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  How do you manage to keep JW friendships after you left the organization?

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems incredibly difficult.

  those who leave the org.

  (or fade) no longer have anything in common with jehovah's witnesses, nor do they want to stick around to get radiated by the fear and guilt that saturates every aspect of a witnesses' life.. i've lost all but one of my jw friends quite simply because i can no longer condone the evil things that they condone.

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  Londo111

  “A true companion is loving ALL the time, and is a brother that is born for when there is distress.”--Proverbs 17:17

  This does not describe Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Is it necessary to prepare for the Watchtower or book study?

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.

  the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.

  then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.

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  Underlining told the JWs sitting nearby or the guy running the mike that you "studied". You didn't want people to think you didn't study for the meeting...
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  Is it necessary to prepare for the Watchtower or book study?

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.

  the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.

  then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.

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  Londo111

  It is part of cult indoctrination. All cults do something similar.
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  JWism retaking control of wife's family

  by The JHWH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a situation regarding this religion has developed which i fear might have negative implications on me and wifes lives, and i'm looking for thoughts and advice in how to approach the situation.

  i'll start with some background information to enlighten the situation.. i'm a male in mid-twenties, raised secularly, married to an ex-jw woman (on paper still a jw though), who's been raised in the jw religion, although somewhat untheocratically shall i say.

  for instance her mother has 5 children with 3 different men, all non-jws, and has had many other relationships as well.

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  Londo111

  Those outsiders who are drawn to Jehovah’s Witnesses, who might be reluctant to do research or hear anything negative about the organization, seem to be drawn to the love-bombing.

  Sometimes it is hard for some to reconcile the smiling, friendly JW that comes to their door with the dark reports about shunning, child abuse, and so forth. And any negative report about the organization can be whitewashed away and if a person does not examine the whitewash carefully, what is carefully left out, then the outsider can wonder how anyone can say anything bad about such nice people. Anyone saying anything critical just might sound like unpleasant noise they would rather not hear or believe.
  
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  Has this latest Candace Conti Update been Looked At? Settlement Reached?

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656.

  supreme court.

  change court supreme district 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 div 1 district 4 div 2 district 4 div 3 district 5 district 6 .

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  Londo111

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/335960003/candace-conti-case

  I've been wondering about this. It hasn't been discussed here in a day or so. Any news or insights?
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  JWism retaking control of wife's family

  by The JHWH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a situation regarding this religion has developed which i fear might have negative implications on me and wifes lives, and i'm looking for thoughts and advice in how to approach the situation.

  i'll start with some background information to enlighten the situation.. i'm a male in mid-twenties, raised secularly, married to an ex-jw woman (on paper still a jw though), who's been raised in the jw religion, although somewhat untheocratically shall i say.

  for instance her mother has 5 children with 3 different men, all non-jws, and has had many other relationships as well.

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  Londo111

  I would recommend, if you haven’t already, reading Combatting Cult Mind Control.

  
  

  There are various fears that have been deeply instilled and thought-stopping techniques. One of the biggest fears is that of “apostates” and critical information, especially on the internet. It is viewed as craft lies, half-truths, and misrepresentations designed by satanic humans striving to destroy their “relationship with Jehovah” and their hope for eternal life.

  It takes an unindoctrinated person 5 minutes, but it took me months before I found so-called apostate sites like JWFacts trustworthy. At first I was very suspicious and it was a concerted uphill climb to work against the indoctrination.

  
  There are many inactive, disfellowshipped (even disassociated) persons who do not know TTATT as well as understanding what a cult is or how mind control or undue influence works. Even if they personally conclude the religion is hogwash based on an emotional whim, all it takes is some lovebombing and they will come running back.
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  How do you manage to keep JW friendships after you left the organization?

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems incredibly difficult.

  those who leave the org.

  (or fade) no longer have anything in common with jehovah's witnesses, nor do they want to stick around to get radiated by the fear and guilt that saturates every aspect of a witnesses' life.. i've lost all but one of my jw friends quite simply because i can no longer condone the evil things that they condone.

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  I'm only faded, but I've lost all the "friends" I had. Not that I had an extensive social circle before. I was never in the popular circles among JWs to begin with.

  When I do run into JWs, whatever limited contact I might have, it is very awkward. I find myself limiting my association with them to avoid the psychodrama. 1 Cor 15:33.
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  A Call for Government Action in Ghana

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  in a new editorial, "the chronicle" is calling for government action on the jehovah's witness blood policy.

  this thread has caught the attention of jw apologists.

  i have already responded several times.

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  How many JWs are in this country?
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  Is there ANY JW belief/doctrine that has remained the same from start to now?

  by journey-on in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was trying to think of one teaching or doctrine that has remained consistent from the society's inception to now, and couldn't.

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  can you give me one?.

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  Londo111

  Perhaps this qualifier should be also are doctrines that other denominations do not also teach…
  The Seventh Day Adventist still teach soul sleep and no burning hell. Most denominations believe God’s name is Jehovah (or Yahweh) and have the name in their songbooks--It’s no secret.
  
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  Is this doctrine still in in effect?

  by WasOnceBlind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so something i never knew was the fact jw's were taught that jesus is only the mediator for the anointed class and not for everyone.

  i only found this out after reading "crisis of conscience" and i was actually pretty shocked to learn so.

  if that is the case, when they pray why even bother saying the words "in the name of jesus christ we ask"?

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  Londo111

  Yep. Still current.