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  Jehovah's Witnesses dismayed by new magazine format from Watchtower Society.

  by Balaamsass in

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  wow.

  i was surprised this week by calls from active jws complaining about the new magazine format, and more begging for money from the platform.. frankly i was surprized by this reaction since this is old news to jwn members.

  i guess actually shuffling to the bookroom and grabbing the new "awake tracts" minus the inside cover forward ...awakened many sleepy, catatonic, bored jws who never read the things or go on the internet anyway.. any feedback from other areas?.

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  not just yet:

  Or just start Highlighting the info for us while printing it.

  Nah..... WT cannot do that. Two reasons a) yellow ink costs more and, more importantly b) the elders cannot look over your shoulder as they walk down the aisle to see if you "studied" (i.e., highlighted) your WT on Sunday.... esp true if DF and trying to get reinstated... proving you are coming back to being a good little mind numbed dubbie.

  my JW mom has not mentioned these new improvements to the wt and g! rags. Looks like the Golden Age of the Watchtower is over....

  Snakes (Rich ... of the "1 page is too many pages of The Watchtower" Sheep Class)
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  More disfellowshippings.

  by Chariklo in

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  2. friends

  it is eight months since i went to a meeting in a kingdom hall.

  in that time i've met one or two witnesses, including elders, as i've been out and about in this small town.

  some have been pleased to see me, some have avoided me.

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  charikio---

  Chariklo: ... my name had been read out as being no longer an unbaptised publisher

  Huh? They fired you even though you never took the job? Did they forget to direct their blows so as not to be striking the air?

  you took the job, but just as a temp/independent contractor. They just let you go since you quit showing up for "Work." LOL

  Snakes (Rich )
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  Do the elders have "clear direction" that it's ok to use an ipad at meetings?

  by nochoice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read this post more than a year ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/212313/1/watchtower-publications-for-ipad.

  since i saw it, i've been waiting for the first brother or sister to show up at the hall with an ipad to see what happens.

  a little here and there at the conventions and assemblies.

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  If I were on the platform giving a talk off of an Ipad, I guarantee you that I would have a paper back up underneath it. Gremlins and all. Do not ever trust electronics 100%.

  Rich (Snakes ... of the "glad I do not have to worry about 'giving talks' but want an Ipad® now" Sheep Class)
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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

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  2. friends

  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  R.I.P. Eric (OOMPA)

  wow. Being on JWN only sporadically these days, it was via a friend's FB page who is (was) friends with Eric that I first heard the news.... not knowing, until I got to JWN, that Eric = OOMPA. It took me awhile to read through 23 (and counting) pages of posts. What a tribute that the view count is over 17K and ticking up in such a short time. To go back and read some of his posts that I had missed .... wow.

  Like so many others, I did not know Eric by anything other than OOMPA and that avatar that always made me smile and/or laugh. Reading many of his posts in the past to see he was hurting ...without realizing just how much. It is good to read that there were many here who at least tried to help Eric.

  Sometimes a person is just so far down a mentally dark place that it is a miracle if they come out. In this case, tragically, he did not. Maybe now he can be at peace. Maybe now he is in a place that he can see us all typing at our keyboards and remembering him. And maybe he will smile and know he was cared about.

  And.....Maybe now some in his family can wake up, because the unmentionable group that booted him never will.

  Snakes (Rich )
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  My video recorded apostasy trial is now live

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  part 3 (which is where the actual meeting begins) is finished.

  it took my computer hours and hours to render and upload it!!

  anyway, this is what i just posted on my youtube channel:.

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  marking for later viewing.

  ain't technology grand? see my earlier post on another thread about digital audio recorder spypens.

  As an elder and a chair of a couple of JC hearings, we always had the obligatory question "do you have any recording devices." or the statement "no recording devices are allowed." HELLO... we were doing with so-called "wrongdoers" what would a little lie about not having a recording device matter compared to whatever reason they were there in the first place? DUMB.

  Snakes (Rich ... of the "glad I ain't in that anymore" Sheep Class)
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  Jersey City Assembly Hall

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  2. experiences

  during my first few years at bk, i spent a significant amount of time at jcah.

  i am really trying to make at least one connection with someone i know personally.

  lol.

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  I knew an older black couple last name of Hall. I cannot remember their first names, very nice. They were locals near that assembly hall and I know they gave tours a lot and gave us a tour when a bus group I ran went to NJ/NY and Canada. The Hall's son and daughter moved to my congregation and each married locals here. Nice folks all.... at least they do not shun me when they see me.... usually.

  Snakes (Rich )
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  Facebook Problem

  by Band on the Run in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  somehow when clicking on jw things, i ended up with jw news, history, etc.

  as a friend.

  it needs to be removed.

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  i think if you go into your Privacy Settings (upper right corner hit the down arrow next to Home)... go to Ads, Apps, and Websites. click on Edit Settings. I think by removing the apps and pages you have visited, and deleting the history with the apps, etc., it should remove its influence.

  I did not realize how many were on my list. Of course, be sure it is an application you want blocked.

  Snakes (Rich )
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  got a visit yesterday

  by finally awake in

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  2. friends

  apparantly, the dubs are working the territory our house is in.

  i was at work, but just ron was home when two sisters rang the bell.

  i should point out that ringing our bell is a bit of a challenge since just ron removed the actual button and there are just two bare wires sticking out of the wall.

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  fa:

  removed the actual button and there are just two bare wires sticking out of the wall.

  While in FS once, I seen a doorbell like that. To be funny I touched them and the bell rang. Of course, the householder was alarmed and shocked that it worked. Even more annoyed that it was us Jdubs playing amateur electrician in the name of saving lives. (ugh)

  Snakes (Rich )
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  JW Longo Story on ABC TV July 11th "Final Witness"

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20120611abc02/.

  final witness*.

  air date: wednesday, july 11, 2012. time slot: 10:00 pm-11:00 pm est on abc.

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  thanks for the heads up. I just hit the DVR.

  Snakes (Rich )
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  Sunday's Drama @ convention!!! OMG!!!

  by itscrap&theyknowit! in

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  2. friends

  the drama -- i basically laughed hysterically!

  i guess marriages are breaking up left and right within the organization.

  a couple got married young.

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  Snakes (Rich )

  ps.. .. funny... i googled "vomiting smiley" and found these two guys in one of my old posts here from 4 years ago.... guess the topic... that's right.... the DC