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  A passing thought when driving past an inactive JWs place today.

  by joe134cd in

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  i'm going to tell you of a family i knew of when growing up as a jw.

  she was a solo mother who had 2 daughters and these 2 daughters were absolutely stunning both physically and personailty wise.

  i remember thinking at the time how commendable it was that such beautiful looking women would choose to stay in the organisation.

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  maninthemiddle

  Pete, excellent analogy, I love it and hope I can remember it.

  My second thought was that often, when people leave the JW's and don't have a firm conviction that they were right in doing so, will sometimes gravitate towards the things in life that aren't worth having or doing, simply because they feel they are now wicked. They subconsciously think that since they aren't JW's anymore, they are part of the wicked world they've heard oh so much about.

  
  

  Ive seen even first hand how people can go down this path, for any reason, wipe other thinking they are not worthy due to not being mentally free, or not realizing exactly what you say, there is no dichotomy in life, many people people make choices that don't lead them down a destructive path.
  
  
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  Emptiness of Watchtower

  by vinman in

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  since i left the organization, i have learned so many new and deep things.

  i know some in the watchtower are intelligent, however it has been my experience, that most i've dealt with are.

  .. well quite inept.

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  maninthemiddle

  This was a big eyeopener for me. when I first started letting myself research "outside" books, it amazed me how little the watchtower actually teaches.

  I dove into textual criticism, and reading about the environment where the bible was written. It quickly amazed me how much I didn't know.

  It also gave me great appreciation of why there is so much diversity in Christianity and how stupid it was to say you had ultimate truth.
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

  dear brothers:.

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  maninthemiddle

  I really doubt they are getting the affiliate program, sending traffic to the main url is not within the rules.

  however, I love Plex, and hate apple. I've had a first gen Roku for a while and want a Roku 3....so.....
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

  dear brothers:.

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  maninthemiddle

  And they must not be doing affiliate program because they point to the main site.
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

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  maninthemiddle

  not a joke the code works. I can't pass up $20 off. It's a good deal.
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

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  maninthemiddle

  I've been wanting a new roku3 for a while, should I use their code?
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  Are Witnesses Allowed to Read Bible by itself

  by Brighid in

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  i've been away from the boards so long that i had to create a new account but recent events have brought me back - i've missed this place!

  anyway, i heard a former witness being interviewed the other day that said the witnesses were now being highly discouraged to read the bible by itself (without wt literature) on their own.

  this seems over the top even for the witnesses.

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  maninthemiddle

  That is mostly based on this article in the KM, but also unwritten rules.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/142137/rhetorical-analysis-sept-km-question-box
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  Mr Jackson declines to appear in RC

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.jw-archive.org/post/125844213823/geoffrey-jackson-declines-to-appear-before#at_pco=cfd-1.0&at_ab=per-15&at_pos=0&at_tot=14&at_si=55c27690475c6bb3

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  Is he an Australian citizen? Is that why he is being singled out as opposed to other GB members?
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  the rumor again surfaces....

  by sowhatnow in

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  someone please tell me how or if i can find proof that the rumor [that is pasted below] that was posted by a friend [still in, but should know better] on my face book page is false, [which of course we all know it is,] this makes me so angry, i have to stick my neck out and comment on this post but need something to back me up....anyone want to enlighten me where this got started?

  i need proof he never said such a thing, it seems to me its false.

  whats interesting is this, the bible in the photo accompanying the statement below is the latest version.... [photo].

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  maninthemiddle

  here you can search every question ever asked.

  http://j-archive.com/listseasons.php
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  Bethelite"s wife storms out of headquarters and leaves him...she was forced into Bethel. My story begins....

  by Witness 007 in

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  we were all in our 20's the 1990's pioneers who still hoped the 1914 generation was for real.

  jenny {names changed} loved peter who was younger then me and very handsome.

  he wanted to go to bethel since he was a kid.

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  maninthemiddle

  She worked in laundry for 14 years and never got moved? I don't necessarily mean a promotion, but no diversity at all? I couldn't stand doing the same thing for that long even if I didn't hate it.