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Bible Student's C.T Russell gave 'organisation' the thumbs down!
by be wise inc. t. russell was against organizing his own religion, or at least he said so (see the watchtower, 1895 p.216; also 1894 p.384 & 1893 p.266).
"the endeavor to compel all men to think alike on all subjects, culminated in the great apostasy and the development of the great papal system, and thereby the gospel, the one faith that paul and the other apostles set forth, was lost - buried under the mass of uninspired decrees of popes and councils.
the unity of the early church, based upon the simple gospel and bound only by love, gave place to the bondage of the church of rome...each new reform movement (like protestantism) has made the failure of attempting to make a creed just large enough for its prime movers.
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It's so simple!
by be wise ini've come through a lot since i left and now it just seems so petty and simple, almost childish.
the funny thing is i saw this behaviour in some young (late teens) jws i met at work recently.
in some way i just feet like shouting grow up.. i was wondering did any of you who left the jws and got your life sorted out without them ever wonder what it was that had such a hold on you for all the years in the first place?
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How more vague can the society get at the assemblies?
by be wise inhis is a quote from the give god glory district convention showing how they avoid their own questions and provide the usual vague answers that no jw understands.
we don't want to be personally refuting these untruths unless jehovah's organisation assigned us to do that, publicly.
now, are we talking people in our ministry or elsewhere about points about what they have heard, read?
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How much of the problems are down to 'the system'?
by be wise injw's love to dis the system in their usual caring way.
personally i had little respect for 'the system' as a jw.
i was told it was evil and it was going to be destroyed because it is controlled by the devil.
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Update on my DAing
by be wise inthe elders have received my da letter.
i was going to post it but they didnt have a mail box so i decided to hand it in personally.
i headed off to the kh after the meeting had started.
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Anyone heard of a 'JW complex' in London?
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i've heard there is or going to be a complex for jw's in london with a number of building for co's and the like and a few kh's i think.
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Cheers for advice on quiting smoking!
by be wise init has been a while since i posted for advice but i haven't had a cig now in 6 weeks.
cheers for everyones helpful advice.
the best advice has been just to recognise that i had a problen -that i was dependant rather than just not thinking about it.
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DAing within the next few weeks!
by be wise inglad to say my internet connection is still up, my parents phoned to disconnect it on monday but its still going.. i havent officially dad yet but it will happen within the next few weeks.
i will also be sending the da letter to all my immediate family.
as soon as they announce my da my parents will be chucking me out but are helping me get sorted for my flat.
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jw homes for the elderly
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a witness told me recently that jws have homes that house the elderly.
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