It makes perfect sense Jeff. Thanks for posting.
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Some Reflections (The Counting My Blessings Thread)
by AllTimeJeff inthanks for reading this if you care.
i really don't have a particular reason to write this other then the mood hit.
it is likely to be rambling, and if it somehow makes some sense, i would consider that a bonus.. my life has distinct seasons.
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Newbie here, need some input
by FollowerOfSet ini wanted to introduce myself, and need some advice.. i dissassociated myself back in 1995. haven't had much of anything to do with my family since then.
they are all witnesses, and very dedicated to their beliefs.
so after 15 years without a simple howdy from them, now they are coming around again and being very nice, but it reminds me of when people would have parts in the ministry school...it seems rehearsed and fake.
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No one but them know their intentions, try to get to know them and see where it goes. You know it may be an effort to re indoctrinate you.
Welcome to the board.
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You didn't read anything on here before you joined? Read some now, you might learn something.
Proud to be a JW has been, thank you very much.
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Injuries at Assemblies, who covers the cost
by CaptainSchmideo inwell, i knew it would happen, and i wasn't surprised when it did.. a friend of mine, older brother with a heart condition, was assisting in shoveling snow at the circuit assembly this weekend (suit and tie, no less!
) and slipped on the ice and cracked a couple of his ribs.. what is the likelihood that the circuit or society will assist or cover his medical bills?
any takers on this?.
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What is the likelihood that the Circuit or Society will assist or cover his medical bills?
NONE. They will not pay anything, that's not how it works. He is supposed to make them money, not cost them money. At best the local cong may take donations for medical costs, but I woundn't hold my breath on that either.
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Who is responsible if a Witness falls on your property while preaching?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inyesterday morning around 10:00 a.m.,my dog was barking non- stop.
i was upstairs and thought maybe a rabbit or bird was in my back yard.
i looked out the back window and found nothing.
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I know of a pioneer who fell off of a deck while out in field circus. After threatening a lawsuit, the householder let the homeowners insurance pay for injuries and pain & suffering.
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Does anybody else feel relieved that they won't be tortured during the great tribulation?
by doublelife ini grew up hearing about different ways people have been tortured in the past and was always scared of going through that during the gt.
it was always an unhealthy obsession of mine.
i always thought that i was more worried about it than other jws and that i would end up renouncing my faith to get out of it.
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I never really believed any of that. If the big A was so late, so would the GT.
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Obsessiveness: "Do Not Calls"
by metatron inthe organization couldn't exist without a huge dose of encouraged ocd in its membership.
(that's obsessive-compulsive disorder, to you sane people).
consider the practice of "do not calls".. many congregations have their territories marked with "do not calls" - people who have explicitly demanded that jehovah's witnesses not show up at their door.
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I lived in a rural territory and we never came close to covering all the territory in a year, but they would do all the "do not call" doors every year before CO came. I said that they spend more time calling on the ones who told them that they weren't interested than on people who may want the info. I received blank stares.
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Watchtower Facebook Page Part 2
by treadnh2o inthe last thread turned into an apostate war which i found highly entertaining and did not want to hijack the direction it is going in.. however, what has completely tickled my fancy is the fact that almost 20,000 jw's are publicly thumbing their nose at the g.b.
counsel about these social sites.
these members have somehow justified in their minds their being there.
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The demonizing of FB has just started in the last few weeks hasn't it? Even though it goes through the JW rumor mill, most will not delete their account until they hear it for themselves at their assembly. A way of holding on till the very last moment. Even then, hopefully most will ignore the BS.
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My 2nd Foray into this Forum
by TanCatLuvr inthank you for all the warm welcomes...it actually surprised me!.
i have to say that i have no place in my heart for god (but i do appreciate the concept of a creator) and that prayer is impossible.
i have felt guilty about that for so many years.
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What Cantleave said. Many still believe, many others don't. You can feel free to express your feelings/beliefs however you want. Isn't freedom great?
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1914 - Soon to be Forgotten
by God_Delusion inso then, we come to the topic of 1914, again.. a lot of us on here have said it, and so i decided to write about it.. http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/1914-soon-to-be-forgotten.html.
cheers,.
carlos.
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Wobble: They are trying ,in their snakelike way, to slide away from it, they have known for forty years that it is false
Anyone in leadership who knew the truth about where 1914 came from, dimensions from a pyramid, had to know it was false. Much longer than 40 years.