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  Are There Good People Out There?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even though i'm no longer mentally a jw (i still technically am) i do recognize that there are some benefits to being raised one.

  for example, the first (and only so far) wordly guy i was involved with had to smoke weed every day and got drunk all the time and that was his idea of fun.

  i couldn't help but feel bad for him.

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  berrygerry

  There are a handful of people that have truly benefited by becoming a Dub.

  However, they could have joined any other high-control group, including the army, and likely received the same benefit.

  There are A LOT of decent people who are not Dubs.
  
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  They spent a fair bit to enable printing in Canada.

  Can't see it as being any cheaper elsewhere.
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  Brother who works on JW Broadcasting gave a 20 minute talk, said something big is coming next month.

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  via /r/exjw.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7vhu8l88k.

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  berrygerry

  Apple agrees to manufacture a WTS-specific tablet.

  Plug and play videos - senior friendly.

  Browser history automatically sent to your group overseer.
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  berrygerry

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202011446#h=4:0-4:711
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  Guardians of Doctrine.

  by Pubsinger in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i'm still working my way through the videos..... this has probably been covered before but had anyone else ever heard them use this phrase before?

  not me... but it's a clever and as per usual misleading choice of words.. if they are indeed guardians of doctrine, they are very poor ones.

  if so jws would believe the same thing now that they did in 1879 and we all know that's not true.

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  berrygerry

  Guardians Of Doctrine (G.O.D.)

  With respect to John 1:1.

  GJ does not state that they are "a" Guardian of Doctrine (G.O.D.), but that they are THE Guardians of Doctrine (G.O.D.)
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  berrygerry

  Sending away those who have slaved away for so many years is just plain immoral. I wonder what those brothers and sisters will recieve by way of a pension? Perhaps a little E.I.?

  Vow of perpetual poverty.

  Only too true with WTS.
  
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  Canadian branch getting rid of their trucks and drivers

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a recent letter to the elders outlined the new arrangement for delivering literature to the congregations.

  the canadian branch will be downsizing by eliminating drivers and trucks and utilizing commercial carriers to bring the boxes of monthly literature .

  more outsourcing and more lay offs.. the funny thing about it is that they want to have the literature delivered to various private homes of the rank and file rather than have the literature delivered to the kingdom hall.

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  berrygerry

  Someone posted a controversial thread a few weeks ago regarding some insider info about NY WTS corp.

  I posted on that thread, but the thread was limbo'd.

  My post was to this effect:

  In the 2014 tax filing, Canada has 50,400,000 in Land and Buildings, but Net Assets of only 33,700,000.

  In reality, does this not indicate that Canada is negative cash-wise?

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on
  
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  Starting to get grilled by parents

  by Anonymous17 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my parents had a meeting with me to talk about me not progressing spiritualy as i should be.

  i felt like i was being interrogated in a nice way.

  they want to know who i talk to and if my association at work good.

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  Kindly explain that your relationship with Jehovah has never been better, but also that Jesus taught that it is a PERSONAL relationship, which, even excludes family.

  Not a criticism. but some seem to make a show or a display of how "spiritual" they are.

  Jesus said: " All the works they do, they do to be seen by men " (Matt. 23:5)

  I do not want my spirituality to be something to impress men - I want it to be my PERSONAL relationship with God.
  
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  Do you believe Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body is the "faithful slave"?

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this question is known to be posed by jws to other jws as an acid test of loyalty.

  i'm not the first to notice what i'm about to point out and comment accordingly, but today i felt compelled to add a short article on my blog highlighting the new language that governing body member geoffrey jackson supplies as a response.

  a person who honestly hesitates to respond with a robust "yes!

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  Do you believe Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body is the "faithful slave"?

  Nope.

  But, I absolutely believe that they are an evil slave, a very, very, very evil slave.
  
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  Bible teach book does not mentioned shunning

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or disfelowshipping si the bible does not teach it.

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  berrygerry

  We had a Bethel speaker come to our KH some years ago.

  He stated his two favourite books were God's Love and Jeremiah.

  I was like, WTH, these both are my two least favourite books.

  I think the God's Love book is the ultimate FOG book to exploit Dubs.

  "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" ???

  Seriously.

  God is our Father.

  Is there a freaking book called, "Keep Yourselves in Your Parents' Love?"

  No,

  Why not?

  Because we love people whom we love.

  But, the God of Dubland ONLY loves you IFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

  Freaking jerks.