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  Here is your typical Kingdom Hall of Jehovah'w Witnesses attendance!

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  kingdom hall south dakota live stream.....i found this video on youtube.com.

  it reminds me of my old kingdom hall where hardly anyone is sitting in the front rows and doesn't seem like they have a large membership.most kingdom halls sit around 200 people at the most and seem to have a hard time filling the seats.. my old congregation had around 45 members when i left 4 years ago.we always seemed to have a hard time meeting the monthly expenses.some months,i was told that some elders would contribute extra money so the congregation would not be in the negative for the month.. how many members did your congregation have while you were still attending and did meet its expenses for the month?.

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  smiddy

  Very funny JW leaks ,

  careful, they have made over a Billion $$$$ `s in sales of the properties in NY recently so they can stretch out their demise for quite a long time yet I imagine.
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  Interesting cross reference

  by Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hebrew 1 8-12 .

  but about the son, he says: “god is your throne+ forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness.

  you loved righteousness, and you hated lawlessness.

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  smiddy

  The Bible is like an instrument you can play any tune on .

  Thats why their are over 40,000 different Christian sects and JW`s are just another one.
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  Was There ANYTHING Positive That You Experienced Because of Being a JW?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  was there anything positive about your jehovah's witness experience?.

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  smiddy

  I have to say yes ,somethings.

  1. I gave up smoking ( was a chain smoker all through my teens)

  2.I learnt to be more tolerant with people I would not normally have associated with.

  3. I also learnt to control my out of control drinking as a teenager without having to give it up altogether .

  Of course on the downside their were far more negative experiences being a Jehovahs witness like 3% positive and 97% negative.
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  Does Paul preach a fundamentally different religion than Jesus?

  by Yesu Kristo Bwana Wangu in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  controversy has arisen regarding jesus versus paul as scholars debate the different emphases and messages of jesus and paul.1 jesus preached the kingdom of heaven.

  paul did not.

  paul preached justification by faith alone.

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  smiddy

  With all the foregoing no wonder I

  now identify myself as an Atheist .and are done with religious beliefs.
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  Self Brainwashing

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i would love to hear and make more comments here on how "self-brainwashing" is done in jehovah's witnesses and how it becomes a problem when trying to wake up our loved ones.leah remini was on bill maher's show on friday, feb. 17th.

  she had some great comments about things said on her series about scientology.

  one was how members are "self-brainwashing" because they spend some hours every day doing self-study.

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  smiddy

  I wouldnt be surprised if the Jehovahs Witness Governing Body adopted the German Nazi propaganda philosophy of , words to the effect ,that if you keep stating a phrase/doctrine no matter how wrong it might be over and over again, by the media , sooner or later the masses will believe it.

  And isnt this the way JW`s brainwash the faithfull ? Questions and answers from the Watchtower and study books that are designed to give an answer the publication wants you to give ? You cant give an alternative answer that doesnt bring raised eyebrows from the rest of the JW`s at that meeting. You are supposed to answer only what the JW publication wants you to answer .
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  Evaluation of my dream..Give it a shot..

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'am chased by monsters and jw's, i turn and confront the whole gang and they all embrace me.lol.

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  smiddy

  Your grandson `s naming in a Mormon Church couple of weeks ago? and you were love bombed ?

  Hollly shite ,

  James Mixon ,what are you going to do to free your grandson from a cult? if possible.

  Family members belong to the Mormons ? that cant be good .How do you cope ?

  I feel for you brother , I really do.

  It must be hard on you.

  Take care
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  The 26 Prophetic Failures of Watchtower’s Most Heralded Date, 1914

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  below is a paste of the front of this, my recent, essay.

  most jws, and lurkers here, have never really thought of the scope of watchtower's 1914 prophecy.

  to them, 1914 was a simple one and done -- a mistake was made and it's been corrected.

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  I think your post is an incredible coincidence FatFreek2005 I was only thinking of this subject while having an insomnia attack.,I was thinking of starting a post on how many other doctrines will be affected when the 1914 date is finally put to bed.And putting that question to the forum

  And you have answered it with this post with your own investigation .

  Thank you , I will have to spend time going through the points you have made.
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  The Timing of Telling My Parents My College Plans.

  by WeatherLover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know that at some point i have to tell my parents that i'm planning to go to college.

  i basically have two options:.

  1. tell them early.

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  I think Simons approach along with your pros and cons is a sensible way to go ,that way you can gauge their feelings and attitude over a period of time and you can better plan your future move.
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  Hit by a car evacuating due to oroville dam. Ever been hit?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. social
  2. current

  went back to get info from driver who tapped our car in line of cars exiting the area.

  after getting her info, she waited till i walked back to our car and punched the gas, hitting me.

  then drove off.

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  Sorry to hear about that .The fact that she hit you and still drove off is a serious offence I hope they catch her.

  I hope it doesnt turn out to be anything of a serious nature.

  When I was 12 or so I got hit by a dodge utillity was knocked out my bike totalled lost a couple of front teeth and spent the night in hospital ....My fault.

  Take care.
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  In Your Opinion Do Today's Elders Recognize That The Religion Is BS?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i always wondered that while i was in especially when i was an elder.

  i recognize that some people,elders included are brain-dead.

  but do you think that the average older today knows it's all nonsense?

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  Sad to say that many of the Elders i have come across is that they are big fish in a little pond.

  In other words they are nobodys in the society they live in maybe even being invisible to the rest of the population.

  Becoming an Elder in the JW religion they are suddenly looked upon as somebody who has to be respected and looked up to Where their ego gets a big boost.

  once they have tasted that adoration and that is what it is by many it becomes very hard to give it up and be a nobody again and many just cant do that.going from a somebody back to being a nobody .

  Not to be overlooked is the pressure from an Elderette who does not want to lose her position in being an Elders wife .