Last year a family of 7 left - husbands and wives - they all went at the same time
This month , 5 left in various congs. -again husbands AND wives
When you look at less getting baptized during the assemblies - they are going out as fast as coming in
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R&F Rumblings
by biometrics inso i had a good conversation wth my brother, who i thought was a devout jw.
he eventually asked "are you going to the meetings?
", i said "no" then he said "why not, you know we're near the end".
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Medical Marijuana, Your opinion please?
by Greybeard indo any of you use medical marijuana?
i go to aa and there are a few who believe medical marijuana is an "outside issue" and they are ok with it.
i don't know... alcohol doesn't work for me but if it did, i would use it... i wish i could find a "new drug" that works lol.
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A relative has MMJ and is licensed to grow his own, quanity is monitored, got stopped by police and they checked his license and found it ok
has it for chronic pain, insomnia, emotional distress - has a certain type which as I understand, there are many types, that controls the pain issues.
The only reason it was banned in the first place back in the early 1900's was because of the rising dependability on alcohol and the heavies behind the distribution of it.. currently, medications for pain, etc. are being made out of MJ and it is reported that legal pain killers can be prescribed by dr's .. apparently there is a hue and cry to have it legalized in many states and provinces of Canada and US.. after all, wasn't Coca Cola using cocaine in their original ingredients... cough med was also laced with drugs..
Hemp was so closely related to Mj that they even stopped growing that - a miracle plant that could stop starvation , have so many uses that it would put some companies out of business today..and clean the earth of pollution, because of those dear cronies in govt who felt it was akin to MJ - you can only grow that with a govt license.
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June 2012 WT - Feet and toes
by truthlover ini was cruising around last month and saw a review of this article - but cannot remember where it was shown that the picture of the feet/toes was crushed in earlier mags.. can anyone help?
i searched under the mag but cant locate exactly where it was shown years ago.. .
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I was cruising around last month and saw a review of this article - but cannot remember where it was shown that the picture of the feet/toes was crushed in earlier mags.. can anyone help? I searched under the mag but cant locate exactly where it was shown years ago..
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The "30 Other Lands" in the Worldwide Report - revealed!
by cedars ini've just uploaded the third article in my four-part "under the microscope" series - looking at the society's claims to be god's sole channel with mankind.
a link is below:.
http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/under-the-microscope-the-watch-tower-societys-claims-to-divine-direction-part-3.
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Cedars:
How can I print this off? Its a great report, many thanks for the clarity of the info.. but I have tried to print it off and cannot do so
thanks
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It is a slippery slope they are teaching about some of the remnant being "mentally unbalanced" or "emotionally unstable" mainly due to the fact they haven't said when this problem started to raise its ugly head.... was it in 1916 when russell died and Rutherford took over and later the GB was set up - who is to say who is unbalanced... since we are all imperfect, who is to say what we have been learning is from those who are mentally stable??? No one can point fingers - its the societies teaching that is unbalanced... they forget that the role of a prophet is to reveal the will of God, and guess what? That will does not make mistakes... the society has made a lot! and maybe this is Jah's way of pointing this out.... raise the numbers, change the "generation" teaching again, making 1914 obsolete which then extends the old system to "we don't really know" date..... which is what it should have been from the start!
If what SGOE said from Barr is correct -- only 20% are valid GB members -- of that 1 in 3 statistically are mentally unstable... are we in trouble???
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Has ANYONE married someone who is not a jw and been/is happy????
by MsGrowingGirl20 inwe were taught that this is detrimental and would only end in doom and gloom...is it true??.
are you happy or know someone who is??
do you regret it?.
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my JW guy married me - an unbeliever-- and never pulled the headship control over me, even when I became a JW --in fact, he was for women receiving equal pay and position -- he was an elder later on and never changed his outlook on women!! We did everhtything together and got great enjoyment out of life... Loved that guy, now deceased
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Was A Cancer Cure Quietly Eliminated?
by metatron inhttp://www.rexresearch.com/mebendazole/mebendazole.htm.
do a google on this and the subject gets interesting.
the science and research was there, in hand, and it was quietly discontinued.. metatron.
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truthlover
The baking soda sounds good - it gets rid of the acid buildup in the body which the cancer thrives in -- eat foods that keep the body in an alkaline state and theoretically, no cancer can grow -- beef and other foods high in acid are not good for a regular diet... have it sparingly
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March 2012 Aux Pioneering
by truthlover inso far what is the response to the aux pioneering this year vs last year?.
in our cong - only 10 so far vs 52 last april.
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So far what is the response to the aux pioneering this year vs last year?
In our cong - only 10 so far vs 52 last April
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-22-2012 WT Study (HELP MEN)
by blondie injohn, his brother james, and their father,.
(john 3:1, 2; 19:38) this fear.
overcome fear of man.
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A couple of questions hit me when this lesson was being presented:
1) OK, going door to door - a sister or two are set to do a presentation - the wife/partner answers - the sister asked to speak with the husband -- kind of a turn off for te wife/mate in this gender equality world we live in -- then if he is not home, she wants to know why you cant speak to her and why do you want him??? Does not look to respectful in her eyes.
2) So now the man, men are flocking into the congregations.(sarcastic)... the reason for this article is that the cong males young and older are not reaching out for "POSITIONS" anymore - like the priests they talk about so much as having serious issues, the males in the congregations are no better. Now the new guys have to go thru a waiting period and that now is about a year for a newly converted male -remember several months ago a lesson stating this fact..... hummm I smell a rat.. we are going to get these newly baptized young squirts to tell the congregations of older age what to do!! Oh my Gawd.....
This lesson turned me OFF!
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Call to legal department Jan 6, 2012
by koolaid-man introubled former witness calls legal department at the watchtower organization.............. dale beckman says, can the "society" be guilty of "alienation of affection?
" in my case, my family has been told it is proper to hate me and to do nothing to help me in any way - otherwise, they could be considered a sharer in my works of "unforgivable sin.
" they are told not to even greet me.
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He does not look too prosperous, he speaks as if he is in depression, who would not be in his situation?? Twice I hear someone at his door, so he must be living with relatives? friends? without a job and the wife getting his business? his home is sold, no job, it is a wonder he has not gone postal. He spoke so calmly to the legal department and says he has Asbergers, I think....
Personally, I think this is the calm before the storm - something is wrong with his wife, I would think, to take her husband the way she has - everything taken, was he that bad a husband, a father, a bread winner? He does not seem to be a bully or tyrant....What is his story? Is there no such thing as 50/50 split when a divorce happens? What is wrong with the judge? I cant figure it out... everything has gone against him..... Did I miss something when he was telling his story? I know the elders do a job on you and they can influence the wife, but the legalities of everything else does not add up.. and if he has nothing how can she get $120,000 from someone who has nothing left?
He definitely needs a lawyer.. contingency.... someone out of state who would take the case...