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Special talk/Memorial (Trigger warning maybe?!?)
by gabcol in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
first off, you all are amazing.

though i don't comment much on here, it is nice to read all of your posts and see our shared knowledge/experiences.

thank you for everything.. so, here in australia, we just had the special talk and tonight was the memorial.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
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Zoom Memorial
by gabcol in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
well i did it.. i attended the zoom memorial ( in respect for my mum).

it was very strange to say the least.

everyone had bread and wine at their houses.
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When You Were A Witness Did You Believe Everything Taught?
by minimus in
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2. friends
obviously at some point you stopped believing the witnesses had the truth or else you wouldn’t be here.

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but for the most part, were you a true believer or were you typically a rebel or a doubter?
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Ban on Independent Meetings
by lssjr in
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2. beliefs
source - march 2021 announcements - - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5085868283920384/2021-march-147-english-german-announcements-reminders.

this is a sobering reminder of what happened some 40 years ago when raymond franz and others were literally kicked out from the jehovah's witnesses for having pre-arranged private spiritual discussions.lesson: paragraph 7 is another example of the i and t in dr. steven hassan's bite model of the 21st century cult - information and thought control at its best!!!!

"my gosh, there must be a lot of independent meetings these days.
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Profits ,Not For Profit ,and Prophecy ( Profitcy )
by smiddy3 in
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2. friends
i cant get my head around how a religion ,like the jehovah`s witnesses can be a not for profit organization ,that profits $ from wheeling and dealing in real estate ventures $ ,and also profits from being a multi media publishing company $ that in its heyday profited from volunteers selling their literature and now its venturing into the digital age of tv imaging ,video conferencing ,dvd`s and whatever else they can use.$$$.

making $$$ profits from all of these activities while still claiming to be a not for profit religion reaping in the $$$ profits selling prophecy (profitsy $$$).

it`s about time governments woke up to this charade ..
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If You Have A Choice To Listen To Any Music, Any Artist —what would you like??
by minimus in
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2. friends
i love rhythm and blues and soul music.

i love funk but i also enjoy music of the 60s and 70s.

just not really into classical or country western although some country is pretty good..
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WT Teaching That You Can't Leave Behind
by jhine in
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2. beliefs
after posting on another thread it became apparent to me that it can be difficult for some ex jws to totally shake off all wt teaching , even after leaving the org.

do you still feel guilty going into a church for a wedding or a funeral .

can you bring yourself to celebrate birthdays or christmas .
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Debate
by gabcol in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
back in the day, russell and rutherford would hold debates with other religious leaders.

why has jehovah's witnesses stopped doing that?

i think it would be very interesting to see how they would hold up on a debate now.
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You might have been a JW if...
by Incognigo Montoya in
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2. friends
... unlike the rest of humanity, you looked forward to mondays because it was a day off from a meeting..