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  The Watchtower Brand

  by jgnat in

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  so very often i am reminded how much more the wtbts operates as a corporation than a religion.

  every meeting has an agenda, and timelines are adhered to.

  publishers and pioneers practice their sales techniques in front of their peers for critique, have assigned routes and reporting routines.

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  jgnat

  There was a time( pre 1980 ) at all the local book studies where you could dress in a regular t-shirt,gym shoes, slacks or jeans. Then one day they announced that all the brothers had to wear a suit and tie to the book study. We asked the conductor why the new change and he said,'' We need to look presentable to all the neighbors who see us get out of our cars and walk to each house.''

  Some brothers and sisters homes had no air- conditioners and we walked into a sweat box every week. Also,the conductor wouldn't let us take our suit jackets off.
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  The Enron Of Religion

  by Brother_Izzacult in

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  the governing body of the jehovah's witnesses are the smartest guys in the room.

  they are faithful to the rockstar lifestyle and they are discreet like the money changers that jesus threw out of the temple.

  they win.

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  Great video!

  I loved when he said,''The scam has been worked for over 100 years.''

  Also,I love the all these words thrown in: racket...peddle...lie...pyramid...cult...suckers...nonsense...secret society...carpetbaggers...extortion...deception...coercion...scalawags
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  STOP being naive - the time has come to use your PRIMAL SENSES

  by Dogpatch in

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  a lot of us spend a great deal of time on this board and elsewhere discussing the intricate doctrines of the .

  watch tower as if they were legitimate arguments from the bible.. one of these is the issue of blood and blood transfusion.. another is "who is the faithful and discreet slave?".

  or "what is the definition of "generation" given in the bible, so we can prove the witnesses wrong?.

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  Randy

  On your recent topic ''THE EVER-CHANGING WATCHTOWER DOCTRINES BETRAY ITS CORRUPTION''you said:

  ''If I had never gone to work at Bethel, their worldwide headquarters in Brooklyn, I might never have met the powers that be that control the operations of this religion, and the sly tricks they used to deceive their own followers.''

  Now you say that we all need to stop being naive and use our common sense. Do you think you would of come to your senses if you never worked at Bethel? Do you see how everyone of us were fooled by this manmade organization with madeup rules and doctrines?
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  Sugar Coating the Watchtower

  by Sour Grapes in

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  i was reading the latest public watchtower and.

  it was talking about armageddon.

  the article.

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  Sour Grapes

  They don't sugar coat once you're inside !

  I'm inactive and heard a talk by an Elder as to what happens to inactive baptized members: ''Any brother or sister who is inactive while Armageddon arrives will not enter the new earth.''
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  The Ever-Changing Watch Tower Doctrines Betray Its Corruption

  by Dogpatch in

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  the ever-changing watch tower doctrines betray its corruption.

  by randall watters.

  "new light from jehovah's organization!

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  Randy

  This is the best topic ever on JWN!

  I was baptized in 1976 at the age of 14. That means close to 35 years following the ever- changing WTBTS. Here's what I've noticed throughout these years:

  Everything is volunteered: elders,ministerial servants,cleaning of all kingdom halls and conventions,placing all books and magazines in field service and quick builds of kingdom halls and assembly halls

  Too many books and magazines-The WTS sells all reading material to members .....who then go door to door on their own time, wasting their own gas...who are required to hand in a time slip every month making sure everyone makes quota of 10 hours a month

  Releashing new books at every convention-treat these books like a Mary Kay convention where members purchase for themselves and family

  District and Circuit Overseers-men who follow company rules,pass them onto Elders who pass them on congregation members

  Make everyone live in fear and demand unity
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  Does anyone else like industrial heavy metal?

  by Pika_Chu in

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  just wondering...if there aren't, i'll be sad....

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  Pika chu

  Go to youtube and see if you like this:

  American Head Charge - One Big Female Neurosis
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  I'm Going Back To The Meetings

  by minimus in

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  ....just kidding..

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  FROM THE DESK OF THE WTBTS

  Dear Brother Minimus,

  We received your letter dated March 17,2011 where you state that you would like to come back to our spiritual meetings. We are a loving organization that follows the fine teachings of the ''faithful and discreet slave.'' We believe in forgiving our fellow members but in your case we have to turn down your request.

  We have followed you on JWN for years where you have a post count of 35,037. Where do you find all this time? We also have found many topics that you have posted as to being very troubling!

  Such as the following Topics :

  Can a Christain belong to a nudist camp?

  I know alot of dumb elders!

  Brain dead kingdumb witnesses!

  Being in this religion is like being in a gang!

  We feel that it is not the time for your return to our fine organization. You may dispute this in person on April 01,2011.

  YOUR LOVING BROTHERS FROM THE WTBTS
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  Does anyone else like industrial heavy metal?

  by Pika_Chu in

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  just wondering...if there aren't, i'll be sad....

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  pika chu

  I've been to over 200 concerts in my life. These are the industrial bands I've seen live in concert.

  american headcharge....great band ..played for 2 hours... broke up 2 years ago

  angelspit...terrible concert...2 people playing to a backup tape

  dope...seen twice

  fear factory...opened up at gigantour 1

  hanzel und gretyl...played to backup tape with no bass player

  ministry....loud...crowded...played for 2 hours

  marilyn manson...seen twice as main act...great both times..not as crazy as they make him out to be

  static-x...seen twice.....wisconsin death trip..best c.d made by wayne

  samael...opened up for carcass...good band but carcass blew them away

  prong...tommy is the man...great industrial band
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  WBTS report from Japan

  by Mickey mouse in

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  at least 2 jws dead, 115 missing and 5 kingdom halls destroyed.. http://www.jw-media.org/jpn/20110316.htm.

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  Mickey mouse

  I went to the Sunday Public talk last week. The brother lead the prayer by saying.....''Jehovah....please help all the brothers and sisters in Japan who are in this difficult time who not only are going through an earthquake but also a tsunami.''

  What about the rest of the population? Why weren't they mentioned in the prayer? What about the example of the "good samaritan"?
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  My cousin got engaged to a Canadian sister nineteen days of meeting each other.

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my cousin went to canada in february to meet a witness sister who is scriptually divorced from her husband.

  they found that they liked each other enough to continue a relationship.. ( he lives in the united states) he went back to canada 19 days later to ask her in marriage.

  here is our conversation:.

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  Moshe

  From what I've been told she has no money. She came in last week to make all the plans for a summer wedding. I've heard that she picked out all the furniture,paint colors,and where they will honeymoon. She looks like she'll be wearing the pants in his house.

  As far as to the risk he's taking,that will be his problem. He's a diehard witness. He's been known to call my wife ''worldly'' because she's never been a Witness.