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  Latest WT lesson typical example of why meetings are such downers

  by JimmyPage in

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  here's what i gathered from the most recent wt study: 1. all your problems are your own fault, or 2. the ones that aren't your fault are satan's fault.

  3. don't blame jehovah for anything, and 4. more importantly, never criticize the ones who claim to represent jehovah.. this is a typical meeting nowadays.

  there are all kinds of possibilities to emphasize positive qualities and experiences.

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  JimmyPage

  Here's what I gathered from the most recent WT study: 1. All your problems are your own fault, or 2. the ones that aren't your fault are Satan's fault. 3. Don't blame Jehovah for anything, and 4. more importantly, never criticize the ones who claim to represent Jehovah.

  This is a typical meeting nowadays. There are all kinds of possibilities to emphasize positive qualities and experiences. Love, joy, and peace could all be promoted. But no, the WT is always a Debbie Downer and it looks like it will be this way for the foreseeable future.
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  Why the new Bible is gray

  by JimmyPage in

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  after considering several possible colors for the new bible the governing body finally lovingly decided on gray.

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  after all, they said, it will match the hair of everyone who waits for the promises of the watchtower to be fulfilled..

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  After considering several possible colors for the new Bible the Governing Body finally lovingly decided on gray.

  After all, they said, it will match the hair of everyone who waits for the promises of the Watchtower to be fulfilled.
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  Recording meeting

  by Fading Begins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

  also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

  geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

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  JimmyPage

  Grumpy Cat is not amused:

  
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  am i the only one on here who couldnt give a TOSS about the AGM--?

  by bigmac in

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  the title says it all.

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  Today they announced Armageddon has begun! Oh wait, just another underwhelming Bible. Nothing to see here, folks, move along. Yawn.
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  Recording meeting

  by Fading Begins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first 30 min announcing a collection of bibles collected from r & f that is to go on display at bethel.

  also accounts of how they "miraculously" received bibles that they didn't think they could get - eg.

  geneva bible.. now - watchtower study review as there is no meeting tomorrow..

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  They actually said "don't associate with 'bum' Witnesses?" Did they say anything else to clarify the meaning of "bum" Witness?
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  Who is your favorite "Apostate"? Who helped you see the truth about "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .

  and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..

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  When I first came to this site I wondered how everyone seemed to know so much inside info. Then I read CoC and realized it all came from Ray.

  Also a huge reason I kept coming back here was for the humor. People like Outlaw, Farkel, Sacolton, etc.

  I'd say the person who influenced me the most to go from believer to atheist was LeavingWT. He always challenged my thinking and I appreciate that now.
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  1914 to 1975

  by Bob_NC in

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  back when i was preaching that this generation of 1914 would by no means pass away, that they were all very old, having been old enough in 1914 to understand the significance of the events of that year...it was just me running ahead.

  i made it all up!

  running ahead with ideas of my own.

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  Hey, and even if you were wrong, that doesn't mean you weren't right. You were just awake and alert while Christendom was asleep! Good on you.
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  Yesterday I met a poster from JWN

  by crmsicl in

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  about 4 months ago i pm'd poster "emma" because i noticed she was from the same state i grew up in.

  i told her about myself and where i grew up, i was not a jw growing up but she was.

  as we communicated we eventually realized that we were from the same neck of the woods and then even from the same high school and graduating class.

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  When I first started coming to this site I saw a poster who used his real life picture as his avatar. I recognized him immediately. We grew up together in the same congregation but hadn't seen each other in years. We've gotten together on more than one occasion since. It was a real encouragement to me when I saw him on JWN.
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  "Whether These Appear Sound From a Strategic or Human Standpoint or Not." - What do YOU think?

  by jw07 in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131115/seven-shepherds-eight-dukes/.

  paragraph 17.

  "at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

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  Makes dubs think, "They know something we don't. They must really be Jehovah's true representatives on Earth."
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  "My brain NEEDS a good washing!!!"

  by bytheirworks in

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  have you ever heard a jw say, after someone calls them brain washed, that: "well, my brain needs a good washing???".

  share your account & experiences.

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  JimmyPage

  I did hear this from the stage. At the time I thought it was pretty funny. I'm so glad I'm awake now.