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  Library now cleared out

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well, it looks like the axe has finally fallen on our kh library.

  during a deep clean of the local kh, a brother suddenly informed everyone 'whikst cleaning' that all the old books including bound volumes of the watchtower etc was to be chucked in the skip.. from what i heard, some were taken aback by this and quite annoyed that no announcement was made; that no one was given the choice of taking some of these books home to keep.

  i mean the entire collection of studies in the scriptures and others that go back an entire century.

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  The Governing Body's 'Ministry of Truth' is hard at work.

  

  And of course, throwing the old publications in the rubbish is far more subtle than an outright 'book burning'!
  
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  Wtia! There's More! I have another why you can't reason with a JW ...

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i see an old friend who's an elder in his hall at the ca.

  his cong just recently got evicted from their kingdom hall.

  and he is just giddy about it.

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  "Wondrous delusion is now taking place..........."
  
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  Joke Sharing Thread

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  got a good joke or two?

  why not share them.

  here is a fun one.. retirement can be fun.

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  So the old boy turned 80 and it was time for his annual physical. Because he was 'deaf as a post' , his wife always accompanied him to the doctors office. After checking his weight, height, blood pressure, lungs, prostate and other assorted issues, the doctor needed more information. He told the old boy, "I'm going to need a blood sample, a stool sample, a urine sample, and a sperm sample." "WHAT DID HE SAY?" the old boy enquired of his wife. Calmly, the doctor repeated his request. "WHAT DID HE SAY?" asked the old gent of his wife again. She calmly and firmly reiterated the doctors orders "WHAT? WHAT? WHAT THE HELL DOES THE DOCTOR WANT?" yelled the old codger. By this time the wife was fully exasperated and she bellowed out to him : "HE WANTS YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DIRTY UNDERWEAR FOR HIM TO EXAMINE BEFORE WE GO!"
  
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  Are these books worth anything?

  by moomanchu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  23 years out and i'm still purging this trash.

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  i still have 1 box of jw stuff left.. .

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  LoveUniHateExams........That's a scroll, not technically a book.
  
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  Want to read the Montana Nunez v. Watchtower Trial Transcript? It's now available to read

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the trial transcript of nunez v. watchtower (426 pages) has been made available from scaars which is the acronym for a new a 501(c)(4) lobbying corporation, sexual child abuse - advocates for reform and safety (scaars).. .

  the scaars corporation was formed october 3, 2018 by barbara anderson and former elder, roger bentley and his wife, karin.

  on the home page of the scaars website, scaars.org, you will find information that explains the goal of the movement - scaars: "changing laws - changing lives.".

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  I see on the SCAARS home page that you are accepting donations. Will you be making credit card donation arrangements in the near future for the sake of convenience for those of us who wish to donate?
  
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  Are the G.B.members really good business people ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if i was an author of a book i think i would be over the moon if i was guaranteed a sale of around 5 million or more books for my work.. the jehovah`s witnesses have over 8 million members plus relatives that are fringe dwellers who come to the memorial once a year ,.

  so what a gold mine they have been sitting on as a publishing house .. why didn`t they keep publishing books for the faithful ,they could have even upped the price , and the faithful would have paid especially in prosperous country`s in the west.. they could have milked this venture for years to come as the faithful would have bought anything they would have published .. and their prophets (profits) would have soared ,literally and figuratively for many more years to come ..

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  "Are the G.B. members really good business people?"

  That's my question.
  
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  Many Jehovah's Witness Leaders and Followers Customize Their Religion to Suit Their Needs

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after observing my jehovah's witness friends and family members for over 50 years it became apparent that the vast majority of "the brothers and sisters" pick and choose the rules and laws that their church/organization what them to follow.. tough the society may state these admonitions as definite "do's and don'ts" many of the church followers put these admonitions in the the "grey zone.".

  the reason being jehovah will give them special dispensation.

  yes, for some odd reason jehovah will cut these people some slack for the same things he must punish others for.

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  You have described my god intoxicated, spiritually deluded, and religiously fanatical dyed in the wool Jehovah's Witness mother. She would run to the Elders about the slightest matter concerning others in the hall and gossiped about everyone constantly. However, she didn't have the slightest qualms about getting drunk, lying, going to R-rated movies, attending her own 'worldly' class reunions, hiding cigarettes under her mattress, not filing income taxes, lying on her monthly time report, not paying her bills on time, constantly late on our property tax payments, and a number of other assorted sins and misdemeanors. Yet, she was considered a pillar of our circuit! Many, many Jehovah's Witnesses have two faces. One public one for the congregation and one private one for their family. Ezekiel 8:12 comes to mind: 'They say to themselves, The Lord cannot see us.' (As you can tell, I still have some 'mommy issues')
  
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  Mo Money ... $$$

  by loneranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the money grab continues!!

  at a very recent circuit assembly (usa), the accounts overseer gave the typical accounts report for the ca in the early afternoon.

  there were 2100 people at the assembly.

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  'Serving where the need is greater' - who does it benefit?

  by eyeslice2 in

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  2. friends

  we have recently been in asia on vacation, travelling to a number of countries in this part of the world.

  whilst in thailand, my wife, totally pimo, wanted to go to the english speaking convention in bangkok.

  although i haven't been active for a very long time, i went along with her.. the first thing that slightly surprised me was the attendance, well over 900. i hadn't expected that many but they were from all over the country, which is a pretty big place.

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  SERVING WHERE THE GREAT ARE NEEDED could also be the title of this thread.
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  My brother is shunning me (but he's not a Witness)

  by john.prestor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i didn't know where to post this but it's been on my mind and i'm looking for support and advice from people who know what it's like being shunned.

  i was raised in a fundamentalist baptist church, so what i'm experiencing is a little different than most posters on this site.

  i've been out of that church for years, and my brother's been out for a while too.

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  All I can say is that I am glad I am 63 years old and won't have to hear of foolishness like this much longer. Grown men in their late 20's fighting over a f@cking video game? There are far more important things to worry about in this life!