OneEyedJoe

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  WT Resurrection Hope Absolutely Ridiculous As Illustrated In Their Publications

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  saw this while browsing through the good news brochure:.

  is it any wonder people aren't listening to jws anymore?

  what an absolutely delusional scene!

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  OneEyedJoe

  They drew a picture of it so it must be true!
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  How much do you think GB enjoy their lives?

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many who have watched the gb know that they seem to be desperate to be admired, to be looked up to…….

  now the question arises—do they really enjoy their lives?

  does their superiority complex make them feel good?.

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  OneEyedJoe

  They have lives that are enjoyable, but I suspect that they don't particularly enjoy it. I think they truly believe the BS they're selling, and that must be incredibly frustrating. The world just won't quite seem to bend to fit their view and they are therefore constantly in conflict with reality. That probably doesn't make for a good time

  That said, if they really don't care and it's all about business for them, then I'm sure at least some of them enjoy it. They don't all seem to be quite as full of themselves as AMIII, so I'm not sure I could say that they're all "in love with themselves." If they can put aside the fact that their worldview doesn't mesh with reality and just enjoy having all their needs taken care of and being adored by millions, then they should be having a pretty good time.
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  Child Abuse In This Weeks Meeting Part

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was sitting at the meeting this week and the "apply yourself to the field ministry" part started.

  it was the first part under, "the initial call".

  they read from the "good news" brochure and ask a question on it.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Is there a Q/A part in there? Someone should definitely mention the ARC's investigation into several religious groups that revealed that some hid over a thousand abusers from authorities. Maybe someone will get excited and do some research.
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  Coordinator for the elder body

  by truth doubter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?

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  OneEyedJoe

  Another thought - don't they pay for the COs medical needs? Makes sense that they'd give them the boot earlier. Than the COBE that they don't pay for.
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  Why is it ok for witnesses to go to Church backed hospitals?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if witnesses should "get out of babylon the great" then why is it ok to go into hospitals that have been set up, and have funding from churches?.

  isnt that a little contradictory or hypocritical?.

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  OneEyedJoe

  I actually wondered that many times. But I had a really good orthopedist at the Methodist hospital so I didn't fight it.
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  Coordinator for the elder body

  by truth doubter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?

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  OneEyedJoe

  Probably because they need more COBEs than COs
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  Coordinator for the elder body

  by truth doubter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was recently told that circit overseers must give up the position at age 70. is that true and if so, does the coordinator have to give up his position at age 70 also?

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  OneEyedJoe

  yes, that's correct. COBE has to retire at 80.
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  Circuit Overseer Guidelines (tg-E) October 2015

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  circuit overseer guidelines (tg-e) october 2015. http://bit.ly/1utgizt.

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  The bit about "counterbalancing" past wrongs with a sufficiently convincing record of righteousness (listener's post) is just shocking for any organization that claims to be christian. What happened to forgive and forget? What happened to god's forgiveness making a scarlet sin as white as snow? Not here. In the JW cult you have to wait until everyone in the congregation can't remember, however hard they may try, what you did wrong. If the congregation remembers a past "sin" then you can't be an elder/MS. Shouldn't they be focusing on teaching the flock forgiveness instead of punishing a man for a sin that god has supposedly already forgiven?

  Isn't it impossible for us sinful humans to "counterbalance" our sins? That's what the entirety of chistianity is based on - that we can't make up for our sins so we need jesus. This just goes to show yet again that they are nothing even close to the "true" christians they claim to be
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  Is the 'growth™' still being hyped?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i was a member of watchtower corporation, i regularly heard how it must be the true religion because of the growth™.

  (phenomenal, apparently).. i wonder if they still hang onto this?

  has it been boasted about at meetings recently?

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  OneEyedJoe

  When I left a year ago they definitely still were.
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  Survey of Involvement in Cults / Religious Groups : PhD Research Project

  by ZAPPA-ESQUE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its a short anonymous survey - perhaps you would like to contribute 5 minutes- .

  via: icsa (international cultic studies association).

  ""i'm passing on the message below from a duke university student who is conducting a research study that has gone through the duke institutional review board.

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  OneEyedJoe

  Done. I'd definitely be interested in the results of your research, please post back when it's completed to let us know how it goes!