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  Anyone ever seen a ghost?

  by Clam in

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  have you ever seen a "ghost"?

  if you did, were you scared, fascinated or straight to denial?.

  if you did see one, were you a jw at the time and therefore did you believe it to be an apparition projected by the demons?

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  Pre Armageddon Preparation.

  by Clam in

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  are there jws who prepare for the tribulations they assume are around the corner?

  when i visted the us once in 1999 i met a few guys who were expecting a global meltdown due to the millenium bug.. as a consequence they had generators, guns, ammo, tins of food, bottled water, fuel, all kinds of stuff to help them through a civil disorder situation.

  does anyone know or remember any jws who have prepared like this?

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  Which 3 would you choose?

  by Clam in

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  if you could be a fly on the wall at any event in history, which three events would you choose?

  it could be anything, eg birth of jesus, seeing the beatles live, listening to a c.t.russell speech, battle of the little big horn, etc.

  you don't even have to be a fly; you could participate if you liked .

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  Do You Keep Your Old JW Books?

  by Clam in

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  what have you done with your wts book collection?

  have you sold them, burnt them, given them away or kept them as a memento?

  the only one i kept was aid to bible understanding, which i still find helpful, even though there are errors, eg 607bc lol .

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  JW Marketing

  by Clam in

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  2. beliefs

  the way the jw religion markets itself often intrigues me.

  needless to say one of the most powerful marketing tools, the internet, is giving more hindrance than help to the wts.. i'm suprised that the organisation still sticks with the basic door to door sales approach, which more often than not irritates people, and that they push their message primarily with rather crude magazines.

  i'm sure the magazines have to be basic and cheap to maintain profit margins, but in a more sophisticated media dominated world do they really think that cheesy drawings of people cuddling tigers in front of waterfalls is a good sell?

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  Disfellowshipped Numbers ?

  by Clam in

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  do the wts release statistics for those disfellowshipped from the organisation.. i understood that they published the numbers of newly baptised and those attending the memorial, but what about the other side of the balance sheet?

  i'm assuming they don't for pr reasons.

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  Nativity Plays scrapped due to JWs

  by Clam in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  at a nearby school, the children have for many years performed a nativity play.

  i hear now that due to the large number of jw kids attending the school, the play is now due to be cancelled indefinately.

  this fits a modern british trend of political correctness where any risk of offence to minorities is identified and acted upon.

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  Have you converted?

  by Clam in

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  obviously some of you have been responsible for converting people to the jw religion.

  now that youve left, do you ever feel responsible for these people in any way?

  theres no reason why you should i suppose but im interested from a human angle.

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  The 144,000 and what makes them tick.

  by Clam in

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  i havent been to a kh since i was a teenager and was always intrigued by the 144,000 and that some supposedly resided in my congregation.. questions about them were inevitably met with ambiguous answers.

  "they just know they are" was a favourite reply when i asked how these "anointed ones" received their calling.

  has anyone known any jws who reckon they're in the 144,000 club, and what makes them think they are?.

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  What is the best JW book please?

  by Clam in

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  2. beliefs

  hi everyone.. i'm keen to read more books about jw's.

  i've so far only read crisis of conscience but now have the appetite.i'd be more interested in the background of the organisation and what kind of people russell and rutherford were etc, but i'd also like to read any "apostate" exposes, especially ex elders.

  thanks in advance.

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