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  Old JW friend of my wife stoped by.

  by dogon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  an old jw friend of my wife stopped by here in fla. i knew there would be some subliminal bs.

  i had to keep quiet through all the this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?

  gag.

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  smiddy

  " this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?"

  I heard this same spiel over 50 years ago nothing has changed except the new gullible.believers.

  
  
  
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  Business Slow at JW Literature Trolley

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday i stopped at a local shopping center to pick up a few things.

  i arrived at 9:45 am and two jw ladies had already set up their literature trolley and had opened for business.

  but i didn't see anyone stopping by and taking advantage of their free literature.

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  I dont see any JW carts in my neck of the woods ,I live in a seaside town of about 6000 people and one congregation of JW`s with possibly 60-80 publishers from surrounding areas if that and mostly old folk.
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  Hello

  by S K Ditta in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

  that's the wish..

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  smiddy

  Welcome S K Ditta , when i first saw your name tag I thought you were a St Kilda supporter LOL oh well my bad.

  Aussies will understand that misconception.

  Its always good to get anothers perspective of things,

  Take care.
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  God’s name (Jehovah) is so ambiguous to the extent of even supporting The Theory of Evolution!

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we have been taught that the name jehovah means “he causes to become.” it is interpreted that he causes himself to become whatever needed to accomplish his will—as happened in the case israelites to whom he “caused himself to become” a savior leading them from slavery in egypt.. but there is a problem with this definition.

  nobody would use the phrase “cause to become” with regard to himself.

  one may say: “i helped him,” (but he won’t say: “i caused myself to become a helper to him.”) “causing myself to become a helper to another person” obviously implies helping nature comes with effort as though it is not in my nature.

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  smiddy

  Up until the thirteenth century christians only knew Gods name by the four consonants of the hebrew letters known as the tetragramaton translated as JHVH or later as YHWH in english. commonly put as LORD in capital letters.

  As most people are aware here it was a Spanish Catholic monk of the 13th century who coined the name Jehovah for the first time.,and as other people have rightly pointed out on this board Yahweh is probably the more accurate name and pronunciation.
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  Do You Trust The News Media?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously, trump doesn't.

  but do you?

  do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

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  News media today is not so much about facts or truth as it is about ratings.And entertainment mixed with news will gaurantee ratings.

  Ratings are what newspapers consider the bottom line..

  And are facts and truth the bottom line ? No.

  The bottom line is entertainment ,what is going to entertain the public mixing that with a news item.

  How can we blend the two.News and Entertainment. that is what will give us an edge over our competitors .

  So do I trust the news media ? only with a grain of salt .They all have their own agenda.
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  How many years did you waste away in the Org?

  by Tallon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in my case; 27 years.

  7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).

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  smiddy

  From my conversion at 19 ,i was a captive for 33 years and have now been out 20+ years.

  How come Jesus Christ only spent about 3 years in the ministry ,whereas most of us have spent the best years of our life in what we were led to believe was a life saving ministry.

  Jehovah God ? YOU OWE ME
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  Feeling the Guilt

  by Saethydd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm currently disfellowshipped and living at home with my parents, but because they are both still devout jws i have to keep going to the meetings and crap because i don't want to risk getting thrown out until i finish college or find a job that will let me support myself and go to college.. yesterday, my mother rode with me to the meeting and told me how much my best friend and my oldest sister are missing me, and it just tears me apart because during the meeting i was practically counting the minutes till it was over.

  it didn't help matters that i had to sit with my family because the library was closed off, thus forcing me to follow along with the meeting on my tablet instead of reading something useful or interesting like i normally do.. when i got home i just cried out in frustration because it feels like no matter what i do, i am making the wrong choice.

  either i have to keep pretending to support an organization that has caused so much pain to so many people, or i have to abandon my family and friends to it so i can save myself.

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  These are words of a thinking person with constructive thoughts.
  

  I agree ,you have a head on your shoulders and you should be OK in whatever decision you go with .

  I wish you well in whatever your plan is so long as you dont do anything stupid LOL

  Just take care
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  ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

  exhibit list.

  joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

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  smiddy

  What can we expect from an organisation that has leaders /persons in authoratative positions who set themselves up as the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses who frown on higher education .?

  Of the present membership of the existing Governing body , what is each of these members standard of

  education ?

  Can anybody furnish these qualifications ? for each individual ? It should be interesting.
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  Is ignorance an excuse?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have always maintained that i hold nothing personally against individual witnesses, even those that have actively slandered our name and reputation based on the actions of some individuals.. i have often said that all these ones, (even the ones spreading gossip), are victims of the culture of the organization, and the directions of the gb.. but recently i have been rethinking this, and wonder if ignorance is really an acceptable excuse?.

  i mean, with so much information now readily available about the society, its origins, its scandals, issues and conduct, is it simply ok for a witness to remain wilfully ignorant about the organization that dictates every aspect of their lives?.

  is ignorance an excuse?.

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  Ask yourself the question stuck. is ignorance a justifiable excuse for disobeying a law of the land ?

  The answer is NO. it is not an excuse .

  So Jehovahs Witnesses who are ignorant of the many "failings" of the JW organisation either by burying their head in the sand ,or by sticking their head up their arse are in no way excused .

  Willful ignorance is no exemption from the law ,nor is it from common sense ,or critical thinking.

  Stupid is what stupid does.
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  Elusive response from Japan's Branch

  by yoko N in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  an active jw living in tokyo is expressing extreme hate in twitter to those who are in different religion, admirers of musicians, those who love toplay air soft guns.. linkpeople who saw it got angry and exposed his real name,congregation where his associating with, his address, his professionon the internet.. linkthis guy wouldn’t stop expressing hate, so somebody spread softdrinks and gambages in front of the porch of his house.causing some uproar.some jws are writing, calling,sending fax to japan’s branch office tostop this man,because this cause bad reputation about jws as a whole.. branch office keep denying accepting letter, fax.they are saying they don’t know anything about the disturbance.a little newspaper on the internet wrote the article about this,.

  linkand branch offices finally admitted accepting a letter of complaint.--------“ did you accept the letter we sent you?branch :yes-----did you read it?branch: no, man in charge should read it.---are you not in charge ?branch: no ------where the man in charge?branch: he is not available right now.. -------when can i talk to that person?

  branch:    i don’t knowthis kind of elusive conversation is going on and on and on.growing number of people is aware of the incident,and calling to the branch.disgusted of their elusive attitude.this keeps going.

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  smiddy

  Welcome to the forum yoko N ,thank you for your contributions to this site.

  A question I would ask :.Are you aware of how many ex -JW`s their are in Japan ? or the extent of how much dissatisfaction is among the R&F, publishers , JW`s in the congregations ?

  Obviously english is not your first language .My son is married to a japanese lady and if you prefer to reply in japanese I would get it translated by her.

  My son was brought up as a JW however his wife never was a JW.

  Take care