Posts by insearchoftruth

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It's my Birthday today!!

by quellycatface in

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i'm really looking forward to what the day may bring...... wish you were here to share it with me..

Florida' s Gold Coast-- Latest WatchTower REAL ESTATE

by rip van winkle in

http://gotoby.com/news/article/2245/watchtower-buys-former-faa-training-facility-in-palm-coast-for-$7025000.

watchtower buys former faa training facility in palm coast for $7,025,000the facility was owned by embry riddle and had been leased to the faa.

watchtower plans to use the facility in much the same manner as did the faa.by toby tobinadd a comment palm coast, fl june 30, 2014 watchtower, an entity ofjehovahs witnesses, purchased the former faa training facility in palm coast from embry riddle aeronautical university for $7,025,000.

insearchoftruth

So the end is sooooo close....thats why you need more real estate.

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I am Back on JWN and out of hospital

by KateWild in

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hey everyone,.

thanks qcf and nugget for starting threads.

thanks cofty for wondering where i was.

insearchoftruth

Glad you are back, hope you are doing great!!!!

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That does it ! I'm leaving ! ! !

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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leaving the university with my degree!.

exams are finished and it's just a matter of days before i walk.. i was certainly stressed about doing this.

i'm older than my classmates and armageddon was sooooo close!

insearchoftruth

Congrats!

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last big convention-last memorial buzz

by scotoma in

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are others hearing this meme from speakers at their congregation?.

is it a newspeak technique for instilling a sense of urgency?.

if it is - it's more manipulative than 1975. it seems like a way of getting around over use of the word "soon", "just around the corner".. maybe after 100 years of waiting they feel they need to approach it from another angle.. i should mention that the qualifier "may" is added "this may be our last___________________ fill in the blank.. lots of wiggle room.

insearchoftruth

Well if they are going to downsize teh conventions it could be the last big convention.

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10 Pragmatic facts why Jehovah's Witnesses can't face reality

by Terry in

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1.the organization itself denies access to reality and substitutes its own version, interpretations and meanings.. a.only watchtower approved publications are allowed.. b.no higher education is to be pursued.. c.no non-jw friends or associations are encouraged with their "outside" points of view.. d.no free-style questioning of doctrine or criticism permitted.

curiousity is verboten.. e.threat of being "marked" or disassociated looms over them.

2.between every real-world event and the rank and file jw's mind is a roadblock.. a.the moment of identifying is short-circuited by an interpretive moment of re-labeling in watchtower-speak.. b.all things happening are forced into a narrow storyline and propagandized as end times happenings leading to armageddon.. 3.social and personal identity is expunged and replaced by a collective persona: "jehovah's witness".. a.private thinking is red-flagged as selfish and sinful.. b.personal improvement, welfare and ambition is crushed and door-to-door ministry substituted as "worthy" endeavors.. c.self-conscious obsession permeates witness awareness as each person is transformed into a public spectacle of performance for judgement.. d.since you aren't an individual you don't really have a right to fall in love and marry or educate or earn.

insearchoftruth

very well stated, great post!

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The Circuit Overseer's mid week talk

by stuckinarut2 in

so the mid week talk from the co is making me feel ill..... he is going on about all the wonderful adjustments in the org and teachings, and just how clear and understandable they are....and saying that these truths make us more convinced that we have the truth!.

and that all these changes are evidence of love for the people in our territory... the truth is now so much clearer and easier to understand..... oh come on!!!!!!!!.

aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!.

insearchoftruth

such a perfect analogy Blondie!

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What Are The Best Threads Here On JWN?

by minimus in

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are there any type of threads that you especially enjoy?

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are there any specific threads or posters that you look out for?.

insearchoftruth

Would agree with Blondie, jgnat and lost sheep, but would add Mary, things that Leolia had posted in the past (I miss that deep scholarship). There are a lot of great archives here, but the challenge is the WTS changes so quickly some of the historical stuff on here is 'out of date'! Also AndersonsInfo due to the great insight into the society.

I also appreciate anyone who has been in a leadership position in the organization when they post, I find the inner workings quite fascinating, bizzare and often unethical! Thanks to all who make this site very informative and interesting!

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