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  Two Sad an Interesting Stories From When I Hosted the Ex-Jehovah's Witness Meetup Group in Portland

  by new boy in

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  for many years i hosted the ex-jehovah’s witness meet up group in portland oregon.

  i heard a lot of sad stories about what people had lost trying to get away from the jehovah’s witnesses.

  there were whole families that were wiped out.

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  Looking forward to the book!
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  Governing Body trying to control marital relationships

  by Whynot in

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  2. beliefs

  4 years ago during the circuit overseers visit he asked a rather innapropriate question from the platform.

  i say it's innapropriate because i think it's wrong to tell happy married couples how to love each other and much more wrong it is to tell them they should love their children less.. he said: "mothers, who should you love more your children or your husband?

  " i think most mothers will quickly say you should love your children more.

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  Yes, Steve is right.

  It shouldn't be a matter of "which do you love more". Love for family members is just that -Love.

  Why does there have to be a choice between which is greater?
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  JW Door-to-Door Notekeeping Attracts Scrutiny of EU Authorities

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a newly- enacted eu gdpr privacy protection law, to become effective from may 25, has apparently prompted jws to file suit in protest: .

  (translated from the italian) .

  source: ex-jwblog: http://testimonidigeovachiedono.blogspot.com/2018/05/le-note-di-casa-in-casa-sono-illegali-per-il-gdpr.html):.

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  Great thread!

  We KNOW how private information about house-holders has been used in the past. We did it ourselves. We kept details about their names, family members, dogs name, kids details, religious background, discussion topics etc... It was taught to us by the society. Such information can easilly be misused.

  So, it is fantastic to see how the world has progressed to recognise that this is not appropriate anymore!
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  The false prophet strikes again! Didn't anyone notice?

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last year during the closing talk our favorite anthony morris lll in all his glory declared" armageddon is imminent!

  " on the broadcast screen at every regional convention world wide!

  well it has been a year now and if you look at the definition of imminent , we are well past the expiration date..

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  Well, it IS closer than it was last year when he said it.... So too is his dementia...
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  Strange conundrum

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just had a thought inspired by @newboy's recent post:.

  why is it that despite the watchtower corporation being arguably the biggest publishing house in history, having produced billions of tracts, brochures, magazines, books for o very 100 years, and having the largest army of volunteer publicity agents on the planet, that 99% of the population is still clueless as to what their message is all about?.

  if you ask random people what jw's beleive you will rarely get the so-called "good news": gods kingdom is going to soon usher in a paradise earth and fix all the worlds problems under the 1000 year reign of christ.. you will instead get: "they're the people who... 1. don't celebrate christmas or birthdays, 2. don't take blood, 3. go around with the watchtower, 4. have big assemblies... etc etc".

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  Great thread Doubtfull1799!

  Yes, if the ALMIGHTY is backing the efforts of "his one true organization", then he is not doing a very good job!
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  Returning from a crash . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  greetings, friends:.

  my trusty and very old dell died a few days ago; a friend's gift of a toshiba has gotten me here.

  fortunately, it uses windows 7 like my old pc.

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  Heya CC!

  Welcome back to cyberland
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  Literature cart preaching outside a hospital

  by truthseeker in

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  here is one thing that really annoys me.. i live opposite a large hospital.

  there is a pedestrian crossing connecting the hospital to the other side of the road.

  it is at the end of the crossing that the dubs have their literature cart.

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  Casually go and do some "street epistemology" using the "socratic" method
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  Venezuela oil worker video assembly

  by Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for anyone who didn't have the pleasure of attending the assembly , they has a video of a venezuelan man who with 20 years experience was asked to sign a card stating he was a member of a political party to keep his job.

  he choose to become a day labour with three kids to feed.. i work in a union shop with a few jws and we had to join the union to remain employed.

  i have never been to a meeting.

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  Thanks for sharing.

  Yes, most countries have requirements stating that in order to be a citizen or have a passport, one must agree to pledge loyalty to the country.

  The GB must be arrogant and downright stupid if they are going down the path of the Mexico/Malawi scandal yet again?
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  GDPR Congregation Record of Processing Activities

  by Fay Dehr in

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  2. beliefs

  gdpr congregation record of processing activities: https://1drv.ms/f/s!amcrvjcxi6m6gx7oc1gksxolaeae.

  ...and associated files.... .

  letter to boe dated january 6, 2017: https://1drv.ms/b/s!amcrvjcxi6m6gxyqlciog-dt815_.

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  So I have sent in my third letter. The first was ignored and the second only prompted the receipt of a three line response from them basically saying "we have nothing".

  So, this one, while polite and formal, is strongly worded to highlight that they have an obligation to provide the data I have requested. If not, further action will be taken. ( i have quoted all relevant legal sections and documents that pertain to my right to this data)

  I have sent it via registered mail so that they can not ignore it.

  I will post more details and perhaps even copies of the letters soon.
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  JWtalk.net is an act of Disobedience

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the governing body and watchtower publications make clear there is only one official website that jws should go to about their religion.

  they do not approve of independent pro-jw forums.

  this would also fall in line of there being no independent study groups, on the internet, or elsewhere.. for that matter, they do not approve of jws posting on behalf of their religion on social media, “apostate” websites, or anywhere else on the internet.

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  Good thread.

  Yes, when it suits them, individual JWs will do their own thing!

  They will promote their own social media activity that goes DIRECTLY against the dictates of the GB.

  How many Instagram posts are there with JW promotional activity with hashtags like #bestlifeever arrrggghhh!