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  Are JWs Enjoying Not Having To Go To Meetings and House To House?

  by minimus in

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  since this pandemic, especially, are witnesses fine with never having to go to another meeting or assembly again?

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  What about all those JWs I used to read about who eagerly swam through crocodile infested waters in order to bring the good news to everyone?
  
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  Another shocking tidbit from the "Douglas Walsh" trial of 1954.

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm reviewing the entire transcript of the douglas walsh case, and found this shocking bit that normally doesn't come up in the search engines, but it should:.

  pages 370-375. hayden cooper covington on the stand:.

  q: “in your experience of your own congregation in new york, did you have children there of eleven or twelve being baptized?”.

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  No concept of grace or forgiveness as taught in the New Testament...

  ...just covenant obligations enforced by threat of annihilation at Armageddon...
  
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  What Did You Think Of The Songs Sung At The Kingdom Hall?

  by minimus in

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  when i was younger we had song books and i recall that some of the songs were pretty catchy.

  then they revised it took some of those songs out, and added more.

  i have to admit some songs were pretty good.

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  Ding

  When I was studying with the JWs and attended my first meeting, I had two impressions:

  1. Everyone loved singing all the songs.

  2. I didn't know any of the words or melodies and felt really out of place.
  
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  LOL: just have share a convo I just had with my PIMI wife

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my wife and i just went on a walk, remember right now she has been listening to her convention.

  so she starts in with the world is getting bad and will end soon.

  what started it was we were talking about the economy and such.

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  Ding

  It is ironic when you realize that you know more about WT doctrine than PIMIs do.

  Not unusual, though, I've learned...

  That said, for a JW not to know that the WT teaches Jesus' invisible presence starting in 1914 still amazes me.

  Sometimes I think WT teaching today comes down to the noes:

  -- No Trinity

  -- No hellfire

  -- No politics

  -- No birthdays or holidays

  -- No blood transfusions
  
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  WT Teaching On Who The NT was Written For

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  maybe someone can help me here:when i got baptized at age 23, an elder dropped a bombshell on me.

  he said that the new testament wasn't written for the great crowd (me).

  he said that it only applies to the anointed, and "by extension" the nt applies to the great crowd.

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  Ding

  Here's a link to a relevant talk entitled "We Wuz Robbed" by ex-JW, ex-elder Bob Gray.

  Starting at 12:40, he discusses what WT doctrine robs the "other sheep" of.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DthIfOYP33M
  
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  Does Anybody Here Pray To God?

  by minimus in

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  i’m just curious..

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  Yes
  
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  What does the Watchtower Society's History of Prophetic Speculation Prove?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  question: what does the watchtower society's history of prophetic speculation prove?.

  how would you respond to this answer provided by paul coom... yesterday on quora?.

  "our organization has never been a prophetic speculator.

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  Ding

  "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The Great and Powerful Oz has spoken!"
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  Converted Greek Philosopher Explains Christianity in 125 AD

  by Sea Breeze in

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  i ran across a pretty early treatise.

  we were all taught that "real" christianity was lost to history and was only restored once russell and then rutherford restored it so that the wt could be appointed as god's "mouthpiece".

  but, aristides wrote to the emperor hadrian and gave a pretty good synopsis of core christian belief in 125 ad.

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  Ding

  Nothing about calling God "Jehovah" and going door to door inviting people to come to God's organization for salvation?
  
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  Governing Body; Villians or just Deluded?

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  are you sometimes dumbfounded at the direction the governing body takes?.

  thousands of documents proving 607 bce is wrong, yet the gb sticks to the date, why?.

  the generation that would not die, yet they continue by introducing an overlapping generation.. disfellowshipping at a time when everyone is leaving, not a good idea, yet they continue to disfellowship.. here is a video that addresses these questions.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgeqhp9o9i.

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  In Crisis of Conscience, Ray Franz expressed the opinion that they really believe it -- victims of victims.

  As the evidence grows against the WT positions, that becomes harder and harder to believe, but confirmation bias and the desire to be someone important are powerful blinders.
  
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  Do You Know Of Anyone That Has Seen A Therapist Because Of Being A Witness?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i really don’t know of many people who got into therapy because of their jw dealings but i would think that if someone remains depressed or severely affected by their past witness life, it’s not a bad idea to speak to someone to get you on the right path.

  i think this site has been very therapeutic for many over the years..

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  Ding

  I think the real challenge would be to find a therapist that understands how cults operate and how they affect a person's mind, will, and emotions.