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Shackled to the Watchtower: A distinction every Jehovah's Witness should acknowledge
by Nickolas inif one was to take a poll of all the registered users of this board he might be surprised by the number of people who still attend meetings and/or still go door to door.
a contributor to a recent thread, expressing worry that she is on the threshold of being outed, posited that fear is what fills the seats in the kingdom hall.
fear, not love.
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Did You Eat the Apple?
by cameo-d inthose who claim to speak on behalf of a god and claim to have his authority are often left at liberty to blur the lines.
without actually accepting these leaders as "god" their followers, through their actions, come to recognize the leaders authority as being a god.. is there much difference between a god that says you cannot touch that apple tree and a wt dictate that you cannot read unauthorized material?.
what promise did the apple hold?
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Building Momentum
by chickpea inif i were to count the time when i was fading, although at the time i had never heard of that concept nor was i determined to never go back to the kh, then it has been about 4 years since i stopped doing the typical things a jw stays busy with.... .
mostly, i think i was thinking about this because of the concerns from all the newer members, wondering where and how to fill their lives post-wts.. it has taken a while, but i am finally getting integrated into real life, about 4 months out from an associate of applied science degree (trying to hold onto a 3.98 gpa!
), a board member for the last year with a local chapter of a national advocacy group, a volunteer at the local museum/cultural center, about to become a volunteer with the local community theater, and a few other things that are opportunities to meet and work with people who dont waste their lives in the manner of a typical jw.
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What Stupid Things Would You Do Or Not Do That Were "Conscience Matters"?
by minimus ini remember i couldn't get involved with any christmas songs while in school but i could sing "let it snow let it snow let it snow" because technically it wasn't a real "christmas" song.. looking back, what silly things did you allow or not allow on the grounds of "conscience"?.
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Please read and sign ... Grace had a scarey fall ...
by wannabefree inbig hug for you!
i am glad you are okay.
you are a strong woman.. so sorry grace.
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The Governing Body is on the Phone and they need Help!
by Giordano inhere's my premise; one day, out of the blue, you are asked to consult with the gb.
your told that they have 'new light', armageddon is a spiritual battle and they have 'awakened' to the fact that this system of things will not be going away anytime soon, perhaps not for another 2,000 years!
with this new understanding they realize that just about everything is going to have to change if they want to survive as an organization.. to deal with this new reality now and into the future they would like to hear ideas that are practical, spiritual, nurturing, helpful and stimulating.. .
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Picket Elizabeth Edwards funeral WTF??
by darthfader inedwards funeral to be picketed by controversial church.
a church that pickets funerals to protest what it calls american immorality says its members will be picketing the service this saturday for elizabeth edwards, who died of breast cancer on tuesday.. based in topeka, kan., the westboro baptist church said it would be outside the edenton street united methodist church in raleigh, n.c., during the funeral for the former wife of one-time vice presidential candidate john edwards.. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40587353/ns/us_news-life/.
you have got to be kidding me... i understand free speech, but this is more than tacky.
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Strange, Offensive , Weird Statements on DFing Offenses in Elders Manual
by flipper inyou really can't make this stuff up.
but an organization like the wt society bent on controlling virtually every aspect of the typical jehovah's witness life - would make this up to keep their control through the use of fear and guilt.
so- i thought i'd share what i thought was the strangest, most offensive, weird language dealing with what the wt society calls " disfellowshipping offenses " .
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Attention Born in Lurkers
by stuckinamovement indo you feel that something has changed within god's organization?
have you noticed that in the past several years there has been a more authoritarian spirit displayed in the publications and from the platform?
i am in the beginning stages of a fade away and wanted to express my thoughts.