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  Aliens exist and YHWH (Jehovah) was one of them.

  by Jehovah Was An Alien in

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  "the constellation of the seven stars forming the pleiades appears to be the crowning centre around which the known system of the planets revolve even as our suns planet obey the sun and travel in their respective orbits.

  it has been suggested, and with much weight, that one of the stars of that group is the dwelling place of jehovah and the place of the highest heavens; that is the place to which the inspired writer referred to when he said: "hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven" (2 chronicles6:21) ; and that it is the place to which job referred when under inspiration he wrote: "canst thou blind the sweet influences of pleiades, or loose the bands of orion" – job 38:31"

  the constellation of the pleiades is a small one compared with others which scientific instruments disclose to the wondering eyes of man.

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  freddo

  Errrr ... is the OP just being ironic?

  I didn't take his post to be what he really believes.

  But then, I'm English not American!
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  How to spot faders or "closeted" apostates in a congregation / meeting?

  by nevaagain in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i am awoken for several years now (never really bought the cool aid) but for family reasons i am still enduring everything.

  but my wife knows ... .

  anyway so yesterday we had this boring meeting and as i was sitting there trying to make time pass faster i looked around me and i thought who else feels the same as me and is completely bored?

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  freddo

  Own Lyrics.

  "Kiss my bum lest god be angry ..."
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  Could we ever see a GB member disassociate?

  by pleaseresearch in

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  2. beliefs

  we saw it with raymond franz.

  but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.

  to leave, and expose it..

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  freddo

  I say no.

  But then in May 1941 Rudolph Hess flew away from Nazi Germany when it was right at the peak of its power.

  I don't suppose we'll ever fully know why.
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  How did you feel when they eliminated the Con. Book Study?

  by Freeandclear in

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  2. friends

  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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  freddo

  It was a relief to have another "free" evening where I didn't have to put on a tie and go out for the evening and up until about 2004 when I was still an elder I was always a book study group overseer so that made it even worse.

  Given the choice I would rather have kept a one hour study in someone's home and dropped the midweek meeting at the KH.
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  Urging More Lurkers To Sign Up

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have seen a lot of new posters intro stories on here, also updates from those who have been around for a while.

  i just want to take 1 post to beg those reading to speak up.

  it was a big turning point for me and one of the best decisions i made.

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  freddo

  @The Rebel

  "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON" - lurking and posting!
  
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  Urging More Lurkers To Sign Up

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have seen a lot of new posters intro stories on here, also updates from those who have been around for a while.

  i just want to take 1 post to beg those reading to speak up.

  it was a big turning point for me and one of the best decisions i made.

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  freddo

  Good post! Really encouraging to hear from others travelling the same journey.

  Armageddy ain't a happenin' anytime soon.

  Jahwayh's garlic-munching jwdot orgasm is busy trying to balance telling us how Elijah stood up to 450 Baal prophets in the cong "bible" study and yet letting Geoffrey Jackson wimp out to the polite questions of the Australian Royal Commission.

  And Watchtower isn't going to reach out of your computer and expose you as a doubter!
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  Elders & Ex Elders, did knowing sins of congregation members change how you treated them?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when you found out all the sins of fellow witnesses did it effect how you treated them?

  it was shocking when i found out the range of bs these people did to each other.

  i don't mean sexual abuse, i mean fraud, theft, infidelity and more.

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  In our hall it is easy to identify the recently "dealt with" - if they answered and stop answering they've had a private reproof. If they were running a microphone and are "not on zer list" they've had a private reproof. They were all over cart (non)witnessing and now they're not? = Private reproof.

  The "best one" I knew of were the self-righteous finger pointing pioneer wife and the persistent porn problem elder husband who got caught by said wife! They were always on about "immodest clothing" worn by others. She went to pieces and came off of pioneering and he got removed from being an elder.

  I had an un-christian feeling of grim satisfaction over that one.
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: A Clear Decline

  by Hadriel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.

  if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.

  i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.

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  And notice how even in average joe's link it peaks around August/October 2014 and drops steadily down to February 2016.

  Is this because jwdotorgasm was really pushed in the summer of 2014 and now interest is already waning?
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  Watchtower December 15th issue caught lying again!

  by freeman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower caught lying again in the december 15th article “a living translation of god's word”.

  more like a lying then a living translation of god”s word if you ask me.

  but i digress... .

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  freddo

  Nice catch!
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  Actively Fading and The Memorial

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  those of you fading- with the memorial approaching are you going to appease family?

  not going and making up an excuse?

  acting like your going but not really?.

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  freddo

  Maybe if you feel you "have to attend" or "truthfully say you have attended " you could go to:

  Another congregation in your hall as "the time suits better" = less love bombing/awkwardness

  A congregation in another town "where your relative/friend who's invited you attends" - just go to a hall where you know no-one at all.

  Or if you want to lie and make an excuse:-

  Go away for a short break and "attend in London/Edinburgh/Cardiff" or some other plausible late winter citybreak type of place where there are several halls to choose from. You need to know the town well enough to blag it mind!

  Be "really really sick" and use the phone in link (which didn't work again) and ignore the phone.

  The best one tho' has to be jwfacts "don't go - they can't df you for it!"