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No words
by mikeypants in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, i'm visiting family this week who are all jws.

yesterday, it started with one of them talking about a co giving her some points on time keeping for service.

she is now writing a letter before she drives to service, so she can count her drive time.
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Did you know about the organ transplant ban when you were a believer?
by Apognophos in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
back when i was learning ttatt, i was shocked to read on jwfacts about the organ transplant ban from 1967 to 1980. this was a large piece of evidence for me that the society could not be god's organization.

growing up as an earnest witness, and living near the headquarters, i knew a lot of the organization's embarrassing history, and it didn't faze me, but i'd never heard of this ban before, and it shocked me.

it's gotten me wondering why no one i know ever talks about it, when it must have affected many witnesses during that time (or were they getting transplants on the sly?
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Congratulations card 1914-2014
by Fulano2 in
1. jw
2. friends
is there anybody capable and willing to make a kind of card to send to family members, wishing them a hundred years more or so, 2114?.

or something with 100 anos de soledad, gabriel garcia marquez?.

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How Long Have You Been Here?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..
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The Watchtower Writers Blame the Rank-and-File For Failed Prophecy, Why so Evil the Writers/
by SanLuisObispoTruthSeeker in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
who is to blame jehovahs witnesses and the bible students believing the end was coming in 1914?

ive been reading lots of older magazines and they are so different from todays watchtower!

the current writers from the organization blame everyone except themselves for failed expectations, failed prophecy, "financial ruin and dependance on the goverment "old age social security and medicaid" on their rank-and-file members.
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Governing Body at Bethel and their daily routine
by Tenacious in
1. jw
2. experiences
i never had the privilege to serve at bethel .. therefore, community help is greatly appreciated friends.. do the gb members have their own living quarters separate from the average jw?.

does their "busy" schedule permit field service, if yes, how many hours a month?.

how long are their weekly wednesday meetings?.
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Brother Knorr's Cadillac and other secret perks
by tim hooper in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
back when i was a wee lad, my dad told me that the brothers in brooklyn had voted to purchase a cadillac motor car for the sole use of the then president, nathan h knorr.

he'd got this information from the london bethel, him being a chum of the then branch overseer, pryce hughes and his pal ron drage.

religious leaders of non-profit sects are supposed to take a vow of poverty!.
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Window-washer is the cover of Feb 2015 WT, "How to enjoy your work!" Hahaha!!
by EndofMysteries in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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after all the jokes and satire on this website about jw's only being able to amount to window washers and house cleaners, the cover page of "how to enjoy your work" showing a window washer and cleaner in the back ground.

i almost wonder if some awakened, still-in, from this site is part of the writing department or illustrations and put that in there as an inside joke for us?.
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Governing Body meetings
by JWOP in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
johannes greber's book "communication with the spirit word of god -- it's laws and purpose" states that, in order to seek god's truth one must cummunicate with the spirit world on a regular basis.

according to the governing body, they get their teachings from those who have died and been resurrected to heaven (the watchtower, jan. 1, 2007, p.28, para.11).

also, it was published that the gb meets on a regular basis, every wednesday (the watchtower, may 15, 2008, p.29).
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Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?
by mrquik in
1. jw
2. friends
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