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  In Your Opinion Do Today's Elders Recognize That The Religion Is BS?

  by minimus in

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  i always wondered that while i was in especially when i was an elder.

  i recognize that some people,elders included are brain-dead.

  but do you think that the average older today knows it's all nonsense?

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  tor1500 good one on insecure men geting to boss women around in the org. I must admit one of the side benefits of coming into the org ( hehe pun there ) was the possibility of finding a cute Christian wife. Didn't happen I saw the org for what it was and how far removed they are from Christ's teachings. I did NOT want to be responsible for someone else's 'spiritual' wellbeing, in other words to act out being the spiritual head of the family the way WT puts it. No thanks I just loaded up my dirt bike and rode away.
  
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  February 13, 2017 BOE Re: Memorial and Special Talk

  by wifibandit in

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  february 13, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: memorial and special talk.

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  LOL WTWIzard, I was daydreaming about doing that very same thing one day, but using the Accept song "Balls To The Wall" ! I was in charge of sound for a couple weeks before I got removed for doing a crappy job. Got caught dozing off and oogling a young woman's shapely rear end and thighs sitting in a chair just ahead of me, a sight to behold ! Was waiting for her to be dipped so as to make my moves, never happened she wised up and left before I did. Anyhow song cue came up and I was nowhere near ready, quick burst of panic and adrenalin haha ! Would be fun to hear on someone actually having the nerve to pull off a CD switch like that !
  
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  What if Fred Franz had never existed?

  by Magnum in

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  what if fred franz had never existed?.

  those of you who weren’t around in the days when he was the oracle of jwdom or who at least aren’t familiar with the deeper publications he was responsible for probably won’t be able to comprehend the significance of the question.

  i believe he influenced jwdom greatly, and the whole feel of jwdom would have been different without him.. during the 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s (not sure about 50’s), he was considered to be almost superhuman by some (a lot?

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  Good post Magnum PI, think I'll be ordering the book "Four Presidents of the Watchtower". Must be some answers in there..
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  Is the year 2020 the new prediction for Armageddon?

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

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  i have had a conversation this evening with a jw friend i have known since childhood.

  he is of the opinion that armageddon will have come and gone within the next 5 years.

  are the jws now pinpointing 2020 as the supposed year?

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  The latest thing is 2034 so I've heard. Poul Bregninge mentions it in his book, highly recommended reading : https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Day-Must-Wait-Witnesses/dp/1936411237/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484001701&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3APoul+Bregninge
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  "50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 10 Part B

  by new boy in

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  the congregation there had about eighty “publishers” in it.

  it was a mix of farmers and city folks.

  there were three to four families there who had moved in from other states, to help out.

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  Yup on Trim-Line many JW were involved with that franchise in the eighties here in Montreal. Many are still in that industry. I know of at least a dozen people that were connected to that company at one time, the COBE of my former cong. to name but one.
  
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  "50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 10 Part B

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the congregation there had about eighty “publishers” in it.

  it was a mix of farmers and city folks.

  there were three to four families there who had moved in from other states, to help out.

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  Good stuff Keith thanks !
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  JW Policy Regarding "Marking" From The Nov 2016 WT

  by JW_Rogue in

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  jws will deny that local needs parts are often just a way to mark those in the congregation who are deemed to be "bad association" or who don't fall in line with the elders viewpoints.

  now, for the first time in a long time the wt discusses their marking policy and how it works in the nov study wt:.

  recall paul’s counsel regarding disorderly ones in the congregation.

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  I would like to mark the grass at the KH with my pee, sort of like what my cat does at home :-) However they do have deep pockets these kind of stunts could cost, not worth the risk...
  
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  Angry and scared

  by BlackWolf in

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  i feel like everything that comes out of my mothers mouth is something negative and cringe worthy.

  all she seems to talk about with me is how terrible and demonic our disfellowshipped relatives are, how horrible the world and holidays are, or how she is so much better and "holier than thou".

  it really makes me sick sometimes.

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  As mentioned above I've seen it countless times myself the kids that didn't get baptized still have their families, most of those that did are now out and shunned. One girl in my local ex-jw FB group hasn't spoken to her parents in 25 years ! She now has children of her own, sick ! Lots of good comments here keep reading and learning. I've noticed lots of the people working at the local coffee shops / McDonalds are students, they seem dynamic and are there to learn and gain real world experience. Looks good on any resumé give it a shot maybe when you don't have classes ?
  
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  Have any ex-jws considered joining the Bible Students?

  by Rainbow_Troll in

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  their fundamental beliefs are much like jehovah's witnesses sans the paranoia, authoritarianism, stifling rules, and end-times enthusiasm.

  you don't even have to become a bible student to be saved, you could be an idol worshipping heathen and still get resurrected in the milenium.

  if i still believed in the divine inspiration of the scriptures, i would be a bible student.

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  I looked into it at first as well, that and SDA. Just a stepping stone off the circus. I'm simply not cut out for the community lifestyle as my name here belies. There is a great website called Friends Of Jehovah's Witness that is run by a Bible Student sister, very nice woman called Jacqueline, her whole family went through a lifetime of the JW ringer.

  http://www.friendsofjehovahswitnesses.com/

  I now fancy myself as a lone ranger Christian, still read the Bible and am non Trinitarian as are a couple of my ex jw friends. We do attach much more importance to the Christ than before however, Christian Freedom !

  God Bless !
  
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  "50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 7 Part B

  by new boy in

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  thus they preach against infant baptisms.

  how could a baby know what religion they what to join?

  you can still be shunned if you are not baptized.

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  Good stuff Keith I'm a fan !