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  2015 convention interviewer praises parents who shunned their kid

  by defender of truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what was it that moved your child to return to jehovah?

  asks the speaker.. .

  well it was the missed association with the family, says brenda sutton proudly and unflinchingly.. andd heres why, i had always told our kids... i would die for you, i love you, would die for you, but if you ever leave jehovah i wouldnt be there.

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  hoser

  Just heard the EXACT SAME experience this weekend. Just different names. Even the wording was the same. Likely just another lie

  Looks like it is scripted from mother and they just find a couple of faces to put up on the stage.
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  Now Even JW Men Are Going To Die At The Big A

  by OneFingerSalute in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.

  the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.

  he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.

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  hoser

  I wonder if this is from the outline or the speaker went off topic somehow.
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  Are they banning college again?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i wasn't alive for this but my parents and many old timers told me that at one point it was pretty much a rule that you couldn't go to college.

  some of you may remember that from that time.

  over time they relaxed that rule to that you did what you had to do in order to provide for yourself.

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  hoser

  Tomo said something negative about college just recently
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  The WTBTS "almost" admits the truth.....

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  during the wt session, the org admits that the actions of eldubs can cause an eventual shortage of "qualified " brothers, and it has.

  they speak of a lack of teaching as the cause.

  in reality, it's the legalism and control issues within the org itself that have caused a shortage of men who are willing to reach out.

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  hoser

  You are so right. It is all about the hours.

  I was asked twice to be a ministerial serpent. Both times I had "double digit" hours as the circuit over sneer said.

  The watchtower article yesterday was really telling elders that they weren't doing their job grooming men to reach out. After the meeting I had a couple elders be nice to me that usually ignore me. I guess the guilt got to them.

  If they want elders to recruit men for position in the congregation they should allow them to count the time they spend in the training/grooming work
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  Do we have a "spiritual need"?

  by LexIsFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so this is only my second post but its about something that has been on my mind for awhile now.

  have any of you ever felt the need to pray or speak to a higher power?

  do any of you beleive that we were created or have evolved with a "spiritual need"?

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  hoser

  I hate the expression "work in harmony with your prayers ". It is pretty much saying that prayer alone isn't good enough.
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  Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL...PODCAST interview

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  original thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/286750001/young-girl-exposes-jehovahs-witnesses-school-video-goes-viral-last-2-days-273-000-views.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atrb37klaoy.

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  hoser

  If you think this podcast will help Jws wake up to ttatt you are going about it in the wrong way.

  In the first sentence you say " taking down the watchtower one brick at a time". Any curious lurking Jws will probably shut down at that point.
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  Canada Branch Finances - What's Going On?

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an update on the canada branch hasn't been made (i think).. year-over-year, canada's equity decreased by 11 million in 2012, 17 million in 2013.. however, the 2014 report shows a huge increase (20 million) in the cost of "purchased supplies.

  " with the shrinkage of the mags, and the push to online, how the heck did this go from 39 million to 58 million?.

  even with this number, the equity in 2014 went down by a staggering 56 million.. what the heck is going on?.

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  hoser

  I know they are printing all the mags for North America in canada now. That might have something to do with it.
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  Gordon Lightfoot

  by RAYZORBLADE in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  ok, if you're a canuck, chances you know that gordon lightfoot is about right up there with ol' jehover!.

  but if not, nevermind, but i have to admit, i have been a lifelong fan of: gordon lightfoot.. this evening, i took his 'greatest hits' and gave it a listen, and as expected, i was still enthralled with his lyrical genius, and playing abilities.. anyone a gordon lightfoot fan?.

  just curious.. all your folks living along north america's "great lakes" keep in mind, next month is the 28th anniversary of the sinking of the "edmund fitzgerald".. that song, by gordon lightfoot is haunting from beginning to end (over 6 minutes).. i personally love: go-go girl in love, bitter green, canadian railway trilogy, sundown, race among the ruins, wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, and well i like just about every damn thing he ever did.. your contributions?

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  hoser

  LisaRose12 hours ago

  I love his music, my husband is a huge fan also. Whenever we see singer guitarists playing that kind of music my husband will ask them to play the Edmund Fitzgerald, but they usually can't because it's too hard.

  
  
  Its four frickin chords. I learned the song when I was like ten years old.
  
  On a different note. I laughed my ass off a couple of years ago watching the grey cup halftime show when they booed Justin bieber and gave old gord a standing ovation.
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  After 2 years my parents make contact. The end result is that I promise them to cryogenically preserve ONLY their heads

  by paulmolark in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it has been 2 and a half years since my departure from the religion.

  i was told by my parents from the start that i would never speak to them until i returned to jehovah dog.

  a few months later they told people they hoped i died before the end came, then all of this culminating in them telling my inactive / fading sister that they don't consider me a child anymore and they have given me up to satan.

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  hoser

  @greatteacher

  That's why these parents are extremely damaging to their children. They get their children to doubt their own reality. This is known as gaslighting. And it's beyond frustrating to a child who has no power.

  
  

  This is one of the reasons I'm so fucked up in the head
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  Another Elevated Group of J.W.'s Now?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why are only pioneers allowed to do "metropolitan witnessing"?

  why do they need "special training" to stand like a zombie for hours, speaking only to their fellow elite?.

  even a pioneer's mother couldn't answer me!.

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  hoser

  It makes them feel special. It's like being the employee of the month at McDonalds