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  Terminology: Congregation vs. Unit

  by Gram in

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  does anyone remember when the "so and so" congregation was called the "so and so" unit?

  do you know the reasoning behind changing the terminology?

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  I am not familiar with the congregation being called a unit...I believe they were called companies back in the 20's and 30's.
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  Gesundheit!!

  by 4mylove in

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  i've had a terrible cold for the holidays.

  i was sneezing up a storm.

  i usually don't play devils' advocate and ask my husband questions i already know the answer to but i couldn't help myself.

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  It means Good Health
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  SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE - Make YouTube History

  by V in

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  2. bible

  i hope you have enjoyed the watchtower comments videos (see here).

  ever since i started the youtube channel "wtcomments" one year ago i have seen a momentum building that proves what the impact we make by sharing valid information about the watchtower.. in 2008 we released 22 videos, 480 subscribers and almost 95,000 video views!.

  based on this success, i intend to apply to youtube for partner status.

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  Done!
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  Name JW Things That You'd Like To Give a 1 Fingered Salute To

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  now that we're mentally and spiritually out of the jehovah's witness darkness, what things would you like to say about the religion that you wished you had said long ago?.

  a few of my complaints: .

  the blood doctrine.

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  Missionary style sex only...all else is evil and perverse!!
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  Cancelled bookstudy- but do you remember 4 day Assemblies!!!

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. scandals

  assemblies used to go for 5 days which caused problems for brothers with work so....it was changed to thursday to sunday......then half of thursday to sunday.....then 3 days only.

  does anyone remember this....i remember 3 and a half days.

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  I remember the 8 day assemblies too...we went to the LA one in '63 and it was being held at the same time as the Billy Graham Crusade. The newspapers were always reporting on who had the larger attendance, as if it was a competition! My starkest memories of those marathons were, heat, hard seats and working in the concession stands making fruit bowls!! Ahhhh, those were the days.
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  What Little Rebellious Things Did You Do When Still A JW?

  by Seeker4 in

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  where there little things that you did just to express yourself and feel like you weren't just some robot clog in a machine?

  i was thinking of stuff i did over the years: .

  read whatever books i wanted, even apostate ones over the years.

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  R rated movies, fabricated 2 hours field service time each month, enjoyed "worldly" association, missed meetings due to "illness"...and on and on!
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  Why Can't I Be a Jehovah's Witness?

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  this is from my blog that i write when i feel like it.

  superstitions antidote.. .

  saturday, december 27, 2008why can't i be a jehovah's witness?in reflecting on my time as a jw, one thing that elders and circuit overseers would frequently say is: "we aren't like other religions.

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  Good points Jeff. Since I was "born in" I never really had a chance to investigate other churches. After I left I had the typical JW aversion to even setting foot in a church, much less looking at affiliating with Babylon the Great! My wife wanted to find a church so we went to a large evangelical church in our area...and lo and behold, they weren't wild-eyed fanatics rolling in the aisles and frothing at the mouth! After attending for some time, she wished to look into membership and was told she needed to fulfill some requirements which included some classes on church history, core beliefs, etc. with additional classes after joining to cover "advanced" subjects including ministry, discipleship, etc. What was missing as compared to JW's was the requirement to study only "authorized" study aids and bible translations. The opposite was actually the case...testing your faith through independent study was encouraged, as was study with outside study aids such as Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. It may not be as indoctrinating as study with JW's, but it certainly has more substance than your elder friend would have believed. I am this experience is not a unique one...
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  WT lies

  by Newborn in

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  what's the biggest lie of the wt sect, according to you?.

  just curious.... /newborn.

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  "We never said Armageddon would come in 1975..."
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  WT lies

  by Newborn in

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  what's the biggest lie of the wt sect, according to you?.

  just curious.... /newborn.

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  "We never said Armageddon would come in 1975..."
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  RAY FRANZ ACCUSED OF LYING

  by whereami in

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  2. friends

  is there any way to get ray to explain this?.

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  http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/jehovahs-witness/te2vnohmnl9apquuv.

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  The website that this comment about Ray came from is full of WT apologists (a term that does little service to authentic apologists) who rant rather than reason. To even consider their pathetic and baseless comments is demeaning to every thinking person on this board. When a single one of them can put forth an argument with substance rather than lies, innuendo and end-arounds, then it might be worth listening.