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Date for Regional Convention in Kansas City?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

can anyone tell me when the regional convention is being held in kansas city this summer?

Wild_Thing

That is exactly what I needed to know! Thanks for the link!

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Date for Regional Convention in Kansas City?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

can anyone tell me when the regional convention is being held in kansas city this summer?

Date for Regional Convention in Kansas City?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

can anyone tell me when the regional convention is being held in kansas city this summer?

Wild_Thing

Can anyone tell me when the regional convention is being held in Kansas City this summer?

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Ask a question

by Mr.logic in

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friends

ask a question, and i will help with a simple answer, not an over referenced i'm smarter than you vent.

Wild_Thing

Explain why Jehovah's Witnesses insist Jerusalem fell in 607 BCE instead of 587 BCE, in one sentence or less.

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Crazy Comments

by humblepotato in

jw
friends

i love the people who go to my congregation.

they are sweet, friendly, and lovable.

(which is one of the things that makes being awake so much easier.

Wild_Thing

I will never forget when we were studying the Creation book at the book study. The reader kept pronouncing "organism" as "orgasm" over and over again throughout the same paragraph!

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Does What We Say Here Or In Person Really Help JWs To Get Out Of The Religion?

by minimus in

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friends

if we are in the congregation, do you think our comments or questions actually reach elders or others in the congregation?

do our comments on this board affect witnesses to the point of questioning their faith?

I do not believe websites like this create doubt in lurkers, but I do think it definitely helps people who already have doubts get out. Having doubts and beginning to realize what the truth about the watchtower is a very lonely place to be. Forums like this give much needed support that help you sort out the real truth and then eventually leave.

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God answers prayer of paralyzed little boy

by Simon in

the answer was "no".

http://www.theonion.com/article/god-answers-prayers-of-paralyzed-little-boy-475.

obviously it's the onion so it's satirical but it got me thinking how the religious view prayer and god.

Wild_Thing

What always bothered me the most is that when zealots claim that God answered their prayers, it is always at the expense of someone else.

If God "answered your prayers" and you won a game or award, it implies you are God's special chosen one over the other contenders.

If God "answered your prayers" and saved your child from cancer, it implies God had the ability to save other children from cancer, also, but chose not to.

I don't really think people understand what they are saying when they use that phrase. I think it's just become cliche` and something people say without thinking.

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Stephen Lett: Crazy Old Kook or Just Really Bad Actor?

by Wild_Thing in

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friends

so, i am reposting this video from wifibandit's thread since it is a bit off topic.

i watched this video and i have to say that this guy really creeps me out.

his slow and methodical gestures coupled with with his over-annuciation of every word makes him appear absolutely crazy!.

Wild_Thing

So, I am reposting this video from wifibandit's thread since it is a bit off topic.

I watched this video and I have to say that this guy really creeps me out. His slow and methodical gestures coupled with with his over-annuciation of EVERY word makes him appear ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!

Either that, or he is just a really bad actor, over-acting everything. Maybe both?

He reminds me of Marshall Applewhite, that crazy cult leader of Heaven's Gate (the cult where everyone killed themselves while sporting terrible boy haircuts and new black tennis shoes). I have posted the Applewhite video below the Lett video for comparison.

Maybe they just both went to the same "So You Want To Be a Cult Leader" seminar. The similarities in style are uncanny.

Lett Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3JvWvJdkxg

Applewhite video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqSZhwu1Rwo

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2015 Convention Releases

by wifibandit in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.

Wild_Thing

When you click on the link, it asks if you have attended the convention yet. I clicked on yes so I could see the new releases. It was like the disclaimer you see when visiting liquor websites that say "Click to verify that you are over 21."

So, what happens when you click on "No"? Anyone?

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More Young Indoctrination

by freemindfade in

not sure how wide spread this is, but from my social media land i saw 2 separate videos, from two halls in completely different towns featuring their kids having a demonstration on the service meeting (i am guessing last night as i didn't go).

these kids are really young!

maybe this was just a coincidence at first i thought it was the same video then realized theses people live hundreds of miles apart.

Wild_Thing

Of all the world's religions, the JWs have the lowest retention of members when it comes to "born-ins". It would make sense for them to kick it up a notch with the indoctrination of young ones. I have also noticed they are pushing for child baptism in a way that I have never seen before. I am guessing they think the threat of being disfellowshipped and disowned will keep them in the fold.

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