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  Which Bible to start instead of NWT?

  by yknot in

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  dear jwders,.

  i would like yalls opinions on which other bible translation is a good to start for reading when weaning off the nwt?

  thank you in advance for your suggestions!.

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  Dear JWDers,

  I would like yalls opinions on which other Bible translation is a good to start for reading when weaning off the NWT? Thank you in advance for your suggestions!

  Baby Steps

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  Raymond Franz What Religion?

  by just4u in

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  what religion does raymond franz support?.

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  I think something else to keep in mind is that Bro Franz did not leave the organization, he was kicked out via DF like many here. They didn't want him and they arranged for him to be gone.

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  Special Bethel Talk Last Week

  by BBOARD in

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  as you know i still attend all meetings with my still-in family.

  last sunday a bethel speaker came to our hall (crenshaw congregation) and gave two talks.

  one on "avoiding satan's snares" and the other on "showing patience towards jehovah and his organization.

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  This is when I wish the Legal Department would take over. They know the real money is in congregation dontations and us becoming mainstream. College obviously is a key player.

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  What JW Doctrines do you agree with? e.g. no hell , no trinity

  by UnConfused in

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  so what jw doctrines do you still agree with?

  how about the trinity?

  do you believe in hell?

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  I still hold to the NO Trinity, Eternal Hell, and I of S

  Though the rest of the rubbish from Rutherford is up for future interpretation as a continue to learn how not to be JW.

  Thanks for yalls post on this forum, it is really a blessing

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  jwmatch

  by sspo in

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  does anyone know what happened to the dating site jwmatch.com.. it seems a german site comes up.

  am i doing something wrong or did the watchtower shut it down?.

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  This is the message I got:

  Dear Members, we are currently updating our scripts and are working hard to be back soon. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks, Your JWmatch.com Team
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  Messianic Confessions {revisited from 2000...for all lurkers & newer ones}

  by sf in

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  it's quite the read, yet yields many gems.. and if you were one of those that went to balboa island in the 70's, please pm me, if you feel so inclined:.

  http://www.nazarene-friends.org/pubs/confessions/000.htm.

  skally.

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  LOL,

  My husband is originally from Hemet and his aunt just emailed me a link to this site.

  I haven't had time to read it, what can you tell me about it?

  Cordially,

  Yknot
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  about time i formally introduced myself

  by karter in

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  i was a j.w for 38 years did'nt do a fade just "checked out and left" that was 7 years ago .. wife still a j.w so still have the elders ask why?.

  i started to explain to one he went into lock down mode so why bother.. i'll defend the j.ws to the end for things i fell are right but wont stand idly by and say nothing when i know what they are saying is wrong.. that's got me into a lot of trouble.. karter.

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  Welcome

  Nice to see you posting!

  Yknot
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  JW's Raised In - Did you get bullied during you Grade School Years?

  by BBOARD in

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  due to the way i was raised a jw i constantly felt guilt for trying to act like the other guys and it made me stand out even worse.

  to this day, due to this, i nowdays become somewhat physically ill whenever i hear a brother give a talk where he says (many here have heard it in different forms) "if jehovah was looking at you youths in the congregation during school could he tell the difference between you and a worldy person.

  " myself and most of the other jw guys during middle school and high school did not have the confidence or the "rough and ready to fight" type of body language so we tended to get picked on.

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  OH YES

  Between 2nd-12th grade there was constant problems from both peers and teachers. Every teacher had their lessons planned around some holiday or patriotic theme, so of course I ruined it. I learned how to argue separation of Church and State to the point that younger JWs didn't get much flack, just invoking my name brought a headache to the school officials.

  That said, many JW kids followed the advice I was given by my 2nd grade teacher. Be a JW at home, just not at school.

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  Reason for splitting up watchtower editions

  by Ozner in

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  tonight i did wake up and i knew it!

  the reason for splitting up the watchtower editions in a public and a study version.

  the reason is the same as for splitting up the watchtower society in ccjw, kingdom support, inc, religious order of jw (and local convention planning organisations, read the anderson-files about having no agents everywhere), just juridical!

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  This leads me to my "dumb" question of the month. If the study edition carries enough articles to last until March, will there be a Feb study edition?

  Thanks

  Yknot
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  Reason for splitting up watchtower editions

  by Ozner in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tonight i did wake up and i knew it!

  the reason for splitting up the watchtower editions in a public and a study version.

  the reason is the same as for splitting up the watchtower society in ccjw, kingdom support, inc, religious order of jw (and local convention planning organisations, read the anderson-files about having no agents everywhere), just juridical!

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