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  Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

  by Divergent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

  consider three examples.

  first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

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  "I'm still a little confused. Could you clarify the basic Jehovah's Witness doctrines a little more clearly."
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  Gay ex-Bethelite

  by Chip Williamson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

  i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

  i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

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  Hi Shirley,

  I am 60 years old and have seen this many times with 'female' pioneer roommates. DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL is alive and well in Jehovah's Organization!
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  Beards

  by pgjallan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i left the witnesses.

  returned full bearded, which drew censure from a district overseer: “peter, you can’t witness door-to-door with a beard”.

  bewildered, i asked for an explanation.

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  Of course, beards resonate hippie, liberal counterculture, sex, drugs and music.

  Isn't it strange how the average Jehovah's Witness thinks?
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  Gay ex-Bethelite

  by Chip Williamson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

  i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

  i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

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  Very interesting story.............and WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
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  Could we ever see a GB member disassociate?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we saw it with raymond franz.

  but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.

  to leave, and expose it..

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  If I can't get a job, what will that fat f*** do if he leaves?

  Maybe he can wait until one of these folks retire?!
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  Could we ever see a GB member disassociate?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we saw it with raymond franz.

  but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.

  to leave, and expose it..

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  Read this book and then you will understand why it is highly unlikely that a current member of the Governing Body(tm) would disassociate himself.
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  Why are members of the G.B worshipped?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an interesting thought, let's take geoffrey jackson.. born: unfortunately.

  age: who cares, his going to live for ever.. sex: i believe he has a young wife?

  special-qualities:-  very good at making speeches ( usually talking bullshit) always wears a tie, has own tailor made suit, and expensive apple watch.

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  If the average 'rank and file' witness went to university and got an education, they would understand the futility of 'making men into gods'.
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  Could we ever see a GB member disassociate?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we saw it with raymond franz.

  but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.

  to leave, and expose it..

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  I rather doubt that you will see any of these men 'disassociate' themselves from 'mothers teat'. Where in the world could they get a secular job with pay commensurate to what they are receiving in 'benefits' as 'leaders' of the 'one true religion'? And besides that, what skills do these men possess that would be 'saleable' in the free market? They know which side their 'bread is buttered on' and they aren't about to give up their 'free ride'!
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  Spotlight won Best Film

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  during the post-awards interview, the director said that the story is not over.

  it's still ongoing.

  could this have been a vieled jab at jws, and/or a hint at a spotlight part 2?

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  Interesting how the JWs will react when confronted with this film.

  Any Jehovah's Witness in good standing will not view this film because it is R rated. Hence no discussion among the rank and file. I doubt the Governing Body(tm) would bother to 'screen' this film to see what is going on with the 'competition'. R rated films are off limits.
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  THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

  the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

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  Of course, Terry, we will never, ever see a REAL apology come from the WatchTower Society about any of their failed prophesies or life destroying advice. I prefer to view people who do not apologize in the same manner as Thomas Szasz: "Beware of people who don't know how to say 'I am sorry'. They are weak and frightened, and will, sometimes at the slightest provocation, fight with the desperate ferocity of a frightened animal that feels cornered."

  SOUND FAMILIAR?