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  The CONSCIOUS CLASS what does it mean to you, and do you consider yourself one of them?

  by cattails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a few posts where the term "conscious class" has been in just recently.. i'm wondering if it means the same to most jws and exjws who post here.. what does the "conscious class" mean to you?.

  ok, no funny business about 'being conscious' as in awake and fully cafeinated.. if you could answer the two questions it may help some here to understand what.

  this term is a lot better.

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  cattails

  Thanks for your responses. I appreciate that the issue of family relations came up.

  The reason I'm still attending meetings is to keep up the front that everything's ok.

  My father knows there's some questions and problems with doctrine in my mind.

  What can you do when someone in your family is so loyal and devoted that their

  only thought is unquestioning service to the WT?

  I'm still a Christian. I haven't given up on my belief in God. This is different from

  other people who may post here, but what we have in common is the realization

  that the WT misrepresents the truth and gives people false hopes "within their

  lifetime". But so many WT promises have gone by the wayside and instead of

  admitting they led people on and gave them a false hope they turn around and

  blame the very people they egged on by saying they "ran ahead" or they were

  given to speculation.

  I find it very disgusting that this "religious" corporation has so much control of

  people's lives. It devastates me and I feel unable to do much about it. But I am

  conscious of at least this much: I am mentally free of this Cult. And I hope one

  day I will be physically and emotionally free too.
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  What does your sleep position reveal about your personality?

  by Think About It in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mine is the yearner position.. .

  fetus position - a whopping 41% of participants sleep in this curled-up manner.

  women are twice as likely to rest like this and it is listed as the most common position.

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  cattails

  I find myself doing a sort of dance around. It's really weird.

  I'm in one position then get tired of that and try another.

  This post is starting to sound weird to me too. So okay,

  mostly I'm the yearner, but freefaller and starfish are what

  I wake up like. So I go to bed one way and wake up another.

  I don't know what most of the night might be like except

  sometimes I have to go pee. And when I do I'm so like a

  zombie I don't know what position I wake up to.
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  How much has YOUR APPEARANCE changed over the years?

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  place your before and after photo.

  must be at least 15 years difference betwen the two.. .

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  cattails

  Oh, wow, Terry, what a hottie! Myself, I used to be a scrawny little runt of a kid.

  Not much change except I wear a lot more make up now, hee hee hee!
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  The CONSCIOUS CLASS what does it mean to you, and do you consider yourself one of them?

  by cattails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a few posts where the term "conscious class" has been in just recently.. i'm wondering if it means the same to most jws and exjws who post here.. what does the "conscious class" mean to you?.

  ok, no funny business about 'being conscious' as in awake and fully cafeinated.. if you could answer the two questions it may help some here to understand what.

  this term is a lot better.

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  cattails

  There's a few posts where the term "conscious class" has been in just recently.

  I'm wondering if it means the same to most JWs and exJWs who post here.

  What does the "conscious class" mean to you?

  Do you consider yourself one of them?

  Ok, no funny business about 'being conscious' as in awake and fully cafeinated.

  If you could answer the two questions it may help some here to understand what

  this term is a lot better. I consider myself one of them. It is strange that some in

  my home congregation may also be of the 'conscious class'... There was an

  estimate someplace that said up to a third of all active JWs are of the 'conscious

  class'. That would be hard to believe. But it would be great if that were so.

  What do you think? And thanks for your answers.
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  GOT A FRIEND REQUEST FROM AN ELDER ON FACEBOOK!!!!!

  by Blue Grass in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  damn!

  damn!

  damn!

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  cattails

  (Maybe the elder you're refering to is me :-)

  Hey Oppostate,

  That kinda blew my mind too! Not many people throw the term "conscious class" around

  referring to the JW's who are still attending meetings but are conscious, that is they

  are aware that the WT isn't God's Channel on Earth and are also aware of all the false

  teachings that enslave the R&F Witnesses. You could at least tell us what country you're in???

  Anyway, good to see you frequenting this site I've liked your style since you started posting.

  Keep it up!

  -Cattails
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  Question

  by is there help out there in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is there any food jw are not allowed to eat besides muff burgers..

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  cattails

  not allowed

  Wow! I read that too fast and thought it said "not swallowed".

  Talk about Freudian slips of the tongue!
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  Memorial Attendance: "What's Going On?"

  by sweet pea in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  spoke to my dad today who attended the beckenham (london/kent) congregation's memorial - he said that for the first time the attendance was seriously down - 203 as opposed to last year's 250 and that penge (congregation that shares the hall) had a similar experience.

  it's called the internet dad.. can we have a roll call of numbers from those that attended please?

  (or if it's been covered already, a link?).

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  cattails

  I visited a congregation back East.

  I asked about the numbers and they had 30+

  less than last year. The brother explained that

  they were the second congregation meeting at

  the KH that evening and so a lot of people go

  to the first Memorial held that evening because

  of it being earlier... Funny thing is that the

  attendance at the first meeting I found out

  was less than at the second meeting!
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  At a 2 day assembly ...the point that the brother spoke about that drove me mad....."don't hug your husband, wife or child during prayer".

  by crazy2try in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i attended one day of a two day assembly and did ok until the very last talk.

  the brother was from bethal and well jw's pay closer attention to their talks, cause that is when some new info is given,,,right.

  well anyways i lost focus and began to daydream, cause it became one of those talks that just talks about wasting time.

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  cattails

  Nothing about Facebook, just a warning about the internet and

  social networking sites, but no site name dropping at the CA I went to.
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  Are some of the anointed ones now already ressurrected and gone to heaven as the society claim?

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  frankly, i am a little bit confused by this teaching.

  well when i read 1 thes 4:13-18, it contradicts what the society claim.. paul wrote -.

  moreover, brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant concerning those who are sleeping [in death]; that you may not sorrow just as the rest also do who have no hope.

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  cattails

  This is an idea pertinent to another topic I read in another forum (from Ros at ChannelC), she says:

  "Do we not all know that the Watchtower teaches that the 144,000 "saints" will rule as kings with Jesus Christ for 1000 years?"

  Then she goes on to point out the problem with the Watchtower teaching:
  
  1) Christ returned in 1914.
  
  2) Wasn't it 1919 when the "annointed" who had died began to be resurrected?
  
  3) In a little more than 4 years, Christ will have been reigning for 100 years.
  
  4) The thousand years does not begin until after Armageddon.
  
  5) Some of the "annointed" do not die until some time after Armageddon according to the Revelation book.
  
  6) Jehovah's Witnesses say these numbers are literal (144,000 and 1000 years).
  
  And she arrives at this conclusion:

  "If Christ began reigning in 1914, and not all of the 144,000 have begun reigning, nor will until after Armageddon,
  then at no time can it be said that Christ + 144,000 reigned for a literal 1000 years. Even if Armageddon occurred tomorrow,
  Christ would have to reign for at least 1096 years Himself. The longer Armageddon is put off, and the more JWs who join
  the annointed rank, ... well, you get the picture."

  http://www.channelc.org/
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  New Light on Fat people

  by RR in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  glutton...fails to show love for jehovah.

  is food a big thing in his life?

  if in the presence of others, does he selfishly ignore their needs and take more than his fair share?

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  cattails

  I could lose some pounds myself,

  but what can you do RR,

  with such a fat head?