Diogenesister

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  Is there anything good JWs taught you still benefit from?

  by venus in

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  some years ago, i attended a jw wedding.

  marriage speaker said something which changed my life for the better, and it helps me even now.

  he told the couple: “the very make up of man and woman is such that conflicts can often arise between you.

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  Venus That was an interesting and very positive speech you heard - and of course he's absolutely right.

  Its funny though, his calling anger ' energy in motion', it's almost evolutionary territory he's getting in to. ' Fight or flight' response. Once we see how these emotions developed in hominids we get away from the idea of " sin" and " humans being bad, with bad emotions" . Its almost like he understands that. Everything we do has a basis in evolutionary psychology and is not, therefore, 'evil' per sa, and as he was saying take that natural response to conflict and do something positive with it.

  Interesting!
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  Were your English WT publications in the American "dialect"?

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  greetings, friends:.

  the opening query is presented, loosely, in the past tense, assuming that you are not currently a reader of watchtower publications.. not that i'm already rather certain of your reply, it's just that i would like to know if in your english-speaking country (or esl [english as second language]) the society deigned to tailor the publications to your spellings, expressions, idiomatic renderings, etc.

  as you will read below, so-called american english is a dialect of english.. i found this online under american english vs. british english:.

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  Co Co Do you mind if I ask; do you, or did you, work in publishing and if so was it as a result of your experience in Bethel?

  Edit: always disliked the Americanism "youths". firstly it only refers to a male in the UK and secondly it's something we wouldn't say here. We would say young person, youngsters, lads and lasses.
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  Two issues with mobile site

  by neat blue dog in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  hi simon, sorry i just thought of two more things:.

  on the mobile version (i use android) i can't load images anymore, and when i could (months ago) they would only load in a very low, sometimes unusable resolution.

  requesting a desktop version of the site in settings didn't work either, i had to go use a windows desktop.. also, all posts used to say how long ago they were written, but that often essential information no longer shows.. thanks..

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  sometimes the time a post was written glitches...so 2 mins will become 2 days. On Android.
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  Separation and Dubs

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey everyone,.

  i haven't posted for some time.

  i've been busy with life in the real world.

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  Disgusting how an extremely violent abusive spouse ( as opposed to what...a bit violent?) is seen in the same category as a mate who doesn't believe their doctrines ( apostate).
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  Special event this weekend

  by TweetieBird in

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  2. friends

  was talking with a family member today and they said that there is something special going on at the kh this weekend.

  any idea what it is?

  they said that some kind of broadcast from bethel for everyone..

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  Longhairgal Even an older lady I knew with cancer was all excited and just had to attend.

  This is when I despise that religion of mine. How utterly cruel. The poor lass probably thought there was a chance she would never face the pain and indignity cancer can inflict toward the end.
  
  
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  Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo

  by darkspilver in

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  2. friends

  daniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.

  family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.

  set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.

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  Apologies I just saw it was backed by the ifeatures initiative.
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  Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  daniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.

  family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.

  set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.

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  where did you get the review Dark spilver?

  The one posted on jwsurvey was very stilted; poorly written and frankly kinda odd. I wondered if it the reviewer was a practicing witness at one point.

  I look forward to seeing it. I wonder how the director financed the project.Did I read he was only 21 or am I imagining things?
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  Grocery Store conversation with an elder

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm inactive here to the local jw's as i have faded.

  i've been slandered and all that, shunned by some but not all, but the elders basically leave me alone.

  i still run into to people all over though.

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  PA Ha ha ha.....talk about fast! What a come back!!

  Steve 2 I couldn't imagine you saying that in front of him.

  LoL 5 year olds wouldn't understand that so it wouldn't register.

  Its when they are a bit older the headaches start - and you have to watch your P's and Q's!!
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  Crisis of conscience

  by Ponyo in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anyone know where i can buy coc for under $50?

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  Las Malvinas just because she didn’t meet the frantic deadlines of others.

  "frantic deadlines"????

  er..how many years has it been now?
  
  
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  2017 Memorial Partakers

  by NashvilleTele in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when does the number of memorial partakers get released for 2017. i was wondering if the number will surpass 20k.

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  I see this not so much as elite born-ins but the common person (in every country) who was raised in a Christen household where it was a part of life and death that you pass on to a better place.

  I think you're right in that the large increases in jw numbers are coming from African, traditionally Catholic countries like Angola; where rejecting the emblems would be difficult for New converts.

  However, Dark Spliver's kchart shows that anointed numbers in the UK decreased at a faster, and notably steady, rate than in the USA where the real JW elite reside.

  This very much plays in with Orphan Crow's theory that it's those from the more prominent jw families, perhaps living closer to the centre of power. So in the USA those new anointed were replacing the dying ones despite the 1935 closing date.

  And now that's old light, even more are quaffing the Holy juice if it gives them a shot at being the ' new Moses'