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  Just overheard this after meeting . . .

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
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  the annual meeting just finished, and here's a conversation i overheard from two gushing jws:.

  sister:.

  they said we're so close!.

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  ShirleyW

  Isn't that the standard conversation after annual meetings and District Assemblies?
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  Recent JW Literature Trolley Experience

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the j ws have set up a literature trolley in one of our local shopping centers.

  since the goodwill thrift store at the center has an excellent selection of second hand books, i stop by twice a month and buy a book or two that catches my interest.

  as a result i've become friendly with the j ws who mind the trolley.. usually the minders are two 70 something j w ladies.

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  ShirleyW

  Theres' a guy I see quite often who has two crutches, have the elbow rest on them (just perfect for when you're standing like a statue getting those hours in) in a certain area in Manhattan, he must be a pioneer, I even stopped and talked to him a few years ago and said that you think you're doing this for Jehovah but you're out here just for 7 old guys in Brooklyn. Last time I saw him was a week or so ago on a rainy day, he was in the station, I could tell that his shirt was wet from the rain, and he stands there with his illness holding the rags on crutches. I don't even understand how he gets up and down the steps because this station doesn't have an elevator.
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  Just Got Dubbed..

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so there i was earlier today, enjoying a spot of lunch in a pleasant little cafe whilst out shopping, when up came a fella i vaguely recognised from the dim and distant past just as i was tucking into my highland soup with bread roll and butter..

  "i would never ignore you you know".. "eh?

  what" i ventured wondering wtf is this all about.

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  ShirleyW

  I got the boot at age 26 and now at 71

  Is that the first time a Dub has spoken to you in that almost 50 year stretch?
  
  
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  Local JW mom among the victims of the Vegas shooter

  by TTWSYF in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  rhonda lerocque attended the kingdom hall of wilmington, ma.

  my brother and his family were part of that cong back in the day, although i don't know if they knew.. a mother, wife, sister, daughter, etc, etc.. please pray for her and all of those involved..

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  ShirleyW

  It's tragic to be sure, but it really makes one wonder how JW's will spin this. What do I mean?

  Exactly WC!! I was thinking the same thing! I'm sure they were all so happy to have more ammunition about the big A being just around the corner and they've lost one of their own.
  

  Back in the day my mother and all the rest of the pompous Dubs would have said "you see, if she was home studying for the meeting instead of going out listening to that worldly music she would still be alive" ! Probably they'll still say such nonsense
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  Just woke up turn TV on to hear yet another nut case with a gun.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first they said 20 dead with 100 injured.

  now i just heard 50 dead and 200 injured.

  whatever it is it just another nut case who was able to get a high power gun to kill people.

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  ShirleyW

  Waiting to see when the first mental patients come out and say this didn't happen like the Sandy Hook school where 30 first graders were killed
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  Irma Message

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  greetings brothers,.

  the branch committee has prepared an encouraging video meant to encourage and reassure those affected by the recent storm.

  please note that this link or any images from the video are not to be posted to the internet or any social media.. irma message - english.

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  ShirleyW

  What stands out to me is that Weaver has a moustache and when my father was made an elder he had to shave it off, I guess "more light from the holy scriptures" allows Weaver to have one I guess
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  Leah Remini and Scientology show

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been watching leah remini's show about scientology.

  as she interviews people i see that i was right many years ago when i said this is a lot like the jws.

  they do not go after people quite the same way but they sure are very similar in how they run their org.

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  ShirleyW

  There's a list that has been posted several times saying you might belong to a cult if: and I"m not referring to the list by that comedian, I think Steve Hassan wrote the list I'm referring to. All of the list sounds familiar for the JWs and I'm sure Scientology and even the Mormons would have to agree with the list.
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  JWs Reveling In The News Of Hurricanes And Earthquakes

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as you know, this week the human race has been hit with hurricanes and earthquakes.

  natural disasters which happen almost everyday, but this month we've seen them cause massive damage and a huge loss of lives.. as you can imagine, theres a whole host of jws positively wetting themselves with anticipation over this.link here: https://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/25884-earthquakes-in-one-place-after-another/.

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  Chook - You actually know someone who said that the JWs were protected from AIDS because of not taking blood? Could you please tell that bro or sis that in the Cong I attended I can name one elder and the wife of the elder, she got it from him, along with both of their infant twins, I don't think either one of them made it to their first birthday. Also in the 80's at the time all those deaths from AIDS was happening, in another Cong this young brother who was hairdresser died from pneumonia, so you can figure that one out I'm sure, plus two more sisters I just thought of.

  ALSO, reading that attachment, with the brothers talking back and forth about earthquakes, what the heck is this app they all have now? Do all Dubs have this app to track every quake, but in there minds they think they're tracking how much longer to the Big A? What a bunch of morons.
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  What's Happening in Italy? Bethel Relocating Departments to Bologna?

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  according to some websites, it appears there's going to be a transferral of several departments out of rome and to imola (bologna) in november, along with the sale of some property in the capital.. are they downsizing?

  anyone know what's going on?.

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  ShirleyW

  Anyone who has visited the Bethel in Italy know if it's true that they served wine with their meals, because of Italian tradition or was that just another JW lie being passed around, and also at the German Bethel they had beer with their meals. I remember hearing that several times

  I'm sure the young boys in Brooklyn would've appreciated it if the same were true for them, think of all the money they would've saved out of their own pocket if the American Bethel served beer and wine.
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  Saying hello for first time

  by pimojw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been sneakily looking at this forum, almost every day, ever since it began!

  it has taken me till now to actually register and contribute.

  (actually i did register with a different name in the beginning but never commented).. i am a pimo elder with a fairly long history of senior "positions" in the organization.

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  ShirleyW

  Thanks Flipper for breaking down what PIMO is!