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  How do jw's explain vestigial organs in humans?

  by purrpurr in

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  i only recently became aware of cases of people being born with tails.

  having looked into it this is a evolutionary leftover and we have many other examples within each one of us like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and muscles to move the ears.

  plus many more, this seems to me to prove evolution completely.

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  Satan messing with DNA.

  (It's going to suck in the 'new system' when women change into men [unless you're gay, but I'm not sure how that will work out either] ).
  
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  "Millions Now Living Will Never Die"

  by drewcoul in

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  2. bible

  i understand that the judge's book "millions now living will never die" has undergone a slight of hand change of title to "millions now living may never die.".

  where could i find the new title in print in any wt publication?

  i do not have a wt library anymore, and would like to show my mom how they have changed the name of the book in their references to it..

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  Millions now dying (by wasting their lives as Borg drones) will never live.
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  Witnesses and anxiety disorder

  by mana11 in

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  2. medical

  i saw this on a public user group for jw's .

  the librarian [email protected].

  the caption reads:.

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  http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/mental-issues.php
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  RC-Observe the birds and the lilies

  by bobld in

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  2. friends

  the talk was bs.speaker used an example of how god provides some 60 pounds of fish per week to some bird.in that case god does not care about the life of fish.who will provide my daily rations?

  can i go to a store and take my food?

  can i rely on god in my old age (does not the wbts give the boot to co over 70).

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  berrygerry

  Having gone through the BS of sacrificing my youth to the Borg, I found this article (WT Apr 15, 2013) disgusting.

  "They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Mexico"

  “THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO US”
  Dustin and Jassa settled in the town of Tecomán—still near the Pacific Ocean but some 2,700 miles (4,345 km) south of Astoria. “Instead of a cool breeze and mountain views, we have blistering heat and lemon trees as far as the eye can see,” says Dustin. Initially, they could not find jobs. Lacking funds, they ate rice and beans twice a day, week after week. “But just when our diet seemed to become unbearable,” says Jassa, “our Bible students began to give us mangoes, bananas, papayas and, of course, bags full of lemons!” In time, the couple found work with an online language school based in Taiwan. Now the money they earn from that job amply cares for their daily needs.
  How do Dustin and Jassa feel about their new lifestyle? “This move is the best thing that ever happened to us,” they say. “Our relationship with Jehovah and with each other is stronger than we ever believed possible. Every day we do so many things together—go out in the field service, discuss how to help our Bible students, prepare for meetings. Also, we’re free from the type of pressures we felt in the past.” They add: “We now appreciate what we never fully understood before—the truth of the promise found at Psalm 34:8, ‘Taste and see that Jehovah is good.’”
  

  Yeah, let's do the follow-up when Jassa is preggers, and no-degree Dustin is forced to relocate the family to their home country, trying to put the WT philosophy in practice, trying to make ends meet.

  Parasitic Borg BS.

  (Also see http://jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/alltimejeff.php )
  
  
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  Im ready to leave

  by SpunkedTeen in

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  i just found this website and im so glad because for the first time in a long time i dont feel alone...i am a born in and in the last two years have been struggling because i thought that i was the problem and i was the reason for not feeling any love from and for the other pubs .i want to leave the org but have no idea how to tell my mother(who is a faithful jw).

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  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/wiki/index#wiki_exit_guide
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  Facing up to the reality of the world

  by purrpurr in

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  since becoming atheist i have been paying more attention to world events and issues.

  this is giving me some worry's when i see what's going on.

  as a jw i could just dismiss stuff saying "armageddon is coming, jehovah will look after us" etc etc now of course i can't do that.

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  I am not an atheist, but I am not a cultist.

  One leaving the cult physically does not mean that its effects immediately (or even much longer) leave you.
  
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  JW Broadcasting is dying.

  by John Aquila in

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  once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.

  these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.

  they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.

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  I looked it up on the internet, that same place, while still an elder, I learned TTATT right here on JWD.

  Cooked my first turkey this year.

  Was the best turkey ever (decades of marriage - wife had become a decent cook).

  Google recipe online for cooking at 170 degrees F.
  
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  So much "growth"! JW Land double sided coin

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm finding it more and more funny how every wt article for the public or congregation, including jw broadcast talks about all this "growth" and how fast jehovha's organization is speeding up!

  yet everything behind closed doors, insider information, elder letters and sales paint a very different picture.

  i have news for you gb members!

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  In the Nordic conference held in Stockholm 3-4th July, in or about 50.000 persons were present. These people came mainly from Northern Europe. Totally there were there 400 people baptized. These 400 is 0.8% of all attendees.!!

  This is actually quite high.

  There are some pretty lame results this year. Wifibandit has a running list

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/392far/2015_convention_locationdatesattendancebaptized/
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  Yet more trolley (in)activity

  by konceptual99 in

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  i am currently having to spend a little time waiting for an appointment in the vicinity of a central london station.

  whilst waiting i am catching up on some work in a cafe.

  i can see a couple of trolleys and have been watching them for around an hour now.. not one person has stopped to take literature.

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  Several other sisters were asked if they wanted to do cart witnessing. Their service records are probably not even close to this other sister. The only difference I could see is we are not overweight and she is.

  Was actually thinking about this a few days ago.

  My Dad became a Dub so he could marry my Mom.

  Same thing with an older Elder in our KH. He's given his story many times over the decades - started studying to marry his Dub wife.

  Seems like it works far better statistically than the otherwise 10,000 hours spent per new recruit (including the infant baptisms) .
  
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  Just Sharing a couple of experiences I heard in the last day or two about ones leaving the Borg.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was having breakfast with a friend and former jw just yesterday and he informed me that the place we were eating in is owned by a former witness.

  the story goes as he tells me that the wife and husband or on the outs and getting a divorce.

  now just so you know the state i live in, a divorce is not quick, mandatory waiting period etc.

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  Oubliette 20 minutes ago

  Crazyguy: So much love in the Borg

  What's love got to do with it?

  A lot.

  ( Love of money - if you're a wealthy widow Dub, you get lots of love. )