Posts by tank

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Thank Jehovah for Ipads!

by stuckinarut2 in

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seriously, i am so thankful that the org has officially allowed the use of ipads and tablets at the kingdom hall!.

it is the only thing that keeps me sane while sitting there....being able to log on to this site while pretending to follow along with the program!.

i think i would have literally lost my mind without this lifeline!.

tank

No more Tuesday book studies and now ipads are allowed. You have it so easy now.

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$13.5 million to a San Diego man

by truthseekeriam in

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http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html#.

the national organization for jehovah's witnesses was ordered to pay $13.5 million to a san diego man who says he was abused as a child by his bible teacher.

nbc 7's rory devine reports on oct. 30, 2014.

tank

So every JW will have to chip in an extra $2. IT probably won't hurt them that much.

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My predictions for WTS changes

by tank in

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i predict.... one day assemblies only.

one meeting a week only.

handing out business cards at the door with www.jw.org on it.. all talks will be scripted for you (or is that happening already).

tank

I predict...

one day assemblies only
one meeting a week only
Handing out business cards at the door with www.jw.org on it.
All talks will be scripted for you (or is that happening already)

After seeing some recent post on about jw.org videos #3 will happen for sure

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Anyone recall asemblies actually being fun?

by tim hooper in

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when i was a wee lad, there was a carnival atmosphere at assemblies as this old footage will show:.

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http://www.britishpathe.com/video/witnesses-baptised/query/jehovahs+witnesses.

tank

Assemblies are boring, I knew it was all lies,

When I was 16 (1976ish) I took the bus home at lunch time. My parents car was full as they had to give a rides to others in our congregation, so I decided to leave early. They never found out.

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If You Could Tell A Jehovah's Witness One Thing~~~What Would It Be?

by minimus in

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i really would just like to ask them if they believe everything they hear on the platform or read in a magazine.

they seriously look like cultists.

it is embarrassing..

tank

"So...........Do you still think you'll live forever?"

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What has happened in JW land in 7 years

by Lease in

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i have been out for 10 years.

barely in the last 3 before that.

i do not speak to any jw's.

tank

Are there any two day assemblies? or are they all one day long now.

How long is the sunday meeting now?

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Have shunning rules changed?

by tank in

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just wondering if there has been any changes lately?

my father is over 90 years old and lives with my sister, i hope she would call if he got very sick or died.

would i even get invited to the funeral?.

tank

Thanks for all your responses, ( I enjoy this board even though I don't comment much)

When my mother was alived she still called me and even invited me over to stay since I now live very far away, but that got cancelled later(I suspect through a special needs talk or something)

My sister has never called me and is married to an elder, When my mother died I was notified by a relative who is also an elder, and I asked if it was ok for me to go the funeral, and he said yes.

Just wondering if even funerals at kingdom halls are off limits now.

Not being notified that your father died, I find that pretty harsh.

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Have shunning rules changed?

by tank in

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just wondering if there has been any changes lately?

my father is over 90 years old and lives with my sister, i hope she would call if he got very sick or died.

would i even get invited to the funeral?.

tank

Just wondering if there has been any changes lately?

My father is over 90 years old and lives with my sister, I hope she would call if he got very sick or died. Would I even get invited to the funeral?

Thanks

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How MY 6 year old thinks about creation

by tank in

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how my 6 year old thinks.

son: dad what came first the chicken or the egg?

... i mean ....chicken, egg,chicken, egg,chicken, egg, it just goes on and on.

How MY 6 year old thinks

Son: Dad what came first the chicken or the egg? ... I mean ....chicken, egg,chicken, egg,chicken, egg, it just goes on and on
Dad: You'll have to figure that our on your own.

1 week later

Son: Dad I know where chickens came from.......God made them.
Dad: Are you sure? Who told you that?
Son: Billy told me at school

1 week later

Son: Dad who invented God?
Dad: You'll have to figure that out on your own. I don't have the answers

I guess its just human nature to try figure out where we came from.

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Why I Don't Believe in God or Organized Religion

by Black Man in

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haven't officially walked away from the cult over a year ago (had been trying to apply a slow fade over a number of years) and now being able to think clearly, i can truly say that organized religion is the epitome of man's arrogance and ignorance.

tank

Yep, the best idea Jehovah could come up with before destroying 5 billion people is have mostly unqualified JWs go door to door with quasi inspired Watchtower and Awake mags, as you said is hilariously comical.