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  Illegal Immigrants in Congregations

  by joelbear69 in

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  on a recent trip home to valdosta ga, my father stated that 1/2 of the local .

  spanish congregation were illegal immigrants.

  a friend this morning whose mother is a witness has heard similar things .

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  "Undocumented" immigrants cannot have congregation privileges.

  One young man who was ... a ministerial servant apparently ... until he married a very attractive but undocumented immigrant sister. He was taken down from ministerial servant after the wedding.

  This is a quandry. Welcome everyone, but what about Ceasar's law? How many examples have we heard about the poor person who found Tha Lawd of JWs and gave back what he stole? Or the couple who realized they just must legalize thier commonlaw marriage. Or the scofflaw who paid all those parking tickets. Or that going over the speed limit is a great disservice to Jah. Or to not even think about taking home that paperclip from work without paying for it.

  If there are illegals in the KH (I've never seen them) then wouldn't the Body and/or CO tell them they should obey the law and go home? Or at the very least pay income tax where required.
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  Ever get this from a JW?

  by Not Feeling It in

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  i think of several movies and/or books regarding witness mindset.

  this is one of my favorites:.

  ever see this response when you say something not along party lines?.

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  Not Feeling It

  So now I have to go add some things to my Netflix queue.

  • The Prisoner (my dad always liked that series)
  • Truman Show (Another insular society)
  • Stepford Wives (most assuredly the original since I've heard from many that the newer one is teh poo poo)
  • The Village (Very good one. Didn't think of this, but I can see it's elements of control and utopia)
  • Wizard of Oz
  • 1984
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • The Matrix (not the crappy sequels)
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (as illustrated above)
  • V for Vendetta (you should also read the Alan Moore graphic novel -- comic book)
  • Wicker Man. (I forgot this one in my original list. I saw the original a while ago. Creepy society there!)

  Got any more with more mind control elements?

  RebelWife, sorry about your husband! So many of us have been there or are still.

  Dagney, That is *the* line for me.

  Gregor, if your profile age is correct, I can understand your affinity for the original BS. Here's the scene I remember most from it. However, there is something about the Sutherland scene that resonated with me and my experience with certain JWs.

  OMG! It's full of pods!
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  If you were the deity, would you demand to be showered with gutted animals?

  by easyreader1970 in

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  i have always been a bit confused by this.

  i can understand why a deity would want and demand respect.

  i can similarly understand why a deity would want and demand loyalty.

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  Play SimCity for a while. You can learn to do really mean things to those synthetic citizens. Really who doesn't love a good offal shower?

  I'm right there with you on this. It defies logic. Good points.

  -- Not Eviscerating It
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  Ever get this from a JW?

  by Not Feeling It in

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  i think of several movies and/or books regarding witness mindset.

  this is one of my favorites:.

  ever see this response when you say something not along party lines?.

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  I think of several movies and/or books regarding Witness mindset. This is one of my favorites:

  

  Ever see this response when you say something not along party lines?

  Some of my other fave pop-cultural relationships to JWness are:

  • Wizard of Oz
  • 1984
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • The Matrix (not the crappy sequels)
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (as illustrated above)
  • V for Vendetta (you should also read the Alan Moore graphic novel -- comic book)

  Really there are elements of each that may entirely or in some part relate to the manipulation to mind control that I've seen. These are just off the top of my head.

  What are your favorites?
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  Book Study Doubters: It's so confirmed

  by Not Feeling It in

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  yo.

  it's a lock.

  sunday is the day.

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  Teddy J. just IM'd me and said it's for reals yo.

  Skrate up, G. Tha beeotch textez me alla friggin time. Rilly!

  -- N0+ CyB3r1n' !+
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  Who CONFIRMED the BIG announcement about the Book Study?

  by Alligator Wisdom in

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  this seems to be the topic of the week, if not this year.. out of the many points and countless threads about this topic, many have been speculative and of the reminiscing sort.

  i was wondering how many confirmations we have about this.

  there were only a few that sounded like confirmations that i found posted on this site.

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  Only POs are supposed to know until Sunday. As noted a shortening and combining with TMS and SM to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.

  The key word is "supposed". The cat's out of the bag in JW-land at least in some places. The real hordcore loyalists won't tell anyone until it comes from Mother. Ha.

  So, since it takes effect in a year, my current behavior of not attending any meetings is just a precognitive jump on bagging them all. Oops... out in front of the chariot again.

  -- Not Riding It
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  Reasons for change in meetings and book study

  by JWRESEARCH in

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  there were already a few topics and posts about the motifs behind the changes, but i think we can unite them all in just one topic.. for a start i will say thar the letter that is going to be read next weekend, says that gb wants to reduce the burden (quotes acts 15:28), and adds that in many countries the gas (petroleum) is at a very high cost for some families.

  then it makes a suggestion to use the same day for study at home with family.. of course that the text of hebrew 10:25 is not quoted!

  - if we are more close to the end it should be taken the opposite measure!.

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  Hah! If they spin it as gas prices then I think they should bring it back once they return to "normal". Maybe whatever the price of gas was in 1975. Wait... wasn't that pretty expensive adjusted for inflation? Nevermind.

  I think the liability issue of private homes has intriguing possibility as a REAL reason.

  -- Not Fueling It
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  Book Study Doubters: It's so confirmed

  by Not Feeling It in

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  yo.

  it's a lock.

  sunday is the day.

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  Yo. It's a lock. Sunday is the day. I just got off the phone with my mom.

  I said, "So this bookstudy thing you emailed me about... It's been anounced?"

  Mom: "Well, in one congregation locally [here in Sometown, Florida] it has. But most halls will hear it Sunday for the public talk"

  [Editor's note: I suspect my mom is shining me a bit here. She probably heard from my dad who is tight with the PO]

  Me: "Oh so how'd that work?"

  Mom: "The PO got it in an email"

  Me: "An email!? They do that by email now?"

  Mom: "Yes, there is a computer at the Hall"

  [Editor's note: sounds like a treasure trove of information. You would think the WTS would not want anything on email given thier stance on the EVILnet]

  Me: "interesting"

  Mom: "They'll probably shorten all the parts since some stuff in the MS, KM are redundant. I think it'll be a good thing. But I will miss the more intimate part of the home BS at XXXXXX's house"

  Me: "Yeah"

  Mom: "Dad said the BS was the worst attended of all the meetings. So they change when they need to."

  Me: "Cool"

  Anyway. That settles it for me. I didn't ask when this would take effect since I won't be going back anyway. It's just so much shuffling deck chairs IMO.

  -- Not BSing It
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  My intruction on JWD. Hi!

  by easyreader1970 in

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  i posted this in my profile but since i've never formally introduced myself, i thought i would print it here as well as my official "hello" message.

  i am currently an active jw.

  i don't want to be but the situation i am in doesn't allow me to do anything differently.

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  Great story. I'm in that little boat behind you. I openly don't attend meetings and challenge several beliefs but I have not announced (renounced?) my lack of faith in the WTS/GB. I'm a very non-spiritual person. Literally...

  -- Not Feeling It
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  Re: Announcement on 27th April

  by The Lone Ranger in

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  i hope you guys are right about the book study being removed, .

  i already told a few jws and they are shocked, i even told 2 elders, they are both surprised and one of them dont believe me he thinks its regarding the field service, maybe a special tract.

  i wanted to show off and be a real "know it all" hahah.

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  Not Feeling It

  Sup Y'all!

  My mom who is very much in with my elder dad told me it is true. I did not ask. My mom announced it in an email to me and some other family. My dad is very tight with the PO and they make up a pretty unconventional KH. I'm not surprised at all if a few elders there know.

  So if you wnat to attribute it to a neutral source, tell whoever that some guy you know from [insert BS source here] told you it was true because his witness mom told him. Or something.

  -- Not Faking It