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  So who is this "Jaracz" person?

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. experiences

  i saw his name pop up a few places around here.

  whats the deal?

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  JW Atttitude toward Illegal Immigrants

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. beliefs

  i have a jw friend that is letting an illegal immigrant live with him.

  the brothers in his hall know his status (i wouldn't be surprised if half of them were illegal as well) but mention nothing about "obeying caesar's laws.

  anybody else ever notice this?

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  So who is at the Saginaw, MI convention this weekend?

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. friends

  i'm going to be there with my family.

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  Ridiculous JW superstitions

  by B_Deserter in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm not talking about the stuff you hear at the kingdom hall, i'm talking about the "experiences" you were told of by people you knew.

  the big one for me was demons.

  so many people i know had experiences with them.

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  Something I noticed in the famous "1975" Watchtower article...

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i decided to read for myself the articles my father and mother were reading during this interesting time in witness history.

  i stumbled upon the following paragraph that scared the bejeezus out of me: .

  "one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!

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  Additional congregation responsibilites

  by B_Deserter in

  1. social
  2. humour

  over the years i've noticed that in almost every kingdom hall, someone (or multiple people) fill the following congregation roles.

  i'll post a few i came up with, and i invite you to post your own as well as amusing anecdotes about them.

  sister "opening night at the opera" this sister can be any age and have any level of skill, from zero to she-could-be-a-professional.

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  Jephthah's Sacrifice of his Daughter - real or figurative "burnt offering?"

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while reading richard dawkins' book "the god delusion," he talked about jephthah's sacrificial slaughter of his own daughter.

  i was utterly shocked.

  after all, "my book of bible stories" taught me that he sent her away to jehovah's service, like a nun or something.

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  I told my parents I no longer believe the Watchtower Society

  by B_Deserter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  they insisted i come over for a debate, a chance for them to save me since according to my mother this was "a matter of life and death.

  " basically i spent the whole evening passively nodding my head and acknowledging what they said.

  i tried a few times to argue or debate but getting through to them was impossible.

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  Bethelites - humbler than thou!

  by B_Deserter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new here and don't know if this has been posted.

  have you ever noticed that when a lot of young men return from bethel they have this air of superiority with them?

  i've seen people almost literally worship the ground they walk on.

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  Latest Society edict: proper dress after conventions

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i left the organization in my heart a year ago, i stopped going to meetings a week ago.

  this was recently announced for the upcoming convention.

  jeans and t-shirts are not to be worn in public after each day's convention program.

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