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  FYI, Trump's pick for U. S. Army Secretary is Vincent Viola. What's Viola's connection with the Watchtower?

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://therealdeal.com/2016/12/19/trump-taps-virtu-ceo-brooklyn-real-estate-investor-vincent-viola-for-army-secretary/.

  the jehovah’s witnesses’ building at 124 columbia heights (credit: getty images) and vincent viola.

  "president-elect donald trump nominated virtu financial ceo — and recent brooklyn real estate investor — vincent viola for secretary of the u.s. army on monday.. "a 1977 west point graduate, viola served with the 101st airborne division at fort campbell, kentucky.

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  It is just prime real estate in an up and coming area. It is no wonder that savvy business people are buying it up....

  I wouldn't read too much more into it than that.
  
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  The Great Watchtower Guilt Trip

  by pale.emperor in

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  as im sure almost all of us on here are ex-jw, we all know first hand how well the watchtower used the power of guilt to manipulate our thoughts and actions for the entire time we were active witnesses.

  guilty for not going on the ministry enough.. guilty for not trying harder while on the ministry.. guilty for not turning up for hall cleaning that time.. guilty for saying a swearword.. guilty for looking at a porno mag.. guilty for masturbating through my teens (i thought i was the only one who did!).

  guilty for thinking the gb is wrong on a certain thing.. guilty for touching my girlfriend there... even though we've been dating for 3 freakin years and not had sex (thats not natural imo).. guilty for not following along in the watchtower magazine on sunday.. guilty for not studying.. guilty for nodding off during the 8 hour convention.. guilty for my mind wandering during the talks.. guilty for thinking of sister so-and-so.. the list goes on.

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  Well said!

  Great thread.

  It is not until we learn to let go of the FOG that we really start to HONESTLY live.
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  Brooklyn Brothers Signworks... WUT?

  by schnell in

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  the ad for this site came up here on jwn.

  http://www.brooklynsignworks.com/jw/?gclid=cp7ppbzr_tacfy-baqodwocm1a.

  i was not aware that these cart signs were being made and sold by essentially a private company or proprietorship.

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  So we were told locally that ONLY approved witnesses could do the cart-work.

  Also, they MUST use the OFFICIAL carts the Kingdom hall owns.

  So, if anyone else was to obtain their own cart and go out, I could guarantee they would be in serious trouble...(locally at least that's how it is)
  
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  New member

  by NinaCee in

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  i did not see a newbs thread to introduce myself, so my apologies if i'm in the wrong place.

  i was a 3rd generation born in witness for 30 years until i was disfellowshipped back in 2007 for making a mistake.

  my entire life up until that point was based on and circled around the society, and even though at first i really enjoyed my freedom (i still do), the fact is that i'm still struggling with cognitive dissonance, resentment, and loneliness.. i miss my family all the time.

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  Welcome.

  This is a great community with supportive people.

  We have all travelled similar paths, and yet we all allow ourselves to be individuals with our own ideas.

  Life is not like the society presents it to be. It is not all clear-cut and easily understood. Some things take time and some things we will never fully know... and that is OK and a part of life.

  We look forward to you input here!
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  The Noblest Hope?

  by JW_Rogue in

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  from this week's wt study:.

  all of us, whether of the anointed or of the “other sheep,” hope to see the fulfillment of god’s original purpose and the sanctification of jehovah’s name.

  (john 10:16; matt.

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  Great comments!

  Yes, how is it OK to anxiously look forward to mass genocide?

  People who desire such are usually called psychopaths.....
  
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  Another "pull the football away just before you can kick it" comment made by Circuit Assembly's special guest, Thomas Chicky

  by sir82 in

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  i started a thread on this guy's comments about building kingdom halls here.. the guy also said this (again, not a word for word quote, but the gist of his comments):.

  "the primary hope of salvation is the resurrection.

  jehovah does not promise anyone that he will survive armageddon.

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  And yet sadly very few if any will actually find any problem with that statement!

  It doesn't matter what they say or teach, it does not change the mindless adherence to the GB and all the society says.....
  
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  The con is completed - comments from the US branch's LDC chief

  by sir82 in

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  recently attended a special assembly day.. guest speaker was thomas chicky, a member of the us branch committee and the head of the us ldc (which has replaced the rbcs).. the last talk of the day is scheduled for an hour.

  it was the usual boring mumbo-jumbo.

  he appeared to have blasted through his hour-long outline in just about 45 minutes, so he "treated" us to informal comments on recent developments.. he commented on the new wt complex in fishkill ny.. then he dropped the bomb (well, to anyone with ears and at least 2 functioning synapses).. the following is not a word for quote, but presents the gist of his comments:.

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  Yes, Lack of transparency and Lack of accountability is the hallmark of the society!

  They can demand answers from a publisher for any number of things, but never will they answer to their members for any decisions made with their money or assets!
  
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  Greetings and would like some advice about a potentially fun idea

  by towerwatcher in

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  hello fellow apostates!

  my first post and a long time lurker here.

  i would like to thank all of you for the existence of this board as this has been instrumental for me in leaving the place i once knew as "the truth".

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  stuckinarut2

  How about a slight variation:

  You Can Live Forever with Parasites on Earth
  
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  My real name (and a shameless self promotion)

  by schnell in

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  my real name is benjamin heath, i live in southern oregon, usa, and you can always reach me on twitter @ben_heath_.

  i have also rebooted my blog at benheathonline.com which is linked with my twitter.

  i intend to write about experiences at work and in life, as well as whatever it is i'm reading about at the moment.. i'm a programmer by hobby, a truck driver by profession, an atheist by education and reasoning, and an ex-jw by choice.

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  G'day mate! From Australia!
  
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  Why isnt the overlapping generation( interpretation), consistently applied to these scriptures.?

  by smiddy in

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  why does the wt interpret matt.24:34 "truly i say to you this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.

  " as having overlapping generations ?

  and not applying the same reasoning to any other scripture/s referring to a generation or this generation .?

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  Great thread Smiddy!

  Yes, the society's cherry-picking nature what defines a "generation" is mind blowing. Those other scriptures are excellent references!

  Never in the history of civilization has "generation" meant anything other than one group of people...