Diogenesister

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  2017 Service Year Report Worldwide - INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDS and COUNTRIES

  by darkspilver in

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  now available:.

  2017 service year report worldwide: table with individually listed lands and countries.

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  Diogenesister

  SBF South Africa lost 58 congregations. That's pretty huge.

  Didn't they either loose their branch office or at the very least have hundreds of Bethelites sacked - many lifelong. That's gotta effect morale.
  
  
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

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  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  Dropoffyourkey...Lee y The flat earthers even have a website. I simply can't tell if it is one big tongue-in-cheek joke or if anyone actually believes it. In either case it is curious that it gets so much attention.

  I was shocked ( or maybe not) to see some people posting they believe in a flat earth on a Mike and Kim thread!

  The General essence of the you tube post was about not feeling the need to censure other people's beliefs, which I heartily agree with, but then someone posted about the problems they get having flat Earth beliefs ....and a load of others chimed in that too believe this! They gave a scripture as proof ( can't remember off-hand which) and mentioned they have enormous trouble if they express their view on this.

  I'm, like, whaaaaaaa?
  
  
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  St Petersburg Assembly Hall to be given to Russian scientists

  by OrphanCrow in

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  https://realty.newsru.com/article/26dec2017/iegov_med.

  (the following article is translated using google translate).

  the building selected in "jehovah's witnesses" in st. petersburg will be given to scientistsdecember 26, 2017 publication time: 09:42. in a building selected from a banned organization in russia, "jehovah's witnesses", will soon be able to read scientific lectures.

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  They had 55 properties in St. Petersburg - but how many, I wonder, were Kingdom or Assembly Halls and how many were solely for the purpose of speculation??
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  Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

  by James Donalds in

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  i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

  but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

  we are not mindless automatons.

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  Hi you're not related to "the real Edward Gantry" by any chance, are you?
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  Confused

  by Kas12 in

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  i am 12 years old and im confused because my mam is leaving the truth after 12 years and i want to celebrate xmas but she still doesnt believe that should do it coz even though shes realised society has lied about things she still believes in god.

  im unsure whether i believe in god or not but i havent really looked into it much ..

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  confused Maybe this is a question for Simon or other mods, but I’m uncomfortable with a 12 year old actively posting here..... I work in an environment where we go through child safeguarding training, and this type of social media interaction with a child is troubling..

  Absolutely.

  no disrespect to Kas12 but please take care, I have two 12 year olds and I wouldn't want them interacting with strange adults online.

  Kas, could you and your mam post together? I'm guessing you are from the north of England, from your choice of words.

  Do show your mum this board and seek her permission. We would love to have her.
  
  
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  Christmas as a JW child

  by Phoebe in

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  i am sitting here, so utterly bored and waiting for this day to be over.

  so i'm starting a new topic that probably has been done a thousand times but hey, i'm fairly new here.

  humor me :).

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  Diogenesister

  Giordano2 hours ago2 hours ago

  Phoebe, a stunning account of Christmas as a JW child. Very honest and emotionally moving.

  Your writing showed me how deeply you felt and how little you asked for and how isolated you were

  As desperately sad as those moment's in your childhood sounds, as deeply as I was touched by Giordanos words, I can't help but think it has made for a well-rounded person who know doubt appreciates the simple joy of the little things at ChristmaS...singing a Carol, making some cinnamon hot chocolate for loved ones, the simplest of gifts or well wishes.

  Contrast this grateful and humble attitude with kids that are not satisfied with anything but the latest game, trainers, console...they can't be bothered to watch a face light up in joy as you offer them a treat...it's all about them.

  Sometimes there are good things to be had from a basic upbringing, not abusive I say, vitally hn one where the child is not the absolute centre of their world. You can get positives from sadness and loss in life.
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  Christmas Eve Best Wishes To ALL of you .

  by smiddy3 in

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  it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..

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  boy you're late!

  MERRY CHRISTMAS UPSIDE DOWN CUS!!!🎈🎄🎁🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅🎅🎁🎁🎄🎄🎊🎉🎊🍸🍹🍻🍷🍖🍗

  🍤🍤Stick some on the Xmas beach Barbie!!

  Merry Christmas All! Wherever you are but especially if you are alone. We really should arrange a Xmas live stream whatsapp hook up for those that are alone or would like to chat anyway?? Somehow??
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  Billions die because fruit was eaten. Please think about this.

  by pleaseresearch in

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  counties once at war with one another can forgive and move on.

  even horrible murderers who killed the family members of someone can be forgiven for the act that they did.. but god, no no no.

  no such thing can happen.

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  They say it's not about fruit but really about sovereignty.

  But the snake only asked if it was true you would die if you ate ( drives me MAD the way duds are obsessed about the way the snake asked it - " *is it so*" etc etc - who bloody cares it means the same thing!!)

  And then snakey said your eyes will be opened, "like God knowing good and bad" ,but *angels* knew good from bad and it didn't challenge his sovereignty, apparently .....and we do know good from bad. Just HOW does that story challenge God's sovereignty...I don't get it!
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  Do JWs Still Believe That Everything Pictures The “Anointed”?

  by minimus in

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  it seemed like the society taught that somehow everyone and everything pictured the anointed class.

  is that still the case?

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  I was just discussing this somewhere else. Watchtower has backed themselves into a corner.

  A lot of scriptures don't make sense within their doctrine of not going to heaven, like 1 corinthians 15.50 " flesh cannot inherit God's kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruption" , unless everything in the NT basically refers to the 144000.

  So slowly slowly, as people have realised that and pointed these scriptures out, Watchtower has had to say more and more of it only apply to the 144,000!!
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  Aliens

  by Jayk in

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  i thought i was weird that i believe in aliens.

  until i remembered that people believe there is a god..

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  Ever Appy Even For me, the statistical Probability of aliens are more convincing than accepting a Belief in any God.

  You said it for me evers