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  So now the JW's are setting up carts/stands in our national and public parks!

  by StoneWall in

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  2. current

  thought i'd share this article i was sent today.

  it's getting to where you can't go and take a leisurely stroll or hike without being bombarded with the stufff we want to get away from.http://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/outdoors/girls-gone-outdoors/2017/07/06/proselytizing-blue-ridge-parkway/452390001/.

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  stuckinarut2

  Wow.

  And in our part of the world, they set up the cart near teenagers playing netball on a Saturday morning.

  Yes, two Middle aged men sitting staring at teenage girls playing sports in short skirts...

  Not creepy at all....
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  I asked an elder how is the witnessing going in Bangladesh?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i said god is not giving them much of a chance to hear his message, i think it's one to 3 million ratio.

  i said if wt paid prime internet space they could beam their propaganda to everyone instantly, then you could show the world mr lett live , and explain how he is to rule the world from heaven.

  then i asked that god seems to like the anglo nations , i should of asked how many chinese and indian are on the gb..

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  And for every week that God delays Armageddon, 1000's more people (especially in developing lands) will have to die.....
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  Stonewalling and the Governing Body

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  why do the gb stonewall individuals with legitimate questions.

  for example, they refuse to speak to investagative journalists like trey bundy, unless they happen to get caught somewhere walking about in the street by chance.. i remember the panorama documentary 'suffer the little children' where the presenter tried to arrange an interview with one of the gb.

  i can't remember if the gb either refused or simply didn't reply.

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  Just thinking, Jesus supposedly said "you are the light of the world...do not hide your light under a basket...but let it shine...etc"

  So why do "Christs brothers" act so defensively and secretively?
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  Stonewalling and the Governing Body

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  why do the gb stonewall individuals with legitimate questions.

  for example, they refuse to speak to investagative journalists like trey bundy, unless they happen to get caught somewhere walking about in the street by chance.. i remember the panorama documentary 'suffer the little children' where the presenter tried to arrange an interview with one of the gb.

  i can't remember if the gb either refused or simply didn't reply.

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  Yes!

  If they are truly proud of their behaviour, teachings and policies, -and have nothing to be ashamed of, then they should welcome EVERY opportunity to make this known!
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  My 1 Year Update - I've Been Disfellowshipped One Year Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what a journey!.

  it was a year ago today that i was announced from the platform by brother paul "twofaced" castley that i was "no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  i didn't go to that meeting to hear the announcement because i already didn't believe the watchtower religion.. how was my first year?

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  Hey PE! Great thread. Thanks for sharing!

  Yes, isn't it refreshing to look back at the "old us" and see how much happier life is when we let go of the FOG?

  I love this paragraph you wrote: "I look at still-in JW's and see how depressed they are. They're looking forward to the "new system" but they don't know they could have that joy and fellowship with their fellowman now. They just have to do it and work towards it."

  How very true!

  I find it humorous to read the scripture attributed to Jesus "come to me and you will find refreshment for your souls"

  Th REAL refreshment comes from genuinely living a life of interaction with our community...and not thinking we are somehow superior to them all, and that they deserve to be killed in a genocidal Armageddon
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  Why do ones that got out come back in?

  by moreconfusedthanever in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have not been to a meeting for about 2 years now.

  i do not intend to go back but one thing has me baffled.

  why do ones that have faded and been out for years return?

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  Great thread! And welcome!

  As a side point to this, NEVER assume that an inactive witness might be "awake to TTATT" (the truth about the truth)!

  Often, those very inactive ones are still emotionally and mentally trapped...and if they hear someone like us divulge our doubts, they will be the first to call the elders to rat one out!
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  Spiritual Junk Food?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know how the society likes to say that they alone "dispense spiritual food from jehovah" through the f&ds / gb.

  the claim was that from russell's day, the society alone is gods channel.... so that got me thinking.... if they dispense spiritual food, yes spiritual nourishment to all witnesses, that clearly implies that all the past wrong teachings, and incorrect doctrines and practices must not have been "nourishing spiritual food" right?.

  in effect, they were just like parents that order a fast food drive through "meal" to keep the kids happy and fill the hole in their tummy.. yes, rather than providing a well prepared and healthy nourishing meal, a quick-fix junk food fill was sufficient.

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  Ah @wake....I love your father, but his response is classic bait and switch reasoning.... Rather than answering the point of "laughing at old teachings in 50 years", he switched the topic to "not being here in 5 years"
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  We can count our time though right?

  by tepidpoultry in

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  Well said Wake! Love it!
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  June 20, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Supplier Arrangements on jw.org

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  june 20, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: supplier arrangements on jw.org.

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  So I went to the page for the cars, and it only has a section where someone needs to fill in all their details before any of the cars can be purchased.

  What a convoluted way to try and sell cars!

  Still, I can see it now, witnesses will scramble to get a "spiritual" car from their favourite personality travelling overseer and then brag about it to everyone!
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  Comparing 1987 to 2017 --- cart witnessing

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  take a ride with me back to 1987. picture yourself in your town, or city centre.

  remember the clothes people wore, the hairstyles etc.... now imagine yourself doing your ministry out on the street, engaging with people, speaking with them, striking up conversations.

  now, how would you feel, and what would you say, if you noticed two people appear nearby with a cart.

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  stuckinarut2

  Yes, good point!

  Witnesses would have laughed and derided such people doing that!