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  For the Supporters of Those Who Love Jehovah

  by lovesjehovah in

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  i am jehovah's witness, despite some of the questionable teachings, crimes, and other outlandish behaviors of specific people affiliated with the religion.

  i know that my relationship with jehovah is not influenced by any outside factors.

  i do not condone any crime.

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  Tenacious

  4 hours ago and already 123 replies.

  I haven't read through all of them but you must have said something positive about the Organization.

  Just a shot in the dark. :)
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  Did I imagine a brief thaw in the Watchtower injunction against going to university?

  by slimboyfat in

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  okay i was talking to an elder and he said me going to university was a bad idea and i should have listened to the society and not gone.

  but i said that when i went to university the watchtower was saying it might not be a bad idea to go to, as long as you do it for the "right reasons", don't associate with worldly people, and keep clear of "damaging ideas".

  but basically they said it was okay, in this "changing world" and job market to go to university.

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  The elders and spiritually anal retentive brethren will initially frown upon college enrolled/seekers then come around and try to use them for the nice things they acquire later on DUE to that college education.

  Hypocrisy knows no bound.
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  Dont Give Them More Power Than They Deserve

  by Tech49 in

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  2. friends

  a new montra that was recently adopted by the wife and i is this:.

  dont give them more power than they deserve.. here's why i say that, and i point this to those of you still in the congregation, still trying to decide what you want to do.. recently, our family had a little family reunion gathering of sorts, and we were in the company of some extended family that were either df or da, to varying degrees.

  we made it very clear, to any and all in attendance, that we wanted to be respectful and kind, despite any previous perceptions about our "status".... and that our feelings on a lot of things had "softened", and "changed" over the last 2 years.. i am being purposefully slightly vague, but i think you get the point.

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  Tenacious

  Great thread & you did the right thing. ... i was just thinking of how to respond myself to elders when they question you for not being at all the meetings & service? Any advice?
  

  Use their own stupid logic against them.

  Pull out the 2014(?) yearbook and show them the GB opening letter where it clearly says that no one is master over our faith (quoting Paul's words) but rather it is of OUR doing.

  Simply speaking: Shut the hell up and mind your business!
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  I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

  our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

  he hung himself.

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  Tenacious

  I'm so sorry Rich. May you have inner peace as you and your family deal with these horrible news.

  Those snakes will pay one way or another. They'll pay.
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  Kenneth Flodin: ‘This Generation Will ... Not Pass Away’ (Matt. 24:34)

  by wifibandit in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmbpbb5k_mc

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  Tenacious

  Sorry WiFi Bandit, I could only stomach until the halfway before I began to feel nauseated. So I guess Jehovah's holy spirit went on vacation for a full 75 years.

  My apologies guys, but at this point in time I must call it the way I see it:

  
  
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  Dont Give Them More Power Than They Deserve

  by Tech49 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a new montra that was recently adopted by the wife and i is this:.

  dont give them more power than they deserve.. here's why i say that, and i point this to those of you still in the congregation, still trying to decide what you want to do.. recently, our family had a little family reunion gathering of sorts, and we were in the company of some extended family that were either df or da, to varying degrees.

  we made it very clear, to any and all in attendance, that we wanted to be respectful and kind, despite any previous perceptions about our "status".... and that our feelings on a lot of things had "softened", and "changed" over the last 2 years.. i am being purposefully slightly vague, but i think you get the point.

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  Tenacious

  The more recognition and acknowledgement members give the elders the more they believe it. Therefore, my point of view is to do the complete opposite. The more prestigious the title the less I think of you. I treat the lowliest friends as if they were royalty.

  "Power wears out those who don't have it."

  ~ Giulio Andreotti (1919 - 2013)
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  Massive Plunge in Number of New JW Congregations from 1990 to 2014

  by steve2 in

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  in a separate thread on the very latest figures for the current world wide annual report of jws, discussion turned to how "we'll know decline has really set in.

  one of the posters said: .

  the figure that interests me most is the number of congregations.

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  In my part of the country you had (South East U.S.) quite a few congregations perhaps around 10 form out of 1 in about 23 years or so.

  The JW's are opportunistic weasels that wait for people to experience hardships and tragedy in order to give false hope into joining their cult. And while they received free, they don't give free. Then enslave you, condition you, and program you to do their bidding. Sorry had to vent a bit. I'm finished.
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  One reason behind the slow steady decline of JWs

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  hello first of all to those that remember me.

  i'm doing well, 10 years since my missionary trip to cameroon.

  i've met a couple of goals.

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  Tenacious

  "They do read up on the Internet. Being a JW used to have real purpose and identity, now, more of the West goes to the KH the same way others go to church. Friends and family are there, and the rest is just window dressing."

  This is becoming true more and more everyday. God bless Tim Berners-Lee and MIT's J.R. Licklider.
  
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  1991 Elder Manual With Notes!

  by Atlantis in

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  comments have been made suggesting that records about child molesters within the watchtower society are held in congregation files indefinitely.

  what would your understanding be on this subject after reading the statement below?.

  .. "letter should be sent within one week.

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  Tenacious

  Thanks Atlantis, and WiFiBandit.
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  BOE 2015-11-03 Re: 2016 Convention Invitations

  by wifibandit in

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  mirror via google.

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  Tenacious

  Thanks bandit. Always a pleasure doing business with you and Atlantis.