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  Anyone struggling with TTATT?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  for all those struggling to reconcile the knowledge about the "truth" and how to live life, this video is fantastic!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaiprrzvnjg .

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  Very clever and so true
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  So They Are Making News

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this associated press article on the witnesses appeared on yahoos home page.

  http://news.yahoo.com/jehovahs-witnesses-could-1-billion-nyc-properties-161102417.html.

  some snippets from the article:.

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  Amen to TD`s comment .

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  Wonder how Jehovah feels about this?

  by morningworship in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this must be one big misunderstanding........ http://www.sceneoftheworld.com/2015/12/did-leaders-of-church-cover-up-child.html.

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  It does not hurt to keep circulating these clips/videos from time to time so that newbies have the opportunities to see them .for what they are , a sect , a cult ,a religion that destroys family relationships with there shunning practice.

  .Unlike Watchtower predictions , these clips /videos , never become" old truths" that are discarded , for" new truths" , that will be discarded in the near future .

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  Trump Humour

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  You guys are soooo funny
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  35 Years Ago Today - John Lennon - Peace Advocate was Murdered

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in this age of violence with the san bernardino and france massacres sometimes it's good to reflect on the wise words of the peace advocates among us who proposed a better solution in bringing a more civil society to our universe.

  john lennon, martin luther king jr. - people who stood up for equal rights and world peace and denounced violence and war - no matter how that violence occurs.

  please feel free to comment on stories of john lennon on this thread and feel free to post any you tubes of his music that you may have enjoyed through the years.

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  Flipper

  In that John Lennon video of " Imagine" isn`t his killer sitting there in the left hand corner of the screen ?

  From about 1 minute on ?

  Just asking

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  November Study WT "Train You Child to Love Going Door 2 Door"

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  been catching up on some jw reading and found a gem in the november study wt in the first article, paragraph #11:.

  yet, you might look beyond the obvious and ask yourself, does my child enjoy the ministry or only the breaks?

  if you discern that the ministry could be more interesting or more rewarding for your children, set goals with them.

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  I am ashamed I put my two boys through this torture , they dreaded calling on the doors of there school mates , thankfully I wasn`t so strict that they had to go every weekend .And yes , they were born ins.

  We lived on a penninsular with 2 congregations , so the territory was limited .

  That kid in the picture will be on here in 10 years time telling us how he really felt.

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  How Deep was your search in Bible or Religions ?

  by Kick50r in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  how far / deep was your research on the origins of the bible or religions or most importantly the concepts (heaven -gods - immortality-etc)today many millions of people believe as the truth?.

  why did these concepts existed ?.

  why so many people today still believe in these concepts ?.

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  I would think that born ins just accept the religion they were born into trusting there parents decision and thereby just accepting everything JW`s said ..

  Converts like myself as a late teenager, it depended on my upbringing in a Christian nation , who was taught from an early age that the Bible was the word of God , and just accepted it as fact , JW`s came along and the rest was history .Who knows what the outcome would have been if the Mormons had knocked on my door , or the S.D.A.`s in my vulnerable state at that time and explained there interpretation of the Bible.

  I could be wrong , but I don`t think the average person would seek out alternative options when first encountering the beliefs of the JW`s. especially if they have a firm conviction in the first place that the Bible is the word of God.

  The deeper search only comes after you begin to see , that things don`t add up ,cracks start to appear in your faith , you begin to see the hypocricy and even deceptions about there own history.etc.

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  First Jehovah Witness talking about 1914 and "NO SOLICITING" money 

  by TheWonderofYou in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzhof73nwvy.

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  WHY , does the Almighty God even need imperfect humans as spokespersons for him anyway ?

  and WHY can`t the Almighty God provide the Gold and valuable things himself ?

  After all he is the Almighyy God isn`t he ?

  At foundation building sites in different parts of the world ,Oh look we have discovered Gold at this site ,Jah sure provides ,another site , We discovered precious metals that will fund the work at our site , and then another in Africa , Diamonds were discovered at the foundations of a building project , isnt it wonderful how Jehovah God Almighty provides for the World Wide Kingdom work ?

  Yeah right !!

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  Watchtower Dishonesty

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just re-discovered this gem:.

  "it is a matter of fact that the history of the watchtower society is riddled with failed date-setting and abandoned doctrine,1 and the society has gone to great lengths to hide this past from its members.

  older (incriminating) watchtower publications are virtually impossible to obtain through the society,2 while at the same time members are overwhelmed with "current" watchtower material.. the watchtower society has even gone as far as to publish disinformation about its own history in an attempt to convince readers that watchtower doctrine has remained consistent over the years, and that the society is not a false prophet.

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  Vanderhoven7 , I would hope all newbies check this out and see the value of using the search option at the top of this page to find answers to questions they may have ,There is a wealth of information to be had looking back at some old posts , and some very informative , intelligent , knowlegdable ,people who have contributed.

  Thank you

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  Our fade-gossip-elders calling

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  looking back we had been fading without even realizing it.

  life happened...and we weren't regular.

  then we woke up and have actively been fading for 9 months.

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  I love Giordano `s idea , but make sure to name those who could be sued .

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