Topics Started by nugget
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GB and Field Service a Question for Ex Bethel Boys and Others in the Know
by nugget ini have got the impression on here that jaraqz and the gb gang don't actually go door to door in field service.
it has aslo been stated that "judge" rutherford, who instigated it, didn't do it either.. is this true?
can anyone confirm it?.
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What has happened in the last 10 years since i left? Scandals? Doctrine changes?
by Aussie Oz ini have been out since 1998 and have rarely seen another jw since.
i didn't leave because i found anything wrong, i just didn't want to live the life anymore.
i still defended the witnesses at times.
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What products should I consider to ward off Deers?
by asilentone ini have seen several cars hit by deers around here, but i have never been hit by a deer here, i might consider to buy something to ward off deers.
any suggestions would be very much appreciated..
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Was the Apostle Paul the Rutherford of his day?
by nugget ini was doing reseaerch on early days of the society and remembered a radio programme about the apostle paul from earlier in the year.
the gist of the programme was that paul had remodeled the early christians in his image and that many of the restrictions and edicts from that time had little to do with jesus earlier teaching.
for example the vilification of homosexuals and the denegration of women.. this made me think about how rutherford changed the early bible students and added restrictions to them as well trying to remodel the organisation into something he could control.. jesus spent time teaching about the kingdom, preaching the need for love, forgiveness and acceptance.
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Nov.15th WT - Treasure your Place in Congregation- "Obey the Slave Class! "
by flipper inonce again the extremely controlling measures taken by the wt society are evident in the "witness only " nov.15th wt article " treasure your place in the congregation ".
as time goes on the governing body keeps pushing the thought into witnesses minds that the " faithful & discreet slave " is the boss , god, main enchilada , the one through whom rank and file witnesses must answer to in order for jehovah to approve them.
so strap your seat belts on: this should be interesting.. under the subheading " cherish our place- how ?
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Why do the Churches teach Adam was created perfect?
by acolytes inthis is not a bible teaching.
the bible says the opposite.. adam was created physically imperfect or he wouldnt have needed to be put out the garden so as not to be able to eat from the tree of life-.
adam was created morally imperfect or he wouldnt have failed his first test.
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How do I help my kids not buy into the JW thing?
by Judc infirst a little bit about myself.
i'm not a jw.
but i'm married to a jw lady who is very dedicated to it all.
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New "apostate" here! Recent WT study- 'We may ask you to do something that may not understand' (basically- DO IT)
by 20+wastedYRS ini will get to the big shocker that i read within the last year or two in a wt study article, so please bear with me... i am new to this forum and have been reading postings for several days now, and can relate totally to many of the issues that many ex-jw have.
i was raised "around" the truth and although my parents were never "dipped", they wouldn't allow us to celebrate holidays or stand for natl anthem (not that i care now).
so i basically had many of the pressures and stress that witness kids had growing up, but with no spiritual support, as we attended only a handful of meetings while my parents studied when i was 5or6.
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Thinking of taking some classes
by EmptyInside ini'm still trying to figure things out here.
but,i do have a question for those that started college many years after high school.
how did you make the transition?