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  I Was Told That The Elders Have Not Gone After Me Because They Hope I Will Return!

  by minimus in

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  2. experiences

  the elders told my mom they obviously could have come after me but are holding hope that i will return to jehovah and be reunited to the congregation.. isnt that nice?.

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  sparrowdown

  That's interesting minimus.

  So if you think about it they are admitting that "going after someone" can actually have the reverse effect and push them further away.
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  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

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  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

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  Oh it's about friggin time they showed their hand on this one.

  Cannot wait for all the turf wars to begin amongst the power couples all wanting their slice of the congregation pie.

  There are going to be a lot of noses out of joint implementing this one.

  Let the bun fights begin.
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  Use of first names at the KH

  by Sour Grapes in

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  have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?

  it is how are you brother jones?

  how are you sister smith?

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  sparrowdown

  Correction: Cult-speak designed to remind you that you are not an individual and of your obligation to the collective.
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  Use of first names at the KH

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?

  it is how are you brother jones?

  how are you sister smith?

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  sparrowdown

  Cult-speak designed to remind you of your obligation to the collective.
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  As a Work of Literature The Bible is Just Dreadful

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  of course it's easy to criticise the bible for all manner of serious flaws, but it fails on a more basic level.. it is just a terrible piece of literature.. this piece on "southern skeptic" is well worth a read.. god is a terrible writer....

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  Ha! Good one Caleb.
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  The 1995 Generation Change

  by sloppyjoe2 in

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  2. friends

  i was just a teenager and have a vivid memory of sitting in a chair doing a microphone for the sunday meeting.

  everyone was commenting that it didn't mean the end was far off, and it didn't change the condition of the dead, or the 144,000, or the trinity so we should still remain faithful.

  this is my first memory as a kid being just a teen that i ever had a single doubt.

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  The majority of brain dead dubs couldn't or wouldn't explain any doctrinal adjustments.

  They have made the final metamorphosis into a social club - and a pretty pathetic excuse for one.
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  As a Work of Literature The Bible is Just Dreadful

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  of course it's easy to criticise the bible for all manner of serious flaws, but it fails on a more basic level.. it is just a terrible piece of literature.. this piece on "southern skeptic" is well worth a read.. god is a terrible writer....

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  sparrowdown

  If you were to pick one book from all of human history to live your life by which one would it be?

  Put that way it's ludicrous that people even try. Even the best of books would be impossible to live by, let alone something so contradictory and divisive.

  "Beware of the man who only has one book."
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  What are the costs of literature cart witnessing?

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the article on the guardian ( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/jehovahs-witnesses-evangelism-church-god-armageddon ) mentioned in another thread, there's this quote of mark omalley, who is assigned to the public information desk at the jehovahs witness uk centre in north london.

  we now have more than 165,000 [literature] carts on the streets in over 50 countries.

  it gives us visibility and availability.

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  Cost of lit carts = very little.

  Joke value = priceless.
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  this weeks bible highlights: Jehovah slaughters his own people to teach David a lesson

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. bible

  from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?

  then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?

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  Census shmensus.

  JWs are the Kings of Census taking, with all the reporting of time, placements, bible studies, baptized, unbaptized publishers, pioneers, elders, ms' partakers, disfellowshipped, inactive............

  Is there anything they don't count??

  Oh yeah, number of children abused and pedophiles.
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  Disfellowshipped people are quickly reinstated / Japan

  by nakanozzi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hear a number of disfellowshiped are quickly reinstated in acertain circuit in japan.one disfellowshipped person who are obviously in worldly.

  clothings, attended a meeting.whole congregation thought that person was not yet sincerely repented,but, announcement was made that the person was reinstated.branch office and circuit overseers are eager to bringdisfellowshiped back to the organization.local elders are not very pleased about it..

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  The whole reinstatement process is due for an overhaul.

  When slow growth becomes negative growth we may see all manner of unthinkable "nu-lite."