Wasanelder Once

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  Hitting the fan: CD epidemic at my Hall

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yesterday my congregation met for field service and the elder taking the lead did something not so smart: he brought up the child abuse situation and the recent news articles hitting local news across the country.

  he said 'you can see that the persecution is really coming' and that we should be ready if someone complains about it at the door.

  (funny how it's persecution when it's us and righteous judgment when it happens to the other churches.

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  That's nothing Simon, I thought of cross-dressers? Eek!
  
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  What’s your favourite memory?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi guys and girlies, .

  since i’ve joined a fortnight ago or so, i have reading all sort of posts, some recent and some really old!

  🙂 i’m really enjoying all of your stories and contributions.

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  Wasanelder Once

  It was a kiss. A long, deep, passionate kiss when I was young. Never had one like it since. Sure, some good ones, but nothing so epic. Right person, right place and the right lover. Youth.
  
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  Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

  i’m talking over the last few decades..

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  Wasanelder Once

  I think we could easily summarize the arguments on this thread with:

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  Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

  i’m talking over the last few decades..

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  Wasanelder Once

  You don't have to hate Trump to have common sense, but it helps.
  
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  YouTuber Telltale's visit to JW World HQ

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw this new video and am very excited to listen to it but thought i would post it here for any others that also might like to watch it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3305c_cf6im.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Honesty seems to be the first victim for some ex-JW's. "They acted paranoid we were there to video and use it for apostate purposes.... Well, you were. Ha, Ha, Ha they laughed. Act suspicious and you will be greeted with suspicion. It was disingenuous and I wasn't impressed.
  
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  Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

  i’m talking over the last few decades..

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  Wasanelder Once

  Of course we can't blame Trump, he didn't recommend anyone shoot Mexicans. He said they were drug dealers and rapists, but that's not telling people to kill them. The question is, why does his rhetoric appeal to people who shoot Mexicans and inspire personal expressions like the spelling of his name with weapons? The shooter in El Paso liked this one and retweeted it. Do you think he wasn't influenced by Trump's race baiting? Trump has set the tone and the white supremacists are marching to it.

  
  
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  Simon Talbot Comic raised JW, Whole Routine on Being Raised a Witness, SO FUNNY

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. social
  2. humour

  this guy is so funny.

  he starts in on jw's after a minute or two.

  he's danish with an irish accent.. simon talbot.

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  Wasanelder Once

  This guy is SO funny. He starts in on JW's after a minute or two. He's Danish with an Irish accent.

  Simon Talbot
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  Weird Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is it my imagination or are most witnesses weird, odd, and “different “?

  it seems every congregation has a couple of weirdo elders, pioneers and ministerial servants.

  and then you see those witnesses who attend meetings but most people seldom associate with them because... they are eccentric..

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  Wasanelder Once

  First off, the video above is classless.

  In our congregation there was a brother who thoughtlessly put his hand in his pants to scratch himself before he reached to shake yours. Weird? Yes, but not because of the religion. There were overzealous ones who sang "We're Jehovah's Witnesses" while going door to door. (Quite eccentric.) People are people but since JW's are obligated to put up with the weird, classless and eccentric behavior there are a great many in the congregations.
  
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  Theocratic Ministry School

  by tresdecu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so the tms....does anyone think it might ever go away?

  possibly being replaced by a borg streaming presentation that's required viewing from home?

  it seems to me that with the congregation merging and sell-off that's going on, there are going to be 4 maybe 5 congregations sharing some khs.

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  Wasanelder Once

  They need standing lessons for their cart work.
  
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  Why Did You Stay In The JW Religion As Long As You Did?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you so indoctrinated that you just couldn’t leave?

  was it due to family pressure?

  was it your friendships that you didn’t want to lose?

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  Wasanelder Once

  It was all about the family. They were all half ass, but the half that was in would have shunned me.