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  Examining the Watchtower daily

  by kairos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...i mean scriptures.. .

  wow, how did i miss this.. open up you examining the scriptures daily ( "daily text" ).

  the booklet is about 80% watchtower comments.

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  hoser

  My stopping reading the daily propaganda helped release my mind from the bonds of darkness
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  Jdub Growth In USA?

  by freein2004 in

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  2. scandals

  does anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?

  other than their own reports?

  or, can you point me to the right post here?

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  Vidiot:

  I actually stopped short when I read that again, trying to figure out justhow they were a drain.

  
  They are a monetary drain as well as a"spiritual" drain. Winos (love that term btw) take up space at the Kingdom Hall, they are assigned to a field service group and they use up elders and ministerial servants precious time.
  These cultural jehovahs witnesses usually are the ones that don't report field service on timeand don't show up for theocratic ministry school assignments. Sometimes they are subject to judicial investigation. This contributes to elder and ministerial servant burnout.
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  Elders Manual

  by MisterP in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just found a copy of the elders handbook on another site, and before i go gun-ho with it at some members of my family, i would like to know whether anyone here can corroborate its authenticity.

  i've posted a link to it here.

  elders handbook .

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  hoser

  I read the elders book. I may need to know how to play the game some day.
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  Jdub Growth In USA?

  by freein2004 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?

  other than their own reports?

  or, can you point me to the right post here?

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  "lukewarm" seat-warmers."

  The ones that barely comment at meetings,live how they want, rarely go in field service and NEVER donate. Those Jws are a drain on the company's assets
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  Accept Jehovah's Discipline

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many times the wt uses a phrase close to that, when they really mean accept the gb's discipline.

  with all of these sex abuse cases and other skeletons in the gb closet coming to light, just like king david, perhaps somebody should tell the gb to take their own advice and accept jehovah's discipline as all of their dirty laundry will continue to get exposed and they need to humble themselves.

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  Most of the time accepting jehovahs discipline means accepting the dictates of the local alpha male elder as truth and acquiescing to his petty demands.
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  Anyone else feeling de-sheeped?

  by Slave4_38y in

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  i've never felt sheepish but the more i learn ttatt, i've been mentally de-sheeped.. .

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  Yes I most definitely am being de-sheeped. I don't allow myself to get screwed anymore.
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  Behold the face of indoctrination! My moms guilt tripping letter to me.

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wish i knew what it was like to have an unconditionally loving mother.

  i know she loves me and cares about me, but only within her narrow wt spectrum.

  if i do not meet her narrow expectations, i am a failure to her.

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  It sounds like something my mother would write to me. Yes it is very sad that these people are conditioned to measure spirituality based on the number of meetings attended and the number of hours written on a small piece of paper.

  The religion also shames parents of ones who fall away or choose to do less for the religion. This is perhaps why your mom is acting this way. She is starting to feel the shame and is projecting it on you. Shit flows downhill!
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  The Days if Noah - Is this the new unofficial generation?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  edit - "the days of noah" damn!.

  long story short - i need to go to bed!

  i was in edinburgh today with my wife (football, coffee, walks, food, cinema) and i always try to take 10 minutes to have a chat with the jws on the trolley in the "big city".. i challenged an older guy who turned out to be an pioneer about the generation.

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  Cofty

  I find it amazing to hear them defend the overlapping-generation.

  
  

  I find it amazing they were able to do so. Most Jws have a hard time with it and try to avoid the discussion
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  The Days if Noah - Is this the new unofficial generation?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  edit - "the days of noah" damn!.

  long story short - i need to go to bed!

  i was in edinburgh today with my wife (football, coffee, walks, food, cinema) and i always try to take 10 minutes to have a chat with the jws on the trolley in the "big city".. i challenged an older guy who turned out to be an pioneer about the generation.

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  I think I've said this before They should have stuck with the 1995 generation teaching that it meant the wicked other than invent this overlapping nonsense. Another option would have been to scrap 1914, cut their losses and move on.
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  A "body of elders" or really one main guy?

  by Simon in

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  2. beliefs

  the wts promotes the idea of congregations being managed by a body or elders who all follow their rules and so are in full agreement with how things should be done.. was your hall like this?.

  out hall was a constant battlefield for power between a couple of elders and their families - relatives that had been promoted to various positions.

  it wasn't some hidden secret, it was blatant and obvious.

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  Usually the most aggressive fight it out for top spot and the rest of the elders follow