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  Is this site important?

  by sleepy in

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  a lot of us come here on a regular basis.i like to read what's going on most days.mostly now to make sure i havent missed some important news , less and less to learn more of the corrupt teachings of the org.. but at one time it was a revelation to meet people who felt like me , maybe now i take it for granted.. so how important is this site , has it directly effected your life and is it vital that sites like this ,where people can disscuss issues carry on in existance?

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  Explaining 'Religion' To 5 Year Old

  by HesterPryne in

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  hope you all don't mind my barging in here like this..haven't posted for a long time.

  yes i am of the lurker class..lol.

  now what i a hoping you all can help me with:.

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  Disfellowshipping Doesn't Sever Family Ties?

  by tergiversator in

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  "disfellowshipping does not sever family ties.".

  or so claims the watchtower's official faq.

  so, i would like to take an informal poll: how has being disfellowshippid/ disassociated/ inactive/ just having doubts affected relations with your family?

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  Question to shunned persons

  by HesterPryne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello everyone,.

  if your jehovah's witness relatves came to you and said..... "praise jah, there has been 'new light" and we can associate with you again!".....

  what would you say or do?

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  WHATS GOING ON?

  by anglise in

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  in the last 24 hours i have heard of two instances where the jw parents of disfellowshipped children have been willing and seemingly happy to have association with them ie having them visit and for meals.

  both say that there were topics to be avoided during conversation but that it was a major improvement on the way things had been.. in both of these situations the adult children are married to non believers.. is this just a coincidence?.

  has there been 'new light'?.

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  Is the Organization really free from racism?

  by dedalus in

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  one of the claims witnesses like to make is that they are color-blind, that their religion transcends matters of race and culture.

  by and large, i think most "apostates" accept this, though it's all too obvious that witnesses are bigots when it comes to all non-members.. but how true is the claim that witnesses escape racial stereotyping?.

  i attended an inner-city congregation with mostly black brothers and sisters.

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  Things to do when they come knocking

  by Skimmer in

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  i encourage people not to either verbally or physically harass jws when they come knocking on the door.. saying this, i recognize that it is ever so tempting to try the following:.

  1) answering the door wearing a t-shirt with a logo such as "satan rules", "member of the evil slave class", and "1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, what's next?".

  2) answering the door wearing only underwear (or less).. 3) dropping a name of some governing body member and suggesting that you got to know him when he and you were in jail together, and then ask if they know if he's stopped some particular filthy habit.. 4) answering the door while brandishing a pitchfork.. 5) say that you're so glad they came and that it's good for people to have an open mind about their religion and to be willing to change; once you get them excited with this, show them a copy of the wtbts failed prophecy list (backed by quotes from their own literature) and ask if they are open minded as well.. 6) as most jws have never looked at a copy of _studies in the scriptures_, tell them that you've gotten many of your religious beliefs by pyramidology; then show them a copy of _sits_ and point to the wtbts copyright notice.. i have #5 and #6 ready for the next visit.

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  Does the Watchtower break up famelies?

  by OlderTom in

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  my word it does.. when i started studying with the witlesses all of my family and inlaws deserted me for following a stupit cult.

  my wife divorced me and my children won't talk to me.. that's ok because according to jdubs that proves it's the truth.. as i progressed in "the truth(tm)" all my friends started to abandon me because i was always going to those booring meetings.. when i found someone i liked in "the truth" and started associating with her, some of my witness friends tried to break up the friendship.. ie break up another family before it even starts.. after i married her without getting the elder permission, some of my jdub friends tried to df me, to show how much they loved me.. when they failed to df me some of my witless friends decided to shun me anyway even though the elders pronounced us no guilty.. i should have sued the bastards for slander.

  today i'd just give him (the instigator) a good hiding.

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