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  lf the paradise earth is real would you want to live there?

  by atomant in

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  l know l would.anyone that says no is kidding themselves.just imagine going up to the hole of a cobra and patting it on the head like a pet.or running like a deer through the woods.who knows we might grows wings and be able to fly as well.food for thought.

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  The OP reminded me of this:

  https://youtu.be/r2pt2-F2j2g
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  "Ones"

  by Joe Grundy in

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  (i never was a dub).. this is something which has intrigued me for a while.

  i don't know whether it's dub-speak, or us-speak.. it's the use of the word 'ones' as in 'interested ones', 'worldly ones', 'disfellowshipped ones' and so on and so on.. in the 'normal world' we would probably use the word 'people'.. thoughts?.

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  Yes, I agree it is to separate people into groups. They don't want to use persons or people because they really only want you to think of groups and labels. Sometimes they will even say "Ones who are (insert positive label) do well to ask themselves...(list of questions designed to control with guilt)". This appears in pretty much every study edition of the WT. There is a purpose to everything they write in the publications.
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  The memorial beauty pageant

  by BlackWolf in

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  since the memorial is coming up soon and its about time for me to go shopping for a new memorial ( aka easter) dress, i've realized what the memorial really is for us teenage girls, a beauty pageant!

  the memorial is the day i spend painting my nails, curling my hair, and carefully applying makeup because my mother says i have to "represent jehovah" and look my best.

  in reality its just to impress the newcomers and to compete with the other girls.

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  JW Rogue I know a couple of girls like that, super tight skirt with fishnets, tons of makeup, super high heels.

  And everyone trying to be so nice, encouraging them to come back to the KH. If they ever did come back though the story would change real quick.
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  My life as a fundamentalist

  by joey jojo in

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  2. experiences

  as a born-in jw, i never considered myself to be a fundamentalist.

  i always thought we were enlightened, progressive and not 'stuck in darkness' like all the other religions.. i was totally wrong.. as far as fundamentalists go, jw's are probably right up there amongst the front-runners.

  no, they do not stone people to death or go on religion-fuelled violent rampages but that's not what i'm talking about.

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  Island Man, hit the nail on the head. JWs are as fundamentalist as they come but will deny it to the bitter end. JWs do not want to be lumped in with creationist, anti-abortionist, and Jesus freaks. The reality though is that they have a lot in common with those groups. JWs try to present their doctrines as logical and faith in the bible as something that has evidence to back it up. Their evidence is actually quite weak and falls apart when deeper questions are asked. However, there are some people who are already predisposed to believe in the bible and those are the ones they latch onto.
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  The memorial beauty pageant

  by BlackWolf in

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  since the memorial is coming up soon and its about time for me to go shopping for a new memorial ( aka easter) dress, i've realized what the memorial really is for us teenage girls, a beauty pageant!

  the memorial is the day i spend painting my nails, curling my hair, and carefully applying makeup because my mother says i have to "represent jehovah" and look my best.

  in reality its just to impress the newcomers and to compete with the other girls.

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  What's always been funny to me, is that there would always be those girls who weren't really JWs but their family was and they would show up dressed like it was a night club. Then the JW girls would be wearing a tiara and dress that goes to the ankles. You can guess which ones got more attention from the boys LOL
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  The Truth is not an ORG.....It's inside of you

  by tor1500 in

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  the truth, the org is the truth...ummm...let's think about that...i was thinking that the bible is the truth & what it does is that it reveals the truth about you...the more you read the bible the more you may see yourself & your actions.

  you may be a person who judges people, the bible will show you what's wrong with that...viola, another truth revealed about you.

  you may be a prideful person, you read a story in the bible about that...again, it's another truth revealed about you.

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  "What is truth?" - Pontius Pilate
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  Re: New Songs for Memorial

  by pixel in

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  to all congregations.

  re: new songs for memorial.

  dear brothers:.

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  All the new songs are absolutely terrible, they have no melody. The lyrics don't flow naturally with the composition.
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  Sophie gives even more than ice cream money to the WT

  by OrphanCrow in

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  LOL, a few years ago this would have been unbelievable but now they are really pushing for the cash. Make no mistake this is not about kid's ice cream money. It's about making the parents feel guilty when their child goes to donate $0.25. This is a subtle guilt trip for parents, if your kids want to give, why don't you? You should set the example for your little JWs.
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  Gross! Grooming of young brothers in the KH to do more for Jehobadahhh and his organ-nigh-say-shun! I saw it myself.

  by macys in

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  so there is this young brother probably 14 or 15 and the elders are already grooming him to do more for jehobadahhh.

  most of the elders in this kh are old like 60+ and sometimes there are not enough brothers to do the mics or sound so you will see a 70 year old elder forced into action.

  almost comical to see a brother who thinks instagram is an email service try to operate the sound system and projector as he plays the wrong song or brings the screen down during a prayer.

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  I totally agree with Sparky's comment, back in the day this was common procedure. I remember being a teenager and being an attendant at the district convention. Not just me but a lot of young brothers were used like that. As soon as I was baptized I was on the schedule to do the mics. That may seem like a small thing but when you're a kid it really does feel like a responsibility. Each young brother would be put into a natural progression that would lead to being an MS and eventually an Elder. Only those who showed a bad attitude or didn't handle their responsibilities would not be given more to do. It was like you had to reach out, you weren't really given a choice.
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  todays wt

  by bobld in

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  q10..they forgot one question.. would you let a 30 year old man in diapers inspect your ward robe?.

  see opening picture..

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  This thread goes nicely with this one:http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6269914532806656/jw-version-spring-cleaning