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  Welcome to the MADHOUSE! The incredible rot of Watch Tower folly!

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from 1968 to mid 1975 jehovah's witness books, magazines and public sermons stretched the truth, quoted out of context cherry-picked secular scientists and social critics' words to assure every reader/listener history was closing in fast!

  millions of people worldwide were put on high alert!.

  when the non-event passed with only an embarassing silence, the purpose of the watchtower faltered, sputtered and almost died, but only momentarily.. like a veteran boxer knocked to the floor for a 9 count, things in the local kingdom halls shifted into "downtime" as policies relaxed until the men at the top of the jw foodchain could find their legs again.. ridicule, humiliation and a demand for explanations became an avalanche piling up in the local kingdom hall.. this was the moment of truth for "the truth".. it was now or never.. would this religion look itself in the mirror and see wrong-headedness and self-delusion?.

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  ldrnomo

  Terry great stuff, you are an excellent writer.

  It is a madhouse and all the inmates are in a word induced trance.
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  How many have read 'Crisis of Conscience'?

  by tornapart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me it was the book!

  it opened my eyes.

  i started it thinking it would just enlighten me about how the organisation works.

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  ldrnomo

  SFPW

  I think Kia makes a good car, check out their website.
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  Hear Ye!!!Hear Ye!! WONDERFUL GOOD NEWS!!!!

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my jw daughter called me this afternoon!!!!!

  !i am just over the moon.

  her hubby not a jw has cancer & was operated on today!!!!.

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  ldrnomo

  Good news, a step in the right direction.
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  Demons in a coffee shop? How would you react?

  by laverite in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i just saw this very short two minute video -- brilliant.

  it's gone "viral" on the interwebs/nets.

  i couldn't help but imagine that if a jw had been in this coffee shop, s/he would have been screaming "jehovah!

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  ldrnomo

  Great FX
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  Videos of a few key moments from the Annual Meeting

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imfuiaeg820.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjbvfpjpje.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezhj13pun4.

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  ldrnomo

  I really think they were talking about the durability of the NNWT. I think Jeffro is correct.
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  For what it's worth, this is my take on the AGM

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as i was leaving the kh where i watched the meeting, i overheard several conversations, all to the effect that"what a great bunch of guys the gb is.

  " the sense of humor among them, the naturalness and ease they had while speaking, etc.. for that matter, i too, was impressed at how like able they seem to be and, believe it or not, the 3 1/2 hours went by fairly quickly, thank god!

  but as i think about it, i'm concluding that that was the main goal of the wide viewing of this event: to assure the rank and file that the gb, the men who are in charge of god's household, are a great bunch of guys.

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  ldrnomo

  Good point stillin.

  The main purpose of this whole dog and pony show was marketing. The GB has re-branded and they need to build up the confidence of the rank and file.
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  brazen conduct, dissensions

  by hoser in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as predicted by jwn loose conduct has been replaced by brazen conduct.

  galations 5:19 2 peter 2:2 .

  a catch all phrase for apostates.

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  ldrnomo

  The dictionary's literal definition of brazen is..."made of brass"

  So I suppose the rank and file will have to turn in their brass balls and knuckle under to the GB
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  An Elder Reads CoC !!

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have recently joined the site.

  i was just appointed an elder this summer.

  i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.

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  Welcome,

  When I started reading COC, i snuck it into my office at work (other JW's work there) and whenever I heard someone out in the hallway I would hide it.

  Then I brought it home and left it laying around for my wife and it worked.
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  I made a huge mistake

  by KariOtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  its been a tough 6 months for my jw hubby and myself.

  next saturday is our anniversary.

  i wasn't sure we would make it with the turbulance of the last 6 months.

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  ldrnomo

  Jehovah's Witnesses are NOT tolerant people
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  OTWO, Careers and Life Changes

  by laverite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  otwo, .

  i keep thinking that after you retire from your current field (it's fire fighting, i think?

  ), you will still be very young and able to have a full second career.

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  ldrnomo

  Thanks, Ldrnomo. I think I already got your number.

  Now I'm dying to know what my number is. Will you accept me as your first client?

  You know I tease but seriously, you are very easy to talk to and very approachable (sorry to use that elder lable phrase) but you are one hell of a great guy.