Topics Started by Mat
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Once Upon A Time in "Dub" Land Hell...
by Was New Boy ina few years ago i was the host for the x jw "meet-up" group here in portland.
i got a phone call from a women who was very upset.. her husband who she loved very much, was a xjw when they got married.
(she never was) he was dfed as a teenager.
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Then & Now
by headisspinning ini was born in the 70's and my jw mother spanked us a lot... actually, beat us is more accurate.
i know of other people from the same generation (lol!
) and it seemed to be somewhat common during that time period within the organization.. i also remember wearing a lot of second hand clothing and having pretty dismal school lunches and we were simply not allowed to ask for anything - needs or wants.
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Talks And Older Publications For Download
by Bangalore ini found this site where one can download watchtower talks and old publications.
lots of stuff there.. .
http://www.myiphonestuff.info/qwotes/reexamine/.
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Bible's Buried Secrets
by Mat inanyone in the uk watching this seris?
last one on next tuesday.
the first two can be watched online here:.
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a couple questions for everyone here
by deservingone26 inim just curious about a couple things:.
1. most of you seem to be pretty satisfied that you left the the witness world but now that your gone what drives you now?
what makes you excited about life?
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Higher Criticism and the WTS
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i have my idea why the wts waxes so strongly against higher criticism, so i would like to hear the views of others on this matter.. i do not want this thread to degenerate into a discussion on the merits or otherwise of higher criticism, but rather for this thread to explore the reason(s) why the wts has to be so adamantly against it.. as a clue to my own thoughts, i suggest that consideration should be given to the wts's silence -- as far as i am aware (and i am open to correction) -- on the subject of lower criticism (and other forms of analysis).. doug.
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Stopping my bible study with the JW's
by salsa girl inthis is my first post after lurking for months.
hopefully i won't make any mistakes while typing and trying to post this so please bear with me!.
i had a bible study with jehovah's witnesses and i stopped the studies with them a couple of years back.
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I ended up in the back room of the KH today
by Nobleheart inour public talk and wt study is on saturdays.
i was informed by an elder that i shouldn't leave right away after the meeting.. immediately i had a sinking feeling in my stomach.
but not as bad as i would have felt about it months ago.
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Are all other religions scummy dross in comparison?
by Marie B. Paraison inis it true that the god of israel was not satisfied with the worship of the nation of israel alone, he sought to have the worship of the people in the great city nineveh by sending the hebrew prophet jonah to help this great city to repent, to have faith and to obey?.
crime and violence was their religion!.
i have also repented of the watchtower religion that bashes and does violence to all other religions.