to "try and follow jesus" and not be christian?

what exactly makes someone a christian?
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Are we helping to fulfill "prophecy"?
by LexIsFree in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm sure this has been discussed before, but i have been thinking the last few days about all of us.

the "evil apostate" family.

we all have suffered at the hands of the org and their brain washing of our family and friends.
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My Book, 'Gifts in Men', by Patricia F.Sadio
by GiftsinMen in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
another member on here announced the publication of my new book "gifts in men, a heavier responsibility" a couple of months ago and some of you asked who i was as to my authenticity and motives.

i have had an amazing reaction to my book even from jws who know me and my story but were still shocked at the details.

i was not raised a jw, not disfellowshipped nor disassociated and loved being a regular pioneer, serving in uk and ireland.
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JWs are just weird people, I think their going insane!
by ReligionOfHatred in
1. watchtower
2. bible
there's a interesting situation emerging where i live and i want to share it all with you because its proof i think jehovah has pulled his holy spirit away.

when elders think they can steal from the government and pretend to be holy, than jehovah god has left us!.
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why did the sacrafice have to be so BRUTAL
by Tater-T in
1. watchtower
2. bible
why did the sacrifice have to be so brutal... i mean what value does that add to the equation of justice.couldn't he jesus have came down and just been slaughtered like a regular sacrifice without the brutal torture.why is justice served by brutalityanyone anyone bueller... lolnow you know i don't like to type for hours but this is always bothered me
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People Magazine: Who Was Vester Lee Flanagan, the Man Who Allegedly Shot 3 People on Live TV?
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.people.com/article/vester-lee-flanagan-bryce-willams-the-man-who-allegedly-shot-3-people-live-tv.

people magazine: who was vester lee flanagan, the man who allegedly shot 3 people on live tv?.

born in 1973 in oakland, california, to vester and betty flanagan, he was raised as a strict jehovah's witness.
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Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Brother Jeramy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).
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my intro to the JW world
by rebelfighter in
1. jw
2. experiences
someone suggested that i should introduce myself and how i got here.

this has been a crash course in the jw world.

i got an email that said "good bye, have a nice life".