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  Is zeal beginning to vanish?

  by Caupon in

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  2. friends

  it has to be starting to fade somehow.

  the very last time i went out in field service, hardly any were out.

  maybe just about nine people were out and man if you could just see their faces.

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  I wonder if there is a snowball effect on their zeal? I think in the past if you didn't have the zeal you felt you were supposed to you faked it. Maybe so many people were faking it that it's starting to become unavoidable not to let the real lack of zeal leak out. And as that happens more and more feel it's acceptable to let their lack of zeal show - without even realizing what is happening.

  This seems like a really hard trend for the organization to stop, maybe impossible. I agree that it's a bigger issue than apostates.
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  Can't Understand Why This Is Allowed

  by mariet in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i moved to roseburg, oregon.

  the jehovah's witnesses are allowed to set up a display and man it right outside of the local library, and they are there every day and hour the library is open.

  i am [redacted], the director of the douglas county library system and wanted to respond to your website email of december 11, 2015. i have consulted with the county attorneys office about your concern about jehovahs witnesses use of the front porch of the library building in roseburg, and my understanding of the law is as follows.. .

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  You could meet with the city attorney and have hard copy original witness publications which discuss their view and treatment of homosexuality, shunning and apostates. Perhaps that would change the city attorneys mind. Hate speech is probably not allowed.
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  JW TV

  by WasOnceBlind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so yesterday my mom had be update her tablet and the jw library app (she is technologically challenged).

  after i did, she told me if i knew how to get the jw chanel on tv.

  (i assume she meant those weird videos the gb has been releasing).

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  Wow Landy that was really good. I don't think I would have the guts to say that.
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  Request from "Leo" for 2 books!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am sure you all remember leolaia from this board.

  we used to call her leo for short.

  she wrote to me requesting the 2010 or revised 2012 elder manual in swedish language.

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  I miss Leo!!! I second what others have said.
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  Crisis of Conscience- World Wide Cease & Desist

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.

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  https://youtu.be/fdzzl453drq.

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  TheListener

  Funny, I never knew any of this stuff. I have no idea who the people are that are being discussed. I just read the thread because it had lots of pages, and that meant it probably had some excitement going on.

  Ok. back to being a wallflower.
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  My daughter surprised me last night.

  by Driving Force in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started my fade a the beginning of 2015, took counseling form a psychiatrist, and worked hard to get my family away from the cult.

  my marriage split and i now live alone with my 15 year old daughter.. she came to me last night and we started talking about jws.

  she told me that the subject they are discussing at the moment in philosophy is "cults".

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  TheListener

  Awesome job and great conversation DrivingForce. I'm so glad that you were able to maintain a good relationship with your daughter and that she now sees the dubs for what they really are - a cult.
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  I need some friends!!

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i literally have 0 friends, actually i've never had any close friends.

  its really started to get to me.

  i homeschool and my parents keep me super isolated and all the other kids at my hall are complete a**holes!!

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  TheListener

  You're not alone BlackWolf, I don't have friends either. Well, I had a couple worldly friends that I made at work but those have sort of died out.
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  My beautiful 7th grade daughter just finished her Christmas Concert tonight.

  by PaintedToeNail in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my lovely daughter played in her orchestra's concert tonight, in spite of her father who tried to make her feel guilty about it.

  he went to the kh tonight, while my youngest child and i went to listen to joyous music played by the local kids at our town's school.

  my girl was front and center and she did a great job.

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  Yay!!! Love to hear positive stories. I remember my kids first christmas play and musicals.
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  Sundays without the indoctrination session...

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what are you doing instead of the meeting?.

  i'm ordering cool personalised pressies for all of my non jw family online, whilst listening to some great 80's classics (currently fade to grey, visage).

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  I'm a bit late but I relaxed and watched some sports and then went xmas card and gift shopping for the few non-dub friends I have plus my kids.

  Sooo nice.
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  25-30 Columbia Heights headquarters up for sale

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/3/breaking-news-jehovahs-witnesses-put-brooklyn-heights-headquarters-sale.

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  Money aside it seems that selling those buildings would have a negative effect on the morale of the older ones in the hall. The younger ones won't care but the older ones may. Not enough to leave but just another straw on the camels back.