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  My brother died tonight

  by poppers in

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  just got word that my youngest brother died of pancreatic cancer.

  he was diagnosed in early august.

  this has been really tough for me and my family..

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  Doubting Bro

  So sorry for your loss.
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  Snares of the Devil - Questioning the motives of those who pioneer

  by Quarterback in

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  the wt for today, can't remember exactly what paragraph, stated the dangers of the tongue.

  it went further to mention that we wouldn't want to question the motives of a sister who was appointed in the congregation as a pioneer.

  there was even a picture to add emphasis.. who on earth questions that?

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  Doubting Bro

  Here's the thing that always gets me. We must have spent 5 minutes talking about that stupid picture, maybe more. But, when they read a scripture, there is maybe one brief comment. They really do treat the WT articles as "inspired". If I were a visitor, I think I'd be appalled at the amount of time spent discussing some picture in a mag as if there was some important message being sent.
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  Another doozie from DO Brown Payne about "many JW's compromising their neutrality" and voting for Obama

  by oppostate in

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  bro do brown payne told the audience of today's sa day at natick mass.

  that "many brothers compromised their neutrality by voting in 2008".

  he followed that by asking "and what has this president done for you?

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  Doubting Bro

  A few years ago, our CO (white) also mentioned this during one of his parts. He said that individuals were "disciplined" and that some elders and MS were removed as a result. He also said that there were several that went to the inauguration ceremony. He said that when he confronted some of those elders, they responded that it was "a black thing, you wouldn't understand". His response was "no, its a netruality thing, you don't understand". I was surprised that some admitted to voting, otherwise I'm not sure how you'd get caught.

  I really don't understand why a JW couldn't go watch the inauguration. I mean, I watch most of them on TV. I think that's one of the things that makes the US a great place to live. In some countries, the transfer of power isn't nearly as smooth and I've always thought it was great to see the outgoing president shake the incoming presidents hand and step back.
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  First time poster, Long time Lurker

  by BackSlider in

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  Doubting Bro

  Clearly 1914 is a joke but that is where they get their power structure from. Without that date, they still wouldn't have their "appointment" and therefore no authority as the FDS. The only thing they could possibly do is change the date from 1914 to sometime later but in the past. At least no later than whenever the GB structure came into exsistance back in the 70s.

  I'm sure they'd love to move the date and they moved it once in their past from 1874 to 1914 so I'm sure they could do it again. But, the risk they run is having a ton of people leave.

  Welcome to the board!! Look forward to your comments.
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  “We will decide who is a predator!” – New Watchtower Instructions to Elders on Child Abuse

  by Jaime l de Aragon in

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  must read on jehovahs witnesses watchtower arrogance in failure to warn of congregation pedophiles.. http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/we-will-decide-who-is-a-predator-new-watchtower-instructions-to-elders-on-child-abuse?fb_action_ids=10151270345663993&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582.

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  Doubting Bro

  At least they can warn parents when a"predator" as definded by the branch is in the congo. An improvement in my opinion but still not enough. And why can those that have dond such horrible things still be used in leadership positions? makes no sense.
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  This must be true because nothing else fits

  by biometrics in

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  so elder x came over the other day to convince me about why jehovah's witnesses have 1914 correct.

  i wrote about this some time ago, but the elder never returned.

  he caught me off-guard, and unprepared.. he went through the reasoning book (p95), and pointed out all the reaons (day for a year, daniel, 360 days, 2520 ...).

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  Doubting Bro

  Thing is, there was a day that I would have said the same thing. It has to be true because nothing else fits.

  And, I think that once a person is willing to take an honest look at the religion, it falls apart within a half hour.
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  2012 Annual Meeting

  by obarac in

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  2012 annual meeting - october 6th 2012.

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  Doubting Bro

  BOC - they're really bringing back all missionaries? Are you sure? Seems like a huge expense. How many are we talking about? If they're bringing them back, I could certainly see them getting laid off or "reassigned". But, why bother. Just send them a letter. I mean, it's not like the WTS has a heart. I would imagine that some of those missionaries would still be needed in the various countries since the men get used adminstratively.

  Oh well, I guess we'll find out Sat evening once the word starts to get leaked.
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  Is it appropriate to describe eating Lobster Bisque as eating?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

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  the cafeteria had lobster bisque and wedding soup today, and i figured i'd try something new considering i love seafood.

  it was tasty, don't get me wrong, but there was nothing in it.

  what's the point of eating something if it's similar to drinking tea?

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  Doubting Bro

  Also, finish with some Sherry!

  Miz, don't order stuff like that from a cafeteria!! Stick with what they're good at.
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  Stop fighting about Oompa.

  by Robert7 in

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  i am writing this because i am so upset about the bickering and fighting that is going on about oompa.

  this was an amazing wonderful, peaceful, giving man who never met a strager who is now deceased and you are taking his name and running all over the place with it using it for your own agendas.

  he is not a statistic.

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  Doubting Bro

  Stacey,

  Please accept my condolences on the loss of oompa. You've left some very moving posts and I can't imagine how difficult this is for you.

  I will say that sometimes, when people post things on the internet, they forget that they're dealing with real people. In the case of this board, most have been hurt in someway. I sense that some of the fighting wouldn't have happened if all the parties were face to face. Civility is many times cast to the wind on these boards.
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  I was HAPPY as a JW, how did I get here?

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  some have figured out, but i am a poster that previously used another name.

  but even then i did not give many details about myself.

  i barely cracked 100 posts.. but i have never done a thread to explain why i am here.

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  Doubting Bro

  Look forward to part 2! I was fairly happy as an active JW although serving as an elder started to erode that (after the good feelings wore off).