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THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS THING SOMEBODY TOLD YOU
by minimus inwhat's the most outrageous thing that you were personally told ,while in the organization??
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YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
by minimus indo you feel that right now, in your quest for understanding of where we all are in our lives, that your relationship with god is better, worse or the same as before?
please do not equate the organization as being the same as god.
we all know that's not true....thank you.
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WHAT MUST YOU DO TO GET ON THE G B???
by minimus inthe governing body is such an elite group.
whatever they say, it is law.
they are revered and held in the highest esteem.
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JEHOVAH GIVES US OUR SPIRITUAL FOOD
by minimus in"how thankful we can be that jehovah gives us our spiritual food!
this comment recently was made by a circuit overseer regarding the wonderful district convention and the "beautiful daniel and isaiah books that the faithful slave has given us.
" are you thankful that jehovah has given us the "food at the proper time?
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THE CONSCIENCE OF THE CONGREGATION
by minimus inhave you ever been in a congregation that seemed either very lenient or very strict?
you know, the type that people will say "you can do that in your congregation???
" i know of more than a few halls where all the elders and ministerial servants had to auxillary pioneer.i know of 1 congregation that has a m.s.
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DO YOU FEEL GUILTY ?
by minimus inone of the positive things about this board is the ability to express opinions and feelings.have you ever felt guilty for doing or saying something because of witness ignorance?
i remember many years ago disfellowshipping a terminally ill older woman because she chose to live with her disfellowshipped "apostate" daughter who was caring for her.
this still haunts me and makes me realize the unbelievable power elders can have.
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PROOF 2 WITNESS RULE IS NOT NEEDED
by minimus inthe wt.
of 10-1-77 asks if an unbelieving husband admitted that he had another woman, is his admission sufficient ground for a scriptural divorce.the response was"though for the sake of his reputation he might not be willing to own up to it in a court of law or before other persons.what can the wife do?
since she is part of the clean christian congregation, she should realize the importance of handling the matter properly.
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CULT CULT CULT
by minimus ini have read many opinions about jw's being a cult.a dictionary describes cult as a system of religious beliefs and ritual .. some have viewed even major religions as a cult, such as the roman catholic church.based upon webster almost anybody or anything that is viewed as ritualistic could be said to be cultic.when someone tries to negate jehovah's witnesses by using.
the "cult" word, i believe they are not seeing that many others could legitimately be regarded as a cult or at least "cultic".therefore the word loses alot of meaning.
some have said that the watchtower is a cult because of the control factor.
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A SISTER IS AFRAID SHE WILL GET MARKED
by minimus inyesterday, a friend told me that she has been secretly dating a non- witness.
she plans on marrying him and will tell about her relationship only after she is married.
she is worried that she will be marked.
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WOULD YOU BE AN ACTIVE WITNESS IF????
by minimus inwould you be an active witness or even an inactive one if you could change a few things?
for example: let's say the blood issue could be resolved, would you stay?
or if 1914 doctrine was dissolved or the disfellowshipping/ shunning view changed?