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  Hello

  by WITNESS-FOR-WATCHTOWER-REFORM in

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  just to say a big hello.

  i have been reading this site for some time now and have been very unhappy with some of the things emanating from watchtower head quarters in new york.

  the final straw for me is the upcoming watchtower study this weekend encouraging us to shun our own family members (our own mothers if need be) if they are disfellowshipped....a step too far for my liking.

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  smiddy

  Welcome WFWR ,not meaning to be disrespectful ,you are either young and naive or old and senile.

  Identifying you want to reform the WT in a letter automatically marks you as an apostate and any letter you send will go straight in the dustbin , no GB member would ever see it.let alone consider it.

  Haven`t you been keeping up with Jehovah`s Chariot ? The GB have a direct link with Jehovah and Jesus Christ , what is their to reform .

  While ex JW`s can appreciate the points you make , the GB ? no way.

  smiddy
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  Old books!

  by arwen in

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  found some old books of my ex.

  any suggestions??

  is it worth ebay?

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  These older publications of the WTB&TS are a testimony to the false prophecy`s this Religious organization spread across the western world in the day of their publication.

  I regret the day I dumped many books of the organization into the rubbish bin.

  I could have used them to effectively anti-witness at least.

  smiddy
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  Waking People Up With Well Thought Out Comments

  by JW_Rogue in

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  is it possible to have an effect from the inside?

  with well thought comments that reveal more of the history of the organization?

  the next book we study will be "god's kingdom rules!

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  smiddy

  I don`t mean to sound cynical , do I get the impression there may be a financial loss in your walking away from your family and this religion ?

  just asking

  smiddy
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  Who says the "Evil Slave" is hypothetical? We, The Dallas Theological Seminary, say so, that's who!

  by DATA-DOG in

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  jesus asked, "who really is the faithful and discreet slave.." maybe he didn't know??

  evidently, "the faithful slave", isn't just the governing body of the wtbts, feeding the many with their pudgy hands.

  the dts, dallas theological seminary, must also make up the composite/singular fds.

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  " doesn`t anyone think this is a big deal ?"

  Probably no more than the fact that the WT /JW/ / GB , accepted the same Bible cannon as that of apostate Christians in the 3rd/4th Centuries .

  Think about that 

  smiddy
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  Where does WT get their money?

  by Dreamerdude in

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  i assume they get most of it from cash donations and assets left in wills.

  there may also be some income from invested assets.

  i guess they get a lot of money from old jws who die childless or with only df'd kids.geographically i assume they get it mostly from a few countries that have many publishers and strong economies.

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  Doesn`t a lot of their money come straight from the sale of Real Estate that they own ?

  Prime real Estate in NYC , Bethels , Branch Offices around the world , Kingdom halls that are built by volunteer labour and then sold off for profit , amalgamation of other KH,`s .

  And let`s not forget the wiping of loan arrangements from the table that would have been paid off in a few years or more and then pledging that same amount of money to be paid to W.T. HQ for eternity or Armageddon , whichever comes first.

  smiddy
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  Waking People Up With Well Thought Out Comments

  by JW_Rogue in

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  is it possible to have an effect from the inside?

  with well thought comments that reveal more of the history of the organization?

  the next book we study will be "god's kingdom rules!

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  JW_ Rogue

  You have been doing it for 35 years ? , and what have you achieved in that time ?what makes you think a few more months is going to make any difference ?

  Just asking

  You have to ask yourself this question : Do I want my life to be manipulated by other people ? or am I going to live my life the way I want to live it.

  smiddy
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  What was there before the Big Bang?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpuhj98vjoa.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hik8hj0_t9q.

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  If the Universe didn`t start with a big bang , maybe it just started with a whimper .

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  Make sure your signs have permits.............East Gippsland Shire Council. Vic. Aust.

  by smiddy in

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  this is a notice from the shire in which i live .. "signs placed on naturestrips ,roadsides ,and other public land require a permit from the shire which has identified locations in each town where signs can be erected once a permit is granted .. their is a photo of heaps of signs that have been impounded that don`t have a permit.. and i would imagine their is a cost involved in this.. would that be a valid reason , the cost , that i don`t ever see a witnessing cart/trolley in my shire ?.

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  This is a notice from the Shire in which I live .

  "Signs placed on Naturestrips ,roadsides ,and other public land require a permit from the Shire which has identified locations in each town where signs can be erected once a permit is granted .

  Their is a photo of heaps of signs that have been impounded that don`t have a permit.

  And I would imagine their is a cost involved in this.

  Would that be a valid reason , the cost , that I don`t ever see a witnessing cart/trolley in my shire ?

  smiddy
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  Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

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  what do you think?

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  I think Christianity is the Anti-Christ , with 40,000 + christian sects all at odds with each other .

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  Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

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  what do you think?

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  smiddy

  Did Donald Trump score some winning points with his Foreign Policy speech ?

  He is going to put American interests first ? If the allies of the USA don`t pay their own way then they can take the highway ? ( my words not his )

  Instead of propping up foreign powers , allies , with massive handouts in aid and Defence,he would put American interests first and foremost to make America great again , and those Country`s that didn`t pay their own way, they could look after themselves.

  That was the gist of his speech as I read it.

  Does he have a point ?

  Oops getting back to the OP , No , Donald Trump is not the Anti-Christ , see the following post.

  smiddy