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  Remark at memorial about growing annointed numbers

  by Gorbatchov in

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  don’t know if it was part of the script.. at the memorial the remark about growing annointed numbers including this numbers from 2015 to 2017 was made (from 13.000 to 18.000+).. reason for the growing numbers could be:.

  - feeling annointed because of former believe.

  - psychical reasons.

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  alanv

  Whenever anything goes wrong in the religion, they simply change what they originally said, even if it is the complete opposite.
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  Massive hints against alcohol

  by purrpurr in

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  2. friends

  in the most recent assembly there were several heavy hints about not drinking alcohol at all.

  saying that it doesn't give a good witness or would stumble others.. is this a new "unwritten directive?.

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  alanv

  The org would have no chance of winning this one. Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. So they had already consumed an amount of wine, and when they run out, Jesus gave them more lol
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  W5 Canadian TV show. March 24 2018. JW and sexual abuse.

  by arwen in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  w5 on now in canada.

  taking about the arc.

  and other things.

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  alanv

  Excellent video. Really hope millions of people have seen this in Canada
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  Elder to visit me this Saturday to invite for the memorial

  by EverApostate in

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  2. experiences

  just a brief history of me.

  me and my wife got baptized into the jw cult in 1997. we were both protestants before and in fact it was me who dragged her into the cult.

  during 2009, another jw friend of mine raised suspicions about his research on the blood and 607 bc theories.

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  alanv

  The main thing is not to cover too many points. It is very easy for us to do that, but its much better to stick to maybe two or three points, and cover those points well.
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  The next time I see the cart babysitters

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the next time i see the jdubs standing or sitting by their carts sipping their coffee lattes or updating their facebook pages, i am going to approach them with the following thought process acting as an interested person.. do jw's believe the end is near?.

  do you consider your preaching work to be urgent?.

  why do you just let people walk by if their very lives are at stake?

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  alanv

  I really dont know what a JW could say if we asked them the question 'If they end is so close, why do you just sit there saying nothing no anyone. How is that preaching?'
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  Another kingdom hall up for sale

  by pepperheart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hi another kingsom hall is up for sale if you look in the rightmove property website and look for bradford in the uk you will see that its priced at £170,000.. but why should they need to be selling a kingdom hall off espically when they are not printing about 50 million magazines a month they vant be that short of money can they ?

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  alanv

  Here is the link

  http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-64261834.html
  
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  2 BOE's You might want!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  oclam-2018-april-2-30--answer sheethttps://www.docdroid.net/wxnlpjq/2018-april-2-30-answer-sheet.pdf2018 march announcements and remindershttps://www.docdroid.net/wj5sazm/2018-s-147-18-e-bi-03.pdfpetra!.

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  Yet another cutback. Love it! They couldnt care less that some congregations will have to travel many miles to collect their literature.
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  Celebrations?

  by Freedom rocks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone celebrate valentines day since leaving the borg?

  and which other celebrations if any do you now take part in?.

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  alanv

  I still dont like xmas at all. its just so commercial, although I know its great for kids. I tend to celebrate friends or families special birthdays, rather than everyone's. I often send good wishes to people via Facebook. When my mother was alive I would celebrate mothers day. No need for valantine's day at my age though lol.
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  Cart Witnessing at Library

  by M3tadata69 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone, i live here in the states, and over the past summer and fall, i noticed that several times when i went to the public library there were witnesses sitting outside next to the door with their cart.

  usually a couple of old geezers just sitting there racking up field service time.

  my question is, do they have to get special permission from the city to do this?

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  alanv

  There is certainly nothing wrong with you standing near them outside the library or anywhere else for that matter. And you are right if people knew more about Watchtower's doctrines they would be appalled.

  Often when ex JWs do stand near the JWdubs with a placard or flyers they will move on, or even just call it a day.

  So go for it.
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  Has Watchtower taken the joy out of 'the good news of the kingdom'

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ask this question for the following reason.

  i was sitting at the kingdom hall thinking about all the rules, procedures, policies, teachings that each member must follow ......or else!.

  at the watchtower study we are reminded of the paradise earth where we will all be the same and happy.

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  alanv

  They are victims of Watchtower just like we were. But we also had our own brain, but chose to give it over completely to Watchtower. What we should have done is checked independently, if what we were being told was true. But many of us including me, liked the little bubble we were in.