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  They would all fit on the isle of Wight?

  by purrpurr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember once asking how the planet could possibly accommodate all the people who have ever lived?

  after the resurrection i mean.

  the answer i was told is that the gb had calculated that all the people who have ever lived could all fit on to the isle of wight?!.

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  rebel8

  I heard the Texas one from the dubs.

  Basically, there was some secular statement like this in the 70s or 80s and the dubs co-opted (read: misconstrued) it to "prove" resurrection to Earth would be totally plausible.

  This was accompanied by a small movement at the time to "green the desert". The belief was that you could pump water into the desert, plant trees, and soon it would no longer be the desert. Claims were made that the desert was so fertile that crops could grow overnight. This was one of many magic tricks jehoopla would perform after we were done burying the bodies of all the dead non-jws.
  
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  Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse

  by Dissonant15 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  all states in the us mandate health care workers and teachers to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement.

  this year our commonwealth expanded the law to include clergy, and to include a mandatory two hour training on what to look for and how to report, required for all mandatory reporters.. my coworker at the hospital said she and her husband did the training together, because her husband volunteers in the sunday school at the church, they required him to take it too.

  i asked several witnesses when this law came into effect if all the elders and ms are going to be taking the training and everyone looked at me like i was an alien and they had no idea what the heck i was talking about.

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  rebel8

  Look into the law in your commonwealth. I am sure you can find it easily online. Look for mandated reporter laws and trainings--use those keywords.

  Then blow in the jw clergy for not taking the training.

  You will be doing a good thing to protect jw children.
  
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  How Jehovah's Witnesses could become a huge mainstream religion without harming people. Any thoughts?

  by JWchange in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if jws did the following, i believe they would grow exponentially and become one of the largest 'religions' on earth : .

  1. no more dfing or shunning......its up to your conscience who you like or don't like.

  in the same way if i was catholic living in ireland, i wouldn't hang out with my neighbor if she was a drunk fornicator, just had an abortion, had a taliban boyfriend and also supported liverpool soccer club.

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  rebel8

  without harming people

  All religions harm people on some level.
  
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  Super JW Cart

  by M*A*S*H in

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  2. entertainment

  i have a confession to make.

  a strange urge is building in my brain... each time i see a jw literature cart on the street it builds.

  it is becoming a stronger and stronger thought in my mind.

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  rebel8

  Bring some bottlecaps, clear off a corner of the top of the cart and start playing the shell game.
  
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  Super JW Cart

  by M*A*S*H in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i have a confession to make.

  a strange urge is building in my brain... each time i see a jw literature cart on the street it builds.

  it is becoming a stronger and stronger thought in my mind.

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  rebel8

  Dress up like this guy and play made up songs while standing in front of the cart.

  "Wrote a song 'bout it. Wanna hear it? Here it go.

  "J-dubs sellin trash...uh huhhh"

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfzDUpB88x4
  
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  Super JW Cart

  by M*A*S*H in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i have a confession to make.

  a strange urge is building in my brain... each time i see a jw literature cart on the street it builds.

  it is becoming a stronger and stronger thought in my mind.

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  rebel8

  I can think of totally legal hilarious things you could do all day long.

  Introduce yourself to the cart folk and be sure to shake the hand of the sister.

  Then say, "Oops! Oh no! You're not menstruating right now or having a discharge beyond your period, are you?" (wait for response)

  "Because Leviticus 15:25-30 says when I touch women with discharges I will be unclean until evening. Do you have any hand sanitizer?"
  
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  Super JW Cart

  by M*A*S*H in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i have a confession to make.

  a strange urge is building in my brain... each time i see a jw literature cart on the street it builds.

  it is becoming a stronger and stronger thought in my mind.

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  rebel8

  If you see the carts that often, you could come up with a different (legal) funny thing to do each time.

  "I'll have a footlong with relish and hot mustard, please." Continue pretending they are selling hotdogs no matter what they say. Put a tip on the table as you leave.
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  The Witnesses Are Really Trying Hard To Get Me Back In

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at my mom's bed side all i see is either jw family or friends making a concerted effort to have me return to their fold.

  evidentlyy, my mom has encouraged this and i'm a trapped prisoner, as they do their best to have me come back.

  it's bad enough that i have to endure my mom's dying, now i have to be bombarded with this bs..

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  Minimus (( ))

  I wonder if you might slip in a few mumbles here and there when mom's out of earshot and line of sight--something along the lines of demons, Ouija, garage sale Tupperware, that sort of thing.

  I'm serious.

  They will not be sure if you're kidding, but they'll avoid irking you. I've had a high success rate with this technique.

  And it's fun.
  
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  Just recovering from a 'Mormon Mind Melt' ...

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was in town centre about an hour ago to buy a shirt and tie for an upcoming job interview when i was stopped by a youngish, clean cut american young man (20-ish) in a cheap suit.

  my heart sank as i thought it was local jws.

  to my slight relief, it was mormons!

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  rebel8

  They have hidden scandals in their history, just like wts. For example, the women used to be allowed to have >1 husband. This is not widely known among Mormons. It is on ancestry dot com. You can show them those things and it will be a shock to them.

  A Comparison: Ex-Mormons and Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses
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  Mass disassociation pact...

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  any takers?

  we can pick a date and pull the plug?

  lol .

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  rebel8

  While it may be cathartic and funny to sign DA letters with other people's names, it could be dangerous. People have committed suicide because they were shunned. It destroys some people's lives.

  You will also fulfill their persecution fantasies, pushing them back to Mommie Borg for safety.

  No good can come of that except the jokester getting a few moments of fun. It's not right.