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  Can someone tell me why Joan's ark and the flood not true and impossible?

  by Gokumonkey in

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  hey everyone.

  i have a question and i hope i'm not confusing this with something else i heard.

  while watching ex jw videos on youtube many of them talk about how noah's ark and the flood didn't happen and it's impossible.

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  freddo

  Don't worry Gokumonkey, everyone knows that Noah's wife's name was Joan. And their surname was Covenant.

  
  
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  Attendents sit at the best seats

  by Quarterback in

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  well it's been awhile since i got angry and wanted to post on here again.

  last week's watchtower about the subject of love had something to say about the hard working attendants.

  it seems that they are choosing to sit in the best seats at the convention.

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  While the higher-ups moan and point out attendants "choosing the best seats" in their sections in the cheap seats they sit on cushions in air conditioned offices drinking coffee and eating biscuits.
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  Plymouth / Hull UK

  by stan livedeath in

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  copied from a facebook post :.

  "heard on a youtube channel that " a purge " is taking place disfellowshipping quite a lot of witnesses in both hull and plymouth area,s ?".

  anything to add ?.

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  Any updates?
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  Counting time calling on inactive ones?

  by stillin in

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  2. beliefs

  had a couple of witnesses stop by yesterday to say the usual "we miss you, missed you at the meeting, just checking in on you, etc.

  " i've always liked this guy so we spoke for a few minutes.

  my wife said that they could count their time since i am inactive.

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  Sparrowdown wrote: "I thought they could only count time if they were "assigned" to a specific inactive person by the BOE. Has that changed to all inactive all the time?"

  When I was last an elder (2000's) the "rules" were that someone had to be assigned by the service committee to have a bible study with an inactive person.

  So sister "come to the memorial and other occasional rare surfacings, inactive but no hanky panky going on" might be assigned to study with (usually) a pioneer or elders wife.
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  So my PIMO Younger Brother Tried To Kill Himself Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.

  he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.

  he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.

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  Top job P.E. You are a good brother. In the truest sense of the word.
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  Secret sex in the Org

  by pomo6780 in

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  2 pioneers of the opposite sex.

  the brother is in his mid-20s, sister is in her late 20s.

  both are alone in car as the only 2 out in field service.

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  freddo

  St. George said "It's actually a lavatory, use of the word toilet does nothing for ones social standing!"

  In descending order from Posh to Slob. UK English

  Where is the Ladies/Gents lavatory, please? (Formal)

  Where's the Loo? (Less Formal, more genteel than the next one down.)

  Where are the toilets/gents/ladies? (Normal everyday use)

  I'm off to the bog. (Mainly a male comment - perhaps camping with mates/working on a building site)

  I'm busting for a dump! Where's the bog? (Freddo - in urgent need)

  I need the crapper/shitter. (What Freddo really means)

  Hope that helps!
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  JW Lawyers and Heavyweights lying in court.

  by freddo in

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  in a recent canadian case i've seen (on line video in threads on here) the wt lawyer says that disfellowshipping isn't actual shunning but only a cutting off of spiritual association.

  but what case is it and is there a transcript available on line?.

  any other "good" examples from the point of view that it proves wt speak out of both sides of their mouths?.

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  Thanks again.

  This is on jwborg web site under the heading ...

  Do Jehovah's Witnesses Shun Former Members of Their Religion?

  "If, however, a baptized Witness makes a practice of breaking the Bible’s moral code and does not repent, he or she will be shunned or disfellowshipped."

  Just put "shun" in the search box and article this is first up.

  (Italics and bold mine)
  
  
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  JW Lawyers and Heavyweights lying in court.

  by freddo in

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  2. friends

  in a recent canadian case i've seen (on line video in threads on here) the wt lawyer says that disfellowshipping isn't actual shunning but only a cutting off of spiritual association.

  but what case is it and is there a transcript available on line?.

  any other "good" examples from the point of view that it proves wt speak out of both sides of their mouths?.

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  Thanks all! Sorry to be thick but where would I find in writing the statement of the WT lawyer?

  How far has this case proceeded?
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  What's changed since I left in 2006?

  by Jehovah lol in

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  i think i made a thread like this a couple of years ago but i can't remember what was said and i'd rather have a new discussion anyway.. what's different in the wts since i left it behind in 2006?.

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  *** w07 5/1 p. 30 Questions From Readers ***

  Questions From Readers

  When does the calling of Christians to a heavenly hope cease?

  
  
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  Difficulty fading out

  by Emily1987 in

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  this is my first post on here so i apologize that it is like an essay!.

  my husband and i are currently 'fading out' of the truth.

  we stopped preaching in may 2016 and limited meeting attendance in january 2017 and stopped completely in june 2017. my main reason for this was my whole life i have been doing things to please others, even getting baptized to please my mum.

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  freddo

  All good advice Emily. Welcome.

  Tallon and Phoebe are spot on.

  The elders will smile to your face but will have two things behind their backs. One will be their own arm in an arm-lock from the Branch who will tell them what to do when they ask how to deal with you. The other will be their own knife.

  "The Fall Guy" says he has PM'd you. I have learned to trust his advice. He knows how to place every scintilla and cross every "T" when it comes to dealing with elders and fading.

  Also the current round of CO outlines is heavy on "loyalty" including being loyal by telling on friends an family to the elders ...

  You have been warned ...