Jwleaks (where I was getting my KMs for my ipad) got the ball rolling and instilled a few doubts. Jwfacts was what woke me up, though.
OneEyedJoe
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Which "APOSTATE" Site Helped You Out ...
by minimus inh2o and watchtower observer were the ones that helped me the most.
of course, jwd is the best discussion forum on the net.
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ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION
by Watchtower-Free inhttp://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.
(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).
thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.
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OneEyedJoe
Thanks Barbara. I knew there had to be more to this case than the judge just up and ordered the WTS to pay without them having a chance to defend themselves.
When I read this bit:
and rehashed the same arguments over and over, even after they had been rejected
I thought to myself "yup, that sounds about right"
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Since The Bible Sponsors Disciplining Your Children Do JWs Say It Is OK Spank A Child?
by minimus inis it ok to spank your kids?
is it ok to discipline them using any force?.
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OneEyedJoe
I think they've recently relaxed their encouragement of spanking by saying that "using the rod" means to use it like a shepard to guide or pull the sheep so they know which way to go, not necessarily beating them.
On the other hand, as soon as a baby starts crying at a meeting, you'll hear dozens of comments afterwards that the parent needs to beat the kid.
I don't have kids, so I'm not going to judge parents one way or the other...
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Has anyone ever.....
by Ugottabefresh in.....done evening witnessing on halloween?.
true story: once i was auxiliary pioneering in october and got the flu mid-month.
naturally i had to get those sixty (dating myself) hours in and i was at fifty on 10/30.
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I just posted my random thought of the day about this on another thread. It seems like a good idea since people are more likely to open up! They always bother people on christmas morning and thanksgiving, why not actually do it when people expect a knock on the door?
I never did it (or any of the holiday preaching). It always felt tacky to try to usurp a day that they'd otherwise enjoy and force people to shoo us away. Even thinking as a JW it seemed like it would be counter productive as people are going to be annoyed by your presence, and therefore less likely to talk even if you catch them later at a better time.
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$13.5 million to a San Diego man
by truthseekeriam inhttp://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html#.
the national organization for jehovah's witnesses was ordered to pay $13.5 million to a san diego man who says he was abused as a child by his bible teacher.
nbc 7's rory devine reports on oct. 30, 2014.
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OneEyedJoe
There definitely seems to be some conflicting information. First off, if it where a settlement there would be no appeal because the WTS would've had to agree to it. It seems as though there was a ruling by a judge that the WTS intends to appeal. At the very least, though, it's a lot of bad publicity tied to the name "Jehovah's Wittnesses."
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Current thread on Yahoo: Would it be a good idea to dress up as a Jehovah's Witness for Haloween?" lol
by Balaamsass2 inhttps://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20141028081614aakrumy&act=aq.
this popped up on my google alerts at work today and i thought some members might want to help answer( and spread a little seo "truth" !
lol :.
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OneEyedJoe
My random thought on the topic of halloween - why don't JWs go out and do not-at-homes on halloween?
JWs hate all the kids who come by their house on halloween, so that'd be a great way to get out of the house so you don't have to deal with all that, plus people who'd normally avoid you would gladly open the door for someone who they assume is wearing a JW costume!
They insist on doing "special meetings for field service" on christmas, thanksgiving and other holidays, so why not halloween?
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OneEyedJoe
They certainly seem to be sniffing something, these days.
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November 8th Special Meeting
by Chris Tann inanyone have any leaks on this three hour meeting we are having early november?.
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OneEyedJoe
They HAVE been piped to every KH in the zone. We had it piped last year - 2013 - and this year - 2014 - and it has been announced recently that it will be piped in March 2015 as well. And before that, it was transferred thru telephone lines both in 2010 and 2011 and 2012. So there is absolutely NOTHING new about it.
2013 was the annual meeting, not a zone visit. There certainly wasn't the same level of hooplah about anything in 2010-2012 as there is now.
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November 8th Special Meeting
by Chris Tann inanyone have any leaks on this three hour meeting we are having early november?.
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OneEyedJoe
OneEyedJoe- LOL at angry birds on the tablet. I do the same thing! That or candy crush. I used to browse JWN, but now they restricted the Wi-FI to JW.org only
I wifi-hotspot my phone... the geezers in our congregation won't even give out the wifi password. I'm surprised there's someone in your congregation sufficiently adept with modern technology that they could do domain restrictions on the wifi.
I think at conventions/assemblies I'm going to start setting my wifi ssid to www.jwfacts.com when I tether.
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poopsicakes -
To be fair, only one of those kids is a future pioneer/servent/elder. going by the current statistics, the other two will eventually leave.
The rampant JW.org idolatry is disgusting. A few weeks ago was the first time I saw a woman wearing one in preparation for serve-us and I just kinda froze in shock. The next time I see someone wearing one I'm going to ask how it's any less idolotrous than a catholic wearing a cross.