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  Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

  by Fadeaway3pointer in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

  not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

  this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

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  JW_Researcher

  Very sorry you're in this situation.

  Time is going to have to pass but, as you're aware, there is no 'happy ending' to this tale.

  Again, very sorry you and your family have to deal with this.
  
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  Update on Mom's Book.

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  separate identity, volume 2, co-authored by my mom, is scheduled for release in march.

  b. w. schulz, the series editor and mom's co-author has posted an update.

  https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/.

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  JW_Researcher

  "Firpo Carr’s books, poorly written, neither particularly helpful, and sometimes inaccurate."

  An understatement, to be certain. Yikes!
  
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  “God's Debris: A Thought Experiment” by Scott Adams

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recommending “god's debris: a thought experiment” by scott adams.

  just finished it (audio version, in the car).. i ‘read’ this book because i enjoyed adams’ “win bigly: persuasion in a world where facts don't matter” (audio version, while working in the woods).

  if you have a background in persuasion, some content may be redundant but, overall, very entertaining and current..

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  JW_Researcher

  Recommending “God's Debris: A Thought Experiment” by Scott Adams. Just finished it (audio version, in the car).

  I ‘read’ this book because I enjoyed Adams’ “Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter” (audio version, while working in the woods). If you have a background in persuasion, some content may be redundant but, overall, very entertaining and current.

  Both are fairly well-written and, most importantly, thought-provoking. Moving to his “Loserthink” soon.
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  How do you get Leah Remini Show on Jehovah Witnesses?

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've gone to the a&e channel with no luck.

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  JW_Researcher

  It is on torrents also.
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  Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

  ) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

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  JW_Researcher

  Yes in fact there is a book about the story of how a hundred or so JWs in Alberta left the organisation along with Penton. I don’t think they manged to take a Kingdom Hall with them.

  https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Allegiance-James-Beverley/dp/0920413374

  I have a PDF of this book if someone has an interest. PM me.
  
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  Does Anyone Remember Mr. Coffee

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the apostate that hung around bethel back in the early 1970's.. i talk about "the frog" and "lady margret" in my book but knew nothing about "mr. coffee".

  any help please.

  new boy.

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  JW_Researcher

  I remember Mr. Coffee clearly. There have been several threads on him over the years.

  He would cry out how the JWs had a "blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack god" etc. for whatever reason. He really zeroed in on the GB.

  While walking with Carey Barber (?) on a particularly cold day with driving frozen rain, Brother Barber observed (haltingly) 'This is one day I'm happy to see him out' or something to that effect.

  I actually respected Mr. Coffee. I heard a society truck hit him (accidentally). A search of prior threads will surface the Mr. Coffee lore.
  
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  Advice from the WT regarding drinking alcohol.

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just posting these links for no particular reason :).

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/alcohol-think-past-drink/#?insight[search_id]=636e164a-d628-4c53-abb8-54b6c3767de6&insight[search_result_index]=2.

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/drinking-alcohol/#?insight[search_id]=863b31b6-ec9b-4c6d-b7a5-e7ee62b353c2&insight[search_result_index]=13.

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  JW_Researcher

  It would be very surprising if the Watchtower did not track the referring URLs.

  We have a small website (Art, genealogy, etc.) and our analytics tell us not only what site referred the visitor but, if a search engine, the term the visitor input.

  Of course, that information is private and for the website's owner's use.
  
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  Advice from the WT regarding drinking alcohol.

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just posting these links for no particular reason :).

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/alcohol-think-past-drink/#?insight[search_id]=636e164a-d628-4c53-abb8-54b6c3767de6&insight[search_result_index]=2.

  https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/drinking-alcohol/#?insight[search_id]=863b31b6-ec9b-4c6d-b7a5-e7ee62b353c2&insight[search_result_index]=13.

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  JW_Researcher

  Sorry, I refuse to give the wt my click.

  Perhaps I have it incorrect, but I thought a website (in this case JW.org) could identify the referring site when the visitor arrives via a hyperlink.
  
  For that reason, I try to always click the JW.org hyperlinks on this site so the brothers will know that people are checking out their site via boards of this type.
  
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  Research Opportunity

  by researchstudentsophie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my name is sophie, and i am currently in the class ap research.

  the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.

  for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.. the following attachment will help me collect data for my research.

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  JW_Researcher

  I have a PDF of the article Earnest mentions ("The Pessimistic Sect's Influence on the Mental Health of Its Members: The Case of Jehovah's Witnesses") in an e-mail-able size (5.04MB).

  If you PM me an e-mail address, I'll e-mail it to you.

  If you're afraid I'm a Watchtower spy (no judgment), send me a link to upload it or however you'd like it.
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  Meal at Bethel

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an ex bethelite has made a video about the food that was provided at hq's.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxbe9hacqxu.

  towards the end he talks about the new arrangements with the cutbacks.for breakfast if you had served a certain amount of time at bethel or were old enough you could choose whether you wanted to attend breakfast/morning worship or not.

  first year bethels were made to attend to ensure they were watching the morning worship.

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  JW_Researcher

  Of all the challenges I faced at Bethel (Brooklyn, early 1980s), food was certainly not one of them.

  Food was great! As a married couple, we would 'glean' and use the Thomas' English Muffins (abundant in the commissary) and ....it was all good.