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  We would love to see this news report go viral....

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  out of canada.. thank you cedars.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlchpt-pzby.

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  Fernando

  I wonder how soon this couple would get results if they went in person to see (and persistently pester) as many of the employers, workmates and family members of the family who have taken their daughter from them.
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  Discernment and the Bearing ‘Witness” in Abuse Cases

  by 4thgen in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  in accepting the name of being one of jehovahs witnesses, they agree to witness or bear testimony to the existence of jehovah and the truthfulness of the bible.

  even though no one in this modern age has literally seen the act of creation or the god in the heavens, it is through the mental powers of discernment that faith is built.

  after the so-called 'evidence' is presented, it leads to a conviction of faith, which eventually turns into dedication and baptism.

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  Fernando

  By their fruits you will know who they really are at heart, a certain wise man once said...

  Whitewashed graves

  Camel gulpers

  Gnat strainers

  That awful stench coming from behind the whitewash...
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  I am new here and had so many laughs for the first time in years. It took me a long time to find the courage to sign up. Thank you for existing

  by umbertoecho in

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  Fernando

  Welcome umbertoecho.

  Despite their spiritual blindness they can instinctive tell if you are talking about the Watchtower Jesus, or the real Jesus.

  You have come to the right place, and I pray you make some good friends along the way.

  JWN is a mixed bag, as we are all at different stages on life's journey, with many different viewpoints, and generally agree to disagree.

  Yup, humor is great for the journey.

  Greetings and blessings

  Fernando

  SE QLD, Australia
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  Born-in memories, etc this is my first post, guys ;-)

  by ThunderStruck52 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i have decided to jump in and for the first time and share some of my random memories that seem to have been floating around my mind more and more lately.

  mostly if all the weird anxiety i experience from time to time is related to it.

  i guess that would be a different topic to post!.

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  Fernando

  Welcome Thunderstruck52.

  Congratulations on achieving a new normal life and family.

  Thank you too for enriching this community by sharing your story and journey.

  Greetings and blessings

  Fernando

  SE QLD, Australia
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  They're everywhere! They're everywhere!

  by under the radar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been running into jws a lot lately.

  some in person, others more by proxy.

  last week, just as i was about to leave home for an appointment, the doorbell rang.

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  Fernando

  Our family was sprung from the Watchtower by a simple question:

  "What is the gospel, in one word?"

  This was all that I as a deceived follower of the Watchtower had waited 40 years for.

  My father died waiting.

  My grandfather died waiting.

  Not a day goes by that I don't feel immense gratitude to the person who cared enough to pause and ask.
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  Why do so many exJWs promote Watchtower lies and cover-ups?

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  several footnotes in the nwt correctly define apostasy as "unfaithfulness".. that is spiritual unfaithfulness/adultery/fornication/prostitution/harlotry.. in scripture the jews were called (spiritual) prostitutes (37 times in ezekiel chapters 16 and 23).. they claimed a relationship with the god of abraham.. yet they lusted after other gods.. and they had frequent wanton spiritual intercourse with these gods.. to cover-up their own lewd apostasy the watctower lyingly redefines the word to mean a dissenter (against the watchtower).. anyone who dissents is labelled an apostate.. ray franz discovered their apostasy.. he dissented.. he exposed their spiritual harlotry in detail (isocf and coc).. they lyingly labelled him an apostate.. and many if not most exjws say this is all fine.. even worse, many exjws proudly wear the label.. to show their proud support of watchtower lies and cover-ups.. how sad....

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  Fernando

  "I see your point that those who accept the label are in a way validating the definition."

  That is indeed what I was trying to say.

  I think I am also beginning to understand why some might still choose to accept and embrace the label (although I could never do the same).

  Thank you nonjwspouse.
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  Can you prove Jesus existed outside of Bible (so called) evidence?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought i'd done a thread on this before but can't find it.. so.

  did jesus actually exist?.

  without using the bible i'd like to see obvious proof..

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  Fernando

  http://johndickson.org/christfiles
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  One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

  by Dis-Member in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'd like to share something also inspiringly beautuful too... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oxo3m6rapw.

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  Fernando

  Thank you for sharing.

  Reminds me of holocaust survivor and Psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl's book: "Man's Search for Meaning".
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  After years of Watchtower fighting the BAN in Russia.....

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i apologize if this topic was already covered, i didn't have time to look thru several pages of posts.... after several years of fighting their ban in russia.

  russian court declares jw's literature extremist:.

  http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140113/186483571/russian-court-declares-jehovahs-witness-brochures-extremist.html?fb_action_ids=530487500391762&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5b1377130229215916%5d&action_type_map=%5b%22og.recommends%22%5d&action_ref_map=%5b%5d.

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  Fernando

  Can you believe the apostate Watchtower actually printed this?:

  *** g00 6/22 p. 9 Do Not Be a Victim of Propaganda! ***
  Education shows you how to think. Propaganda tells you what to think.
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  Why do so many exJWs promote Watchtower lies and cover-ups?

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  several footnotes in the nwt correctly define apostasy as "unfaithfulness".. that is spiritual unfaithfulness/adultery/fornication/prostitution/harlotry.. in scripture the jews were called (spiritual) prostitutes (37 times in ezekiel chapters 16 and 23).. they claimed a relationship with the god of abraham.. yet they lusted after other gods.. and they had frequent wanton spiritual intercourse with these gods.. to cover-up their own lewd apostasy the watctower lyingly redefines the word to mean a dissenter (against the watchtower).. anyone who dissents is labelled an apostate.. ray franz discovered their apostasy.. he dissented.. he exposed their spiritual harlotry in detail (isocf and coc).. they lyingly labelled him an apostate.. and many if not most exjws say this is all fine.. even worse, many exjws proudly wear the label.. to show their proud support of watchtower lies and cover-ups.. how sad....

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  Fernando

  Sorry Farkel.

  In essence, what I am trying to say, is that by accepting and parading the label "apostate", and the deception on which it is based, we are supporting and promoting Watchtower lies and cover-ups (in this particular area, namely that dissenting against WBTS corruption and WBTS dysfunction equals apostasy).

  What are your views on this, mate?