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  Got a call, my dad is in hospice...

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  our last conversation was him yelling at me because i "loved the gays".

  translation, i pointed out that nobody chooses their sexuality.

  i've been shunned since daing last september, and really for a year or so after visiting my df'ed brother.

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  berrygerry

  Complete class on your part.

  Losing a parent is a forever moment.

  Your actions will bring you solace for decades to come.

  Respect.
  
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  Would you be a GB member if you were asked ?

  by atomant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  off course you need to think back to when you were a jw to answer this question honestly and properly.but hypothetically if you had the spirituality and knowledge and was approached to be appointed as a gb member would you have taken on the position?and if you did what changes would you recommend ?.

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  berrygerry

  If I get to choose the rest of the gang.
  
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  Ferris Bueller, and life after the JWS

  by talesin in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  ferris bueller's day off was an huge flick when i was young, and it's a many-layered story.

  i was watching this vid, and realized that one reason i love this movie, is that it could be one metaphor for my life.

  i took the lead, did it my way, and have had one helluva lot of fun on the journey.

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  berrygerry

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbR7axof1wk
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  Ferris Bueller, and life after the JWS

  by talesin in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  ferris bueller's day off was an huge flick when i was young, and it's a many-layered story.

  i was watching this vid, and realized that one reason i love this movie, is that it could be one metaphor for my life.

  i took the lead, did it my way, and have had one helluva lot of fun on the journey.

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  berrygerry

  My fave movie of all time.

  I've seen it over 20 times, and watched it many times with my kids.

  (For those unaware of the ending in Deadpool, [best movie since Avatar] this was it).
  
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  A fresh look at Shunning

  by Giordano in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have always been opposed to the practice of shunning especially for simple mistakes, especially when someone questions the 'truth' or the gb.

  or elects to speak to a shunned family member or close friend.

  or violates the blood ban.. even as a practicing jw i was uncomfortable with shunning.. an article caught my attention today on ritual sacrifice.

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  berrygerry

  Posted on another forum.

  Rutherford was the originator of the value of martyrs, with his vitriolic letter to Hitler.

  The WTS has always kept the value of martyrs in mind.

  Today, it is most commonly seen with the Blood deaths, and with the sacrifice of family via shunning.
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  organization obsesion

  by Richard C B in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are you guys so obsessed with organizations?

  there has to be order in the world and organised people!

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  berrygerry

  It always amazes me how many posts trolls can get (54 in 4 hours).
  
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  Life After Disassociation (or really leaving by any means)

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wanted to take a minute to encourage any that are leaving that the world outside isn't as scary as it was made out to be.

  my wife and i officially da'd at the beginning of last september.

  i've battled social anxiety, depression, etc.

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  Another generation....

  by joey jojo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it has been 21 years since the 1995 article that pretty much buried the idea of the '1914 generation'.. remember those guys?

  the ones born in 1914 that would still be alive when the end of the system arrived.. i'm glad i'm old enough to remember going from door to door, preaching this belief.

  the reason i say that is because i have a lot of 'still in' jw friends and family.

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  berrygerry

  http://biblehub.com/ecclesiastes/1-4.htm
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  Old Watchtower Volumes Online - Where Are They?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had in the past seen a website (possibly an archived site) which had pdf's of old wt and awakes.. i'm looking 60's, 70's, 80's.. anyone know of such a site?.

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  berrygerry

  I had in the past seen a website (possibly an archived site) which had pdf's of old WT and Awakes.

  I'm looking 60's, 70's, 80's.

  Anyone know of such a site?
  
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  Canada Branch Finances - 2015

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so, cra has fixed the glitch whereby they had probably posted the annual return of a small congo.. at first glance, there was disappointment that the gb's begging has been paying off.

  so, donations are at an all-time high, up by 10% (line 4500).. more staggering, gifts from other charities exploded to $33.5 million (line 4510).. as a result, total revenue is at a staggering $83.3 million (line 4650).. however, expenses are still high, with supplies increasing by $5 million (line 4891).

  (really explains the push to digital, and discontinued publications.).

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  berrygerry

  Most insiders know that WT has a controlling interest in the Bluth Company.

  Jim Cramer has analyzed both companies

  ergo

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pbRYljkDFg
  

  (For those confused - Arrested Development)