What do you think, Simon? (That phrase sounds familiar, hmmm.) (Trivia question, how many times did Jesus address Peter as Simon?)
To me, the worst part about this post is that WTS's have hired a pretty good SEO strategist.
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Oh Irony of ironies: Googling for a problem caused by the WT and getting a solution from JW.org :-(
by BluePill2 ini have to share this with you.. after leaving the borg i had to concentrate to solve so many personal problems (financial, child custody, etc.
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i just didn't have the nerve/time to make new friends.
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Jan 15, 2015 - Why We Observe the Lords Evening Meal
by berrygerry inshouldn't this be titled:.
why are we observing the lords evening meal again(wasn't 2014 supposed to be the very last memorial - we really mean it this time?)?.
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berrygerry
Shouldn't this be titled:
Why Are We Observing the Lord’s Evening Meal Again(Wasn't 2014 supposed to be the very last Memorial - we really mean it this time?)?
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online placement
by berrygerry ini just opened a pdf of a wt.. would someone like to count a placement?.
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Visited with some Christians who try to rescue JW's and Mormons.
They are quite knowledgable about both groups.
Told them about the new method of door-to-door (Can't stop to talk - just visit the website - they'll send somewhat right to your own home to talk to you), tract placements counted as brochures, 30 hour AP, text messages as RV's, and emailing PDF's counted as a placement.
People are stunned at the nonsense.
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Social media strategy to expose JW molestation issues
by JimmyPage inthere are a lot of jws who will never hear about the molestation issues the wt has because all their friends on social media are fellow cult members.. what i'm going to attempt is to create a profile for an alter ego.
it will have a profile pic and banner that says "jw.org" or some other pro-jw nonsense.. then i will attempt to befriend a jw.
when one bites and accepts me the others will fall like dominoes and also accept my friendship.. at first i will post pro-jw things that will get me "likes", subscribers, and promotions in their news feed.. then i will lower the boom by posting the recent news video from the texas molestation story.
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Kudos to you both.
No wonder WTS says not to social media.
Keep it up.
(If you would another "Friend" can you post or PM your profiles)
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If there were no faithful and discreet slave until 1919,then what would the witnesses say if you were to show them these scriptures?
by label licker inrevelation 1:1 a revelation by jesus christ which god gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.
and he sent forth his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave john,.
jude 1 jude, a slave of jeus christ .
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I thought this was a site where we could post questions about the bible or is it just to talk about stupid tight pants. If a jw is starting to wake up, it will be because of thought provoking questions
I actually think that TOMO will push more people out than any other single method.
Many the Borg will decide that, after all, TOMO is actually suffering severe PTSD from his war experience and send him off to Special Pioneer in New Orleans.
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JWs - A View From Outside
by Joe Grundy ini never was a jw (i make this point in - almost - every post) but having been brought up ('raised' for our us cousins) in a non-conformist fundy sect with 'rapture' aspirations, it wasn't that different.. i still have extended family members in it, or in that mindset, but we rarely discuss religion.
in particular, my sister and bil lost their son (my nephew) some years ago when he was just 13. their comfort is that he is in a 'better place' and i don't want to challenge that to them.. i keep up with all things jw here in this forum and maintain my academic interest and these are just my thoughts as an outsider, for what they are worth.. ime, those people who have heard of jws tend to lump them in with mormons and other crazies and have no knowledge or interest in them - other than to warn neighbours when they are about.. where i live should be prime 'witnessing' territory but they rarely come round, even in the recent leafletting campaign.
they are not as effective as the people who regularly call with the latest menus from the local curry/chinese/kebab houses.. on the occasions when jws have called, despite invitations to come in and have a cup of tea, etc., none has ever wanted to engage in conversation, far less progress to an invitation to a kh meeting or start a bible study (and i always present myself as an 'imterested householder').. my conversations with people in general and friends in the real world lead me to conclude that few people have heard of jws, those that have regard them as a minor irrevelant nuisance and that there is no interest in their message or beliefs.. a few months ago i did a 'drive-past' of the million pound seafront property in bangor, north wales that wt recently bought for use as a 'translation office' (ha ha!).
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JWs are pursuing outdated model of proselytation that had worked 80-40 years ago, but does not work anymore.
It must have been quite a battle at the top when a marketing company told the WTS to concentrate on a website and on cartoon characters, when so many influential old-timers would be saying what has worked in the past will work today.
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online placement
by berrygerry ini just opened a pdf of a wt.. would someone like to count a placement?.
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I just opened a PDF of a WT.
Would someone like to count a placement?
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Best scriptures for countering TOMO III's comment about "inactive ones"??
by DATA-DOG inwhat do you say, bible gurus???
a relative asked me what i thought of the zone visit.
i am in the process of gathering my thoughts.
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I like the widow's mite, coupled with Romans 14:4
Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls. (To the master, ONLY)
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WT recent public news release showing emergency support for MEMBERS only.....
by EndofMysteries inunder news alerts on the borg website, i noticed 2 stories, 1 about the bus crash in honduras, and it's interesting that it seems that non jw agencies have helped out when you see this statement...."we appreciate the outpouring of support from the community and the various agencies that have come to the aid of those affected by this tragedy.
so on this instance, it seems the wt welcomes aid from outside sources.
now the 2nd story, is about the hurricane in mexico, and we have this statement...."in the aftermath of hurricane odile, which hit the coast of baja california sur on monday, september 15, 2014, jehovahs witnesses from the surrounding area provided food, water, and medicine to their members affected by the storm.
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When I heard about the disaster / insurance benefit scam that the WTS does, it became for me the most reprehensible of all of WTS's policies.
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My Parents have gone FULL CULT MODE! Having a job is SATANIC!
by BU2B into give a little background, my parents are in their late 50s.
around a year ago, my elder dad got laid off from his job.
he worked as a auto mechanic making ok money.
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berrygerry
The CO's that have advised them will be long gone, and the congregation that applauded them will tell them they have family (you) and you should now pay for them.
Splash- I might sound heartless here, but so be it. I WILL NOT support someones pioneer lifestyle as they WILLFULLY turn down viable employment. Its not my problem. Since I followed the WT guidelines, I can barely make ends meet right now for me and my family. I can not and WILL not support anyone else.
You should write them a letter, and keep a copy for the day that will inevitably arrive when their straits become more dire.