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  Have you ever? (Suffered a Great Disappointment?)

  by Terry in

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  have you ever suffered a great disappointment?.

  well, meet william miller!______.

  time: 1782 (after the american revolution and before the war of 1812).

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  Thanks for this clear cut explanation Terry, following and sharing.
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  I got a Sympathy Card in the mail

  by Butterfly607 in

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  2. experiences

  i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

  just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

  i don’t know her beyond her face.

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  Have to say JW's have no concept of healthy boundaries . I'd do the Christmas card reply thing mentioned above for sure, too funny !!!!!!
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  I got a Sympathy Card in the mail

  by Butterfly607 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

  just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

  i don’t know her beyond her face.

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  Simon, thing is she counted time for purchasing said card, thinking about and writing a message, purchasing a stamp and then actually mailing it. Could be an extra hour or two on the senders monthly report, depending.. Is how they operate I've seen it up close and personal. ( I was an elders study )
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  Thirty years a tower slave

  by rickroll in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i was with my brother in law when we were in service and given this book.

  i have posted on this before but it got me to thinking.

  it was taken from us by the local elder we talk to about it.

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  Read it and liked it, consider it an insider's account.
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  New Boy The Book is Free For The Next 30 Days

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you that have not got my book new boy yet, it will be free for down load on amazon books.

  you can down load it on your kindle for the next 30 days at no cost.

  enjoy keith.

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  Good stuff Keith, will look into it but will pay. I'd hate to freeload like a JW hehe
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  Do you enjoy critical research ?

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?.

  as a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech.

  1980 and now a small business owner i find proper research to be essential.

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  Here's a good link from Time, fascinating for my blue collar brain : https://time.com/5673239/left-right-politics-origins/
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  Do you enjoy critical research ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  2. entertainment

  question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?.

  as a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech.

  1980 and now a small business owner i find proper research to be essential.

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  Question, are you open to and enjoy doing critical research ?

  As a trades person with little education other than being a high school vocational graduate in machine shop tech. 1980 and now a small business owner I find proper research to be essential. Love to read and dig deep on any processes and or piece of machinery that can be useful to our endeavours. This and my manifold car motorcycle mountain bike projects and hobbies. Safe to say I'm hands on and have a thirst for knowledge.

  This very thirst for knowledge is how I became entangled with the Jehovahs Witnesses for close to ten years in my late thirties. And to be honest the few times in my life that I decided to forgo proper due diligence were the times I got taken in. I think this has to do with my trusting and somewhat gullible nature if I'm not attentive, so in my case research is imperative. A fool and his money soon part ways.

  Having being criticised often during my younger years for being quiet and more conservative than most probably contributed to the feelings of low self esteem I often felt then, so the few times I went with the crowd in the spirit of efficiency and wanting to fit in were my undoing in certain situations.

  Having read most material on Jehovahs Witnesses I can now see how I was manipulated and taken in. I find this applies to politics as well.

  I'd like to know the real reason people get so bent out of shape over here on this site for simply mentioning sources that can be counter to the majorities opinion and get labelled Left or Right ?

  After all this use of "Left" or "Right" seems to be a stopper and is used very much in the same way as the WT uses 'The World' or 'Those in Good Standing' etc. Black and white thinking common to cults.

  Enjoy !
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  Motivations for Watchtower leadership

  by GetMeOutofHere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’ve struggled for some time with this question.

  why would the elders, cos, branch committee, helpers to gb and the gb themselves devote their lives to progressing in the organization, if the whole thing is one big sham?

  i have 3 ideas so far.. 1) money.

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  Great thread ! I've read that Nathan Knorr once said that if he'd not wound up being in charge of the WT he would of seen himself as CEO of a large department store or something of the kind. He ran a tight ship with a view to expansion. Also was not sure of the 1975 promotion but he went along with it for thew sake of corporate growth.
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  Is Global Warming One of the Most Important Issues To You!

  by minimus in

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  just curious..

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  Living in the Québec Laurentians and being mid fifties I have witnessed a huge transformation in our climate. Rainstorms in winter, flooding and unprecedented heat waves. Reliance on AC and seasonal shifts.

  Urban sprawl in my area is unreal as well.

  So yes it's a concern of mine and I do my best to avoid being wasteful and recycle where I can. Mind you Québec is years behind the rest of the country in recycling glass, cardboard, plastics etc.
  

  It's seems it's all good until it's right in your own backyard.

  NIMBY
  
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  Money! How much did you "Contribute" To The WTB@TS When You Were A Member

  by The Bethelite in

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  i was in full time service for six years including bethel.

  once i got out of bethel, i figured i had already given them six of the best years of my life (ages 18-24) working as a slave/drone in their factory, so i rationalized that i had given them enough... so over the next 27 years i would say maybe $200 bucks is it.

  i think their whole "voluntary contributions" idea is biting them in the ass, because over all jehovah's witnesses are a cheap group people with a few exceptions.

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  50 a month at the hall I attended and two company cheques for 750 ea. for hall builds / renovations. 35 per convention and approx 20 each time I went to the assembly hall.

  I was in and active about 8 years, burned myself out ( easily manipulated )

  When I was full in in '00-'03 at my first hall up north in the Laurentians we were a young and dynamic group that bumped up the membership over 80 for a while. Their finances had never been so good. Eventually it dissipated and I'd guess at last half of us are now completely gone, faded DF or DA. Last I heard they are barely hanging on at 40 people.

  Try to control people and treat them like crap that's what you get..