Topics Started by zagor

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the day after armageddon
by Crumpet in
1. jw
2. friends
(this is creepy, funny and shocking so i thought i would share - sorry if its ever been posted before.

) parts 2-5 will follow!

the diary of an .
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WHY are you here ? (on the board)
by frenchbabyface in
1. jw
2. friends
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ok ... to me it's not totally related to jw life actually, i'm here because i'm used now to chat with people (you know like you go into a cafe and share wathever you want with whoever as this board is very rich and full for immediat interaction), support them, get some support ... i just like that ... also of course it's very interesting at the same time to follow some news and get information that i might spit back to my familly in time to wake them up .... what about you ?
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What's the most ridiculous thing you were ever counselled on?
by micheal in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.

they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.

i was once counselled for joking around too much.
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Ray Franz.....LIAR?
by integ in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of my witness family members agreed to take a look at crisis of conscience, and after.

perusing the first couple of chapters, said that she thought it could be all made up.

agreed that the documents presented could be legitimate, but as far as franz's personal.
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Russia - Still King of the North
by proplog2 in
1. jw
2. friends
when the berlin wall came down, even before the offical dissolution of the soviet union, the watchtower was quick to back away from the idea that russia was the king of the north.

nothing really changed.

true, there is an appearance of friendship and cooperation between russia and the us but russia is the one country that can totally destroy the usa.
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Kingdom Hall Spankings
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
most meetings i went to, children were brought to the washrooms in the back to be disciplined.

often i could hear a child yell or cry due to the spanking given by the parent.

people in the hall would have that look on their face meaning that it was alright to discipline a child by spanking him.
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The Privilege of Handling the Microphones
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
one of the most unbelievable privileges that a brother could have was being a microphone handler.

elders would discuss brothers for hours and see whether or not we would allow them to mow the lawn or handle a mike.

i always felt that these brothers were doing us a favor but if they didn't get a minimum of 10 hours in per month, they were dog crap and couldn't have any privileges.
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Going out with a bang
by LittleToe in
1. jw
2. friends
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.
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JW Kids Leave the Organization: Facts
by Maximus in
1. jw
2. friends
the october 1 watchtower 2001 features articles on training children "properly" and dealing with a "prodigal child.

the latest inside u.s. figures reveal that 86% of jw children leave the fold, with some 29% who eventually come back for reasons of family ties, most never "reaching out.

" that means over half leave permanently.
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THE END is no longer...
by Martini in
1. jw
2. friends
...at the tip of my tongue!.

question:.

i know we are not into end time dates anymore.however suppose you are in your.