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  “Please do not send your Elders to my house!”

  by Pinku in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was the last sentence my dad wrote to gb in his letter explaining why he is disassociating from jws.

  it seems gb did not send copy of the letter to the body of elders!

  sometime later two elders visited him to encourage him to rethink his decision.

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  Fernando

  Having taught against deathbed repentance (a change of heart) they could not avail themselves of it.

  Fear of death, at the level described, is a scriptural confirmation of their captive state, in which they misled others too (Matt 23:15):

  (Hebrews 2:15) . . .[that] he might emancipate all those who for fear of death were subject to slavery all through their lives.

  (Matthew 23:15) . . .“Woe to YOU, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because YOU traverse sea and dry land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one YOU make him a subject for Ge·hen′na twice as much so as yourselves.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Rank-and-File Are the Elite Witnesses Pension Plan!

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's all about money these days in all the kingdom halls and changing title from the congregation over to the watchtower organization so the governing body and all their trusty aids can have a nice retirement.

  who is going to provide for all the jws heading towards retirement age over the next five to ten years, men and women in bad health who must work because the watchtower through their salesmen (cos, dos) promised we all would be in god's paradise and "worrying about material things shows a lack of faith".. .

  the governing body is showing they are worried about money because all they are talking about is "sign the secret envelope and obey the promise you made to donate each month!

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  Fernando

  The OP title reads like it belongs on a giant (uncle Sam style) poster, or on a billboard, on the road to a major convention.
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Bad?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not fond of any religious fanatic.

  islamic fundies can be downright crazy.

  mormonism seems silly to me.

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  Fernando

  Personally I believe the minority of JWs are evil, and that the majority are forced into behaving in questionable ways due to peer pressure and bad associations (hanging out with the woe'ers of Matt 23:13-29).

  In other words, the majority of JWs could be quite normal if their hearts were totally circumcised of religion (legalism, moralism, materialism, hypocrisy, sexism, supremacy, blindness, addiction, clericalism and hierarchical thinking).
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  Copy of my DA Letter

  by airborne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first time posting here, although i have been a visitor to it for around a year.

  after doing a simple google search under "jehovah'switnesses" over a year ago, i found ttat.

  i was deeply unhappy with the congregation and decided to educate myself, and boy what an education i have gotten so far.

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  Fernando

  Welcome airborne, and thank you for sharing and posting; especially your DA letter.

  In my humble opinion, and from my personal perspective, this is the best DA letter ever, and on so many levels.

  • Articulate
  • Well considered
  • Respectful
  • Balanced
  • To the point
  • Brief (1-page max)
  • Very hard to forget/ignore/rationalise
  • Factual
  • Insightful
  • Plain
  • Simple
  • Renders ignorance inexcusable
  • Irrefutable (without compromising honesty and good ethics)
  • Unapologetic
  • Fearless (Matt 10:32,33)
  • Duty of care (to warn)

  What are your thoughts of making copies available to every JW you know?

  Greetings

  Fernando

  SEQ, Australia
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  Were we drug addicts?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i imagine drug addicts have a similar adiction.

  you can not imagine life without a fix.

  or was it we had addictive personalities?

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  Fernando

  I do believe so NHAH.

  The same mechanics at work, at least in part.

  That is one reason why it is hard to help family and friends that are still trapped.
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  Reflections on 1 year WT Free-breaking the chains...

  by MissFit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone.. i just realized that it has been over a year since i discovered this site and started to recognize i was shackled by invisible chains.

  i am still in the process of chipping away on those chains.. i posted on another thread how these threads here are like little time capsules.

  the moment, the emotions, the attitudes are all there frozen.. .

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  Fernando

  Hey MissFit, well described. I imagine the journey is similar for many here on JWN; it certainly has been for me too.
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  Want to make Money $ with a Web Site?

  by sarahsmile in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  has anyone had success with a high traffic website or blog ?.

  it might take a team of people to accomplish.. ads pay and people count, lots and lots of people.

  does jehovahs-witness.net make money every time someone looks at the web site?

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  Fernando

  I would hazard a guess that Simon earns at most 1% of what he otherwise could when he donates many hours of his precious time to the labour of love that is JWN which generously and voluntarily serves atheists and believers alike.

  How many hours would you and I be willing to work for one hundredth of our hourly rate?

  If it is such a headache-free money-spinner, why did Simon once consider closing up shop?

  Of course, I too would appreciate more civil behaviour from those JWNers that pray for my conversion to atheism.

  And seriously, there have to be better ways to make money than elusive (and illusive) traffic from thousands hundreds of visitors busily ignoring adverts.
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  A silly thought on freewill...

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was mythought on " freewill" and made me think...i need " air" to breath..so how was i born with freewill?.

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  Fernando

  If God exists, and I believe he does, then the existence of atheists would seem to prove free will, to my mind at least.
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  What Happened to my DEAR FRIEND?

  by NoMoreHustle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i first learned about the bull $#@!

  about the cult that i am in, i reached out to my good friend who brought me into this organization through a study.

  this man is wonderful human being & i thought would be understanding to my struggles.

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  Fernando

  Once we have invested too much in a scam we strangely develop a vested interest in supporting it at all costs to save face.
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  If Jehovah God Really Loved Humans & This Earth How Might He Show It?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  supposing that you might say that you believe in god, how might a god of love, show that he really cares about us all?.

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  Fernando

  Provide a sociological map, which if followed, would begin to elevate the human race from a primitive Type-0 civilisation.

  Grant us free will and autonomy, allowing us to choose to heed or ignore the map, as we observe and contemplate the consequences, of each option.