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  Does anyone remember?

  by Pahpa in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm an oldtimer.

  but does anyone else remember the "demon scare" back in the 60s or 70s?

  the watchtower came out with articles about demon possession.

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  Amnesty Vendor

  A new movie hit the scene: The Exorcist.
  
  All of us would rush to change the TV channels whenever commercial came on.
  
  Even as an adult JW I would walk around somewhat fearful because of all the increased demon activity during the Halloween season.
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  Do you remember giving talks?

  by klydia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trying to remember the process for giving a talk.

  i remember getting a slip with a topic on it, but what else was on that slip?

  did it tell you what scriptures you should cite, or what book the talk was based on?

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  Amnesty Vendor

  After leaving, I became involved in several secular & professional organizations.
  Among the many is a local chapter of ToastMasters.
  Many of the TMS topics are very similar to those we use to train professionals in public speaking.
  When I first joined, they were all amazed at my 'natural' speaking ability. (Yeah right!)
  I am even considering joining a speaking circuit for profit.
  I recommend that as ex-JWs, we use this to our advantage.
  Don't let those years of TMS training go to waste!
  It's a great way to network for other business opportunities.
  
  Check out these sites:
  
  http://www.toastmasters.org
  http://www.nsaspeaker.org/
  http://www.professionalspeakersguild.com/
  http://www.professionalspeakers.org/
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  Watchtower Decline Confirmed - Only 1.9% growth in 2006!

  by Neo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the official watchtower 2006 service year report is not out yet, but i have it on good sources that this year's increase on publishers number is 1.9%.

  the average number of publishers will be around 6,500,000. .

  here's the % increase for this decade:.

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  Amnesty Vendor

  Since these numbers are or will be based on a WT report about itself, how credible are they? WTS has already been proven to be the great spin doctor. Has any independent agency ever done a report on JW figures?
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  "The GOD Delusion" by Richard Dawkins

  by Amnesty Vendor in

  1. social
  2. current

  i just got it for reading during upcoming travels.

  any comments?

  (i'm sure that this is not the first thread on this topic)

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  Amnesty Vendor

  I just got it for reading during upcoming travels. Any comments? (I'm sure that this is not the first thread on this topic)
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  HBO Comedy Special: Lewis Black - Red, White & Screwed

  by Amnesty Vendor in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this is a quote from a recent hbo special that i saw.

  i did not get the following joke.

  please explain.

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  Amnesty Vendor

  This is a quote from a recent HBO special that I saw.
  I did not get the following joke.
  Please explain.
  
  Homosexuality is a threat to the family.
  Are you kidding me? How?
  No one ever explains it. How?
  It's not like there's a Jehovah's Witnesses of gaydom.
  "Hi, we're here, we're queer, we're here, we're queer."
  "I brought swatches! I brought swatches!"
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  Anyone hear of a person hanging himself in real life in the Wizard of Oz?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a lady i know told me today that in the original film, while dancing on the yellow brick road, someone on the set actually killed himself by hanging in the woods in the background and that it was visible if you had the tape.

  anyone know if this is true?.

  i asked why they did not just cut the scene - she thought it was because it occured in relative darkness in the rear of the set, and that in those days they didn't make as many retakes for a film.. anyone?.

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  Amnesty Vendor

  Sorry, it looks like an urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/ozsuicid.htm
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  ** July 15 WT: Do NOT murmur against the "faithful and discreet slave" **

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's curtains for the watchtower.

  they have finally published what many of us here have known for a long time.

  the july 15, 2006 watchtower has three study articles, the second one will be of intense interest.

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  "a very small number among God's people" - Does anyone have stats on the increase in new members on this site & others like it? Without any specifics, it seems to me that most of us have quite a history with the wts.
  
  
  "Such murmuring is often caused by a lack of understanding of God's way of doing things" - Many of the posters have had significant (many years) experience within the wts structure, including the most respected hq positions. I also find it interesting that quite a few are still serving in wt appointed positions while posting here. So, how can we have "a lack of understanding"?
  
  
  Knowing the wt crew as i did, their fear is not in the enemies that stand before them. Even more threatening are those dissenters still left among their ranks. At all levels wt loyalty is waning. And to that, they are releasing even more (few in numbers, but potent in latent damage ability) from their holiest ranks in the bethel family.
  
  
  I think that the next few years will prove quite interesting. wts is being attacked on more fronts than they have ever faced in the past.
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  Cognitive Dissonance and WT downsizing

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there is a discussion on the board new jwd members on the horizon!

  that suggests many of those who were pushed out of wt headquarters will leave the wts and some may find their way here.. i hope that is what happens.. but i have a sinking feeling that the opposite might happen.

  in leon festinger's book when prophesy fails he states:.

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  Amnesty Vendor

  These are all excellent points. Real experiences are so much clearer than just theories.
  
  This whole period of adjustment is the very reason why they are not assigning these guys right into circuit or district work. wts needs to be sure that they stay true outside of the constant wt control. the few who past this new loyalty test will certainly be rewarded, but not too soon.
  
  keep in mind that a frustrated bethelite can bring down quite a few, but a guy with real authority like a co or do on the loose, can cause severe damage.
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  New JWD members on the Horizon!

  by Sign oTimes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  soon (if they haven't already) local congregations of jws will welcome newly disillusioned former members of the bethel family.

  the most potentially dangerous have been paid off already (but what do you mean?

  weren't we all given severances equally proportionate to our years of devoted service?

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  Welcome Sign!
  
  u_b: I agree that the wts has taken as many precautionary steps as possible, but keep in mind these recent changes are reactionary measures to mounting legal pressures.
  
  Their hand has been forced. Disgruntled volunteer workers is the lesser evil when compared to the heavy fines of the EEOC and US Department of Labor.
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  New JWD members on the Horizon!

  by Sign oTimes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  soon (if they haven't already) local congregations of jws will welcome newly disillusioned former members of the bethel family.

  the most potentially dangerous have been paid off already (but what do you mean?

  weren't we all given severances equally proportionate to our years of devoted service?

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  Amnesty Vendor

  Welcome Sign! u_b: I agree that the wts has taken as many precautionary steps as possible, but keep in mind these recent changes are reactionary measures to mounting legal pressures. Their hand has been forced. Disgruntled volunteer workers is the lesser evil to the heavy fines of the EEOC.