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  Orchestral Accompaniment for Singing at Congregation Meetings

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregationsre: orchestral accompaniment for singing at congregation meetings.

  dear brothers:.

  many will find that the newly composed orchestral recordings are more inspiring andconducive to our worship than is piano music alone.

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  rebel8

  Wait, this is news? I could swear they made us get rid of the pianos in the 1980s and replaced them with those horrible cassettes.
  
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  HELP - A Guide to Fade

  by cognitivedizzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everybody, been here lurking for years now... i tired of all the gb 2.0 shit and need to fade successfullydo we have a guide, i am very tempted to go out with a bang, but i want my wife with me, she aint a strong witness and would happily trust me ... i love her a lot.

  status as of now,,, read coc isocf, been through jw facts and am convinced this religion is bs, also a ms now :( damn.

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  rebel8

  If you have to do it gradually--learned incompetence* with your MS duties, followed by stopping all forms of participation.
  

  *Drop the mic. Turn the volume up all the way 'by accident' when you do the sound. Put the magazines away in the wrong area when you do the literature counter. Ask questions that are so basic they will wonder if you are stupid or just not well read on your towerology.

  Now comes the fun part. Start saying odd things with increasing intensity. Ask if they saw a flash of light during the wt study, or if they heard those whispers during the service mtg--let them start rumors that you're being bothered by demons.

  Then just disappear...
  
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  Prince of 'P-I-E-C-E"

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  now i have always kept to myself discussing and speculating about this with any witness.

  i am speaking of the very talented musician prince.

  i remember watching the naacp awards one year ages ago and hearing him thank the one true god jehovah and falling off my couch.

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  "The system is broken," he said. "It's going to take young people to fix it.

  
  yeah, that's in direct conflict with The New System doctrine and who will fix the old one.
  
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  'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

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  rebel8

  If being anointed was real, it would make more sense for it to be a secret. You don't know until the rapture--surprise!
  
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  How many of you went to your Class Reunion when you were a JW??

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  how did it go for you?

  i have a 50 year reunion coming up and.

  i am looking forward to it.. they all know i was a jw, it should be interesting.. i figure we won't have many more (reunions) so i must attend, the last round up..

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  I haven't attended any high school reunions because I'm embarrassed to see people who know I was a jw. Dubbery is embarrassing.
  
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  JW Records Request - United States

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

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  C Lynne, my suggestion is to think more about why you want the files--what bothers you about it? Maybe you can come up with a way to resolve that underlying issue without taking on a lawsuit you won't likely win even after lots of time and $.

  Of course it's irritating on face value, but think about it--anybody can make a file on anyone else. The elders are just pathetic nobodies whose peers gave them a fake authority title, in a religion about an imaginary bearded sky daddy. What they write down is truly meaningless, once you distance yourself enough to see it for what it is.

  
  
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  Which site can I find a JW brother that matches me so I can marry only in the Lord?

  by asiandiana00 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i am 30 and i am hoping to meet the brother who i will love me for me and would want to marry me.

  i want to marry only in the lord but as the balance of brothers and sisters are not even and i am getting older as time goes by, im kinda a little panicky now.

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  One thing is certain--we should stick to the Society's own words when we want to know what they really teach/believe.

  I hope you live through Armageddon, since marriage is important to you. Otherwise, you will be resurrected and permanently single.
  
  Awake! 1999 10/8 p.11 Crossword Puzzle
  

  8. Jesus said that resurrected ones will not do this (Luke 20:35)
  

  There is no reason now to overemphasize this matter.
  
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  A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometimes holidays can be hard on us.

  some of us deserve a little toast today.. a toast to all the brave kids who broke up with their toxic moms.

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  rebel8

  I stayed home today and kept the TV off mostly. I don't really want to hear about how people looove their mamas so much and how all mothers are so great.
  
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  May 2015 JW Broadcast, "The Watchtower Has The Most Multilingual Speakers in the World? True or False?

  by RoyalFlushPhil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stephen lett about 33 minutes in to may's "liar liar" episode of the monthly worship broadcast said "jehovah's witnesses have the most multilingual speakers of any organization in the world!".

  the catholic church has the most people i thought, do you think he's telling the truth and where is he getting these facts?

  i finally broke down and decided to watch this in order to work on my reverse witnessing skills, lots of ammunition for anyone needing fuel to extinguish their dirty flames of lies!.

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  rebel8

  If his claim is they have the most multilingual speakers, then the proof would require them to collect data on how many individual dubs use more than one language. It isn't just that they can, it's that they use 2 or more language in their lives. This is according to the definition of 'multilingual speaker'.

  Do they collect such data?

  The fact that they've translated bibles and all that other junk is irrelevant to proving this claim, though I'm sure they won't let that stop them.
  
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  Atheist Miracles

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.

  no, i do not hate atheists, i love them!

  they keep me from getting bored.

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  rebel8

  Why do believers spend so much time trying to evangelize? Is it insecurity?