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  Self indictment

  by parlay in

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  draw close to god page 118 paragraph 1 quote, "we humans have a strong sense of right and wrong.

  when an injustice is committed, we are incensed.

  we want the victim to be compensated and the offender brought to justice.".

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  Draw Close To God page 118 paragraph 1 quote, "We humans have a strong sense of right and wrong. When an injustice is committed, we are incensed. We want the victim to be compensated and the offender brought to justice."

  When this book was studied at the bookstudies, as usual, right away it was applied to the injustices committed by law enforcement, big business, false religion, etc.

  Yet when our "strong sense of justice", cause us to become "incensed" due to the numerous injustices committed by those claiming to represent God, we are derided as disgruntled complainers and compared to those that murmured against Moses.

  Have you seen examples of how JW's allow the WBTS to warp their sense of justice to the point where they are living in their own little world of double standards and don't or refuse to see it?
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  Binoculars at the District Assemblys

  by restrangled in

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  anyone remember spending most of their time staring out of binoculars for good looking people out of the binoculars for prospects and then spending your free time in that section hunting these people down?.

  this past time as i remember was the most wonderful part of the assemblies!.

  tell your story!

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  How about watching all the people sleeping during the session, practically falling out their seats, slobbering on themselves, heads bobbing and necks jerking, it was hilarious, especially when it was our elders.
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  Thank you Jehovah for answered prayers

  by Annie Over in

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  when i got off for lunch today i decided to go to the walmart deli and get something to eat.

  it is a huge store, groceries, a bakery, mc donalds, a bank , eye center, beauty shop, a great deli, and a huge garden center.

  i had taken back a 80 gig hard drive dvd recorder ( i couldn't figure out how to hook up <smile> and had received 238.00. i picked up a couple of things in the store then went to the deli.

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  When I picked my mother up from the airport, she remembered had left her house

  keys with a friend she could not get in touch with. I happened to have my spare set

  with me. She thanked Jehovah. I asked her if she really believed that Jehovah was

  truly responsible for my happening to have her keys with me. She thought about it and thanked me instead.
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  BE AFRAID OF THE ELDERS!!!

  by minimus in

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  the elders now have the right to be involved in every facet of a witnesses' life!

  they want your phone numbers, cell numbers, they are to be inquired of if you want to take a sh*t. these "good" men will turn into power hungry masters, if they are not already.

  the society is taking control over every jw!

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  Actually fearing them is what they want, just like bullies. Standing up to them and telling

  them straight to their faces that your not giving them any information you don't want

  them to have. let's them know they can't intimidate you, just like bullies. Most will leave you alone

  because there are a lot of others they can easily bully. I don't take their crap and I let them know it.

  If they don't like it, so what, tough, get over it. Being a former elder I know their

  protocol better than they do and give them all the rope they need to hang themselves. As you can probably guess, they

  definitely leave me alone.
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  What Things Did You Hate About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  anything in particular?

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  Cowards and fakes (elders, CO's, DO's, bethlelites, etc.) masquerading as someone important.

  Corporate ladder climbing mentality.

  Double standards.
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  Things Learned Along the Way

  by blondie in

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  i have collected sayings, homilies, whatever along the way that crystallize something bigger i learned.

  i will post a few every day.

  if you have one, please share it.. if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.. to belittle is to be little.. somewhere, i got the idea if i just took care of others, i would be taken care of.. blondie

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  The more I do, the more I can do.

  Common sense is not common at all.
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  What if we wrote letters to the Society.....

  by Lady Liberty in

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  2. scandals

  goodmorning all and "happy saturday"!!.

  i recently had a very upsetting conversation regarding my stand with my active aunt.

  for 4 hours i tried to reason with her on many issues.

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  Even if you receive an offical reply signed by every member of the GB, if a person does not want

  to believe anything negative about the WBTS, they won't. No matter how convincing your argument.

  Having them make a phone call to Brooklyn headquarters, puts the burden on them and if they refuse to call,

  it only questions their sincerity.
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  What if we wrote letters to the Society.....

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  goodmorning all and "happy saturday"!!.

  i recently had a very upsetting conversation regarding my stand with my active aunt.

  for 4 hours i tried to reason with her on many issues.

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  Any JW that goes into deny mode about the society ever being an NGO with the UN, should be provided

  with the societies number and dared to call and inquire about it themselves. If they refuse to call, it's proof that

  they don't want to know the facts and we are wasting time.

  . . .in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled;

  and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. . . (2 Timothy 4:3-4)
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  Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. beliefs

  parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

  the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

  page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

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  I learned the hard way that the WT$ doesn't play by the same rules they expouse. For example, every JW knows what the WT$ says should be done if someone our words or actions causes hurt or injury.....apologize, seek forgiveness and seek peace.

  w93 11/15 p. 30 Be Quick to Admit a Mistake

  An apology is usually appreciated, especially if made quickly. In fact, the sooner we admit a mistake the better. To illustrate: On October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II admitted that the Inquisition had acted “mistakenly” 360 years ago in punishing Galileo for asserting that the earth is not the center of the universe. Yet, postponing an apology for such a long time tends to diminish its value.

  The same is true in personal relationships. A quick apology can heal a wound caused by an unkind word or deed. Jesus urged us not to delay in making peace, saying: “If . . . you are bringing your gift to the altar and you there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away; first make your peace with your brother, and then, when you have come back, offer up your gift.” (Matthew 5:23, 24) Often, restoring peaceful relations simply requires admitting that we handled matters wrongly and asking forgiveness. The longer we wait to do this, the more difficult it becomes.

  When has the WT$ ever done followed their own advice? What is it called when someone doesn't practice what they preach??
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  Just because we fooled you shouldn't stop you from fooling your kids!

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  parents are naturally concerned that their children not make the same mistakes they did.

  the society seem to be worried about the power of this impulse to protect one's children.

  page 161 of the new book live with jehovah's day in mind reads:a dampening of our expectation of jehovah's great day could reveal itself in the advice we give to our children or to others.

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  Warlock,

  That's my point. Their admissions of guilt are weak and vague. I wouldn't say that

  qualifies as a sincere, honest and straightforward apology. This attitude has a trickle down

  effect, in that, most in positions of oversight in the congegations act the same way.