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  NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness

  by 720Reddog in

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  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .

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  And fifty years from now, he can die still waiting for Armageddon and wishing he'd taken the money.
  
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  STOP treating Watchtower Bible & Tract SOCIETY as a RELIGION

  by Nathan R. Koppe in

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  "the watchtower society is not a religious society for 👥 public worship, such as a ⛪️ church, but is a 💲 business corporation..."

  ➡️ please use and demonstrate this if you are involved in any legal action, it's not about religious rights and freedom, this is where they are 'fooling' their followers and authorities❗️

  ➡️ the purpose of disfellowshipping, disassociating and shunning are 'legalistic and pharisaical tricks' to 'name and shame' anyone asking (the right) questions about it's biblical teachings (aka) doctrines, (abuse) policies and the real truth about the 'truth' (aka apostate)❗️

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  Sorry, your posts are too long, rambling, incoherent and the links don't work. You may have good ideas and information, but the presentation needs serious work.
  
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  Do Celebrities Influence You In Making Your Decisions?

  by minimus in

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  whether it be sports athletes or hollywood heavyweights or talk show hosts—do these people influence your thinking?.

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  Robert A. Heinlein said if you're not sure what to do, find some well meaning idiot (there's always one around) ask them what they'd do, then do the exact opposite.

  With the celebreties, you don't have to ask, they broadcast their idiocy all the time whether we want it or not.
  
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  What is the biggest doctrinal mistake made by the Watchtower /JWorg. ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  personally i think it is 1914 and the following " this generation " doctrine.. this particular doctrine went right against jesus's own words of " no one knows of the time not even he " .

  he also admonished his true followers to not set a time upon god's own sacred time .. the leaders of the wts even back to the late 1800's set a time calculated on their own theology 1874 being the first time set and proclaimed by c t russell, also proclaiming 1914 would likely be the year of the final day of judgment armageddon.

  all throughout the 20th century the wts held to this doctrine but was eventually revised of course when it was realized this generation had passed away who saw the events of 1914. .

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  The biggest doctrinal mistake is their insistence that "God has an organization and we're it." Everything else flows from there.
  
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  Window Washers

  by Nikki collins in

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  i know @hiddenpimo is going to laugh at me for this because we had several in our old congregation, but what is with all the window washing businesses owned/managed by jws???

  they are everywhere!

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  My first congregation was located in Pullman, WA. Pullman is a small college town, if you take away Washington State University, there's nothing there. Several brothers were trying to pioneer and make money as janitors/window washers. Because of the nature of the town the only way any of them could make more was to steal business from somebody else in the congregation. It frequently caused bitterness and divisions.

  I have a BA from WSU in English, and a diploma in accounting from a private vocational school. I had a pretty good career as an accountant. I've made a grand total of $900 as a writer, although I hope to have a book out this fall. Who knows I might push my life time total from the English degree over the $1000 mark.
  
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  Can We Sue The Watchtower For Mental and Emotional Harm Do To Its Mind Control Techniques

  by Humphry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think there is enough information available for a case to be made of the type of emotional and mental harm one is exposed to.

  get some good expert witnesses could work??

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  I smart lawyer would cite the fact that we're all here as proof that WTBS doesn't control people's minds. Those that don't like being part of the religion can, obviously, leave if they want to.
  
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  I have just watched the second episode of Chenobyl

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. entertainment

  as i said i have only seen two episodes so far and by what i have seen and what limited information i have with that and the japanese nuclear accident problem i know of i don`t want any nuclear reactors anywhere here on australian soil .. i think it has only been by pot luck that a disaster of major proportions has been avoided.. and that is not good enough .. we have had two warnings with chenobyl and japan ,what will the third one tell us ?.

  i would appreciate your comments.

  this should also be on social /politics .

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  LV, I suspected that's what you did. I'd love to see The Hermitage, Years ago I took a class in Russian history (I minored in history). Fascinating place.

  From stories I've heard from friends EVERY Aeroflot flight looks like its traveling between refugee camps (and may not make it to the next one.)

  I do believe we must approach nuclear power with a clear head and a commitment to follow established procedure as in "don't turn the ****ing safety system off."
  
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  I have just watched the second episode of Chenobyl

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  as i said i have only seen two episodes so far and by what i have seen and what limited information i have with that and the japanese nuclear accident problem i know of i don`t want any nuclear reactors anywhere here on australian soil .. i think it has only been by pot luck that a disaster of major proportions has been avoided.. and that is not good enough .. we have had two warnings with chenobyl and japan ,what will the third one tell us ?.

  i would appreciate your comments.

  this should also be on social /politics .

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  There are reasonable concerns, and reasonble responses to those concerns regarding the safety of nuclear power. If we are going to be serious about climate change we need nuclear power to bridge the gap until better systems are created. Either that or we can sit in the dark.

  We have safe ways of disposing of the waste (glassification) and the volume of material involved is small compared to say, the chemical industry. Blondie, I've studied technology issues for a long time (even when I was a JW). I've never heard a serious proposal to send it into space.

  The lesson of Chernobyl is "don't turn off the safety systems." The plant blew up because the guy in charge was an idiot - as well portrayed in the series.

  LV101, I have no idea what you saw in 1981-1982. The Chernobyl event was in 1986.
  
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  Fifty years ago today: One quote to demolish the Watchtower

  by JeffT in

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  i did not have any connection to jw's when they published this, about two weeks before i graduated from high school.

  i'm now on medicare and collecting social security.

  so much for their ability to see into the future.

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  I don't think anything is going to "take down the Watchtower." Most of it's adherents are ruled by cognitive dissonance. This quote has no effect on them, but it may be useful in making a few think, and it certainly shows those with no JW background what is wrong with the cult.
  
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  Actual good news from fifty years ago today

  by JeffT in

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  the who released "tommy" may 23, 1969. i still think it was one of the best albums ever.

  since i left the borg i've also though that the salvation through pinball meme was a good analogy for trying to sell enough watchtowers to win god's favor.

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  The Who released "Tommy" May 23, 1969. I still think it was one of the best albums ever. Since I left the Borg I've also though that the salvation through pinball meme was a good analogy for trying to sell enough Watchtowers to win God's favor.