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  Money and Happiness

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wt has made a number of references to this alleged quote by j. paul getty:.

  “money doesn’t necessarily have any connection with happiness.

  nothing in my wt life brought more stress and anxiety than not having enough money.. this quote makes far more sense:.

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  berrygerry

  WT has made a number of references to this alleged quote by J. Paul Getty:

  “Money doesn’t necessarily have any connection with happiness. Maybe with unhappiness.”
  

  Nothing in my WT life brought more stress and anxiety than not having enough money.

  This quote makes far more sense:

  "More money, but not pets, makes people happier," says Herzog, psychology professor at Western Carolina University, referring to the Mercer University research that found increased money boosted life satisfaction, not Bowser.

  http://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/04/07/having-pets-is-good-for-your-mental-and-physical-health
  
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Knocking at my Front Door

  by Richlist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have jw's knocking on my door about 4 times a year.

  they walk along the whole street knocking on all the properties trying to hand out leaflets about god.. i always engage them in conversation.

  my street has a very large number of oap's who could really do with some extra help.....grass cutting, shopping, cleaning, help around the house, gardening, diy etc.. never once have i been able to persuade any jw's to do something worthwhile for these residents.. i'm left with the thought that jw's don't want to do anything really worthwhile for these people.......why ?.

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  They weren't taught to the second best thing,

  Second best thing?

  Mt 11:3-5

  “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosyb are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.

  
  

  
  

  James 1:27

  
  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  
  
  
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  Paradise?

  by AnonymityAnonymous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how do i get to paradise?

  can you use google maps to find the way there?

  i'm looking for some fun at a high-class gay bar and i hear paradise is a great one..

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  berrygerry

  Easy-peasy.

  www.paradise.ca
  
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  news... From ITALY

  by biblexaminer in

  1. social
  2. current

  an old friend, a "brother" called from italy.

  updated on a few things.. most interestingly, he said they just had their final assembly at their "beautiful assembly hall".. why would it be the final assembly?

  because it's sold!.

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  berrygerry

  Maybe if only I was crooked and unscrupulous as hell I could duplicate their business model. Or at least develop a course and teach it.
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEObfIWYxRg
  
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  Shockingly sad - Ex-JW's suicide note revealed

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  w a r n i n g !the candian national post newspaper has released a copy of the scrawled and bloody suicide note.brought up in jw family, but kicked out of the family home when he was a teenager.it's featured on page 6 of the wednesday 29 march 2017 print edition.see online for full story - please note it includes a colour picture of the suicide note.

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  berrygerry

  
  

  StephaneLaliberte

  Did you even read the story?
  The man was far from suicidal.
  He ran into the fixed bullshit of family law.
  At its peak, his corporation "grossed" 186k - who knows the net. Regardless, that gross income plummeted due to technological change - the judge refused to ackowledge the change - he owes 6500 per month.
  He then has a relationship with a lawyer - major mistake - his obligation increases to 8k per month. (He has paid 330k in legal costs.)
  He cannot pay this impossible amount, so is jailed - his passport and drivers license are threatened.
  Finally, his children are alienated from him.
  I see no viable options for this poor soul.
  (I have read with some amusement the trolls that bait this forum, receiving hundreds of incensed replies - but you, you have topped them all. I hope Karma repays you.)

  And just so people understand, his spousal support should be tax-deductible, but child support is not.

  In order to SIMPLY pay 8k per month, this man needed to earn 133,280 per year. (https://salaryaftertax.com/ca ), an impossibility.
  
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  "Forced" study with an Elder - The first question i will pose, help appreciated.

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello folks.

  as some of you might know my dad couldnt keep quiet about my view of the world, so i have been "forced" to study with an elder.

  otherwise i would be dragged to questioning, which is to much pressure for a young inexperienced person like me.

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  There is no "go-to" question to ask a cult member.

  http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/helping-someone-leave.php
  
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  New teaching =There was no "Faithful slave" for 1900 years until Charles Russell!!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  shocking video from jw.org shows the "new light" that there was no slave class handing out spiritual food for 1900 years!!

  so the original governing body became apostate and fell apart.

  charles russell re-started the faithful slave even though the watchtower admits he learned everything he ever knew from the "second adventists".

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  Charles Russell re-started the faithful slave

  They officially pushed Russell out in 2013

  http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2013533?q=In+1919+a+time+of+spiritual+revival+Jesus+selected+capable+anointed+brothers+from+among+them+to+be+the+faithful+and+discreet+slave&p=sen
  
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  TIL - 537 BC is in the Bible - and more

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  from an apologist site:.

  http://thirdwitness.com/607_bce/www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/607/realissue.html.

  hence, counting back from 537 bce (the year the bible says the jews returned home) for a full seventy years, we arrive at the year 607 bce.. .

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  berrygerry

  From an apologist site:

  http://thirdwitness.com/607_BCE/www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/607/realissue.html
  

  Hence, counting back from 537 BCE (the year the Bible says the Jews returned home) for a full seventy years, we arrive at the year 607 BCE.

  (I seem to be missing that verse in my Bible)

  Jehovah's Witnesses, on the other hand, believe something the secular historians do not. We believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God, so we take the Bible's prophecies into account when calculating ancient chronology.

  Prophecies (future) are used to calculate ancient chronology (the past).

  Say what?
  
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  ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

  exhibit list.

  joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

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  berrygerry

  Richard Oliver

  
  Everything that i stated is correct you may not agree with my conclusion but that is what the law is. So are you saying that you feel that teenagers should be arrested and prosecuted for child pornography?

  It is the f'ing law, moron.
  

  http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-feb-25-2015-1.2970793/teen-charged-for-sexting-with-distributing-child-pornography-1.2970839

  http://globalnews.ca/news/2393868/alberta-teens-sharing-intimate-images-of-under-age-girls-could-face-charges/

  Every time your perv elders look at these images to decide another perv JW's degree of guilt, those elders are also committing a criminal offense.

  Rev 18:4, buddy.
  
  
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  WT Scours Internet

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  interesting thread on another site.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5zinu6/our_leakers_are_to_be_commended_from_the_recent/.

  wt must have devoted a certain amount of resources to this - at least on a daily basis..

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  berrygerry

  Interesting thread on another site

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5zinu6/our_leakers_are_to_be_commended_from_the_recent/

  WT must have devoted a certain amount of resources to this - at least on a daily basis.