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  Request For:--2006 Deliverance At Hand Resolution!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi bill:.

  you wanted evidence concerning the "resolution" that was mentioned at the convention back in 2006.. ok, here you go:.

  2006 "deliverance at hand" district convention resolution.. this "resolution" upgraded the words: "the world", to:human society that is alienated from god.you must be no part of the world....and....be no part of human society alienated from god.a typed copy of this resolution is found here:https://docdro.id/tlferwaplease note no.7 of the resolution.7.

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  blondie

  Send me a pm as to current location. We are going southeast later this year.
  
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  Request For:--2006 Deliverance At Hand Resolution!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi bill:.

  you wanted evidence concerning the "resolution" that was mentioned at the convention back in 2006.. ok, here you go:.

  2006 "deliverance at hand" district convention resolution.. this "resolution" upgraded the words: "the world", to:human society that is alienated from god.you must be no part of the world....and....be no part of human society alienated from god.a typed copy of this resolution is found here:https://docdro.id/tlferwaplease note no.7 of the resolution.7.

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  blondie

  I guess I should read the last post first.
  
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  Have you ever? (Hypnotized)

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  (hypnotized).

  (1978)i had been hypnotized the night before and "woke" in the middle of a job interview the following day.it startled me.. the face of my interviewer twigged as well, witnessing this emergence of a "new" amplitude in my ... well... let's call it "being.".

  looking back on this, it's like those devil possession scenes in films when the beast makes itself known.except - i remind you - it was the real me.i'll give you a few seconds to catch up to what i'm reporting to you.. (pause)okay then.... my interviewer registered awareness of this transformation.the sleepwalking terry vanished.seated in the same chair, the refurbished "me" crackled with personality.. my interior was scrambling; playing catch up.

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  blondie

  Several times trained practitioners have tried and failed. I guess I am not very suggestible. I also can manipulate lie detectors having had the FBI perform it several times for grins (I worked in conjunction with the local FBI).
  
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  WTC has become adept at using tragedy as a means of raising cash.

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wtc has become adept at using tragedy as a means of raising cash.

  for example, when puerto rico was devastated by a hurricane, wtc directed a large number of congregations to donate $1500 each in supplies that would be used for relief purposes.

  it is not known how many congregations took part in this effort but the feedback suggests it was in the hundreds.

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  blondie

  Even if jw congregations did send the money, the WTS can funnel that money into anything they feel has a priority, not necessarily to Puerto Rico jws.

  The same is true of any donations to the Worldwide Work of the WTS.
  
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  Jw's mentioned in shows

  by days of future passed in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  have you ever been watching a show and suddenly, there's a reference to jehovah's witnesses?

  i was watching an english mystery show from a while back and the main character hetty, was giving a list of religions that could have drawn off a young girl.

  one of the "fringe" groups was tada - jehovah's witnesses.. there is plenty of other more well known clips like snl coneheads being approached by fake jw's.

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  blondie

  A Perfect World with Kevin Costner

  The boy he kidnapped was supposedly a jw

  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107808/goofs
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  What’s Your Favorite Breakfast??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to me, breakfast can be served at any time of the day.

  a local bar in my area serves breakfast all day long.

  for 5 bucks you get 2 eggs any way you like, bacon sausage or ham with home fries and toast!!

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  blondie

  Belgian waffles

  Fresh sliced strawberries

  Maple syrup

  and a dollop of whipped cream

  made by my husband
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  clinking of glasses

  by sosad1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello all - long ago i posted under sosad..... cant get back under that name so hello again.

  i though i remember in hte last couple of years that there was a change in the strict practice of not clinking glasses and toasting,,, that it was more of a conscience decision.. was i dreaming this?

  any help towards printed information on this subject is very much appreciated..

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  blondie

  jws are always straining out the gnat and gulping down the camel.
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  Cause of Mass Shootings Mental Health?

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been sad to see so many groups and individuals say that the cause of these events are the mental status of the shooters.

  i have looked over the backgrounds of these shooters, and few had medically identified mental health issues.

  it is too easy to think that people shoot or kill other people because they are mentally ill.. actually, many or most people with real mental illnesses are most likely to be the victims of others.. i have been a volunteer with the organization called nami (national alliance of mental lillness) for 25 years now.

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  blondie

  I have been sad to see so many groups and individuals say that the cause of these events are the mental status of the shooters. I have looked over the backgrounds of these shooters, and few had medically identified mental health issues. It is too easy to think that people shoot or kill other people because they are mentally ill.
  

  Actually, many or most people with real mental illnesses are most likely to be the victims of others.

  I have been a volunteer with the organization called NAMI (National Alliance of Mental lIllness) for 25 years now. They have some good information on this.

  https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2019/NAMI-Statement-on-Mass-Shootings-in-Texas-and-Ohio?utm_source=naminow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=naminow
  

  NAMI Statement On Mass Shootings In Texas And Ohio

  NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred over the weekend in Texas and Ohio. These mass shootings are far too common and impact every corner of our nation. Every time we experience a tragedy like this, people with mental illness are drawn into the conversation. The truth is that the vast majority of violence is not perpetrated by people with mental illness. Statements to the contrary only serve to perpetuate stigma and distract from the real issues.
  
  NAMI sees gun violence as a national public health crisis that impacts everyone.
  
  “In the U.S., it is easier to get a gun than it is to get mental health care,” states Angela Kimball, acting CEO. “We need to flip the script. It should be easy—not hard—for people to get the mental health care they need.”

  Mental health conditions are common around the globe, yet no other country comes close to the number of mass shootings our country experiences. As a nation, we need to address this disturbing fact. We implore and advocate for commonsense approaches to ending gun violence. For example, we support gun violence prevention restraining orders or “Red Flag” laws that don’t target people with mental health conditions, but that allow for the removal of guns from any person who poses a real, evidence-based risk of violence to themselves or others.
  
  At the same time, we cannot forget that mass shootings result in profound trauma that increases the need for mental health care. One in five American adults experience a mental illness, but only 43% of them accessed care in the last year. There is a severe shortage of mental health professionals - more than 60 percent of all counties in the United States do not even have a single psychiatrist. People with mental health needs, including survivors, their friends and families, and first responders, are experiencing long waits for care, if they can get it at all. It’s time for Congress and the Administration to act and make access to mental health care a national priority for everyone.
  
  We all want an end to these horrific acts of violence. To achieve this, we need to find meaningful solutions to protect our communities from senseless violence and lasting trauma. We owe it to future generations to end this cycle for everyone, because the status quo is literally killing us.
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  Head Coverings for Women

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower's ignorance around the historical background to many biblical directives has had a very negative effect on the lives of witnesses.. for instance paul said women should cover their heads because in corinth prostitutes walked the streets plying for business with their heads uncovered.

  hence head coverings were never a symbol of headship but a directive very specific to that period, as was the blood directive!!.

  watchtower leaders have been lawyers, businessmen, civil servants and door-to-door book salesmen, never, ever historians or biblical scholars.

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  blondie

  I would wear a head covering in areas that require it by law, to be respectful.

  As far as I know there is no law requiring it in the USA (some people here actually want laws preventing women from wearing traditional headcovering) and no law or rule that was enforced in the WTS. During the time the WTS began, it was custom for women to wear head covering at church. Not so much now, apparently.

  The WTS has actually a "talmud" of explanations for the elders regarding when a jw woman should or should not wear a headcovering. A female jw family member for many years, could not understand why sisters weren't required to wear head coverings when giving talks in the ministry school or commenting at the meetings, since they were teaching from the platform and in the congregation

  (She was not very submissive, which I liked about her)
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  Don't count on witnessing Watchtower's demise anytime soon.

  by Roger Kirkpatrick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the fact that there are pomi ex-jws who have been disfellowshiped or inactive for years who still live in constant fear of armageddon indicates that watchtower will manage to exist in one way or another for years, if not decades, to come.

  watchtower, like all other religious cults, operate on the premise that "you can fool some of the people all of the time...and that's enough!

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  blondie

  I would say that if a known df'd person turned in a time report, I would expect the elders not to add that to the monthly total.

  But I knew an inactive jw (for 3 years) not attending meetings, turned in 3 years worth of time reports, and that congregation's elders added it to their report to the head jws in NY. But he did not attend the meetings then or ever and never turned in a time report after that. He was his little test of their honesty.