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  Something Big Is Happening To the WT Mag.

  by metatron in

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  i looked over the aug. 1 public watchtower and noticed the same changes i observed previously.. plainly put, it appears that they have simply run out of things to say and so are just filling up printing space!.

  they devote 4 full pages to a bible reading schedule that could have been easily condensed into a couple sentences.

  they have the same large graphics and typeset that eats up printing area.

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  The Berean

  I still hold to my prediction ... TITHING is on the way for the "faithful." 07/25/09
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  Does The Burger King Creep You Out?

  by minimus in

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  i saw a tv ad with that creepy looking burger king.

  i would think kids would be afraid of him....or is it just me?.

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  The Berean

  Not creeped just jealous of his Whopper ....
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  Materialism & Adultery

  by sweet pea in

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  so, we were brought up in/enticed into an organisation that we believed was a spiritual paradise.

  everyone appearing to be better than the world around them.

  my experience was of youngsters leading double lives, partying hard like the best of the world.

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  Hope for the future

  While most of recall horror stories and hypocracy, I must say that the current crrop of you JWs (Of course fewer are staying) are more real and less prone to putting on errs. True, the old school still lingers but if you will notice the newbees and climbers they pretty much mind their own business and ignor others. I find it pleasant that I am no longer interrogated as to where I have been or what my problem is. I suppose the stocked gun rack in my pickup might have something to do with them leaving me alone! You suppose?

  Seriously, the kids who stay are better than the crowd most of us had to deal with.
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  Christian T.V show....man claims after car accident Jesus talked to him! Are they on drugs or lying?

  by Witness 007 in

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  this guy had a serious accident and had limbs amputed but when interviewed claims very logically that while waiting for help jesus appeared and told him..."jim, everything will be okay, it's not your time...i need you to be a missionary for me..." this guy talks about it like it's nothing!

  are these people for real or just lying.....i agree with marx who said "religion is the opium of the people.

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  Ya, and Eve made Adam's banana stand. Now, I'll bet that fit!
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  My morbid fear of rejection ...

  by The Berean in

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  it probably all began woth having no father or male influence during childhood to tell me how well i was doing.

  as a youngster the most unpleasant task involved knocking as a jw on doors of people who didn't want you there and being told i was not welcome.. it went farther than that.

  before conversion, mother had grown up as a salvation army disciplinarian and most everything i did was wrong or unhealthy according to her.

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  Fadeout;

  I get it. Sort of like getting back up on the horse! What an idea!(not)
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  My morbid fear of rejection ...

  by The Berean in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it probably all began woth having no father or male influence during childhood to tell me how well i was doing.

  as a youngster the most unpleasant task involved knocking as a jw on doors of people who didn't want you there and being told i was not welcome.. it went farther than that.

  before conversion, mother had grown up as a salvation army disciplinarian and most everything i did was wrong or unhealthy according to her.

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  It probably all began woth having no Father or male influence during childhood to tell me how well I was doing. As a youngster the most unpleasant task involved knocking as a JW on doors of people who didn't want you there and being told I was not welcome.

  It went farther than that. Before conversion, Mother had grown up as a Salvation Army disciplinarian and most everything I did was wrong or unhealthy according to her. I grew to believe I was inferior. Although I had talent in music and journalism to pursue such would be rejected by Jehovah.

  I grew tired of confrontation and correction and gave up on life in my early twenties. I rufused to compete for anything ... jobs, girls, or power. The fear of rejection was agreater risk than the possible reward of accomplishment. I continue to this day with low self esteem and the need to flee from confrontation. Even when others are actually trying to give aid, I interpret it as degrading counsel.Oh how I wish i could ignor my critics and mark them of as my equal rendering a simple point of view. But I am oversensetive. Is my phobia rare or do others have similar fears?
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  I have an issue...

  by IronHill in

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  ok, here's my problem.... this weekend is my fiancee's district assembly, and she is attending.

  i am suppoused to accompany her sat.

  and sun.

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  Keep in mind, please, that you marry a family as well as a person ...
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  Do the JWs believe that there will be no accidents or mistakes in the new system?

  by easyreader1970 in

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  if you cut yourself, will it heal instantly or will it heal at a normal rate?

  will it hurt?

  what if you cut yourself too deeply and you begin to lose too much blood?.

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  The only mistake will be if I am there! Heads will roll!
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  what was the jw`s high water mark?

  by warmasasunned in

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  when were the jw`s at there peak.

  i remember when i became a witness in 1986 there seemed to be almost an electricity in the air in my part of the world nottingham england (for all those outside the uk where robinhood legend comes from).. when we went on the ministry there would sometimes be as many as 60 people mainly in there early twenties, we couldnt fit in one room and had to stand outside sometimes, now when i see the jw`s out and about there maybe 4 or 5 in number mainly old people.. i remember those days, coming to the end of the cold war, berlin wall coming down, band aid (feet of clay prophecy) peace and sercurity etc etc, it seemed arrmageddon was just round the corner, of course the jw`s still had there sell by date then (1914 gen).

  was that when the witnesses were at there strongest.

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  I recall the year 1972 as being most exciting for the "faithful." The book "the Truth that Leads to Eternal Life" was curiously popular and easy to place in the publics hands. The Elder arrangement promised a bridge and structure leading to the new order. People in KHs acted as if they believed as opposed to going thru the motions. The retention rate of children was much higher due, in part , to the lack of information later available on the net. Believers visited each other for the "fun of it" and not for official business only. It was only after the WBTS created a false urgency concerning 1975 did publishers cease living as if there was a tomorrow in this "system of things." When tomorrow came the thrill retreated and many were financially strapped due to a lack of planning.
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  Do You Think Most People Are Prejudiced ----Black, White, Red, etc.???

  by minimus in

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  after reading the terrific thread about the black harvard professor and the allegations being thrown around, i wonder if anyone might not show prejudice in one way or another.

  i kind of think, anyone can be guilty of it.

  i know some blacks that seriously look down upon other blacks simply because of a variation in color.

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  Judging by where people choose to live and raise their families I must decidedly say yes ...