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  Yoga. Evil practice?

  by Darkknight757 in

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  as our fade continues, the wife and i have decided to take up "the forbidden practice of.......yoga"!!!!😱.

  i was quite skeptical at first but so far it has really de-stressed our life in quite a spectacular way!!

  not to mention the physical benefits.. anyone else try yoga or a similar discipline?

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  sparky1

  The earliest reference to Yoga that I can find in the Watchtower Societies publications is in the February 18, 1942 CONSOLATION Magazine on page 30. Let the Fear Mongering begin! :

  "The Yogis of India, in order to make conditions easy for the demons, commence with exercises to stupefy the mind. They hold one object in the mind's eye from periods varying from a few seconds to days, according to adaptability. Then follow intense breathing exercises, and afterward extremely difficult and demonized exercises which twist the human body in terrible convulsive positions; and only a Satanic mind could conceive of thus dishonoring the body Jehovah gave. These postures are held indefinitely; thus showing the entire lack of reason behind it, and complete demoniac influence."
  
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  Terry tells his story of Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin)

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ox2ypajugq.

  sit a spell and listen to my story.. i once met a fella unlike any other.

  let me tell you about the man--a strange and wonderful guy--one of a kind--but housing two personalities at the same time.here’s a quick list to capture your interest.. .

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  Ahhhhhhh.........Candy Clark! I had such a crush on her when I was an adolescent boy. She had a bit part in one of my all time favorite movies: NIAGARA,NIAGARA. I pull out the old VCR tape and watch the movie once a year. Much of the movie was shot upstate New York near Watchtower Farms.
  
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  I thought this was such a well written article I decided to cut and past it here

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i read this article on exjwreddit and thought it was so well written, that just summed everything up.

  i've cut and paste it.

  here is the link to it on reddit.. https://m.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4spw99/where_have_all_the_jws_gone/.

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  sparky1

  In the congregation that my family attended in the 1970's, the average age of the Elders was 47 year old.

  In the congregation that most of my family faded from, the average age is 60 years old.
  
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  Is it me or were the experiences at the assemblies really contrived?

  by keyser soze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my favorite were the ones where they were reading a wt publication in the break room at work, and an inquisitive co-worker, thirsty for spiritual knowledge approaches them.

  this leads to an informal witness, which eventually leads to bible study and baptism.. in all my years of working, i've never had anyone show the slightest bit of interest in what i was reading while i was on my break at work.

  but as i said, maybe it's just me..

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  sparky1

  

  This is the original experience of Joe Publisher and family to be used on the Circuit Assembly program.

  

  This is the version presented at the Circuit Assembly after it has been 'massaged' and 'filled out' by the Circuit Overseer.
  
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  " you will never grow old..."

  by mrquik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  " you will never grow old..." a more grievous lie is hard to imagine.

  i heard this one first in 1957. i was 6. my mother had just converted.

  i heard it many times after that.

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  sparky1

  Like you, mrquik, I am a 'child' of the '50's and so your post resonates with me. My mother converted in the 1950's and I was born in 1955. Over and over again we were told 'you WILL NOT grow old'..........yet every single person that made this assertion to us has indeed grown old and the vast majority of those folks are dead.

  My long fade started 40 years ago this month.

  In July of 1976 I was YOUNG, HANDSOME and BROKE walking out the door of Watchtower Farms.

  In July of 2016 I am no longer YOUNG, no longer HANDSOME and no longer BROKE!

  In my book, 1 out of 3 ain't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  Arrangements for Electronic Donations to Local Congregations

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  april 17, 2016 to selected bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: arrangements for electronic donations to local congregations.

  (attachment 1) 2016 04-18-e scong--arrangements for electronic donations to local congregations.

  (attachment 2) credit card donation arrangement instructions.

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  "What a beautiful sight to behold! As David Splane would say, 'We just love this new provision from Jehovah'". Anthony Morris III
  
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  I have a favor to ask. I need to find a statement that was in one of the magazines, but I can't find it now. Can you help?

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a favor to ask.

  i need some information found in a watchtower that i can't seem to find in my library.

  today, the watchtower teaches that the governing body is the faithful slave.

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  Barbara, Is this what you are looking for?:

  YOUR WORD IS TRUTH

  Is the Pope Gods Intermediary?

  "There is such a governing body today, even as Jesus foretold, a "faithful and discreet slave", whom he has set over all his belongings." pg.28 final paragraph

  AWAKE February 8, 1965 page 27-28
  (If you read the entire article I think that it alludes to the governing body being the faithful and discreet slave)
  
  
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  Why JW's Rave So Much About Conventions

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "it was so beautiful, we are truly blessed!

  now, they also plaster these affirmations all over social media, "this is the best life", “so blessed”, “best convention”.. why the gushing?

  have you ever heard anyone say, “mmmm it was ok”?

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  My mother was a DIE HARD fanatical witness up until her death in the year 2000. However, for the last ten years of her life she would complain to me that the assemblies were a 'rehash' of 'the same old same old'! 'There is nothing new to say' was her observation.

  P.S. - She always hated Fred Franz and she thought he was a crackpot. I could not get it through her 'head' that he was the chief theologian of the Jehovah's Witness religion. So even though she didn't like him, she loved the version of the religion he was responsible for and not accepting that he was one of it's main architects. (Go figure?)
  
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  here i am

  by notalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was a 4th gen born in.my adult children were the 5th.

  my mother was one of the newly'anointed' we have all left.

  i have been lurking since october.i was really too terrified someone would find out who i was and what would happen.well we are out now so here is a part of my story.

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  sparky1

  Welcome to the forum...........and to the rest of your 'cult free' life. Best wishes to you and your family as you travel the road ahead.
  
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  New Here ... Just woke up

  by Sevan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, .

  this is my first post.

  i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.

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  sparky1

  Welcome to the forum. As a man raised in this religion, I am simply amazed and inspired by the many women who post here and have broken free of the 'paternalist' control of the Watchtower Society! Your bravery in thinking for yourself is beyond measure.