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  WITNESSES FEAR THE TRUTH - WIKIPEDIA

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  every time i submit the following update to wikipeda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kingdom_hall#funding - some poor deluded individual/s keeps deleting.. i wonder who it could be?????????.

  "as of may 2014, the funding of kingdom hall construction around the world has changed, as per the instructions of the governing body's letter to all congregations, downloadable from this link - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/279067/1/2014-03-29-boe-confidentials-pdf-adjustment-to-financing-kingdom-hall-and-assembly-hall-construction-worldwide.

  the previous form of funding was facilitated by entirely by voluntary donations.

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  Quote, However, we are confident that Jehovah will supply whatever is needed by your generous support.

  That has to be the quote of the year!!! Are they freeeeeekin' serious?
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  Had an argument with my wife about tinkerbell :(

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of my co workers mother made my 4 year old a blanket with the disney character tinkerbell on it.

  as soon as i got it i knew trouble lay ahead.

  i wanted to reason with her before my daughter saw it so as not to cause a disruption, but it didn't work out that way.

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  So did you keep the evil blanket or not???
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  "we must be ready to obey, even if it doesnt sound reasonable from a human standpoint"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so its now all clear!.

  the reason why that damned wt article several months back said the quote:.

  "we may be asked to do something by jehovahs organization, and we should be ready to obey even if it doesnt seem reasonable from a human standpoint or not".

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  It would sadly seem son, Stuckinarut. I know some pretty intelligent JWs who fail to see through this ruse. Or if they do, they're in denial. Unfortunately, I find it hard to look the other way and my connections with the ones that are still in are somewhat strained. I find it very hard to hold in my frustration!
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  WOW gotta check out this Charles Sinutko talk "Is It Proper to have doubts?"

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so manipulaitve.

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  http://www.printcentralandsigns.com/jwtalks/covisits/sinutko%20charles%20-%20is%20it%20proper%20to%20have%20doubts.mp3.

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  Brought back all sorts of nightmares of endless hours of babble. I can't believe they get away with this.
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  REMEMBER THOSE IN NURSING HOMES

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i saw this article's title in the latest kingdom ministry - http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/278822/1/june-2014-kingdom-ministry-km-06-2014-pdf - i was delighted!!.

  i thought, "at last, we are all being encouraged to visit our poor brothers & sisters in nursing homes, who feel abandoned!.

  nope, that's not it - it's all about targetting non-witnesses in those establishments, and get them to sign up for "bible" studies.

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  Oh no...GOD FORBID that these poor souls have SOME fun before the pop their clogs for good. New low has been hit.
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  Have You Been Invited To The Memorial?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.

  he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..

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  Funny you asked that...as I was running outside yesterday, jamming to Motley Crue on the headphones, oblivious to the pavement underneath me, all of a sudden I find myself sliding forward, heading for a nasty fall. I caught myself, luckily, and looked down to see what caused me to slip...there it was. A crumpled up memorial invite, Jesus' hand extended. I took it with me and threw it away...didn't wany anyone else to be tripped up by it!
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  Post the funniest WTBTS quote you can think of

  by DuvanMuvan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just felt like a laugh.. if any funny quotes come to mind feel free to post them here.

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  We are the most tolerant people in the world......

  Yeah, right!
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  Maybe moving! Need some advice

  by Jon Preston in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok so we might be moving to fl.

  wife wants to get away to start over.

  i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.

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  I used to live there. I was in the Carollwood area, the newer part. It's actually north of Tampa, up Dale Mabry. That's a great area as well as Land O Lakes.

  Also, Brookesville, about 45 minutes further north is a much cheaper place to live. They put in an expressway that can get you to Tampa in about 20 minutes or so.

  Good luck. Wish I could move back.
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  ALL JW's to be at the meeting this week...

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  we asked this person if it could be aqbout the terminology change and they said that was already read last week...... we remember the last time they did this.

  got everyone all excited thinking the big "a" was coming and all it was about, was the literature would now be donated instead of charging for it.. .

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  "effectively immediately, all zone overseers will now be called zone drones. The visit of a zone drone to a branch will be called a drone-in rather than a zone visit. All convention names will be changed immediately with the word "mindless" in front of them, regardless of their length or content.

  To the body of elders:

  Please read this to the congregation and then immediately destroy. Further instructions to follow....
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  Life for me as a jw (not really) teenager

  by DuvanMuvan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey i joined this thread recently and thought this was a good way to introduce myself.

  i am 15, still going to school and i live in the uk.

  a good chunk of my mum's side of the family are jws.

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  diana netherton

  Sorry to hear that you're going through such a time...I went throught exactly what you did years ago.

  Honestly, I would sit your mum down and just tell her outright what you said here. Tell her that you love her and your family and that you will respect their beliefs but that you have decided not to adopt them yourself. Assure her that you're not going to bust out on some major criminal, immoral spree, but that you just want to choose a different path. It's going to be difficult, especially with all of the people around you, and there may be emotion. Try to stay calm and stay true to yourself. I did...that was 25 years ago, and I don't regret it at all. Think about it and decide for yourself. You're very young, but very well spoken and you strike me as very intelligent.

  You can email me anytime if you would like to chat to someone.

  Stay strong....BIG HUGS.

  Diana