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  Did You Care About The Royal Wedding?

  by minimus in

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  i don’t get it.

  who really cares?

  in the usa, it’s such a huge newsworthy event.

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  alanv

  Apparently it was watched on tv by 2 billion people throughout the world
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  Meghan Markle Will Omit 'Obey' from Her Wedding Vows to Prince Harry

  by AFRIKANMAN in

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  when meghan markle says her royal wedding vows to prince harry on saturday, she’ll be following in the footsteps of princess diana and kate middleton by choosing to omit the traditional promise to “obey” her husband, the palace confirms.. during the ceremony, officiated by archbishop of canterbury justin welby, meghan will tell her royal groom: “i meghan, take you, harry, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part; according to god’s holy law.

  in the presence of god i make this vow.”.

  the decision doesn’t come as a surprise: meghan has long been a vocal feminist, working with organizations like one world vision to learn about the challenges facing women and girls living in dubai and mumbai.

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  Such a great day today in UK. Practically the whole of the UK will be watching Meghan & Harry's wedding. The fact Meghan will not be saying 'obey' takes nothing away from the fact that they are very much in love and both have huge respect for each other.
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  JW's Setting Up Carts at Chicago Train Stations

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  the reader is very chicago-oriented but for your benefit while reading, "the el" is the elevated train system that ties in with the subway system for commuters and "cta" is the chicago transit authority that runs the commuter trains and buses.

  https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/is-it-legal-for-jehovahs-witnesses-to-proselytize-inside-cta-stations/content?oid=47477482.

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  alanv

  It has a threefold purpose. Firstly it keeps the witnesses busy and stops them doing other things that Watchtower doesn't approve off. Secondly it gives the witnesses the feel good feeling with little or no effort. (These days they dont even answer bible questions, they just point people toward JWdot org.) And thirdly there is a chance they could find someone interested, although so far those ones are few and far between.
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  What Is Exciting About Jehovah’s Witnesses? Anything??

  by minimus in

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  are they the most boring people on earth?

  their music, their videos, their public speaking... all are a big yawn.

  there is no life to the witness religion!.

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  I know when I was appointed a mini servant, it certainly helped my self confidence. Also taught me how to teach people and how to stand up in front of 100 or so people and give a talk. So those things for me were quite a buzz.

  Of course you can learn those skills from other organisations as well.
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  JW stance on blood transfusions for animals?

  by phats in

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  our dog needed some serius surgery recently & my wife (still in) was very concerned that if he needed a blood transfusion she thought this would constitute a misuse of blood.

  i was stunned as never heard of this.. is this a thing?

  i left 12 years ago & wondered if it's always been or introduced in the years after my leaving.. any info would be great.. phats.

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  Leaches have a special dispensation from Jehooba
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  Wt video this week big problem.

  by poopie in

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  problem with this week's video on counsel.

  why did they emphasize the counsel and not the fact that those who were watching movie should have followed christ counsel at mathew 5 go to your brother instead they ratted on the guy to an elder and let him do dirty work.wow just totally ignore jesus words..

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  They generally completely ignore what Jesus said and just go straight to the elders. They have been doing that for decades
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  Watchtower growth ?

  by pepperheart in

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  in perth western australia the watchtower have sold a kingom hall to hindus for $2 million aust dollars and they have a second one up for sale in the same area embleton .

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  Do many people in Australia know about the ARC, and is it something that people are talking about generally?
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  My impressions of the cart witnessing

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have watched tons of youtube videos of our exjdub friends approaching and talking to the jdub manikins at their carts as they give a great witness to the world by sipping their hot lattes, updating their social media, chit chatting to each other, and the most important thing of getting their time in, counting their hours.. when the jw's see someone approach with a camera they do several things, they will turn their backs on the person, or look at the person with a frown and act like the person isn't even there.

  the witlesses refuse to answer simple, clear, and precise questions.

  when i was an elder i loved to get into discussions and debates with trinitarians, priest, clergymen and those who were born again.

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  I really think the cart witnessing is just an attempt to keep the jdubs busy, while making it more of a social experience for them, where they can chat to each other and drink coffee etc, and not be distracted by knocking on doors. The members can put in their hours, which makes them feel good, and the org can brag about 2 billion plus hours a year in the work of spreading the kingdom message. What a joke.
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  Do any of the JWs go out door to door with a territory any more?

  by Spiral in

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  i actually had a neighbor ask me that the other day (she knows i'm an "ex" jw) and i didn't really know the answer.

  i know there's a bit of cart witnessing going on (small town) and a lot of driving around to return visits.. but are they actually doing territory, not-at-homes, all of that?

  the neighbor said that eight years ago, when she bought her house, the jws were by "all the time".

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  I live in the UK and I see both door to door visits and cart witnessing. They have me as a do not call, not because I asked for that, but because they know i am an ex JW who has no interest whatsoever in returning back to the org. Whenever I have watched the cart witnessing I can truthfully say I have never seen anyone at all approach the carts or engage in conversation with them.
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  Cart witnessing at the Toyota Grand Prix

  by Dagney in

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  picture 185,000 people on the streets attending the biggest event in long beach.

  there is a main downtown street which is the only way into the grand prix.

  it’s chaos because it is not private property that can be contained; these are working boulevards with cars and people vying to get where they want to go.

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  alanv

  Drearyweather, Freddo is right. No one is saying people in those Kingdom Halls will suddenly wake up, although it could certainly make one or two think a bit. But yes the videos are uploaded and thousands of people from around the world are watching and recognise that JWs are a cult where they simply cannot think for themselves.