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  The Mystery behind the Conventions and Assemblies

  by The wanderer in

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  looking back and knowing it is not gods organization raises.

  a few questions about the conventions and assemblies.. what was the real motivation behind the conventions?did the watchtower hold conventions to show the world god has a united people?.

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  I think they have them to make money and convince dubs that something really big is going on and they are a part of it. No one else cares.
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  My Bethel experience part II

  by new boy in

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  back to the food..........the saying was "its the best food in the world before they cook it" the coffee was the really bad.

  they would take a 55 lb.

  bag of good coffee beans and boil the shit out of it.the joke was if anyone could find the guy that made the coffee, and kill him, our production nwould go up and armageddon could finally come.

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  What do Stephen King and a Bethelite have in common? They both tell a great horror story. Please continue with part III. I do enjoy scary stories.

  As for couples not being allowed to have children at Bethel that seems strange to me. Couldn't they have used the child labor? They just weren't thinking right on that one.
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  Holocaust denial, do you think it's serious?

  by avishai in

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  or relatively harmless?

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  I'm not sure I understand those who deny that it happened because it is always said by those that seem to hate Jews. So is this what they are saying? I don't believe it ever happened but I think it was a good idea. I think it is an attempt to rewrite history for future generations. Right now there are living survivors who were either put in the camps or saw them. My father-in-law was an officer in WWII and went through one of them. I have met others who have done the same thing. There are living survivors even amongst JWs who were a very small group compared to others that were put in them. But these people are dying off and soon it will be easier to make believe it never happened.
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  I scare Jehovah's Witness away

  by I quit! in

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  my cousin and his family are visiting me from edmonton.

  they just informed me that when jws call on them they tell them they have a cousin who used to be on and left when he found out it wasn't the truth.

  they said it works every time.

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  My cousin and his family are visiting me from Edmonton. They just informed me that when JWs call on them they tell them they have a cousin who used to be on and left when he found out it wasn't the truth. They said it works every time. Once they inform them of that they take off. It makes me feel good to know that somewhere out there a JW is beating a hasty retreat because of me.
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  A Letter from a disfellowshipped JW

  by reneeisorym in

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  there was a disfellowshipped jw that came to the witness now for jesus convention in pennsylvania.

  we all tried to show him the error of the jw way but he is just so blinded that he couldn't understand what the problem is with jws (can you believe it?!

  ) we tried until we were blue in the face and it seemed that with every step we went forward with him one day, we went back two the next.

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  There is only one way that the world will be repaired. That is by having those who do what is right, no matter how hard it is who demonstrated this while on earth. Even when it means that we might be married to someone who is cruel, dishonest or whatever. Yes, even beatings.

  This person said a lot of strange things but the above is one I found interesting. I think his ideal woman is one that can take getting the crapped kicked out of her and still show up at the meetings and comment on the happy family lives of Jehovah's people.

  I understand you wanted to help him but I think you need to set the meter on your weirdo detector a little lower.
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  JW Membership will Self Destruct in...5...4...3...2...

  by LovesDubs in

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  think about it...if only the kids of baptized members are getting baptized all we have to do is sit back and wait and the organization will cease to exist on its own!

  the numbers of "young ones" splitting from the cult and never looking back are greatly increasing so you can count out their offspring ever becoming members.

  the ones that stay and stick and are loyal wont be "having children in this time of the end" very much...and the chances of those offsprings offspring sticking are remote as well.. so...if you deprive a fire of oxygen.

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  I hope you are right but some cults have a remarkable ability to survive. They may somehow be able to reinvent themselves, come up with a new hook and keep on culting. They are probably night burning the midnight oil trying to come up with new gimmick to suck people in. They still have a huge unpaid sales force to distribute anything they come up with.
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  It's my party - Should we invite them?

  by Nellie in

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  i've got extended family that live out of state who are active witnesses and my husband's father is an elder.

  my family is so not a part of our lives, that the only time we speak are for funerals.

  i don't even hear about births anymore.

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  I agree with Elsewhere. Invite them but tell them Jehovah has to wait for them outside in the car. If you don't think they can come without trying to ruin a meaningful event like you 25th then don't invite them. And Happy Anniversary!!
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  Make Up Some Topic Subjects That Would Be Interesting To See

  by minimus in

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  here's a few to get the ball rolling------#1 circuit overseer says we can take blood now!------#2 simon plans on closing jwd down!

  !----#3 bush asks for forgiveness concerning iran!-----#4 ask (insert whatever name) a question--------#5 ways for disfellowshipped ones to irritate witnesses .

  do you have any subjects that might be fun or questionable or funny to add here??

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  Name five things the Watchtower has predicted and got right. (Tough question)
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  I turned 30 today! AAHHH!

  by Fleshybirdfodder in

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  it will be only the second birthday i've ever celebrated.

  as expected i didn't get a call or email from my mother, but i am having friends and family over tonight to do some karaoke and have some drinks.

  i'm looking forward to the next decade, my twenties were difficult leaving the cult, very few highlights other than meeting my wife and reconnecting with my non dub family.

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  30 and out of the Watchtower life is good! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

  And also HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Balsam!!
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  Changing your diet - meat, dairy, sugar

  by Pleasuredome in

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  i have just finished reading 'confessions of a kamikaze cowboy' by dirk benedict.

  in the book he talks about how 'macrobiotics' (exclusion of meat, sugar, dairy among others) helped improve his health and fight cancer.

  a lot of what he says about food resonates with me, so im curious.

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  Good subject. Years ago when my wife was undergoing chemo I tried to put her on a macrobiotic diet. The problem was she couldn't eat the crap (sorry food). The only food that tasted good to her and she could keep down was junk food so that is what she ate. Anyway this discussion is timely for me. This morning I decided to start eating right again. I went to Whole Foods market and bought a lot of healthier foods. What I find works best for my wife and myself is a Mediterian diet. We enjoy the food so we can stay on it.

  I think we can have some influence on our health however I feel some of it is hereditary. My wife's grandfather only died when he had an accident at 89 and he smoked all the time. His children are all living a long time however his grandchild aren't all that healthy so who knows. I'm also thinking of a friend I had when I was a JW who was a surfer and a rock climber, always took care of himself, always thin. He died a few years ago at about age 50 when his heart gave out.

  Another thing I wonder about is when people speak about all the diseases we have today being caused by the food we eat and that people didn't have these diseases in the past. Keep in mind that in the past most people didn't live long enough to get the diseases that show up when we get to middle age. They were already dead by the time they reached what we call middle age today.

  Steath453 I find your comment very interesting. A while back on the radio I heard a PH.D. Seth Roberts speaking about something similar. He says he has lost weigh by drinking virgin olive oil or sugar water. He has a book on the subject: "The Shangri-La Diet". Anyway he says it has to do with calories that trigger taste. If you take in calories that don't trigger taste then you are satisfied. Anyway thanks for reminding me. I'm going to try it this week and see how it works.