Topics Started by Severus

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November is WTS Fundraising Month
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
deep a bit deeper friends:

this is from the kingdom ministry november 2005 "service meeting schedule".

fundraising starts early during the week of 14 november:
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How the Internet Means 'The End' for Apostates and Opposers of the Society
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
the received wisdom is that the internet has dramatically damaged the ability of the watchtower society to gain and retain followers.

there was a very eloquent article to that effect written some time ago by a commentator who attempted to buttress his argument with reference to the postmodern condition and the breakdown of metanarratives in todays secular society, nay, even the come-back for enlightenment notions of truth.

in the 1970/80s there were major challenges to the watchtowers theology (great crowd in heaven) and chronology (1914) in norway, alberta canada, dublin ireland and in the newyork bethel itself: but the damage caused by those involved in the dissent was limited because knowledge was dispersed merely through personal contact and minimal use of obscure publications that seldom met the eyes of witnesses innocent of the watchtowers doctrinal and chronological vacillations in any case.
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JW Cult Consultant
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from: http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=98274&cat_id=123.

family searches for way to regain daughter they fear lost to cult.

sunday, october 23, 2005, 4:27:12 am.
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So, any graphic designers out there?
by Breakfast at Cranberrys in
1. jw
2. friends
i wouldn't call myself a graphic designer exactly.

more like an amateur with a steady contract.

http://www.newspagedesigner.com/portfolios/portfolio1.php?userid=3801.
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this makes me MAD
by under74 in
1. jw
2. friends
i came a cross this article....never heard of it before although i know now there was a primetime live that did a story about them.

it's sick to know.

i read more and it made me more angry.. and there are people here in the us that say racism isn't the way it was....idiots.. http://abcnews.go.com/primetime/story?id=1231684&page=1.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-23-05 WT Study (Walk/Faith)
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
"we are walking by faith, not by sight.

"we are walking by faith, not by sight.

' walking by faith means that we keep.
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2006 Yeartext: Obey!
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the examining the scriptures daily 2006 has been released.

the jw rites of surprise and expectation over the new year's text are now at a fever pitch.

it seems that the theme "godly obedience" was such a hit at the 2005 district conventions, that the governing body has served up an extra helping.
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Questions From Readers - No More?
by Severus in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have noticed that recent watchtower magazines (15 november & 1 december, 2005) do not have the article "questions from readers".. anyone have information on this?

if the watchtower has discontinued the feature, it would infer that the "deeper things" are no longer a concern to the jw masses.

or is it testimony to a cinch on information control?
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Question for Freedom Lover (Mrs ITIS)
by Severus in
1. jw
2. experiences
but i have, as many others, followed your husband's story with much interest.

please accept my apology if i am too forward, but i would like to hear your viewpoint of this story.

i too have an intelligent, thinking wife that is still afraid to look beyond the organisation for hope.
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Greetings
by Severus in
1. jw
2. experiences
just a brief introduction to get me started.

i am still one of jehovah's witnesses although delicately extricating myself from this complicated situation.

i have family to be concerned about, and this still binds me to the religion like a fragile cobweb.. i wonder that the jw paranoia of harry potter was what initially piqued my interest?