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  Racist ideas still present in the org.

  by sosoconfused in

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  another thread on this board recalled to my mind the various thoughts and ideas in this organization that are still very prevelant among many.. .

  for instance i already mentioned the late 70's to early 80's segregation in the kingdom halls, but in the 90's clear through to now for instance:.

  at bethel in the mid 90's if you listened to or were found with rap music you were gone, no questions asked.

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  I'm not surprised by any of it.
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  Forum Policy: Off Topic Comments and Nonsense

  by Simon in

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  some people didn't seem to get the message so i'll repeat it to make clear:.

  posting off topics comments and general gibberish / nonsense is something i class as spam and will not be tolerated.. any posts found will be removed and if it's repeatedly by the same poster then they will be deleted as well.. thank you for everyone else who uses the forum for proper discussion..

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  Actually Simon is the owner.
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  I don't know why you all keep yapping about the WTBTS when there is a much more important problem

  by Hortensia in

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  matt smith is quitting dr. who!.

  damn.. and among those rumored to replace him is rupert grint.

  damn again..

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  Er, you do realize this is a fluff thread about Dr Who?
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  Jehovah's Secret past life............. by the way no one told me he was married.

  by 5go in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  actually i had known about the wife part i didn't know that the tetragramaton had been found on a wall in egypt next to heirglyphs hat talked about a town named jehavah (really they called it yahu but it was the tetragramaton anyways) i thought it intering yahu was the god of war.

  his wife asherah, (which yahu's cult tried to destroyed all mention of her) was the goddess of love and procreation.

  explains a lot, a whole lot when you think about it!

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  Frustrated
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  I don't know why you all keep yapping about the WTBTS when there is a much more important problem

  by Hortensia in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  matt smith is quitting dr. who!.

  damn.. and among those rumored to replace him is rupert grint.

  damn again..

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  Non-caucasian is OK. Someone with a voice and demeanor like James Earl Jones, but British and younger. OK by me.

  How about Paterson Joseph? Works for me.
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  2014 means nothing

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know there have been many comments over the recent past about 2014 being potentially a key point in time for the wts as it's 100 years since 1914 but my view is that it means absolutely nothing.. people are people and history shows the psychological hold that organisations like the wts has just carries on captivating people.

  the org survived the 1975 debacle and they will potter on for years to come regardless of things like 100 years since 1914, especially since this is something the wts are simply not talking about.

  it means nothing to anyone other than people looking for something to bash the wts with.. it's not mentioned in the literature and is unlikely to be anytime soon - why the heck would the wts want to remind people of the length of time?.

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  Yep, 2014 and 2015 will come and go without so much as a peep from the rank and file jws. If the GB/fds doesn't say anything about it the r&f won't think about it either.
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  I make a vow 2015 will be my last DC to attend ever !!!

  by 5go in

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  2. friends

  even then it will be just be a sunday to see if the fall off come true, or not.. heck this year and next will probally just enough to make it look like i showed up for it.

  thankfully i live around the city it's held in i so it's not a huge sacrafice..

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  I attended my last convention in the summer of '89. Don't miss it at all.
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  Smurf WArs

  by snare&racket in

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  growing up in the uk we didnt hear any stories about smurfs being demonic or evil etc, i watched the smurfs without a bad consciense.. what were the stories?

  the rules and the reasons why?

  how widespread was this crazy idea?.

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  Heard about it out here in Californa back in the early '80s. I thought of it as just another kooky thing jws were willing to believe without question. Didn't believe it myself. I thought the cartoon was stupid and nothing to be afraid of.
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  Do You Believe Gods name is Jehovah and why?

  by sarahsmile in

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  2. beliefs

  many internet sites claiming that god's names is jehovah.. do you believe it is the name of god?.

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  I have gotten past the point of caring.

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  Me too.
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  Do you feel guilty?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  2. experiences

  i have recently been having a feeling of guilt for having escaped the w.t while so many friends and family remain trapped.. has anyone else ever had similar feelings?.

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  No. I probably did at one time but thankfully I got over it. It takes time for the guilt to go away. I can't help or control my family members being in the bOrg so I try not to worry about it. That's hard. I recently had to put a cousin, who just got reinstated, on acquaintance status on FB because I was tired of his jw related status reports and the love bombing that resulted from jws on his friends list.