Missionary work is incredibly dangerous. Can't believe some of the hairy situations I put myself in going d2d in rural territory and in the rough parts of town where drugs and crime was rife. I had a creepy guy calmy tell me and another sister once that he could kill us and put out bodies in the basement and no one would know all the while smiling as he said it. I remember part of video from a few years ago had a dramatized version of an experience of these bave sisters not aftraid to boldy witness to a biker gang! Insanely irresponsible.
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Mexican drug lord El Chapo personally killed 4 Witnesses in the 80's
by Richard_I inus prosecutors are reportedly considering charging 'el chapo' guzman with the killings of 6 us citizens and a dea agent.
"the first killings came on december 2, 1984, when four jehovah's witness missionaries, two men and two women, knocked on the door of a drug lord.
godoy, who was then also working as a body guard for ernesto fonseca, another guadalajara kingpin, said the missionaries were tortured and the women raped.
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New book: Dear Mr. Putin - JWs Write Russia
by betterdaze indear mr. putin - jehovah's witnesses write russia.
by tom harley.
in early 2017, jehovah’s witnesses were invited just once to write vladimir putin.
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sparrowdown
49 million in two months?
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"Thanks for the thought" - how the religion robs people of normal humanity
by stuckinarut2 inso as you all know, my wife and i are not officially df or da.. a small event happened this week that i have to share!.
a family that we were really close to (dinners and catch ups several times a month , go out socially often, play sport together, helped them through tough times, like uncle and aunty to their kids, etc).
the wife's father died.
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sparrowdown
Cult love is fake love.
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My JW Elder Brother Passed Away
by minimus inhe was basically a good man, just a believer in the religion.
when we were both elders we were best of friends and then things deteriorated when i was not an elder for a while.
then after becoming an elder again, i slowly drifted away from the religion and he drifted further away from me.
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sparrowdown
Sorry you lost him before you lost him.
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Zappa
by JRK ini am stoked about going to see dweezil zappa in concert on thursday.
it is going to be a date night, and the person i am taking never had the chance to see his father frank in concert.
i know that she will appreciate the complexity and beauty of his music, as well as some of his off-color humor.. yes "humor does belong in music!".
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sparrowdown
Have a great date night Zappa.
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Brilliant Medical Advice from the Slave
by Vanderhoven7 innot sure where i picked this up:.
self explanatory science and medical advice from the faithful and brilliant servant class in brooklyn________________________________________thomas edison, the inventor and electrician, of phonograph and telephone fame, has been experimenting with the new light "x-rays.
" and has succeeded in taking a photograph through oak eight inches thick.
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sparrowdown
"Faithful and Brilliant Servant Class in Brooklyn" ???
Lol always with the bragging.
Interesting claim "Theosophists and others" are taking credit for the "new light X-Rays" as being part of their "deception outfit."
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Broadcasting rebranded?
by Saltheart Foamfollower ini had to look at jw broadcasting today (aaaargh) and noticed it has had a bit of a makeover.
it is also now called jehovah's witnesses broadcasting.. sf.
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sparrowdown
That's a mouthful. Although, "JW" is ambiguous for the uninitiated.
Borgcasting sounds cooler though.
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Are older women holding the congregations together (at least in the US)?
by Spiral inso i went and had a facial yesterday, and the aesthetician (and business owner) was a 30 something women, and we got on very well from the start.
the conversation came around to how many new churches are being built in this area, and i said i was surprised by it all.
she had a very interesting take on the situation.
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sparrowdown
I agree DD the only way forward for JWland is to become something other than what it is now.
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Are older women holding the congregations together (at least in the US)?
by Spiral inso i went and had a facial yesterday, and the aesthetician (and business owner) was a 30 something women, and we got on very well from the start.
the conversation came around to how many new churches are being built in this area, and i said i was surprised by it all.
she had a very interesting take on the situation.
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sparrowdown
True Sir true.
But, being morons hasn't stopped them from becoming billionaires, either. People who have made money then need to keep it. Unless of course they have so much money they can afford to be idiots.
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Are older women holding the congregations together (at least in the US)?
by Spiral inso i went and had a facial yesterday, and the aesthetician (and business owner) was a 30 something women, and we got on very well from the start.
the conversation came around to how many new churches are being built in this area, and i said i was surprised by it all.
she had a very interesting take on the situation.
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sparrowdown
I don't think the borg gives a crap about older women full stop.
But I also think the borg is trying to future proof itself by catering to a younger demographic, I mean, they would be fools not to.