Topics Started by Absolutesbeginners

9
Relationship Between the JWs and Brooklyn Coming to an End
by betterdaze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the 107-year relationship between the jehovah’s witnesses and brooklyn is coming to an endby terence cullen sept. 21, 2016, 9:45 a.m.for jehovah’s witnesses, brooklyn heights was until recently the equivalent of vatican city for catholics.

brooklyn—“the borough of churches”—arguably has no congregation with a more noticeable presence than the witnesses.

the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, the governing body of the jehovah’s witnesses, built its headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights, and it is there to greet any visitor driving over the brooklyn bridge.
18
I want to understand violence
by Chook in
1. jw
2. experiences
tell me your thoughts ?.
8
It's a sign! It's a sign I tell you!
by darkspilver in
1. jw
2. friends
but where is the sign?

maybe it should have a third sign?

don't worry, the lovely brothers and sisters at the deauville congregation want to say hello to caleb and sophia.
583
What is the purpose of life?
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.
45
What Songs Best Fit you when you learned TATT and Afterwards?
by Wasanelder Once in
1. jw
2. experiences
the work of john lennon best fit my situation.

first, i found out.

i found out.
25
Any regrets whilst you were in the Org
by Tallon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the biggest regret i have is of 'shunning' persons who were disfellowshipped and for 'marking' ones deemed as bad association.. there's no way i can approach these people to ask them for forgiveness as i've emigrated to another country however, by this post i'd like it to be known..
47
Hidden message in JW bunker video?
by Dunedain in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, i was speaking with a relative recently, who is "in" the borg, but is completely aware of the terrible hypocrisy from the gb down.

he is not in the box, and its great to be able to have a realistic, and logical discussion about the current state of the org.. we started discussing, specifically, about that bunker video that was released in december.

how it is being played at all the conventions.
50
Sometimes I feel like I Should Believe something...
by freemamaof3 in
1. jw
2. experiences
has anyone else felt like they should believe something after leaving wt?

i am an agnostic atheist and its so so hard for me to believe in a god or higher power.

it just doesn't make sense.
36
How long can this cult remain with only kids becoming members?
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it's become clear that very few from outside the religion are joining anymore.

if only the kids of the people that are already in are the one replacing the members as they die off and 50% let's say of the kids leave then how long can they realistically last before the downturn becomes obvious?.
150
I'm getting baptized
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.