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  CO visit; going to meeting.

  by SG098 in

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  hello everyone!just a little background info, i haven't been to a meeting in over a year.

  my wife has asked me to go with her tonight to help watch our son since it's the circuit overseers visit...my wife wants to be able to pay attention and get something out of the meeting since our son is 1yr old he can be a handful some times.. a few things of note about the situation:.

  - i'm going to the meeting no matter what.

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  Love Kevin Hart
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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  Yep, in the case of WT (or any liar for that matter) the devil is in the detail. Either too much or not enough.

  Wt ticks both boxes, they provide unnecessary, superfluous details and leave out any solid proof.
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  Governing Body Letter details things that "have never been done before." - Really?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  [note: copy/pasted this with permission from reddit.].

  once each year, the governing body writes a direct letter to the congregation members included in the yearbook.

  in his annual message to the catholic faithful (urbi et orbi) delivered on christmas day, the pope spoke about world peace, terrorism, and the refugee crisis.

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  Why would they remove their tattoos (a long, painful and expensive process)?

  There is no command to remove existing tats. Me thinks they overplayed their hand with that little detail.

  They are liars. No such couple exists.
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  "Theocratic Warfare" still alive and well within Watchtower in 2016!

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems like the watchtower is still encouraging "theocratic warfare".

  in the no.1 watchtower of 2016, they (ironically) printed an article on honesty.here is something they said:"lyingwhat is it?

  saying something false to someone who is entitledto know the truth.

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  This loophole is exactly why they lie, lie, lie their asses off to the sheeple at every single meeting in every single piece of crap literature. The dumb sheeple are not entitled to the truth about -WT history, child abuse etc etc.
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  Elders, oh my God what a bunch of losers!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok i don't mean to put all of them into just one box so to speak, their are some that are smart successful etc.

  but my god most of them are just wasted space, ignorant, no drive, horrible jobs, make nothing for income and the only thing in life they have going for them is this title.

  no wonder so many will not wake up and hold on to this stupid cult, it's all they have.

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  They already are handing out the "Kool -aid" in the form of talks and meeting parts, counsel and JCs.

  All cult instructions that they pass on to the cong either privately or from the platform are poison.

  And no, most wouldn't give it up for anything.
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  Do our loved pets come back when we do?

  by Nichole in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have recently started studying and im really enjoying learning all about the truth!

  i am a huge animal lover and have my dog trixie for 11 years now, i got her when i was 12 years old and she has been the best friend and companion, i am so lucky and grateful to have her at my side every single day!

  i get worried a lot about what will happen when the time comes that she has to leave me, anytime i even think about it i start to cry because it would break my heart not to have her with me anymore!

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  Hi Nichole, I dare say your partners Dad knows full well what the general consensus is amongst Jehovah's Witnesses regarding animals being resurrected - in short - they won't. He is hedging with an answer because he doesn't want to hurt your feelings and put you off your study.

  Try asking him what he personally thinks on this matter.
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  Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if this has been discussed i missed it.

  i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

  but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

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  The only solution to the increasing numbers of partakers would be dropping some sort of fast acting antipsychotic into the memorial wine.
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  WT OCT 2015 - 3 Questions People Would Like to Ask God - how about you?

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  1: where the "f" are you, since there are no signs of your existence?.

  2: why did you "create" life forms that by default hate to follow what your rules.. 3:.

  from what i read in the bible, why are you such a petulant, vengeful, bi-polar nut who seems to only look for flesh and spirit to kiss you enormous godly ass?.

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  Yo, G-man, how's it hangin, how about those JWs sayin they represent you?

  Wo sparrow, who the f in my green earth are JWs?

  You know, G, Jehovah's Witnesses, you chose them as your PR agents on the earth?

  The f I did, I don't have any "agents" as you say on the earth. Been there, done that, it didn't work out the guy only lasted three years before they crucified him. Damn tough crowd down there.

  Then, who are JWs and all the other religions?

  How the f should I know, go ask Satan he has had quite a bit of success in the earth market.
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  The really cool feeling of community within JWs

  by Phaedra in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

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  I realized before I stopped going to meetings that whatever sense of "belonging" I thought I had was only a product of belonging to a cult where everyone thought the same, felt the same, acted the same, dressed the same, talked the same. I had mistaken cult conformity with "togetherness."

  So any feeling of true social connection weren't real because they only wanted to hang out with my cult self.

  Tragic, JWs are really tragic.
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  A Landlord Glimpse on Tenant’s Property

  by Loi_241 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i look back, i wish that a landlord glimpse on my property and so she does not want more than me renting her home.

  but, i still do not have a wish because she wants more money; she does not have to be satisfied to what she has.

  and so a landlord commanded me to give the exact gifts, not let me to be a generous tenant to give whatever is from my heart.

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  Long story short : Do not rent a property from a devout Jehovah's witness lest she be careless with your tenant money that you saved for your dreaming vacation.