They are hanging out by the post office in my town. I had to mail my Christmas packages and they held the door for me as my arms were full. I was late for an appointment or I would have talked to them. It's seems sort of sneaky, as usually there is a Salvation Army bell ringer there, some people might think they are collecting for actual charitible work, not to fund a real estate corporation. The Salvation Army actually helps people, it's a much better use of charitable contributions.
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Street witnessing to Christmas Shoppers Yesterday
by snugglebunny inwell, ok, but targeting a german christmas market seems a little hypocritical...
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Wire-Rim Glasses
by berrygerry instumbled upon www.towerwatch.com.
a ministry of misery.
depression.
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I'd report THAT to the police, but not THIS...
by Northern Star ini am new to the boards, so a little background info may be a good idea?
also, i'm not quite sure which sub-forum to post this to....
i have a typical religious background for my country; grew up with lutheran christianity (which was our state religion up until 2012; we now have a secular constitution).
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I was a Jehovah's Witness for thirty years and I would have reported a murder to the police, even as indoctrinated JW. The law must be obeyed unless it conflicts with God's laws, and I am not aware of any reasoning that says you cannot report wrongdoing to the legal authorities. But I would also have reported child abuse also, so maybe I am not an average JW.
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The Watchtower is not invincible
by Coded Logic indespite claims to the contrary, there's no guarantee the watchtower will be around in a few decades time.
and it seems to me there's ever mounting evidence that the opposite may well be true.
but it's not just that recruitment is down and their defectors are up.
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Hello
by Lost and adrift in.just plucking up the courage to introduce myself....living in ireland but from the uk originally.
..drifted away due to depression (from all things truth related lol and bereavements and my m.s husband cheating on me and leaving !!
) few years ago but they recently hunted me down (they contacted me the day my other half was diagnosed with cancer!
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Welcome, so sorry these idiots felt they had to hunt you down, in no way do the scriptures require them to do this, but it's not about the bible it's about control, it's a cult. I moved out of state, so they couldn't do anything, but my family treats me as disfellowshipped all the same. It's a game that you can't win unless you are willing to live as if you were a JW, something I was not willing to do. I wanted Christmas, birthdays, voting and everything else, and to hell with them, I am not going to pretend or change my life to suit others, there is nothing I can do about those who worship eight men in Brooklyn.
I lost my brother and mother to cancer, it's rough.
I'm in the U.S., but of Irish/English heritage. I've been to England, but not to Ireland, I am hoping to visit before I die.
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OK friends lets be honest, if a Nuclear Holocaust took place today how many of you would return to the KH?
by James Mixon inspeaking for my self, no way in hell.. this question to see if you really have been deprogramed,.
do you 100% believe it is not the truth.. a fourth of the world hit by a nuclear attack..
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Weldon Howze dies in California
by SadElder inmany of us knew or knew of weldon howze.
weldon was a good friend for more than 40 years, even after my fade from the dubs.
this came to my in box today.. to all of weldons friends and family,.
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It doesn't surprise me that some saw him as a threat, he was too well known, a great speaker and loved by many, but he never quite fit the JW "mold", they couldn't have anyone like that have that much power. I suspected as much at the time but didn't ever hear exactly what happened.
It also doesn't surprise me that he didn't condemn you for leaving, sadelder, he was a truly good and kind person, not judgemental at all. I am so glad I saw your post, otherwise I wouldn't have know he passed away.
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Weldon Howze dies in California
by SadElder inmany of us knew or knew of weldon howze.
weldon was a good friend for more than 40 years, even after my fade from the dubs.
this came to my in box today.. to all of weldons friends and family,.
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No, I once did a search for him on the internet, but nothing, I was just curious, he was an interesting fellow, very unique. He was a very social guy, traveled a lot and had friends all over, but I guess he wasn't into the internet, not surprising, he was older. Whenever people found out I was from the area they would ask me if I knew him, he was that well known. I knew him in Ventura, but he lived in Santa Barbara from the eighties on. I last saw him in the ninties, ran into him at a party, he asked about my husband at the time who was disfellowshipped, as I said Weldon studied with him before he got baptized. -
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Weldon Howze dies in California
by SadElder inmany of us knew or knew of weldon howze.
weldon was a good friend for more than 40 years, even after my fade from the dubs.
this came to my in box today.. to all of weldons friends and family,.
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Weldon Howze dies in California
by SadElder inmany of us knew or knew of weldon howze.
weldon was a good friend for more than 40 years, even after my fade from the dubs.
this came to my in box today.. to all of weldons friends and family,.
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