Topics Started by stuckinamovement

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Does becoming (or remaining) one of Jehovah's Witnesses result in Poverty? Pew Research results differ from Watchtower claims.
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"raised in the truth" during the 50s, 60s,and 70s i repeatedly read and heard from the platform how reading the magazines weekly "was the equivalent of a college education" and how many had turned their family economic situation around by being "trustworthy" and giving up expensive bad habits most "worldly people" had.

sounded good.. what is the reality?

how does avoiding higher education, and then spending up to 20 hours a week getting ready for, commuting, and then participating in meetings and field service affect family finances?.
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A really sad story
by James Mixon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my son best friend (both raised in borg) met in high school and remain friends over.

and just this pass week another brother killed his wife (or girlfriend) and killed himself in northern.

california.
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New commentary on revelation coming up?
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i heard through the grapevine about a forthcoming book:.

together through the great tribulation - come to jehovah's mountain.

still awaiting solid confirmation though.
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My thoughts on the shunning part at the convention
by stuckinamovement in
1. jw
2. friends
the wts has gone off the rails and is "unrepentantly" hateful.

they are blatantly requiring mothers and fathers to disown/hate their own children that they have loved and cared for since birth simply because they don't comply with the orgs demands.

how is this love?
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Hi everyone!
by cognac in
1. jw
2. friends
was just listening to a song that made me think of the jws so thought i'd say hi and see how everyone is.

i'm doing ok. kids are fine.

i'm good, making tons of friends, very successful in my career, bla bla bla.
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Gorby says goodbye
by Gorbatchov in
1. jw
2. friends
my eyes for ttatt opened in 1995 with the generation change and the wt magazine stated "some witness thought that the generation started in 1914".

since 1997, with internet at low speed, i followed h2o hourglass, www.xjw.com and later on www.jehovahs-witness.net.. did a bachelor and post bachelor since then.. now, nearly completed with fading, i feel it's time to go on with my life and do some other things, spending more time with my wife abd children instead of thinking about jw topics in my head.

goal is being a better person and less grumpy at 45.... everything what could be said is already said.
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Hard to Remember but Back in the Ninteen Fifies...
by new boy in
1. jw
2. friends
my writing a book about my strange life as a jw.

i need some help.. does anyone remember when they used to get these charts out at the service meetings which had all the hours, "back calls" and bible studies on it?

what did they call that?.
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what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?
by Sabin in
1. jw
2. friends
so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

".
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Just a simple question.
by Sabin in
1. jw
2. friends
do you think it is easier for an elder to wake up to the wtbts because of the position he is in which gives him access to info that the rank & file would not be privy to, or do you think it would be harder for him to wake up because of all the prestige/power/admiration he receives as a result of being an elder, or does it come down to something else entirely?.
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Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
this took quite a while this evening.

so worth it though.

hope you enjoy!