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bethel rooms for rent
by DaCheech in
1. jw
2. friends
there was a letter posted on the congregation bulletin board.. it said that one can plan and put an application to rent brooklyn rooms for up to 3 days?.

anyone know the details?.

is contribution necessary?.
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Thought Control (A simple test for JW's)
by TD in
1. jw
2. friends
in george orwell's novel 'nineteen eighty-four' the capitulation of the principal protagonist is portrayed in his willingness to assent to the proposition that two and two make five.

once he had denied objective reality, his mental conquest was complete and he was no longer truly the master of his own mind.

nineteen eighty-four is in many ways, a very depressing read.. a charge commonly leveled at jehovah's witnesses is that the type of mind control envisioned by orwell has been and continues to be used on them.
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Most annoying quotes you are going to hear from JW's
by XPeterX in
1. jw
2. friends
something like: "would jesus do that/go there?

" i tell them: "would he own a luxurious bmw or mercendes?".

what are some quotes/expressions invented by jw's that really pissed you off?.
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Problems with Soccer (Football) from an American Standpoint
by RubaDub in
1. social
2. physical
so as not to hijack another thread, just a few comments on why we (americans) find that soccer is generally a boring game to watch.. 1. lack of scoring: american football adjusts the rules periodically so that each team averages around 3 touchdowns per game.

basketball added the three-point line to encourage more scoring.

even traditional baseball has tweaked the rules to encourage more scoring.
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JW's from "The World" have a easier time going "Back Out Into The World"?
by BBOARD in
1. jw
2. friends
we all know how hard it is, usually, for those rasied in the truth to readjust "outside in the world" once they leave ... so not to undermine them (esp.

for those who came in later in life - regardless of how many times from the podium you were instructed not to "leave the love you had at first" many of you are here because you found out the "truth about the truth" whether it was the people or doctrine or combination ... and were willing to open your mind, realize the "truth about the truth" and leave.

not to undermine all those years and mind numbing propaganda you endured in the jw's, but i have always felt: .
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What if they are about to "close the ark door"?
by Mickey mouse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we know the book study is about to be cut.

i am reading talk here of the preaching work being declared "over" and possible changes in disfellowshipping policy.. we know the wbts is running low on funds.

they don't make money from the literature and the new recruits are going straight back out of the revolving door.
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Security measures regarding the "big announcement" 4/27
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
per our po, real "cloak and dagger" stuff.... he received a "highly confidential" letter from the society last week, instructing him to .

1) read the letter.

2) tell no one else about it until 4/27...specifically told not to announce to the congregation "there will be a big announcement next week".
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Bethel for sale? info please
by shell69 in
1. jw
2. friends
whats goin on?.

shell69.
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Heavens to Murgatroid! Sodom and Gommorah Batman! What the hell is going
by MsMcDucket in
1. social
2. current
.... on in kansas!

man suspected of having sex with dog arrestedhttp://www.kansas.com/197/story/317054.html.
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TV progams that must be not be viewed at all costs
by TooBad TooSad in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the elder giving the public talk a couple of weeks ago told the congregation that there are more and more.

movies and tv programs, like charmed, or books and movies like harry potter that must be avoided at all costs.

because they are a direct link to demonism and spiritism.