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  Are Gods true worshippers on Earth today? If they are not JWs then who are they?

  by Formerbrother in

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  is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?

  if they are not jws then who are they?.

  who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.

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  littlerockguy

  JWs always use this scripture to show that we should not put our trust in man made rulership and governments:

  Psalm 146:3,4 “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, who cannot bring salvation. His spirit goes out, he returns to the ground. On that very day his thoughts perish.”

  However they never mention the part about not putting trust in “a son of man”, which is what Charles Russell, Rutherford, Knorr and the now present collective governing body are. They even use the term “govern”. Below are the synonyms for the word “govern”.

  synonyms:

  rule, preside over, reign over, control, be in charge of, command, lead, dominate

  It seems to me that according to the words in their own bible the concept of a governing body is unscriptural. Like one poster said earlier, there is no true organization only true individuals. If Christians are all "brothers" they are all equal and therefore the is no place for a hierarchial structure of "heavies" like the JWs have.
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  So......Obama IS a US citizen after all?!

  by Black Man in

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  2. friends

  april 27th, 201110:06 am etobama releases long-form birth certificateposted by:cnn white house producer shawna shepherd.

  by cnn's alan silverleib.

  washington (cnn) the white house released copies of president barack obama's original long-form birth certificate wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in theunited states.. "we do not have time for this kind of silliness," obama told reporters at the white house.. obama's long-form birth certificate [pdf].

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  DJS,

  You can take my statement for what it's worth. I just call it as I see it. Wasn't trying to be "witty", "creative" or "cruel" and you might want to get to know me more before you make some stupid asinine comment about me hating gays since I happen to be gay myself.

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  So......Obama IS a US citizen after all?!

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  april 27th, 201110:06 am etobama releases long-form birth certificateposted by:cnn white house producer shawna shepherd.

  by cnn's alan silverleib.

  washington (cnn) the white house released copies of president barack obama's original long-form birth certificate wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in theunited states.. "we do not have time for this kind of silliness," obama told reporters at the white house.. obama's long-form birth certificate [pdf].

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  littlerockguy

  Obama supporters and the mainstream media uses the term "conspiracy theorists" and "birthers" as buzzwords like the Watchtower Society uses the terms "apostates", which makes sense since both have cult followers.
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  What novels have you been reading recently? Recommend any?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i've always been a bit of a reader - but only reading about topics i find interesting, e.g.

  natural history, dinosaurs, etc.. recently i've started to select, buy and read novels.. this year i've bought and read frankenstein (mary shelly), dracula (bram stoker), the hound of the baskervilles (a. conan doyle), 'salem's lot (stephen king), jurassic park (michael crichton) and the firm (john grisham).. i have an inclination towards horrors and thrillers.. what fiction have you been reading?.

  could you recommend anything?.

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  littlerockguy

  Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell is one of my favorite novels. I get something new out of it every time I read it. Very informative in what is going on in the world we live in even though it was published 44 years ago and now out of print. It used to be available in kindle addition but it isn't anymore for some reason. Well worth seeking out.

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  Perfect Example of JW Dumbing Down

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just take a look at this video.

  i think arguing or debating scriptures is the most pointless thing ever.

  everything at their meetings are so basic with no explanation.

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  OMG is this real? I can't believe they are starting off their presentation showing a child-like animated cartoon on a tablet now out door to door. No interpersonal communication to go into a conversation and then discussion. My things have really changed. It sure was different years ago when I went out with older ones who were in the organization for a long time. They knew their NWT and scriptures when talking to the "householder".

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  Brooklyn WT Building sells for $340 million usd

  by Sanchy in

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  2. friends

  it seems they sold the brooklyn headquarters building for $340 million.

  this according the an article here.

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  LOL @ —and known for its iconic, red Watchtower sign—

  Love the irony in how they use the word "iconic" in the article,

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  JW as a secret society - a weak link in the Information Age.

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the late 1990s there was magazine article that asked the question, are jws a secret society?

  obviously they said no, because they claim to be transparent to outsiders and new members.

  but they really are not transparent at all.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIpoPjBUds

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  Kids continue to leave in droves - so what is the organization's grand plan? This

  by sir82 in

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  jws have one of the worst, if not the worst, retention rates among their kids.

  i've seen numbers from 65% to 88% who leave, never to return.. you'd think this would be a priority amongst the leadership, right?

  where do tomorrow's leaders come from, if the vast majority of kids leave the organization?

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  littlerockguy

  Back when I was in the Borg in the mid 80s it wasn't that easy to get appointed an elder or MS. They waited a long time and observed your actions all during that time before they would recommend or appointment you to such a sacred position back then.

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  I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please post your favorites too.

  my favorite quotations:.

  you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

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  littlerockguy

  “We all feel inadequate very often. It’s only when it gets chronic that it is disturbing to one’s emotions and can get out of hand and make you pretty damn miserable.”
  ― Taylor Caldwell, Testimony of Two Men

  
  
  
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  Cart "Witnessing"

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  besides being a waste of time for those doing it, and being an easy way for the society to inflate its reports of time spent in the ministry, cart witnessing is also taking up space.

  i live in a hot city in brazil.

  today, the jws decided to set up their cart in the shady spot of the bus stop, where people going to work have to wait for the bus.. ugh!.

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  littlerockguy

  Bring up some of the many scandals of the Watchtower with some of the JWs at their cart. They won't stay in that area long!

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