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Assembly Day Points by a Member of the Governing Body
by Reopened Mind in
1. jw
2. friends
a jw friend of mine sent me this email today:.

assembly day points...... .

brother morris, (member of the governing body).
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A history of organization--what are its fruits?
by sd-7 in
1. jw
2. friends
in an effort to support the belief in an organization as the only way god deals with people, jehovah's witnesses often point to the nation of israel and the christian congregation of the first century.

surely, jehovah has used organizations in a mighty way.

perhaps we can start from the very beginning and trace organization's history.
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I cried when I saw this video...
by Butterflyleia85 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
probably been seen before but i thought i'd share!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hugbxonxp5s.

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Maybe some truth to JW being Scientology for Black people, singer Omarion a JW now..
by miseryloveselders in
1. jw
2. friends
sorry if i'm late on this........... http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2010/02/16/22125881.aspx.

allhiphop.com: what scares you the most?.

omarion: i am not afraid of anything.
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Elder uses Congregation Bible Study as an opportunity to ban the movie Avatar
by easyreader1970 in
1. jw
2. friends
last night, during the congregation bible study, the conductor (overseer?

) used this as a platform to say that the movie avatar is of satan and no christians should see it.. .

he said that he googled the (original) meaning of the word avatar and it was of hindu religious origin.
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German pensioner denies attempt to machine-gun Jehovahs Witnesses
by Mythbuster in
1. watchtower
2. medical
thursday, 04 february 2010 20:53. .

bielefeld, germany - a german pensioner charged with the attempted murder of 81 jehovahs witnesses by storming into their community hall and trying to open fire with a machine gun has denied all the charges, a court heard on tuesday.

the 83-year-old, who cannot be named, allegedly stormed into the meeting in the town of bielefeld and attempted to fire a machine gun at the group in july 2009 - but the weapon malfunctioned and the man was wrestled to the ground.. a psychiatrist for the defendant told the court that the accused had merely wanted to point out that islamists could be a danger to jehovahs witnesses.. the prosecution said he had tried to "maliciously shoot" as many as possible of the congregation.. the accused man has not yet addressed the court in person.. the psychiatrist said the pensioner told him that his dog had found the gun in the forest.
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Galatians 1:8 contradicts WTS
by inbetween in
1. watchtower
2. bible
lately there were a lot of articles, like this:.

never questions gods channel of communication (matth 24:45-47).

follow whatever direction comes from the gb.
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Time To Vent Part 2: So I've Been Studying With My Wife...
by tryingtoexit in
1. jw
2. friends
...for the past month or so, and i've been showing my wife little by little why i am no longer "living" as a witness.

so far...she has been very receptive, understanding my points, and hasnt been giving me any trouble.

i think she's really getting it, but then today comes.... she says "i see all the flaws of this religion and i respect your feelings, but this is the best way that i want to worship".
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Many JWs Have A Smug Punky Attitude...What About ExJWs?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
many witnesses that i know have this attitude of superiority and "i'm smarter and better" than you.

are ex witnesses that much different?.
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So Everything Was Going Good Until...
by tryingtoexit in
1. jw
2. friends
i drew a blank on a particular question.

i basically had a talk with my parents over the weekend.

they've been jw's since the 50's and pops been an elder since 83. so i knew it was gonna be hard, but i basically told them to their face that i am no longer going to be a jw and gave a few reasons why.