Amha·aret
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UN issue
by Newborn inhi all, i would be grateful if you can enlighten me about the un issues, which i know very little about and which was the reason for diva and many others to leave the org.. btw diva, welcome to you and your husband!
best of luck and much happiness!!.
i was recently in geneva and apparantely many brothers and sisters works for the un there but they say it's only for daughter companies of un and that's okay.
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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Relationship Rescue (or how Dr. Phil got me out)
by Gladring ini was going to post this in the thread about what one comment helped you see the light but it became a bit too long and i thought the subject might be interesting in it's own right.
i've been hanging around for a while feeling like i should tell my story and this thread has caught me at a good time.
i was born in to the religion, baptized at 15, reproved at 17, married at 22, ministerial servant at 25. i'd had questions in my late teens and twenties but i convinced myself that i loved jehovah and wanted to stay and so i squashed those feelings.
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Here's to you!
by purpleplus injw's have been taught that toasting is of pagan origin.
by accident i came across the origins of the custom.
in ancient greece the host would raise his glass after taking the first sip of wine, indicating that the wine is safe to drink, hence the common dedication "to your health" or something like that.
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WT Study vs Public editions(the new bait & switch?)
by kzjw ini grabbed one of the public editions of the wt from the wife's car yesterday.
o noticed there was no mention of the fds, god's org or any of the hardline stances found in the study editions.
no verses frorm matt 24, proverbs 4 or any of the other standard verses found inthe kool-aid versions, but a host of others concerning the holy spirit.... so how is the wtbs still so successful at the age old bait & switch?.
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1 Down 6 MILLION to go!!!
by Tuesday inso it's official my little channel of tough questions for jehovah's witnesses has made someone's little jw switch turn off.
i got a private message today from an active witness who both himself and his wife now say that "i now see that jw's are all about interpretation and not some special understanding".
figures that i'm almost done with the series too lol, i've got one more update to do before my final question that i've come up with for the series.
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My email from Ray Franz !
by still_in74 inabout a month ago i sent a thank you letter to ray for all he has done to help me.
i did not expect to get a response but to my surprise he did write me back.
certainly much of it is a copied form letter he uses considering all the email he gets, but there were references to my email and he has even encouraged further correspondance.
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2008 DC: Fear Tactics
by outofthebox inso, as you already know, i was in the 2008 dc.
three very boring days.
but, i paid attention to every speech, so, you guys don't have to go.
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Did Being A Witness Make You Feel Better About Yourself?
by minimus insome persons need to feel they are validated because they don't have much going for them otherwise.
being a part of jehovah's organization makes them feel special.
being different from other religions makes them feel recognized,.