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  Whats the reason behind the name change of the Watchtower Society ?

  by Homerovah the Almighty in

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  i just read one of the wts.

  recent km and realized the the wts.

  the new name for the publishing corporation.

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  Meeting Junkie No More

  Could it be that anything printed for the "flock" would be printed by the Christian Congregation of blah blah and anything printed for the "worldlies" would be printed by the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society (or is it Watchtower? or are there 2 separate entities there also?)

  The reason I ask this is I just read about some Catholic organization that used different letterhead when doing various business(!); the more religious letterhead when a religious outcome was desired and a more secular sounding letterhead if a secular outcome was desired...in true dub fashion, maybe they're just taking a page from their predecessors, especially if it suits their designs...
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  Just remembered: Oct. 26, 1963, I was baptized. I was 11!!

  by Seeker4 in

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  wow.

  it was 45 years ago yesterday that i was baptized a jw.

  back when you weren't baptized to an organization.. i was 11. went to a circuit assembly in massachusetts with another jw family (circuit ma #3 at the time), and honest to god, we stayed at the pioneer motel!.

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  Seeker4:

  Extra points to you for remembering the exact day! Even though they drummed into our heads that this was THE most important day of our lives, I could never remember the actual day, just the month and year, and even that is not a pleasant memory! Being dipped into those pools in your 'modest' swimgear and then running back to the changeroom in front of all those onlookers, what could be worse?
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  PRINT THE VIDEO | Sneak Peak of watchtowercomments.com

  by V in

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  2. beliefs

  remember, remember the fifth of november!

  www.watchtowercomments.com is coming.

  this will be a source, not only for videos, but printable documention based on each video.

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  V:

  Did you actually copyright "the Truth?" (if that's even possible, and why shouldn't it be?) What a coup, if indeed so! The WBTS must be steaming in their own pile right about now!
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  Lurkers: what to tell the eLDERS

  by mustang in

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  2. friends

  are you "on the spot" with the elder's?

  are you about ready to go, anyway?

  or just tired and ready to slow down?.

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  Well, I'm already gone...in body anyway....

  But this brings to mind some bragging done by one of the book study conductors that his particular book study, of which our family was a part, was highest in attendance and so he stood to be commended by the CO on his upcoming visit. Prior to that, I had no idea that attendance figures from the various book studies would be compared and 'points' earned by the conductors, if they were successful in having attendance increase under their particular 'watch'. Had I known then what I know now, I might be tempted to write a letter to the CO telling him that we had been 'bribed' into attendance, so that he could get marks for being top dog! Come to think of it, his telling remarks only added to the feeling I was getting that the whole religion was more or less some kind of religious pyramid scheme...
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  When were the Earliest Bible books composed?

  by gaiagirl in

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  2. beliefs

  according to the table in the back of the nwt, genesis and exodus were composed around 1300 bce, by moses (who also wrote in exodus about his own death, nice feat).

  however, the oldest existing copies or fragments of genesis are only from around 200 bce.. .

  additionally, comparison of genesis with sumerian and babylonian creation accounts reveal many, many similarities, and the sumerians and babylonians had there stories long before 1300 bce...so it appears that someone copied someone else merely changing a few names to suit a different audience.

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  Anyone here read The Book of J by Harold Bloom? Great info on this very topic; the many different writers of what eventually became known as (in some countries) the First Five Books of Moses; in others, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. One of the best books I've read - highly recommend it...wish I was smart enough to paraphrase but really, it is well worth the read - eye-popping to say the least...
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  What is your family's favorite Christmas tradition?

  by LovesDubs in

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  i was a methodist for the first 30 years of my life, a jw in the middle 13 and then from 1997 have returned to my christmas roots, albeit with a different perspective about what "religion" means to me.

  but christmas is a big package which to me extends beyond the birth of jesus.

  ive had to re-start, and invent new, traditions for my kids and i as we are alone down here in florida most christmases, and all our relatives who are down here are jws.

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  Questioning Everything:

  I love your idea! My significant other just can't seem to 'do Christmas', so maybe we could do the New Year tree! Thanks for sharing.
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  As of tomorrow I will no longer be a JW

  by passwordprotected in

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  2. experiences

  after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.

  this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).

  anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.

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  Mark:

  Thanks so much for that quick response and a very enlightening description...sounds like what a Christian gathering should be! The term 'Baptist' always seemed to turn me off, especially because it had a connotation with 'holy rollers' in my mind, not sure where that actually came from...anyhow, I am so very happy for you and your wife in that you have found a spiritual home...I had a friend who initially went to a Presbyterian church but has since switched to a Baptist and we are scheduled to have a long chat one of these days so I will perhaps check it out and keep you posted! Thanks again....
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  As of tomorrow I will no longer be a JW

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after my last post where i asked for advice on how to handle whether i should tell an elder that we've been going to church, i decided to tell a local elder who's related to me through marriage.

  this was to save my dad having to 'report' me (i'd told my dad we go to church).

  anyway, i had an interesting chat with him and he said some very personally revealing things re.

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  Congratulations on your exit, Mark! It must be wonderful to be able to introduce us to the real 'you', and to sign off with your real name. I look forward to one day being able to do the same. Thank you so much for sharing your very inspirational story.

  As an aside, what was it about the Baptist church that 'drew' you there, as opposed to any other 'church'? Could you describe the gatherings at the Baptist church a little, for one like myself that is a little afraid to venture forth? Hopefully, that has not already been posted elsewhere and I've just missed it...thanks!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses given preferential treatment in Finland! Protests!

  by JWdaughter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is an interesting article about military service, alternative service and jehovah's witnesses in finland.

  "in finland, in theory all men between the ages of 18 and 60 are subject to military service.

  approximately 82% of all young men do military service and around 7% do alternative non-military service.

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  Meeting Junkie No More

  Very interesting...now it's 'preferential treatment' the Witnesses get, rather than 'persecution'. My, my, the times they are a changin!
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  JWs and National Oaths of Allegiance Expose' by Marvin Shilmer-Please Read

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the following three paragraphs are part of a startling new essay written by a well-respected poster on jwd.

  he spent much time and money to gather proof of duplicity on the part of watch tower leaders.

  marvin shilmer (not his real name) has given permission for me to put his entire essay on my website, www.watchtowerdocuments.com.

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  Meeting Junkie No More

  This is absolute dynamite...if I weren't mentally OUT of this organization by now, this would certainly do it for me, as I'm sure it would for thousands of Witnesses still trapped...any way this can be featured in a TIME article?

  Edited to add: Thank you, thank you, Andersons Info for all your hard work and tireless efforts in exposing this duplicitous bunch for all to see...