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  "The FDS has lovingly given us time"

  by Crisis of Conscience in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  boy am i tired of hearing this one.

  yes folks, i heard it at the meeting this week...again.

  the sm included a local needs part and this was the subject - family worship night.. apparently, regarding fwn, that time was never, nor now is, ours.

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  sherah

  FWN is a joke around these parts. Most use the extra night to catch up on sleep, laundry, tv, anything but studing WT pubs.

  MLE - Not to beat a dead horse but WT members are not bible scholars. The GB has gased up the minds of it's followers to believe that they are possess special knowledge of the bible and it's prophecies. Most WT members have not read the bible in it's entirety, they can only quote scriptures ad-naseum out of context.

  I live in the NE and have found many persons who are knowledgeable about the bible and other faiths in general. For many of these people, their beliefs are deeply personal. They don't feel the need to spend every waking moment discussing, proving their faith, converting folk etc. This is contrary to what the WT teaches.
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  Who has bought a lot less frumpy dress clothes?

  by mamalove in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am amazed at all of the dresses and skirts that i will never wear again.

  i was joking the other day i need to have a garage sale and advertise to jw's.

  tons of long skirts, and lots of dresses.

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  sherah

  I didn't frump as dub but my style has changed now that I'm fading. I'm not as concerned about low necklines, hemlines and clingyness when shopping for clothes.
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  untitled

  by cyberjesus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while having a conversation at a night club with two guys ( i go salsa dancing at least 3 times per week) i was telling of a story of a time i went with a friend to a strip club but we left because our consiences felt guilty ( my friend was still in bethel).

  so i said "since i was a member of this religion".

  at that moment one of they guys immediately asked me "which religion?".

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  sherah

  I like your approach, tackling it from the Mind Control angle. Thanks for sharing.
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  Are they really closing down branches in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guyana ?

  by aligot ripounsous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just got this information on the phone, from a local jw family member : the society is definitely downsizing its worldwide institutional network and they intend to disband their bethels in the three french overseas departements of martinique, guadeloupe an french guyana.

  i've not heard about the fourth departement la reunion in the indian ocean but i gather that they might go the same way there.. i wonder , what about the decent amount of money i donated to them in order to build one of those bethels , is it bound to be siphoned off to brooklyn ?

  objection, that was not included in the deal.

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  sherah

  I heard about this today from a family member in WI.

  Jamie Bowers - I wonder if this has to do nwith the French government eliminating the Watchtower's tax exempt status

  My guess as well.
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  vacation

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay, i'm trying to think of a relatively inexpensive weekend getaway.

  i really need a vacation, it's been awhile.

  i don't count the conventions,ugh.

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  I know it's hurrican season, if you live near a port city (Balt, Philly, Ft Lauderdale etc) you can get a cruise cheap. Or find a vacay package for a Carribean getaway at a reasonable deal.

  NYC is pretty in the fall with tons to do. Book a hotel in NJ and commute by train to the city, you will save on hotel & parking costs.

  Spa weekend is also a great, relaxing idea.
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  Wayne Brady, Bobby Brown, and Mike Tyson performing Bobby Brown's "Every Little Step."

  by miseryloveselders in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzyip_m5gkm.

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  sherah

  I can't believe i use to have a crush on Bobby B, he's so bloated now....crack is whack Bobby!

  Mike Tyson has two lead-left feet, his dancing is painful to watch, LOL.
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  Documented transition from being an elder to becoming a free man

  by TastingFreedom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it has been a year since i stopped attending meetings with the jehovah's witnesses.

  as one year anniversary has passed, i thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the main events during this transition.

  it may help others that are going through the same experience.

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  sherah

  Thanks for sharing you and your family's journey!
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  Billy-the ex-bethelite

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wanted to start a post just for you.

  you put a smile on my face everytime i read your expressions.

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  sherah

  I'm a fan too! He is an inspiration for faders.
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  Abuse of Authority and Tax Exemptions in the WT Organization

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i will relay this as hearsay as i was not personally involved, but perhaps some of you can personally attest to such abuses for the apologists out there.. even this "hearsay" was verified by another person who was involved to some extent.. this spanish former elder told a two-fold story about abuse of authority and abuse of the tax exemption that wts has.. tax exemption- his story was about how, in the building of an assembly hall in illinois, the people in charge of various portions of the project bought materials and automobiles with the tax exemption number given to them.

  among their materials and automobiles were materials and automobiles for their home and personal use.

  he then went on to describe the situation a double kingdom hall with six spanish congregations found itself in.

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  sherah

  Thanks for sharing this OTWO. This has the ring of truth, I truly don't put anything past WTcorp. Hopefully, some of the elder or pubs close to that situation are on the JWN and can add or fill in the gaps.
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  January Watchtower sets ambitious target for growth!

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. friends

  individual action toward increase.

  7 when we look at our task and the results thus far, the per cent increase for all nations on the average is splendid; but if we are going to see kingdom interests increase as we have never seen it before, what must we do during the year 2011?

  individually, we cannot bring in a half a publisher or a third of a publisher, but we can, as publishers of the new world, aid another creature to understand gods purposes, help him in going out in the work, grounding him well in the truth, and letting him see his privilege of being a minister of the most high to join in this great shout like that of thunder and sing praises that jehovah is king.

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  sherah

  If this article is for real, sounds like the pressure is on each individual dub to aid the Borg in reaching the 10 million mark by 2014.