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  I'm new too!

  by Annointeds Daughter in

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  i'm new to the forum.

  i've been lurking for some time, since i was "disconnected" by my husband, "tooktheredpill".

  i'm a 3rd generation witness, and still inside of the borg, because all my family is inside.

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  Well done for making it out of the mind control, Annointeds Daughter. And well done tooktheredpill. It's so great that your marriage won't be destroyed by the WTS.
  
  Go easy on your family. Asking for their "help" with queries rather than showing facts is the way to go.
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  The name "Jehovah's Witnesses" is NOT scriptural!

  by Nathan Natas in

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  2. beliefs

  it is not infrequently that jehovah's witnesses make the statement that the name of their organization is "scriptural.

  tony wills, in his book "a people for his name" makes an interesting point about the misrepresentation of that name as "scriptural" and the appropriateness of this name-change by the impostor "bible scholar" rutherford -.

  [rutherford] showed the need of a new name by such texts as the following:.

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  Tag - thanks.
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  GB Anthony Morris 2007 DC Talk DESPERATE PLEADINGS

  by doinmypart in

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  gb anthony morris gave the final talk on friday's 2007 follow the christ dc.

  in the talk he gives reasons for the r&f to trust the fds specifically the gb.. the talk is nauseating, but shows how desperate the gb has become.

  they're losing control of the r&f and they know it.. jwd member booby originally posted this speech on the "gb solidifies ownership" thread.

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  anasazi:

  You are a fool.

  Matthew 5:22.

  We await your answer to isaacaustin's question.
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  Hi I'm new here - a bit about me

  by Fishbulb in

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  2. experiences

  well where do i start?

  i am 34, male and gay.

  when i was about 15 i was exposed to the witnesses teachings.

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  Hi Fishbulb, good to have you here.
  
  All the best with continuing to make new friends.
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  harboring DOUBTS is un Theocratic> New Witchtower

  by hamsterbait in

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  after having posted on another thread, i have just remembered that a recent koolaid edition study said (words to this effect).

  some may say that a teaching might not be correct.

  after all , understanding has changed in the past.

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  I'd be interested in reading anything on this if someone can quote it.
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  What's the dumbest thing you've ever heard a JW say?

  by Renegade in

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  alot of you maybe stuck for choice so you can say as many as you want.

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  "Yes." - me on the day of my baptism.
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  Were There ANY WT. Publications That You Actually Enjoyed?

  by minimus in

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  i used to love reading the aid/insight books.. questions from readers was always something i read first when i got my watchtower.. i even liked the truth book because it was pretty detailed in jw beliefs and was an easy read.. was there any publication from the society that you enjoyed reading?

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  Can't say I remember enjoying reading any of it, though I may have done when younger. Going through the Evolution/Creation book was probably alright at the time. Silly evolution - that'll never catch on.
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  my wee mum is not long for this world

  by ninja in

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  2. friends

  she has lost over 7 stone due to her cancer and is finding it almost impossible to eat now.....see the difference in a couple of years .. ......she has been giving all her belongings away too recently

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  Sorry ninja - thinking of you and the family at this hard time.
  
  The picture of her in the red top with her Grandchild really shows how much you look like her.
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  Fascinating....Which Kind of Dump Best Decribes You?

  by BlackPearl in

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  the first time i read this, i laughed so hard i nearly split my sides.

  enjoy!!.

  the perfect dump - every once in a while, each of us experiences a perfect dump, its rare, but a thing of beauty in all respects.

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  LOL! Some real insights there.
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  your personal favourite books that freed you from the JW's

  by ninja in

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  2. experiences

  1/captives of a concept.....fantastic....thanks don...you freed my mind completely .

  2/visions of glory...barbara harrison....fantastic insights......(god can't kill arnold) .

  3/jehovah lives in brooklyn.....ricky francis.....he sums all jw's up brilliantly....love this book .

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  Genesis, various authors
  Daniel, various authors
  Revelation, John
  
  Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments, Isaac Asimov
  101 Myths of the Bible: How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History, Gary Greenberg
  
  How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature - Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference, and What It Means for Faith Today, Steven L. McKenzie
  
  The Bible with Sources Revealed, Richard Elliott Friedman
  The Hidden Book of the Bible, Richard Elliott Friedman
  
  Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Hermeneia: a Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible), John Joseph Collins
  Daniel: With an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature (Forms of the Old Testament Literature), John Joseph Collins
  
  The Apocalypse (New Testament Message; A Biblical-Theological Commentary), Adela Yarbro Collins
  The Theology of the Book of Revelation (New Testament Theology), Richard Bauckham