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  The last refuge of a cult

  by undercover in

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  the wts struggles to survive in the 21st century, what with the internet, social media, instant communication, instant video, instant music, instant porn, er, not that i'd know anything about that last one... but anyhoo.... as they struggle to keep the young ones indoctrinated, they've finally realized that sitting in wt meetings four days a week, and knocking on doors at least once a week is not appealing to millennials, and with all the new technology at their fingertips, it doesn't take but a couple of clicks of a mouse to find enough disturbing info on the wts to encourage them to fade away.. so what to do?

  well, if you can't beat em, join em.

  after years of demonizing the internet, televangelists, showboating religious leaders, and discouraging anything that could lead a person to question their authority, they finally figured out they can't beat em.

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  Don't forget, the 20/30 something's are the ones raising the young kids and next JW generation.  This younger generation is really in for it, the parents, all well within my age group - all with young ones, think Caleb and Sophia are great because they don't have to parent!  They ignore their kids so they can chat on their phone or post photos on Instagram. Even biblicious JW young parents will have a hard time with their kids, who can live up to a cartoon character? Those kids will end up hating it like most born ins.  The cartoons are so short it's more annoying than it's worth to most young parents anyway. That's a common complaint, also, mentioning how no one at bethel is dealing with the daily struggles of parenting. Most young parents say it's ridiculous...even the new magazine on discipline has some hot. 'Please give me parenting advice person with no child, no one ever said' 

  WTS is a day late and a dollar short. 
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  Using the tv.jw.org as a wake up tool with my kids

  by konceptual99 in

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  so, i have been badgered recently to do some kind of family study by my wife.

  thanks to tv.jw.org i now have a really easy tool to use that not only passes this time but actually makes them question the organisation.. our sessions skipping through the delights of the monthly broadcast have been very interesting.

  derision at the wooden delivery of the gb.

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  Good for you! I feel like I score a little victory every time something new and stupid is said on the broadcast. My husband is so irritated by the money and time spent making the trolley video.... 

  can someone get screen shots of the rings? Herd and his helper had one and so does Morris and Lett. Herd had it on his right pinky, his helper had a similar one on his right ring finger. Is it like a brothers of Christ ring, haha?
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  Ode to the trolleys in Feb's broadcast

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  check out the song about the trolley at the end of this month's dubcast.. http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=mp4&output=html&pub=jwb&issue=201502.

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  I showed this to my husband, within 15 seconds he was disgusted. He asked if he was supposed to show this to other intelligent humans. He also mentioned it's weird, as in, "f%*$ing weird witnesses are playing non JWs interested in the literature, to be viewed by only JWs" 

  also.... The new Caleb and Sophia, Pay Attention at Meeting, is ridiculous. Especially as a parent....the fear, guilt, shame techniques. He was mortified they produce this crap and feels bad for the future kids who don't live up to the fake cartoon characters.

  Thanks JW broadcasting for helping to wake up my husband! 
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  21 Years as an Elder, 5 as an MS, I will never be that guy again.

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was deleted as the cobe after i let my adult child move back home and he admitted that he fornicated under my roof while my wife and i where away on a rbc project.

  of course the elder mode in me kicked him out of the house.. the elders moved quickly to remove me because i was too involved in "theocractic activities", i had neglected my adult son.. i accepted this primarily because i didn't want to serve with a boe that did not want me.

  i was devastated however because it was the only life i knew.

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  I can't wait to hear more from you. Especially about your view and pressures of being a " regular publisher". That was what brought me here, always feeling like we were worthless scum on the bottom of the JW totem pole. 

  This place is overwhelming at first; all the information, research, and hilarious personalities make it a wild ride. 
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  making meetings more interesting

  by openminded in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you keep falling asleep during meetings and assemblies?

  long and boring home studies?

  > here's a way to change all of that.. > > .

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  Hilarious.... What a great idea for this weekend! 
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  Last nights meeting...

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i know dubs are delusional.

  i know dubs don't reason well.

  i know dubs are a bit off, like many groups.

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  Good thing we didn't go this week, my kids hate the cartoons and ask me to turn them off. I guess I produced rebellious offspring, I never thought I would be so proud! 
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  HERE'S A BOMBSHELL ABOUT THE 144,000 DOCTRINE......

  by Mary in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just when you think you've heard it all............in my research for my project, i was doing some digging around on the subject of the 144,000 and came across something in the wts's literature that absolutely stunned me and, being the generous soul that i am , wanted to pass it on to you to get your thoughts on this.. .

  we all know that the society teaches that the 144,000 mentioned in revelation is speaking of "spiritual israel" and not 'fleshly israel' or even other christians in general right?

  there are countless quotes throughout the literature that we are all familiar with that specifically state this, but to drive home a point, here are a few:.

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  I found this gem, I am using this angle to my spouse out of 'concern' with some of our JW  understandings. It started with John 10:16 and our view of the 'other flock'.  The inconsistencies with it's reasoning and then this thread on the 144k. This post was written 6 years ago, I looked up the scripture Matt 19:28 on the JW website and found this article written sometime within a year of this post I believe? I would say they read here and were covering their butt? It's this article : 

  W10 3/15 pg 24-28. 

  Sorry I can't get it to copy and paste on here. 

  
  
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  I'm glad my children don't have to grow up being afraid of cupcakes

  by Ilovebirthdays in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, i brought a batch of cupcakes to my son's school.

  in passing them out, i started to give one to one of the children, who was a jw.

  he immediately started freaking out and screaming "no thank you" over and over.

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  @endofmysteries or anyone else, how did the society crack down hard on fun? I remember as a youth we had so much going on socially, we still had fun with our congregation. Now, there is nothing, it's dead. My relatives tell my husband (not born in) its due to everyone being too busy-pressures of life. But if I can show him old literature or something with the pressure or position that JWs were having 'too much fun' it would definitely push him a little. He hates the 'anti-social' unloving stance among those in our own faith let alone outside. 
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  Becoming officially inactive

  by All for show in

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  i don't want to turn in my token time anymore.

  it's only a few hours counting what we do with the kids.

  i don't want it counted for their skewed statistics- or to just for the sake of doing it.

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  Thanks for the replies. The consensus seems to be to wait. I want to play my cards well, if cornered for time, I would give in to their demands because otherwise I would open my mouth and tell them service was crap along with everything else!

  
  

  We miss quite a few meeting with the nature of our careers and family life. So, the kids don't hear too much on a regular basis. But still, my desire is one day to be totally out. 

  
  
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  Becoming officially inactive

  by All for show in

  1. jw
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  i don't want to turn in my token time anymore.

  it's only a few hours counting what we do with the kids.

  i don't want it counted for their skewed statistics- or to just for the sake of doing it.

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  I don't want to turn in my token time anymore. It's only a few hours counting what we do with the kids. I don't want it counted for their skewed statistics- or to just for the sake of doing it. The husband isn't used in any capacity, so what will happen, A shepherding call before the CO visit? If they even care? 

  We plan on moving in a year, should I just keep turning in time until we move and my card is moved? Or does it not matter. We live all around family and have some in our hall, they aren't a servant, but their tight in the social circles. They wouldn't shun me because of it so that isn't a concern.