I remember that the last talk of every assembly was always given by a total applause whore, who would say something 'profound' every couple of minutes, and then pause long enough for people in the audience to realize that they were supposed to applaud. That's why the last talk always went over time at least 15 minutes.
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Special Assembly Day - tepid applause
by sir82 injust got back from a recent sad.. after most talks, the applause was, at most, tepid.. it was striking in its tepidity, if that is possible (and if that is a word).. affter most talks, applause lasted literally no more than 5 seconds.
its volume was scarcely above a whisper.. it wasn't acoustics - the bethel speaker was technically a polished speaker (although presenting the same old boring info), and his talks generated noticeably louder applause.
but even still - that applause was maybe 10 seconds, and about normal-conversation level.. but local speakers - the applause was not much more loud than the hum coming from your refrigerator.. there were 1300+ people there.. it was just so weird - my previous large-group experience was at the agm, where people were nearly apoplectic & drooling with delight over their new "silver bibles" (which very few have read, i'd wager).. these guys were just "zombified".. speaking of bibles - bethel dude called it a "platinum bible".
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"Worldly" Friends vs "True" Friends
by DuvanMuvan inhey guys i am new to the whole forum thing (long time reader, first time postererer) and i wanted to get some other opinions on something that has bothered me ever since i first became a jehovah's witness.. i was always taught at the kingdom hall that friends inside the orginisation were the only ones i could count on and that the ones out of it (mainly at school) were just being controlled by satan to trick me into leaving the religion.. however, i always found it to be the opposite.
my "worldly"friends were all accepting of my religion (back when i was ok with being a jw) and are the only ones i have really opened up to about wanting to leave.
the only things i have in common with the other teenagers in my hall (3 boys, 3 girls) are that we've all been raised in the truth and... well that's it.. i was just wondering if anyone else found the same thing when they were a teenaged jw or if anyone still in my age finds the same thing..
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keyser soze
Welcome, DuvanMuvan!
Two things I've learned since leaving is how wrong my perceptions of "worldly" people had been, and how conditional the friendships I had in "the truth" were.
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Bizarre comment about jw.org at SAD
by sir82 inrecently attended a sad.. bethel speaker was gushing about the wt's embrace of new technology, in the part of his talk warning about "apostate" web sites.. a loose summary of his comments:.
"and the brothers at headquarters have made it very safe for you to go to our website.
in fact, the brothers talked to the folks at google, and they made a special arrangement so that when you type in 'j w period' into the google search engine, it automatically shows you the jw.org website.
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keyser soze
Isn't that a loving provision for our safety?
Not to mention for the countless JWs who are completely deficient in computer literacy.
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ALL JW's to be at the meeting this week...
by Newly Enlightened in.
we asked this person if it could be aqbout the terminology change and they said that was already read last week...... we remember the last time they did this.
got everyone all excited thinking the big "a" was coming and all it was about, was the literature would now be donated instead of charging for it.. .
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keyser soze
It will be a live feed of one of the Governing Body members reading the day's text in his bathrobe and slippers.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Say They Are The Most Educated In The World. How Would You Prove Otherwise?
by minimus inthey claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.
how would you counter that belief?.
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keyser soze
To a JW, being educated means having the best understanding of the bible as interpreted by the WTBTS. It's the only thing that's meaningful and worthwhile to them. So they are the best educated only if they are allowed to set the standard for "education" for everyone.
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What's the difference between Pentecostal snake handlers and JWs?
by undercover innot much.. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/16/us/snake-salvation-pastor-bite/.
snake handlers can point to one scripture that supports their practice.
snake handling preacher gets bit and then dies because he refused medical help.
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keyser soze
For one thing, handling your snake is frowned upon if you're a JW.
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How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.
by BU2B inif one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.
if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.
how do jws not see the obvious?
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keyser soze
It was the Old Testament that first got me thinking, as well. The WT's literal interpretation of the flood story was something I could never fully get behind, even when I was a fully believing JW. And God punishing David for murder and adultery by killing his infant son never sat well with me, either.
It was my doubts about the bible, and God himself, that made me open to researching the JW religion, specifically. Looking back, now, it's hard for me to believe that I was able to swallow any of it for as long as I did.
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Leaving the JW's and Joining Another Cult...
by God_Delusion inhi guys and gals,.
if there's one thing that winds me up something rotten, it's a former jw telling me to "use critical thinking" to see that what the bible says is actually acurate.. arggggh!.
i've vented my frustrations in my article.
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keyser soze
Some people are only capable of critical thinking as it pertains to WT doctrine. They are able to discern flaws in the WT's interpretation of the bible, but not in the bible itself.
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At what point did you destroy your Blood card?
by BU2B ini know for me it was soon after lurking here for awhile and reading some threads on the issue.
i remenber when i tore it into little tiny pieces.
it felt so liberating..
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keyser soze
I don't remember actually destroying it, or throwing it away. I just remember not carrying it in my wallet the last couple of years I was still attending. I had left mentally long before. And even when I still believed, I had serious doubts about their blood policy.
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If the world was different- A world ruled by women.
by fulltimestudent inthis 10 minute video follows a man and his problems as he attempts to deal with women in authority, much as a woman may experience in our own society.. maybe not a real stretch for the imagination.
there have been some matriachal soceities in history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uwxlvvt1a.
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keyser soze
Wow, I didn't realize there were so many women haters on this forum
I didn't realize that having the audacity to point out that women are as capable of being corrupted by power as men made someone a "woman hater". Sorry, but I've seen a lot more man-hating on this thread, and on this forum in general.