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  New K.Hall Design, Mansfield

  by BluesBrother in

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  not mansfield u k , but mansfield in u s a - it doesn't look much, does it?

  in fact even the uber dubs on j w talk are not impressed (that must be a first!

  this thread of theirs is publicly readable:.

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  Community school, Health Clinic, you name it, very appealing for resale after the pubs pay for it
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  So... Are they done printing the number of partakers?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  during the wt study yesterday i had a confused look on my face the whole meeting.

  more of a, wtf, face.

  one paragraph says, "therefore,the number of partakers does not accurately indicate the number of anointed ones left on earth.".

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  Stats claim one in three have emotional and mental illness in the "world" so taking that into consideration that means of the 15,400 or so, about 5,000 of the so called anointed are mentally unstable plus since there are 7 GB2 take your pick 1 or 2 maybe of them is as well.

  Also did anyone note that there are some doing private bible studies?? Remember the 80's cleanout??

  They did not say it directly but just the hint means something is going on....

  and really, who wants to know the names of the anointed? I Don't - I hated the picture of the people trying to get shots and touching the so called GB member... What a crazy reasoning. there were a few more issues but those are enough for now
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  Closer/death/Funerals

  by Leela1 in

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  hello all i am fairly new to this site even though i have been da since i was 16 years old i am now 35 years old.

  i have had very little contact with my family since i left maybe a handful of times over the years.

  i thought i put the past behind me and moved on i have 4 amazing kids of my own really supportive partner and great friends who have become my family.

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  My kid who had been very close to his uncle who was a JW is now going through the same thing - the uncle was close to him then all of a sudden, as my son was not attending meetings, was very sarcastic and hurtful in his remarks and holier than thou even though it was found out later he was a cheater. Uncle left the truth, and my son experiences still hurtful remarks, now the uncle is dying and my son has so many mixed feelings of anger and hurt that he is afraid to visit as the uncle, rather than being apologetic, may want to leave my son with more hurt by more sarcastic remarks.

  I feel sorry it is your father, but he abdicated his position years ago -- hugs to you, you have made a life for yourself and will have to decide for yourself what to expect when you do go. Will your mother let you in? Will your name be on the do not allow list? That will be painful. Only you can figure what to do

  TL
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  Whatever happened to "YOU'RE WELCOME"? Has "NO PROBLEM" replaced it?

  by Terry in

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  wherever i go, i say "thank you" to clerks, servers, delivery people, hosts and hostesses and the response has become invariable: "no problem!".

  have i aged to the point i'm now an old fuddy duddy who doesn't "get it"?.

  is it counted mannerly to avoid, "you're welcome" in favor of "no problem"?.

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  I forget the PC and just say" thanks love, appreciate it".....
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  They want to get rid of "anointed ones" - It's getting clear

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
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  i've never met a group that turns on it's members like the jw's.

  sister faithful that thinks she's anointed is now bat shit crazy with mental illness.

  we all have known it's true, but now you have the wt, who put it in everyone's head that you can be anointed.

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  How can all the 144,000 be men and some women chosen from the earth to be a bride of Christ? Are all of them changed to women for the marriage to take place, cause Jesus is a male ? Why is the word "marriage" used?

  You can be one in spirit and all be in agreement as to what control over the earth they may have, but to use the word marriage and Jesus being a male, what does that really mean-- when marriage is between a man and a woman?

  Just a thought
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  Canada zone visit March 2016

  by Richard_I in

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  canada's getting a zone visit in march 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit.

  praying it's anthony morris and we get our own tight pants talk.

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  Did anyone note the three lovely halls that were built from our funds... small to say the least -- three!! I was so captivated by them I forgot where they were built....

  I could not believe they would crow about that.... and the poor folks up north with the wind, were not standing in front of any hall... just frigid weather....

  Paladin1 90 minutes -- we had two a half hours!! How did you get away with that?? LOLO

  That pep talk probably was to ensure more money was given by the pubs in attendance -- -- that's what it is all about anyway.... and they did mention a scripture twice with tithing in it -- what does that mean?? Is that the next big thing o & A what the pubs are already pressed into giving from the hall funds??
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  Animals were created without needing Toilet Paper ... but not Man ... Why???

  by RubaDub in

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  my dog and other pets do their "business" and run away and are happy.. man does not have that luxury.

  any thoughts on why animals were created with the "poop and go" capacity while man has to go through more steps?

  was this perhaps an additional issue that god added on when adam and eve sinned (such as eve having significant more birth pains)?

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  Anyone hear of "Rings of Fire" without doing the clean thing.. its a necessary evil... and don't forget mama said to wash your hands

  That little hole is tucked between two globes of fat tissue and creates heat and moisture, dogs and cats and animals don't have that.. seeing the guys seem to like the Kardashian look, it stands to reason, we need to wipe!
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  How did you feel when they eliminated the Con. Book Study?

  by Freeandclear in

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  years ago when i was "in" i loved the book study.

  it was my favorite meeting by far.

  mainly because it was a small group.

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  Loved it - not matter what excuse they gave, travel, gas, etc... just another night to relax
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  THE SHADOW OF 75 still hangs over us all . . .

  by Terry in

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  few of your are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.. .

  i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

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  I remember it also -- heard it many times, some folks gave up lucrative businesses to pioneer, other sold homes and furniture, then had to start all over a again at later age.. yet the society denied they said or inferred anything.

  We were called 75 ers -- bristled at that name -- it was in the KM, it was spoken of on stage by elders, it was talked about in congregations -- end of the 6,000 years -- everything is gone, get ready, so as I was newly baptized, I swallowed it, along with my born in mate -- well, it came and went, we got fulltime jobs, jobs that paid a pension, we added to that pension weekly -- and here we are today.... at least we have a paid for home, a new car in the yard, food and clothing and a nice yard..... I guess that's all you can ask for in this world of stress today

  That was my first inkiling something was terribly wrong, but went along anyway.... friends, family, didn't

  seem to bother them - just another new light adjustment.... and on it goes
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  may need some help soon

  by Missanna in

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  ok so i send my father a letter telling him several reasons i do not believe the witnesses are jehovah's organization.i also told my father at the end of the letter that i was setting some boundaries once and for all.

  that i would not be emotionally blackmailed or verbally abused anymore that if he wanted to talk to me as a father then i welcome that and if he can't do that then i do not wish to comunicate with him.

  i sent it about a week ago and was waiting for all hell to break loose but nothing happend.

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  Missannaa:

  There is another elephant in the room and that is the child abuse cases that are rearing their ugly heads and they are NOT MEDIA reports, they are actual court reports that are being placed on the internet for all the world to see -- look at the Australian Royal Commission - just within the past few months -- where a GB member -Jackson-actually lied or evaded questioning.... now there are over 1000 perverts they found were not reported to authorities, and the UK is now setting up their own Royal Commission to investigate not only JW's but the RC Church and other religions who deal with children and have either hidden or destroyed intimidating paperwork. .... the rank and file of JW's have no clue their money is being spent as hush money -- initially there were 16 cases settled out of court several years ago with purported $750,000 paid to each.....look up Candace Conti court report and news... jury gave her $28 million but it is now down to less than that but the JW's were still found GUILTY. There are many -... sorry to break your bubble but prepare yourself for more lawsuits against the society