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  W.T January 1, 2006

  by Diogenes in

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  just reading through the january 1st w.t 2006. the first study article (starting on page 20) "how firm is your trust in god?

  " has another dig at higher education.. paragraph 7.

  "anyone who does not trust firmly in jehovah might think differently.the majority of humans view material wealth as a major key to security.hence, parents have encouraged their offspring to invest much of their young adulthood in higher education, hoping that it will prepare them for well-paying careers.sadly some christian families have found the cost of such an investment to be very high, as their children have lost spiritual focus and turned to pursuing materialistic goals".

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  I have to laugh at any reference to "higher" education. In today's world a college education is practically a necessity if a person doesn't want to live in poverty. Nearly everyone I work with has a degree, and no one's getting rich. I used to work in factories as a machinist, but many manufacturing jobs have now moved to other countries. If a person wants to provide a decent standard of living for his family he needs an education.

  The WTS had long encouraged people to get into the trades, but this is inconsistent with their nagging people to get into "full time service" right out of high school. Many trades, such as automotive repair, plumbing, electrician, etc. require apprenticeships before being licensed. We're talking about full time work and school for about 5 years. A person can get a degree in less time.

  What the society fears most is that their members might be taught to think, to reason.

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  Elder-speak....How do they manipulate us?

  by jgnat in

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  2. friends

  can you help me build a glossary of elder-speak?

  you know, those phrases and arguments designed to appease, coerce, or guilt congregation members in to a desired course.

  by exposing elder-speak, i hope to reduce the power of the words.

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  "We don't know what your situation is, and we don't want to get too personal." - means "we don't know and we don't care - we will judge you according to our personal opinions, not facts."

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  What do you do when this board isn't enough?

  by MsMcDucket in

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  sometimes, i find myself sitting alone in the house.

  i don't have very many friends, because of the troof.

  i'm a introverted person anyway.

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  I hang out with my bird a lot.

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  Traditional Meal Provides Backbone of Thanksgiving!

  by Atlantis in

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  http://www.dnronline.com/skyline_details.php?aid=1634&sub=rural

  traditional meal provides backbone of thanksgiving

  posted 2005-11-18

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  We eat my family’s traditional meal rather than the husband’s because after marrying we always had Thanksgiving with my grandmother and mother, along with my siblings. As Jehovah’s Witnesses, it was the only holiday Grandma and Mom observed, and they thoroughly enjoyed it.

  Damn, and all those years I was a JW and celebrated Thanksgiving I thought I was being a filthy heathen.

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  GUNS?!

  by thepackage in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  guns, should jw's have them?

  i know brothers that hunt on wt property in ny for deer.

  what is the answer????

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  The CO even had a little hissy fit one assembly during the "Needs of the Circuit" segment.

  I'm sure any venison they got was more substantial than any of the spiritual pablum the CO could offer though. I missed a few weekends of deer hunting because of stupid assemblies. And of course, for the most part assemblies only served to elevate my blood pressure.

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  GUNS?!

  by thepackage in

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  guns, should jw's have them?

  i know brothers that hunt on wt property in ny for deer.

  what is the answer????

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  Years ago a guy in my high school killed another student with a ball peen hammer. I have yet to see anyone lobby for the banning of hammers though.

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  What's the most recent compliment you've received?

  by lonelysheep in

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  let's hear it.

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  Well, in January I bought a cockatoo, and decided to teach him how to talk. I started repeating to him, "W___'s handsome! W___'s handsome!" The bird immediately went into a fit of screaming and making a sound that could only be likened to hysterical, demonic laughter.

  That's the closest thing I've had to a compliment in recent memory.

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  GUNS?!

  by thepackage in

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  guns, should jw's have them?

  i know brothers that hunt on wt property in ny for deer.

  what is the answer????

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  Blondie, I had quite a few JWs give me a hard time because I went hunting, and eventually I started carrying a photocopy of that QFR in my meeting bag. I had this part highlighted:

  The Bible does not speak against this, so there is no need to judge others as to whether they enjoy such things or not.

  Elders in particular were offended when I showed them this. Probably because they saw I was enjoying myself too much.

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  WT CD-ROM FOR FREE........

  by Mary in

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  i have a wt-cd rom, but it's an older one from 1997. if anyone wants it, lemme know and i'm mail it to you.

  it's free, but if you'd care to make a small contribution, i'll make sure it goes on a bottle of good wine towards the world wide witnessing work.........

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  Actually, I already have the 1997 and 2001 CD's. That may account for the demunz I have in my home right now. As I mentioned in another thread, one of the bastards stole my last beer!(I'm not kidding - I was halfway through my last bottle of Sleemans honey brown and the bottle disappeared. It's been several months and I still can't find the empty. Bastard demon probably cashed it in for the refund)

  As for the smurf, is it a gurl???

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  Let's play a game - Follow the WTS $$ trail

  by watch the tower in

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  2. scandals

  a huge question that i have in the back of my mind regarding the wts is where all of the money ends up.

  no one really has a conclusive answer to that.

  i think it would reveal a lot if we were able to find out.. i know there have been various threads in the past where it revealed a clue here and a clue there.

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  My theory is that the Watchtower is sick and tired of waiting for Jehovah to start armageddon, so they are stockpiling money and arms so they can start armageddon on their own. They'll probably buy some nukes from Kazakhstan. They've already bought all the chemical weapons from Iraq and are hiding them at the Watchtower farms.

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