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  A big hello and thank you

  by iwasblind in

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  2. experiences

  i just wanted to introduce myself and say a big hello to all of my mentally diseased friends.. i say friends because i have been lurking for some time so it feels like home (us lurkers are a bit scared and cautious so it takes a while).

  i won't bore you with too many details, but i am a born in, currently serving as the cobe of a congregation.

  my wife and i have pioneered for the last 10 years and were shaken awake by that ridiculous 15th july 2013 wt about the generation and 1914.. my wife who is much smarter than me has questioned for years.

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  Welcome! Your story reminds me very much of my own, and the time spent researching with my (ex)wife the lies we'd been brought up to believe.

  Life Cofty, I too turned to "Jesus" after my exit, but once a mind has been opened its very hard to close it again and I applied the same critical thinking to what I was learning about "orthodox Christianity" as I'd done to the WTBTS and soon drifted away from any notion of formal, organised, traditional religion. And for the first time in my life, I have peace.

  Good luck with your exit!
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  Who are the people in JW TV videos?

  by HappyDad in

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  2. friends

  out of curiosity, i have caught a glimpse or two of the "drama" style videos.

  are the ones in these televised "dramas" jw's or did they hire actors for the job?

  i can't see the average jw being able to do acting as good (if you will call it good) as some of these people.

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  I think they use actors. Being in front of the camera, having to things over and over again for different shots or when someone fluffs their lines is very difficult and the productions are too slick for ALL of the people in them being Bethelites...
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  The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK

  by usualusername in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my fave was roy renouf - district overseer.

  always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.

  worst was michael purbrick.

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  Worst - Terry Armstrong. Total dick of a man with an overbearing, sanctimonious wife. Hugely entitled couple who clearly strived to make everyone feel shit and inadequate.

  Best - Clive Pitman. And I'm only sayin that because they were all shite.
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  Recorded judicial committee hearings

  by Bamidbar in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i believe that the best way to inoculate any friend or relative of yours from becoming more deeply involved in the watchtower is exposure to recordings of the judicial process.. that goes for those already in the watchtower---if you can get them to listen.. what in your opinion are the best available online?.

  i recommend several.

  i am writing this off the cuff and do not have all the exact links, but you should find them easily.. anondud2 - on youtube.

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  The Matthew Barrie example is a good one as he recorded all of his talks with the elders before it became a judicial matter. Doing so reveals that the accusations against him were false and instead arose because of the bruised ego of the Presiding Overseer at the time.

  He appealed his disfellowshipping for apostasy, however while the appeal committee made up of very prominent local elders couldn't find any evidence of apostasy, he was disfellowshipped for not answering their questions, or "failing to show honour to the glorious ones" as they put it.

  A listener to these recordings in New Zealand transcribed the meetings, they're also available text format. If anyone wants the full mp3s of the recordings, send me a PM.
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  Who Benefits from the Multi-Billion Dollar Real Estate Empire that is WT?

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thread is to formally address this subject.

  this is for forum members and especially for lurkers (current witnesses reading this in secret).

  please feel free to post any additional points.. there are a lot of changes happening in wt land.

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  Could it be the property grab is about shoring up their portfolio in the event of more lawsuits, giving them a large buffer which would allow the inevitable cash payout, protecting the afore mentioned luxury lifestyle of the leaders?
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  What if.....the impossible happened?

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what if the almighty gb announced that all shunning will cease, and next minute all the people who have shunned you start calling and texting saying "hi, we're baaaack, we can talk to you now!".

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  what would do you do, and how do you react?.

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  I've managed without them for over 6 years. Don't need them now, although there is one hottie I'd probably allow to say hello to me. 
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  JW.bore invades my vacation?!?

  by darth frosty in

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  2. friends

  just got back from a cruise and dubs were walking around the boat faithfully wearing their jw.bore pins smdh.

  than at cozumel i saw these lovely sisters.

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  The one on the left is a hottie.
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  I tripped into a JW literature cart

  by diana netherton in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i wasn't looking where i put my feet, and i almost took the cart out!

  anyway, i stopped and chatted with the people for a bit.

  three women and a man -- an elder and his wife.

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  Which of their beliefs, in particular, do you respect?

  Personally, I have no respect for any of their beliefs, and by extension I do not respect them or their decision to peddle their religion and its beliefs, including its harsh shunning, in my city.
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  INTERSTELLAR

  by RobertT18 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  sorry for the caps but... this movie was incredibly amazing!

  this film will probably win a lot of oscars.

  more than an hour's worth of footage has been shot in 70mm so it is worth seeing it in imax.

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  It's ana amazing film.
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  Changed: Head coverings for sisters, w15 2/15 QFR

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does a female kingdom publisher need to wear a head covering if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher?.

  in a questions from readers item published in the watchtower of july 15, 2002, it was stated that a sister should cover her head if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher, whether he is baptized or not.

  further consideration of the matter suggests that a modification to this direction is appropriate.. if the male publisher who accompanies the sister while she conducts an established bible study is baptized, the sister would certainly want to wear a head covering.

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  Head coverings. Remind me, what century is this?