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  Has anyone ever been to an assembly with NO baptisms

  by Nikki collins in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just curious if anyone has ever been to an assembly with zero baptisms.

  if not, i see that happening soon and cant wait for that awkward day!.

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  hoser

  I was at one a few years ago. The assigned speaker still had to give the talk. I thought they could have cut everyone some slack and broke for lunch early.
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  What natural phenomena or catastrophic event would wake JWs?

  by I believe in overlapping in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my dad was talking to an elder who was trying to convince him the wt is the only organization god is using to save mankind..

  so my dad asked him; “would you still believe if there was a nuclear war and it destroyed 50-75 percent of the earth’s inhabitants including all the watchtower’s main offices?

  elder said; “that will never happen, that can never happen, because the bible tells us the steps of armageddon.

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  hoser

  If an inebriated Tony Morris went on a drunken rant in his underwear at a regional convention not one jw would bat an eye.
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  Smuggling

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the international assemblies are on... and the missionaries are coming home... and leaving richer.. i have, in all seriousness, been told by a co that the missionaries going home have large sums of money hidden in their luggage as they go back to their assignments.

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  he related how one couple was almost caught with the undeclared cash as they passed through customs.. this has been going on for quite some time, the watchtower using missionaries are mules.. i bet with all the kingdumb hall sales the pace has picked up..

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  hoser

  The pedophile lawsuits can’t touch that money once it’s out of the country
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  OCT 2019 Watchtower - Survival dependant on loyalty to JW Leaders

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there is so much wrong with the newly released october, 2019 but that's not unusual.

  what stands out is there statement claiming that survival through armageddon depends on loyalty to those 'taking the lead'.

  since they claim there will be a point during the gt that they (the gb) won't be physically around, jws must still be loyal to jw leaders.. whats interesting in this article is that they make it clear that they, the governing body are going to take part, from heaven, in the war of armageddon.

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  hoser

  So much for dissing the Catholic Church for teaching Apostolic succession
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  Withholding My Information!

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the past few days i have twice visited screwfix - a uk nationwide company which sells tools & fixings.. on my first visit, i informed the store assistant of the item i required.

  she immediately said, "post-code?".

  i informed her that it was a cash sale and there was no need to give information.

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  hoser

  They want that info so they can try to sell you more shit
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  Political leaning since leaving the Org.

  by Olig in

  1. social
  2. current

  as you are completely barred from talking or being involved in politics while in the org, since leaving has anyone started any political campaigning or activism?

  also what way would you lean?

  left?

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  Fiscally conservative.
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  Should Reparations Be Given To Relatives of Slaves?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some people say that’s the least we should do while others say no way!

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  what do you think about dispensing reparations?

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  Watchtower slaves should be paid for what they lost.
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  Why this obsession with Standardisation?

  by eyeslice2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the longer i am out, the the less i understand the logic of this organisation.. i thought that the kingdom hall my wife attends was perfectly fine and adequate, in fact i liked that it sat in grassy grounds, surrounded by trees.

  it probably wasn't in any dire need of re-decorating at this point.

  others, obviously, thought otherwise and so the hall has recently been subjected to a make-over.. the parking lot has been extended in true joni michell they've "paved paradise and put up a parking lot".

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  hoser

  The new strip mall that’s going in after your Kingdom Hall is sold needs more parking spaces to be in compliance with zoning bylaws.
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  Demon stories

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so as a child i was scared to death of the demons.

  in fact you may remember the wt and awake loved to put stories of these attacks in the articles.

  as a youth i loved to read books.

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  hoser

  I’m neither a psychologist or a psychiatrist but I would say that demon attacks are the result of mental health issues or extreme stress.
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  When you missed several consecutive meetings or took a vacation did you feel "weird" when you returned?

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and again i would miss meetings due to health, surgeries, work etc.. when i would miss a meeting here and there i didn't particularly feel this "weirdness.".

  it wasn't until i would miss 3 or more consecutive meetings that i felt this weirdness upon entering the kh.. i can't really explain it but it feels like i was entering the kh for the first time.

  it's not like when you take a 2 week vacation and come back to work.

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  hoser

  They do treat you differently. It is almost like a mini shunning. It might be a manifestation of herd mentality.