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  Crisis of Conscience blogpost

  by Lunatic Faith in

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  me and pyramid finally finished crisis of conscience.

  it took us awhile as we were reading it aloud together so we could stop and discuss interesting features along the way--kind of like what the wts recommends we do with the bible (ironic, we never did it with the bible).

  anyway, i wrote a blog on the book and have been having an interesting discussion with an old jw friend of mine.

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  I would be interested in hearing what the Mexican brother's comments were, if possible. I've never heard the situation from someone who lived through it.
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  Hurt my back today gardening and I think the Chiropractor made it worse

  by troubled mind in

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  i had been doing yard work all day and then i went to plant a rose bush for my dad .....when i stepped down on the shovel my lower back went out !

  omg it hurt ....i couldn't straighten completely up afterwards .

  so i went to see the chiro ,he used an activator on my back and now the pain is worse !

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  Careful if the doctor prescribes you anti-inflammatories, they are quite tough on the stomach, and can lead to an ulcer if overused.
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  What was your reaction when first introduced to the "1914" doctrine?

  by highdose in

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  i studied the paradise book, you may remember there was a whole chapter it in about the dream, the tree getting chopped down, time, time and half a time etc.

  now i was very young ( but of course spirtualy mature (!

  ) when i studied this but i remember seeing the person explain this doctrine to me and it was like.... " ok now you see this scripture here?

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  Being a born in my reaction was "that's nice, can I watch cartoons now?"
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  I dont like using "their" name for God

  by jean-luc picard in

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  2. beliefs

  i realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.

  but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.

  on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.

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  Why is it even called the tetragrammaton? Where is the tetragrammaton for Moses or Jesus?

  Tetragrammaton is Greek for "a four letter word".

  Unfortunately, Today many seem to use the name Jesus as a "four letter word" to curse.
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  A question for JW apologists(or anyone else)

  by keyser soze in

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  a jw will always rationalize the errors of wt leaders by arguing that they are simply imperfect men, who have never claimed to be spirit-directed.

  let's assume, for argument's sake, that that's true, that they've never made such claims.

  the question then becomes, "why aren't they?"..

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  Good reasoning point @keyser Sore. I had not thought about that before.
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  Jehovah's witness meetings are NOT BORING......

  by punkofnice in

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  ...i was told but they usually were as i look back.. as a lad i'd sit and look to see who the lights would fall on.

  i'd get an almond and see how long i could suck it before i chewed at it.

  i'd imagine playing rock'n'roll on the congregation's piano.. how did you get through the meetings when you were bored?.

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  When I was young, I used to imagine a bouncing ball (thing pong), and trace it's trajectory as it bounced around the stage.

  @Found Sheep, that's a great idea. I'm going to try it, my LH skills need improving.
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  Two possible reasons why some elders stay in the organization.

  by Iamallcool in

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  do you think some elders stay in the organization just because of prestige and getting horny at some judicial committee meetings?

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  No.
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  New Curcuit Overseer Brainwash Talk....Obey the Slave even if you find a serious Flaw in JW Doctrine

  by foolsparadise in

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  2. friends

  http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com/media/circuit-overseer-5-15-11.mp3.

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  brainwashing at its best here.

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  After the talk cuts out you can hear the "KH conf" system, which is used to tie congregation members into the meetings by telephone.
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  New Curcuit Overseer Brainwash Talk....Obey the Slave even if you find a serious Flaw in JW Doctrine

  by foolsparadise in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com/media/circuit-overseer-5-15-11.mp3.

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  brainwashing at its best here.

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  Darn, they cut the talk before the end.
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  New Curcuit Overseer Brainwash Talk....Obey the Slave even if you find a serious Flaw in JW Doctrine

  by foolsparadise in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com/media/circuit-overseer-5-15-11.mp3.

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  brainwashing at its best here.

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  Crazy Stuff. Thanks!

  Does anyone know the name of the Circuit Overseer?