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  Changes, changes everywhere, but not a drop of truth.

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for any org/corp to survive it needs to reinvent itself continually to cope with everchanging markets, public opinions and trends.

  this is bad news for an org that prides itself on worshipping an unchangeable god.

  so how does the wt reinvent itself while maintaining a"no variation of the turning of the shadow "..blah blah?.

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  Wake up and smell the cult! please I'm begging you.

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. friends

  at times i yearn for those i love that are still "in" to just wake up and smell the cult.. i end up feeling sorry for them yet angry at them at the same time.. i know each person is on their own journey and its a process,.

  but i just wish the process would hurry up already!.

  when will this nightmare end.

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  Brotherhood or sisterhood that is the question.

  by sparrowdown in

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  in a cong of about 70 publishers only about 50 regularly attend.. out of those 50 the majority are women, some single but a fair few whose husbands don't come anymore.. the only men that do attend are the elders, ms and a couple who tag along with their wives.. so in total there are probably only about 15 males in attendance at best.. we have had several local needs over the recent past encouraging sisters to turn over their male return visits.

  to bros, and for bros that go in fs to ask to speak to the man of the house (but i am sure that is the same everywhere).

  my question is are men more likely to wake up first and if so what could be the reason for this?.

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  What was your mild superpower?

  by sparrowdown in

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  i am in awe of the level of intelligence, wit and funnybones that alot of you posess.. which made me wonder, did you have a mild superpower while you were in?

  for instance was it giving talks, commenting, research?

  maybe it was pissing people off (a much underated skill).

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  Something vexes thee?

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when our cong turned on us like a mob of angry villagers with pitchforks there was no one in our corner.

  our crime mainly being we were not local and the local "hood" did not like outsiders.

  the circut o/seer (also not local) was very familiar with mafia style antics of the local body and its problems but was at a loss as to what if anything could be done about it for fear he too may end up in the river with cement shoes (metaphorically of course).. the guy while being sympathetic to our plight basically said "be warm and well fed"and set off to a new assignment interstate.. well he rang up out of the blue to see "how we got on" and to "find out if any action was taken by the branch to investigate ".

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  religious freedom my foot, cringe- worthy moments in FS

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember talking to a highly educated man out witnessing once and the subject.

  of freedom of religion came up.

  the guy simply asked if the freedom of religion we.

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  Enter the Power Couple, assume the position .

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. friends

  i think there has always been your average garden variety pioneer couples and mr and mrs cobe and back in the day these tended to be a little bit dorky the wife -homely, the husband -fatherly, they shopped at thrift stores and lived in someone elses garage.

  but as competition for a slice of the power pie has ramped up over the years what we have now seems to be a whole new ball game.

  does ultimate power lie with the men, the "family heads"?

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  Suggestion for title of final Final Talk from GB

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. beliefs

  ok, so it's right before the big a.. gb are just about to depart heavenward but not before leaving us something to remember them by.. so after several rounds of rock, paper, scissors one of them goes up to the podium, adjusts his tie, clears his throat and says....... .

  "so long, and thanks for all the fish".

  now anyone familiar with hitch hikers guide to the galaxy would know that was.

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  The reports of my apostasy have been greatly exaggerated

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. beliefs

  since finding the meetings too morally repugnant to attend (coupla months now) i have.

  been reaquainting myself with the joys of sat morn's at home.. imagine my disappointment to find the group study overseer and his wife pulling up out front.

  the thought bubble over my head read "oh poo, poo and double poo!!".

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  Memorial compulsory for "respectful observers" ?

  by sparrowdown in

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  2. beliefs

  maybe i am ignorant but why why why pray tell.

  if i am not jewish and not of the 144k why is it necessary (compulsory even) for me to attend the memorial ?.

  what is the scriptural precedent?.

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