,,,,while they were witnesses?
I found out a couple of years ago that the reason the "Congregation Servant" (the equivalent of the Presiding Overseer in the 60s) in my old congregation was removed was because he was caught by his wife molesting his two step grand daughters. This disgusting slime bag was later appointed as an elder in the mid 70's.
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i still believe in god.
still believe his name is jehovah or something like it.. still believe that jesus is his son, and he isn't god almighty.. don't believe in the trinity.
i believe in the resurrection.
In my humble opinion, to be a real Christian all you have to do is follow Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. I believe the "truth" is just that simple. The GB have complicated things way too much! John 8:32 says the "truth will set you free". Why is it that instead of feeling free one feels trapped into following countless rules and regulations most of which have no clear scriptual backing, i.e. 5 meetings a week, pioneering, shunning disassociated ones just because they don't want to be JW's anymore, NOT because they have broken any Biblical law, and countless other pseudo rules.
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bttt
hello all.... i hope this day finds you all healthy, and happy.
i came acrossed some notes i made many months ago when i was going through the research phase of getting out.
my intent was to cover every subject i came across.
Just to clarify, Fred Franz was not the President in 1975, Nathan Knorr was the president. I believe Knorr died in 1977 from brain cancer.
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i have been doing some analysis on the declining growth rates of the watchtower society and they are very encouraging for all ex jws.
i will try to link to some of them below, but for the firefox users or anyone wanting to see the source table they can all be seen at http://jwfacts.com/index_files/statistics.htm.
number baptised compared to increases in publishers and number that have stopped publishing.
Anitar--EXCELLENT points!!
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my husband was listening to a radio station the other day and said there was news that the wts has decided that jesus dying on a cross rather than a stake may not be as far-fetched as they once thought.. have any of you heard this?
i have been cruising the threads to see if there was already one on this subject.
if there is, point me to it!
The new Bible Teach book still makes an issue out of Christ dying on a stake (tree) NOT a cross.
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no hype - no rumor please.. anyone who still goes to the hall might hear something during the announcements.
i will be going myself and will be sure to report back what is said, if anything.. from channelc.. .
http://www.channelc.org/cgi-bin/eboard30/index.cgi.
The Annual Meeting is Saturday October 7th. Don't you think that any major announcement would be made at that time?
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what exactly is the cause of the wtbts total obsession with masturbation?.
is there any religion in the world that has printed so many articles on this topic?.
if your feelings are similart to those of luiz, pedro or andre, take courage.
So true XJWMS!! Total control is the name of the game! Cultish tactics.
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what exactly is the cause of the wtbts total obsession with masturbation?.
is there any religion in the world that has printed so many articles on this topic?.
if your feelings are similart to those of luiz, pedro or andre, take courage.
Deadpoet:
I remember the old Youth book (red in color) that stated the thought about masturbation leading to homosexuality. What utter rubbish!! Statistically 98% of men masturbate, how is it that only 10% are homosexual? The sad thing is that too many JWs believe everything they read in the literature.
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he's a good friend of mine who will have plenty to add here.
(he's written volumes on the dubs) having recently attained some much needed freedom he was able to join the forum.. he may be a little hesitant to come forth at first, but with a little coaxing...he's got a good "coming out of the org.
" story and lots of insight!.
Welcome Veradico! You are a very eloquent writer can't wait to read more of your posts.
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