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  November 13, 2017 TO ALL BOE IN THE US Re: Making the Best Use of Our Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

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  november 13, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: making the best use of our kingdom halls.

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  sparrowdown

  Needless to say making the best use of a KH would involve turning it into a bar or a squash court.
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  How can a dead chicken atone for your sins?

  by Fisherman in

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  2. friends

  the article says that the dead chickens are given to the poor but i was told that the chickens are thrown into the garbage.

  (who could possibly eat a chicken full of sin?).

  https://www.google.com/amp/abc7ny.com/amp/religion/exclusive-dead-chickens-in-cages-as-part-of-jewish-ritual/2457387/.

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  One word springs to mind : salmonella!

  Ok, two words : bizarre.
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  November 13, 2017 TO ALL BOE IN THE US Re: Making the Best Use of Our Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  november 13, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: making the best use of our kingdom halls.

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  I think people can get the same psychological hit/feelgood fix from an internet "community" as you can from real world face time.

  Thing is most witnesses I knew looked for excuses to miss meetings.
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  What Jonah story really teaches

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jonah account as given in the bible proves the account is illogical, hence written by thoughtless human writer because:.

  1) god is shown to be forcing jonah against his will.

  (god would not go against the free-will of his children because history shows: he doesn’t punish atheists nor does he do any favors to theists).

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  @Waton - definitely running ahead. Lol.
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  How To Fade Away Cleanly?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is my first post and hopefully i can get some advice and input.

  i have been actively involved with the organization for a little over 10 years now.

  i began studying in high school, got baptized and my family fortunately did not.

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  My guess is that after the initial curiosity about why you were deleted dies down and the scuttlebut about you goes round being left alone won't be a problem for you.
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  What Jonah story really teaches

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jonah account as given in the bible proves the account is illogical, hence written by thoughtless human writer because:.

  1) god is shown to be forcing jonah against his will.

  (god would not go against the free-will of his children because history shows: he doesn’t punish atheists nor does he do any favors to theists).

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  I'll try this again shall I?

  Yes, it's terrible that at one time we all took this sooooo seriously we lived by it. Hopefully one day everyone will wake up to organized religion's bullshit.

  There ya go was that the "correct" response.
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  What Jonah story really teaches

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jonah account as given in the bible proves the account is illogical, hence written by thoughtless human writer because:.

  1) god is shown to be forcing jonah against his will.

  (god would not go against the free-will of his children because history shows: he doesn’t punish atheists nor does he do any favors to theists).

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  My personal interpretation is running away from the truth of one's self.

  The way I see bible stories = allegory = metaphor = not real = non one died =no one got swallowed by a fish = fairy tale.

  Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
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  What Jonah story really teaches

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jonah account as given in the bible proves the account is illogical, hence written by thoughtless human writer because:.

  1) god is shown to be forcing jonah against his will.

  (god would not go against the free-will of his children because history shows: he doesn’t punish atheists nor does he do any favors to theists).

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  Phizzy's right, it's not literal.

  I love the Jonah character he's hilarious and very relatable with his bad luck and feeling sorry for himself the story is full of irony that get's played out in the plots of many a book, movie and play.

  Ultimately it's all metaphor and I see the Jonah story as lesson in the futility of running away from truth and one's true self.
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  Facebook warning

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  be very careful who you "friend" on facebook.people are facing judicial hearings for things they have posted online.so unless you are a real goody two shoes, be careful who you friend and beware of entrapment conversations designed to have you reveal your personal habits or even opinions.happy hollidays.

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  JWs will use whatever means at their disposal to engage in one of their fave activities - befriend and entrap. It's also how they honeytrap people into joining their cult and marrying them.

  I hate facebook anyway, but thanks for the warning.
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  Is All The Bad Publicity About The Watchtower Pedophile Lawsuits Causing Contributions To Nose Dive Worldwide?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think with all the child molestation lawsuits the watchtower corporation is and has been hit with is the main reason for all the prime property sell off recently.

  the silent lambs protest back in 2001, and the dateline prime time expose probably was the death knell for the watchtower's hey day in brooklyn.. their membership is drying up, young people are leaving in droves, the situation is no doubt far worse than the annually published yearbook figures show and so they ceased it's publication permanently.

  and those left remaining are experiencing a huge grab of money from their congregations accounts and now are required to make pledges about how much they can contribute which i think is a last ditch effort by the governing body to squeeze more money out of the rank and file watchtower indoctrinated drones.. i think all this is happening because even those still loyally attending are hearing reports of these tremendous pay out that the watchtower is making to the victims of their self serving policies that put young ones at great risks so that even the rank and file don't want to contribute to pay court costs and so are withholding giving contributions to a very great extent.

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  WT has been in the process of weaning them off the literature and onto the website for some time and any kind of weaning process is up and down for a while until the new form of food or in this case propoganda becomes preferable to the old.

  Donations may improve once they have been fully weaned and the website is fully accepted as the new Mother.

  I 'm watching and waiting on this one.