Topics Started by gem
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Public Talks
by radar inpublic talks .
here is a list of talks that was spoon fed to the congregation in 1998.. for some reason there was no talk number 100 back then.. but can you spot which talk that is missing from the list, the one that should have never been missing from the list for jws?
it is still not on the list even today.. and do you know why?
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Do they intentionally love-bomb?
by Xander ini've seen this term used a lot (love-bombing) re: new jw studies.
the implication is that this is some kind of nefarious wt strategy, but, the more i think about, the less i agree.
at least, it's not an intentional strategy, i think, just something that happens that works to their advantage (getting new recruits in).. i grew up as a jw.
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The Two Cow Explanation
by Kenneson inthe two-cow explanation of what makes.... a christian democrat:.
you have two cows.
you think you have two cows, but you don't know what a cow looks like.
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Congregations receive branch letter about UN
by cyberguy ini don't know if this has been posted on this site yet, but i came across something that indicates that congregations in germany were sent a letter of explanation (or rather, deception) about the societys un connection.. scroll to the end of page -- .
http://www.quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com/united_nations.htm.
can someone do a better translation from german to english?
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Queen Mother Condolence Book
by gem inextracts from hm the queen mother's condolence books: .
"when diana died i swore i would never smile again, but eventually i did.
now the queen mum has gone i cannot image that i will ever smile for the .
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Are cats for true Christians?
by gem inhas anyone stumbled across the following site:.
http://www.angelfire.com/ky/proclaimer/607.html.
it includes such gems as "are cats for true christians?
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An open letter to all JWs who want to know why we
by closer2fine inbelieving is something you feel in your heart; exercising knowledge is something you do and actually requires no belief.
there is no need for an outside group to tell you how to go about doing this.
i can see that all that is truly required of you is that you believe jesus is lord, that his father raised him from the dead, that you love god with your whole heart, you love your neighbor as yourself, and you confess your beliefs to others.
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do you try to re-build Childhood memorys????
by lydia inwith so many having been raised in the truuf.... do any of you now feel that due to the abuse and horros of being raised that way that you now need to work at building positive memories of things..like christmas??.
do others accuse you of going overboard with the holiday celebrations??.
do you look for opportunitys to have a party??.
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How Many JWs Fully Buy Into the WT Party Line?
by Room 215 infor those of us with years of acquaintance with the wt and its teachings, it's clear that full acceptance of the 1914 date as the establishment of god's kingdom in the heavens is a non-negotiable condition of remaining in good standing in the organization.
many of us know people who've been booted out just for expressing misgivings, lety alone outright denying this teaching.
almost as central, and as non-negotiable, is the teaching that only baptised jws can expect to survive the big a.. .
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Do Apostate demos at conventions work?
by home_and_dry infirstly, hello from a newbie .
i was reading a thread a few days ago which got me thinking.
it was about everyones views on apostates before leaving the dubs.