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  Home Schooling

  by WTWizard in

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  it seems that there are a lot of witlesses that opt to home school their children.

  i had a family in my former congregation that did that, because the kids did not want to be around worldly people (sounds familiar?).

  it also seems that they are speeding things up, so the children can get out there and pioneer that much sooner.

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  Leaping Lurkers Batman!

  by byebyeborg in

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  i have been visiting this forum since aug 07. i have hidden in the bushes and watched the goings on.

  but now i leap from the bushes and tell all of you how much i have learned from watching you.

  i have both learned and enjoyed.

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  Welcome
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  WTBTS refuses to return 100,000 pound donation from DF man

  by dozy in

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  watchtower society declines to return disputed 100,000 legacyby emilie filou, third sector, 13 february 2008 .

  the charitable arm of the jehovah's witnesses should return a 100,000 legacy from a man it expelled for trying to convert call girls, one of the man's relatives has said.. martin davis said the watchtower society should return the money left to it by his cousin donald kennett so it could go to kennett's nephew, who is autistic.. accepting money from a member who had been expelled would damage the charity's reputation, said davis, of dulwich, south london.. kennett was befriended by a jehovah's witness in the 80s when recovering from a serious car crash and joined shortly afterwards, davis told third sector.

  he was 'disfellowshipped' from his group in stockport in 2001 after members discovered that he was contacting call girls.. when kennett's mother died in 1994, she had left half her estate to him and half to his autistic nephew.

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  Me agrees with Metatron post # 4416.
  
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  Joelbear69's words.
  
  Just like to add.
  
  Me has seen it with my own eyes over and over.
  
  But as the laws of the lands stand there is little (at this point) any of us can do.
  
  By the way. They will also count shunned person (that are not alive in their view) at the kingdom hall.
  
  Me always bring this up (money from shunned ones and counting at kingdom hall) in discussions with WTBS personnel.
  
  Watch their body language when you bring this subject to their attention. The brains go to work.
  
  Me would like to encourage others to do the same, if you already haven't,
  
  Thanks
  
  
  
  
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  why wont this thing let me log in!?!?!

  by djday1985 in

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  Welcome djday1985.
  
  If you have cookies blocked you will have this problem.
  
  Thanks
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  Being a JW: Like a Competitive Sport???

  by leaving-jws in

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  one thing i hate about being a jw is all of the competition.

  i've been actively fading for about several months now.

  but, to make the family happy i attended a meeting about a week ago.

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  Yes Me agree.
  
  No referee
  
  No rules
  
  The WTBS's view, 'Your out'.
  
  No reasoning/viewpoints
  
  Might makes right
  
  
  
  
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  Please allow me to introduce myself...

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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  i'm a man of neither wealth nor taste (my apologies to messrs. jagger, richards, et al.

  anyway, i have lurked here off-and-on for a while.

  as i stated a couple of days ago, i am impressed with the level of knowledge of many of the posters on this board.

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  Welcome
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  You can be spied on even when your cellphone is off!!!

  by ohiocowboy in

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  scary.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61yfvpzgjs.

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  ibme

  Thanks ohiocowboy for your # 1813 post.
  
  Me hope others will/have read and digested.
  
  This information use to be science fiction. Well .....
  
  When it comes to 'privacy' this matter is bigger than most think or what to think.
  
  Again thanks.
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  You can be spied on even when your cellphone is off!!!

  by ohiocowboy in

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  scary.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61yfvpzgjs.

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  Tula
  
  Sir/Madam the WBTS theocratic ministry school hand book says, one needs to consider the audience when giving a talk from the platform/door step.
  
  I’ve been here on JWD since it began and on H2O before that. I say little though think a lot about what is said or inferred here.
  
  It seems that this audience sometimes will listen only to “respected” (by their standards) views whether they make sense or not. Others will listen and reason and say nothing, but will think about it.
  
  For some if you say it’s white they say it’s black. Maybe they are playing the “devils advocate” - who knows? Some seem to be working on debating skills, others are playing politics by siding with the more prominent or vocal posters.
  
  Maybe it’s like the weather vane - which ever way the wind blows the vane turns.
  
  So you ask me in your post 1301 of 1312 if people here would like to “dig” a little. Well Tula it’s anybodies guess.
  
  Information can be checked and can help to empower people if used correctly.
  
  A person can’t make good choices if one don’t keep their minds, ears and eyes open and ponder and dig.
  
  Count me in for wanting to learn as much as possible while not talking too much.
  
  Me thinkin’ me talkin’ too much
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  Question: Can the end come before a witness is given in China, etc.?

  by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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  i have enjoyed reading this board off-and-on over the past several months.

  the collective knowledge on this board is impressive.

  anyway, to my question...

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  Welcome
  
  Olin Moyles Ghost
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  You can be spied on even when your cellphone is off!!!

  by ohiocowboy in

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  scary.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61yfvpzgjs.

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  ibme

  Ladies and gentleman, this subject of control reminds me of:
  
  Reverend Martin Niemoeller quotes;
  
  “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionists. They they came for the Catholics, but I didn’t speak up because I was a protestant. They they came for me, and by that time there was not one left to speak for me”.
  
  For individuals who try too speak up …….. Well hang in there.
  
  At least we have spoken what we know.