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  JWs on campus

  by Sarabethy in

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  it's my first time on this site though i am no stranger in the ex-jw community.

  i come to you now asking for your assistance in what to present to the dean of students at my university.. why am i meeting with dean of students, you may ask?

  because today, while innocently finishing an assignment in the school library, i happened to look out the window and see the jws with their stupid little cart.

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  "Fight any black bear regardless of circumstances."

  Understood.

  Any advice on grizzlies?
  
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  "I am so excited to hear the Sunday morning talks at this summer's convention"

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have a super uber jdub relative who lives several states away.

  he is always trying to encourage me since he knows that i stopped going to the kingdom haul.

  anyhow, he sends me a copy of the program for the summer regional convention and pointed out the sunday morning talks.

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  Send him the outlines. Tell him that being as he was so excited about the coming talks, you interpreted it as a request for the outlines. Send the outlines to all of your 'in' relatives. Tell them so and so requested the outlines and you thought they all would like copies. Wish them a very happy convention.
  
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  How long since your last memorial?

  by NewYork44M in

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  2. friends

  this is my 15th year without going to the memorial.

  based on comments, it seems i did not miss anything.

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  25 years
  
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  The implement of Christ’s death

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  simple physics.. the timber that was used to execute jesus had to be substantial.

  thus, its weight could not have been carried entirely, but rather it had to be dragged.. get a log with no crosspiece, one substantial enough to nail a man to, and try to drag it through town.

  try to get a hold of it without it sliding out of your grip.

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  Give me a simple piece of rope and I would quickly make the log easy to drag. A cross indeed. As for the weight and distance, who knows?
  
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  Demon dog

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  look at the picture for yesterday's watchtower study.

  see the good jw folks sitting around the campfire..... zoooom in on that campfire.

  have a good look..

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  Looks like a fire to me. A funny looking fire, but then, the people look funny also. Those are people, right?
  
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  W5 Canadian TV show. March 24 2018. JW and sexual abuse.

  by arwen in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  w5 on now in canada.

  taking about the arc.

  and other things.

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  Wow.

  WOW.

  WOW!!!!

  Thumbs up to W-5.

  Who - What - Where - When and Why?
  

  Proud to be a Canadian.

  A faded Jw?

  Not so proud.
  
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  How long is a generation?

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what splain does in his talk and chart illustration is make the leap that a generation can have two groups.

  and in this case the two groups span more than 108 years.

  but no where in scripture is there ever a notion that a generation has two groups.

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  I noticed that Splane when he was attempting to splane things kept using the phrases like, we just don't know-for the sake of argument- and suppose. I don't know about others but I sure as the sun coming up n the East will not base any amount of belief in a argument based on supposition and we just don't know!

  If Splane was giving testimony in a court room and kept making the 'suppose' and 'for the sake of' arguments, the presiding judge would warn him to speak only the facts. After a couple of warnings he would be charged with contempt of court. Any testimony he gave would be ignored as valueless and he would be labeled as a witness lacking credibility. If not ushered out the front door he would be removed, in handcuffs, out the back door.
  
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  Automatic Donations Introduced Online

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was announced a couple of weeks ago on the clam.

  you can now donate to any congregation, the worldwide work, and assemblies online.

  further they have implemented recurring payments "because the hard part about donating is remembering to donate," they actually said that!

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  they have implemented recurring payments "because the hard part about donating is remembering to donate," they actually said that! I thought the hard part was giving away your money and getting less than zero in return LOL

  Giving it away is easy. The really hard part is making the money.
  
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  If the Watchtower corporation went bust

  by Fred Franztone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what do you think would happen to jehovah's witnesses as a religion and as a people?.

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  It will never go bust as long as the internet is up and running.

  They don't need buildings.They would spin it that they had to go underground. It could be run out of someones basement, however, it would be given the appearance of still being a going concern.
  

  The only contact with the Society would be by means of e-mail. No phone contact. [Much like now.]
  

  Everyone advised to keep on meeting in their homes. Keep strong, maintain your faith. Praised for keeping the faith and carrying on in face of persecution.
  

  Instructions would be given on how to send money to their accounts. [offshore] Patreon type account method where monthly sums regularly donated.

  Many, if not all of the brass, still there, any where [home, vacationing, etc.] to live off the money as it is passed on to them. A very difficult thing for a 50, 60,70 year old to be sent out to pasture to support themselves. Frantically and creatively thinking how to still live off the sheeple.
  
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  Gun Nuts...

  by silentbuddha in

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  anyone here into guns.

  i know alot of the euros here hate the idea but i wonder if there are any other members who are collectors or who are into hunting, target shooti g etc.. no shame zone?.

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  Caution, the following may be too graphic for the weak minded.

  I live in Canada and have a number of guns. I like things that go bang and make noise. When I was a kid I loved firecrackers. I liked throwing big rocks into creeks and watching them make big splashes. I bought a 1969 Datsun in 1972, when I was 18 years old, and put a 'Thrush' muffler on it. When I drove into downtown Vancouver I made sure everyone heard it.

  I am 65 now. I have about 25 guns. Rifles, shotguns, semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, military Russian surplus etc.etc.etc. I shoot target only. I do not hunt and would never consider shooting an animal. My two daughters would never allow that. Interestingly, when I started collecting guns about 10 years ago my older daughter and her husband took it up as a hobby and both are heavily into collecting. They like the physics, ballistics and trajectory etc. They load their own shells and have a room dedicated to their collection. Are we gun nuts? No! It's just a hobby. Is a person who has a pool table 'pool table nuts'? Yet a whole room is dedicated to it.

  Obviously the requirements to own guns in Canada are stringent. Only responsible people, carefully vetted, are allowed to possess. Safety is always emphasized and punishment can be severe for breaking any laws controlling firearms. For all of you in countries that do not allow this level of ownership or you pansies whose wives will not allow you to own a firearm, look and weep.
  

  Here are some of my collection.