Beth Sarim

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  What is the key to free yourself from the Organization?

  by suavojr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they key to free yourself from the organization is having mental clarity of what is happening in relation to the watchtower, inside and out.

  their basic concept is that they are god's sole organization on earth.

  there really is no basis for anyone to make that statement.

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  Beth Sarim

  yeah, that's just it, the key is critical and independant thinking, that was bang on dead accurate
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  After JWs inherit the earth...

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... will they destroy all great pieces of religious art?.

  just finished watching monuments men.

  great movie!

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  Beth Sarim

  i don't know,but sometimes I wonder if the whole bible itself if some drummed-up fairy tale
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  If I asked for a loan from the WBTS would they give it to me?

  by objectivetruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if this were the "organization" that jesus chose in 1914.. err 1919, wouldn't the principles that he laid out while on earth apply to this organization as well?.

  matthew 5:42 "give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.".

  so if jw's all asked for loans from the org, every now and then, it would be the orgs responsibility to grant those loans (interest free).

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  Beth Sarim

  ask them for a loan, in which universe would that be?
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  After JWs inherit the earth...

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... will they destroy all great pieces of religious art?.

  just finished watching monuments men.

  great movie!

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  Beth Sarim

  lol, yeah I wonder what they'll do with all those ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian pyramids,Easter Island structures.....many more can name them all,lol
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  Rooming request

  by paladin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we received a phone call from the summer convention rooming department representative.

  he requested that our complimentary room payment for our three day stay be paid at the rooming dept.

  and not to the hotel.

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  Beth Sarim

  it's clearly all about the money. I just can't see why the average dubs just can't see that, $$$$, they just can't have it rammed in their hard heads
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  How much longer for the congregation book (sorry bible) study?

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after the recent decision to ditch the cbs during the circuit visit, i've started wondering if it is the first step to losing it altogether.

  at the current rate, the draw close book will be finished at the end of next year.

  based on the way things are going, even the most recent publications will be out of date by then (acts book and organization brochure were out of date when studied) so what is the point of doing them.

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  Beth Sarim

  hopefully not much longer
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  For those who feel that their life has been stolen

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you maintained a level of personal decency and integrity that you almost certainly would not have had if you had chosen another direction.. sure, you would have had some very "colorful" friends and experiences if you had gone another way, but you still chose the more "edgy" people in the congregation as your friends and you still enjoyed yourself, even if there were a lot of phony constraints.. you looked for ways to be of value to others.

  don't stop doing that!.

  you kept the darker side of your personality in check.

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  Beth Sarim

  in a way, it just feels like you're in prison for life without any chance of parole. I mean, there are no real physical guards, but there are many, many guards on every corner, doorway, tower and post in a way. Constant monitoring by elders, family asking where you've been, so called friends gossiping about your absence and so forth, there are many guards watching you in a sense, escape is very difficult.
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  Congregation rebels!

  by A.proclaimer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my congregation got a reminder today to start donating money.

  elder said that after the letter on the new donation arrangement was read, the contributions for that fund went from the average (i believe it was $500 or so) to $0.

  after that reminder, cash was put into those boxes.

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  Beth Sarim

  good question,lol
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  Congregation rebels!

  by A.proclaimer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my congregation got a reminder today to start donating money.

  elder said that after the letter on the new donation arrangement was read, the contributions for that fund went from the average (i believe it was $500 or so) to $0.

  after that reminder, cash was put into those boxes.

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  Beth Sarim

  yeah, I always wondered why does God need money
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  What is the key to free yourself from the Organization?

  by suavojr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they key to free yourself from the organization is having mental clarity of what is happening in relation to the watchtower, inside and out.

  their basic concept is that they are god's sole organization on earth.

  there really is no basis for anyone to make that statement.

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  Beth Sarim

  oh, yeah, forgot one thing......it becomes easier to not 24/7 worry about walking on egg shells all the the time too,lol