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  Daylight saving time blame it on Sanford Flemming

  by truthseeker100 in

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  2. humour

  https://ca.screen.yahoo.com/yahoo-news-katie-couric/now-daylight-saving-time-194613817.html

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  berrygerry

  One of the stupidest things that we do - no one likes it, but no one has the guts to eliminate it (except Saskatchewan)
  
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  Lots of Prophets on Here - aka Stop Giving Them Ideas

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from 7 years ago.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/167768/christian-science-monitor-gives-up-printing-paper-will-wt-follow.

  slimboyfat7 years ago besides, if the wts went non-print, what the heck would all the dubs push from door to door?single leaf tracts, like is becoming the trend.. booby7 years agothey are already making it clear that their are costs incurred at their download site, so they will still convince the dubs to provide an income stream even without the printed version.

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  berrygerry

  From 7 years ago

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/167768/christian-science-monitor-gives-up-printing-paper-will-wt-follow

  slimboyfat
  
  7 years ago
  
  Besides, if the WTS went non-print, what the heck would all the dubs push from door to door?
  
  Single leaf tracts, like is becoming the trend.
  

  booby
  
  7 years ago
  
  they are already making it clear that their are costs incurred at their download site, so they will still convince the dubs to provide an income stream even without the printed version. They can then burn and place a cd version with the public. The ability to generate cash flow with printed material becomes more and more of a challenge. They will not have to print out the literature because what ever technology (i-pods) or whatever is\are required will be purchased by the rank and file when instructed to do so. In the past for example many did not purchase dvd players, either because members did not feel they could afford, or want that in their homes, but as soon as the society started producing dvd's they all got the dvd players.
  

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  7 years ago
  
  Each congregation will eventually be asked to consider switching to electronic download for the kool-aid WT. Then someone - likely an eager to please brother hoping for appointment at the next CO visit - will be assigned to print the magazine out for the congregation. This will, of course, go on to save the WTS millions.
  
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  The writing department

  by tornapart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't go to many meetings now.

  i still feel the need to go every now and again for my husband's sake.

  i usually go on a sunday, maybe once a month or so and i look at the wt article under discussion to see if i can stomach it before i go, a lot of the time i feel i just can't do it.

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  berrygerry

  As 98% of the drivel is just re-hashed material, should not the Writing Committee be more aptly named the "ReWriting Committee"?
  
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  Introduction

  by shattered_origins in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i joined the forum yesterday and made 2 angry posts which received encouraging replies.

  i spent a good chunk of time today browsing various posts, and i can't get enough!

  i'm doing things backwards now and taking a moment to introduce myself.

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  berrygerry

  Since then, I have begun to fade out for personal reasons, but felt guilty for doing so. A few weeks ago, my sister (also a user of this forum) came to visit me and gave me a powerful "unwitnessing."

  Nice for you to have an awake sibling.

  You may find this interesting:

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2bh9eq/almost_exjw_in_a_very_diffucult_situation_need/cj5hvb8
  
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  My experience with religion

  by Cota Samuel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello, i am sam(samuel).

  i am 18 and i live in romania.

  my english is not that good and i find it hard to express myself even in my language xd.. i'm not an open person and i would've probaly never talked so open of my life but this "event" had so much impact on my life and it damaged me so deeply that i do now write this.. i came to this site to help myself fight the problem that destroyed my life for the past 2 years.

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  Welcome Sam.

  You may not feel it at the moment, but you are lucky to have woken up at 18.

  Your life lays in front of you.

  As was mentioned - the end is coming soon - but only in WT's dictionary.

  Even this past week's study:

  If we watch our associations in these last days, we may personally live right through the end of this evil system and into Jehovah’s righteous new world now so near at hand!

  Yawn.
  
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  dating even though not scripturally free to do so

  by seekingadvice in

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  2. relationships

  wondering what to think...i'm recently divorced from my jw spouse ( i was never a jw).

  we have a 11 year old son who is being forced to attend meetings and have all the beliefs that ex has.

  i'm constantly being told what i should do and i'm supposed to go along with ex on whatever he says because apparently the "head of the family" continues after divorce in his world.

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  berrygerry

  It depends.

  You also need to supply "proof."

  You are only one witness, two are required, or physical proof (photos - copies of messages).

  See this thread:

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3qkwwf/i_got_disfellowshipped/
  
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  Something interesting!

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.

  we both served as elders for years.

  he is in his late 70s.

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  berrygerry

  Yeah...but the sad thing is what emerged from that schism. Or maybe I should say the horrifying thing. Don't forget that from that early schism arose the Jehovah's Witnesses

  The schism was those who saw the ruthlessness of Rutherford at work. Rutherford "frankensteined" JW's out of the Bible Students / Russellites. The schism were those who did not want this Frankenstein religion and its abusive coup leader.
  
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  I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...

  by Luge62 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.

  let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.

  she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.

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  berrygerry

  Simon: You should have a sticky -

  "Help. I'm in Love with a Dub"

  and a follow-up sticky -

  "Help. I Married a Dub and Never Realized ... What Should I Do?"
  
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  How Cultish are the JW's?

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, i certainly agree the jw's are a cult.

  but i'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.. so, where do they rank on the scale?

  think of a cultish religion scale from 0-10.. consider the likes of unitarian universalism vs baptist vs amish vs charles manson.. where do you think jw's fall on the scale?.

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  berrygerry

  Scientology 9.5

  WTS - 9.0

  Mormons - 7.0
  
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  No carts in Australia?

  by Festus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a friend of mine visited australia and to his surprise there were no jw carts on streets.. wonder if it was just a coincidence or is it due to media attention that arc has created?.

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  berrygerry

  With all the recent horrible publicity, you would be a lunatic to stand next to a JW cart in Australia.

  Are you a parent who would like your children to benefit from one-on-one teaching from the Bible?

  Well, ...