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  What Happened to the Religion I Left in 1995?

  by JoshJeffries in

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  josh here, new to the board.

  glad to know this site is here.. i would not be writing this if it were not 2014. i was a ministerial servant and regular pioneer who left the jehovahs witnesses back in 1995/96, around that time.

  i left suddenly, didnt fade away, just left when something clicked one day in my head during the morning shower and made me realize this religion wasnt true.

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  Londo111

  Welcome, Josh!

  In some ways, things are just as harsh, if not harsher than they were. But they are really trying to rebrand Watchtower into JW.ORG... I suspect in five years, things will even more radically change.
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  Anyone else notice the new Terms of Use on jw.org?

  by leaving_quietly in

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  i first noticed it today... slides up at the bottom.

  i wonder why they felt the need to do this?

  this is just silly for a religious website..

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  Copy of my DA Letter

  by airborne in

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  this is my first time posting here, although i have been a visitor to it for around a year.

  after doing a simple google search under "jehovah'switnesses" over a year ago, i found ttat.

  i was deeply unhappy with the congregation and decided to educate myself, and boy what an education i have gotten so far.

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  Welcome to JWN!

  What made you opt for DAing over fading?
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Bad?

  by minimus in

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  i'm not fond of any religious fanatic.

  islamic fundies can be downright crazy.

  mormonism seems silly to me.

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  That's true. Are we talking Jehovah's Witnesses the Religion or Jehovah's Witnesses as individuals?

  I would have a difference answer for each.
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Bad?

  by minimus in

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  i'm not fond of any religious fanatic.

  islamic fundies can be downright crazy.

  mormonism seems silly to me.

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  Londo111

  I'm with OneEyedJoe on this one. I couldn't say it any better. A picture is worth a thousand words.
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  Have you ever read the review of Steven Hassan's books on Cult news.com?

  by Enzo in

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  2. beliefs

  hi, to everyone my username is enzo, .

  recently a saw a video presented by john cedar presenting steve hassan as a cult expert.. .

  but read this reviews presented on cult news about steve hassan's books, and it's up to you make your own opinion about the video.

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  Londo111

  It has nothing to do with being a minority religion or their doctrine. There are healthy environments and unhealthy environments, both in regard ‘minority’ groups, as well as more popular movements.

  It has to do with certain group’s authoritarian structure: the control of behavior, information, thoughts, and emotions.

  The pain these authoritarian groups cause is very real. The deaths some of these groups cause is very real. In the case of this forum, the premature deaths, including that of children, exceed any other. Stick around and learn from people who have had life experience in these groups, rather than worrying about whose research is better than whose.
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  A scripture that sums up what awake/fading JWs must endure.

  by BU2B in

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  just thought i would share.

  it hit home.. .

  put no trust in a friend, have no confidence in a loved.

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  Londo111

  Sad, but true.
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  Have you had a crisis of concience?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  my little boy has decided he wants to be a vegetarian and has been for over a year now.

  i fully accepted and supported this.. my view however is no matter what you eat or how you eat it ....beings will die for you to eat.. i have noticed where we live we have the terms " free range" and " ecological".

  if affordable i am sure most peoples preferrd option for their own health and the conditions of the animals.. i would say everyone has the right to eat what they want within reason.

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  I went vegetarian for a year for this reason...it wasn’t easy. Maybe in the future I will try again.
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  Who are the 500 anonymous members of the Watchtower Society?

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  i believe there are 500 or so official members of the watchtower bible & tract society.

  these are the ones who attend the annual meeting of the watchtower society.

  they appear to be like company shareholders.. who are these individuals and why are they apparently anonymous?

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  First post

  by BenRichards in

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  i've been lurking here off and on for a few years, figured i would introduce myself and share the clif notes version of my story.. i'm in my late 30's and was born in.

  mom was a jw, dad wasn't.

  got baptized in my teens and started dating my eventual wife.

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  Welcome, Ben.