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Reasoning on the New "1900 Years" JW Theology (from David Splane)
by FusionTheism in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
inspired by the three recent threads on david splane's new video declaring, among other things, that there was no faithful slave for 1900 years, and there may not have even been any genuine anointed ones during those years, i decided to make this post.. here are the three previous threads on this topic:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/337200001/david-splane-address-bethelites.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/323160001/new-david-splane-video-no-1900-year-faithful-slave.
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jw.org cart days numbered?
by jookbeard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
reading a report of an elder in a friends cong has been hiding and spying on the pioneers who seem to have a practise of dumping the cart and finding a local coffee shop, i've noticed that they do this in my local high street as well but this week they seemed to be all huddled around the cart, they've clearly been warned, a vast percentage of the time i see they seem to be more interested in fiddling with their mobile phones and gossiping, is just seems these carts are a means for the pioneers to turn in "easy time" i wonder what sort of figures show how much literature is being taken by the public?

i bet its very minimal.

naturally the gb would say they are a phenomenal success , we clearly know they are not.
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Hot topic in congregations: having a beard/goatee
by nevaagain in
1. jw
2. friends
i am starting this topic because i was wondering, i see many who leave "the truth" are glad because they can finally have a beard.

is having a beard really a no go in congregations?

how is / was it in your congregation?.
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How Many Prayed Out Loud whilst they were at a restaurant?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. jw
2. friends
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not loudly, but just so your table could hear?.

ll.
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Unlocking Phobia's in JW's - Steve Hassan's " Freedom of Mind " book
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife and i finally finished steve hassan's latest book called " freedom of mind " so i wanted to devote one more thread to it in discussing how to recognize phobia's in witnesses or cult members and some methods hassan mentions to assist cult members.. on pg.

146 hassan states, " a cult phobia is a man-made mental illness that is an integral part of destructive influence.

a phobia is a persistent, irrational fear.
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The End of False Religion Is Near! HAHAHA
by tootired2care in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
memories!

i remember a few years back being involved in the campaign work, and having the distinctly awkward experience of having to hand the householders this piece of sh1t tract "the end of false religion is near!"..

i recall the discomfort i had trying to get into a conversation about this nonsense.
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New Light: Don't hold hands during prayers
by RR in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from the watchtower november 15 study edition.. 19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.

" (1 pet 2:17) there may be a proper time and place for some actions that would be inappropriate at a christian meeting.

(eccl 3:1) for instance, suppose someone sought to have all in a group link arms or hold hands during prayer.
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Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".
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Demonizing the Watchtower
by IslandWoman in
1. jw
2. friends
our 'beloved' old faith tried to teach us to hate other religions and all things that smacked of anything that was worldly.

they demonized all things outside of their religion.. are some of us in danger of carrying that same thinking over to our new lives as former jws?

could some here at first start out as an anti-cultist but in time allow this to become a 'religion' in itself?.
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Disco Sucks!
by professor in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone remember how the society joined the "disco sucks" movement of the late 70's?

i remember reading in the mags about how disco was created by homos and that it has an "immoral beat" (whatever that means!

) it was also mentioned not to go see "saturday night fever" because someone gets a blowjob in the movie.. in our congregation, we had a special meeting about disco because people would request disco songs at our once-a-month jw skating party at the local skating rink.