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  1st time in 30 years no one Baptized at our Assembly

  by James Jack in

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  at our assembly in alabama, no one got baptized, even though we added 3 congregations to our side in the circuit.

  just looked at my wife and said wow.. yet ironically, the regular pioneer ranks have increased 45% in the last 5 years!.

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  Same thing happened where I'm from. No one came to the party. The speaker still had to give the talk
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  Mind control.

  by New day in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in a recent thread someone mentioned that the wtbts uses mind control techniques.

  do you think this is a conscious ploy?

  if it is it would mean that the leaders of my religion (i am still an active jw) set out consciously to control people.

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  mind control" and "independent thinking" of Santa's World.

  
  

  lmao
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  Assembly Assessment increased 300%

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  while at the assembly, when reading the financial statement, i noticed our expenses went from $2500 to almost $9500 so i questioned an elder and said that the assessment per publisher is at $10.50 for all in the us branch territory.. he added this helps the society know how much is coming in and helps them plan out future projects!.

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  I wonder who pays if they come up short at the contribution box
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  Current U.S Federal Judge is a Jehovah Witness... How does this guy not get forced to quit his job and not get in trouble?

  by paulmolark in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  current u.s. federal judge is one of jehovah's witnesses - see more at: http://www.jw-archive.org/post/114109639783/current-u-s-federal-judge-is-one-of-jehovahs#sthash.pz6qywnk.dpuf.

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  The next judge rutherfraud only this guy is a real judge
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  rumor out that governing body is going to adjust the loveing disfellowshiping arangment df yes shunning no.

  by poopie in

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  can anyone confirm they seem to be having disagreement writing dept and service dept some feel that df ok as long as you do not add wholesale across the board shunning regardless of the sin ..

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  The only way I see things changing in regards to shunning is if the IRS would revoke their tax exempt status if they didn't change. Follow the $$$$.
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  POLL: Will You Be Attending The Memorial & If You Are---Why?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just invited.

  i thanked my old elder friend and he left.

  (i'm not going).

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  I'm going. Family reasons.
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  Pathetic manipulation at the Zone Visit to the Mexico Branch (Central America)

  by avaddohn94 in

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  2. friends

  gb helper robert luccioni paid a visit to the branch that oversees mexico and central america and, you can probably imagine all the "excitement" among the witnesses who were tied in via internet.. this time they really emphasized that none of the information that was shared during such a "magnificent" event was to be posted on social media.

  the fact that they are becoming more secretive should alert anyone about the dangers posed by cult-like religions but, truth be told, that is a very difficult thing to understand from within.. still, this picture might be of help!

  in the end, luccioni's objective as representative of the governing body was very clear: money!

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  they end up donating more than they need to cover the cost of the magazines that they use, but in some congregations in the US, they don't even cover the costs

  
  

  they didn't mention that the sister walked 20 miles through the jungle and crossed a crocodile infested river to be at the meeting to donate?
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  CO kept mispronouncing "debt"

  by Red Piller in

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  2. experiences

  so, this happened a while ago - but i never posted on it.

  during a co visit, he gave a talk relating to jesus ransom (i think) and the "debt" that was owed by sin, etc.... he kept saying "debt" and he kept pronouncing the "b".

  so it sounded like "deb-t".

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  We are the thinkingest people according to one of the leaders
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  I Have a Terminal Illness

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  first off, no, i don't have one.. but, was researching, and this article "when a loved one leaves jehovah" ( sep 1, 2006, p. 17 ), has a box "have you left jehovah.".

  this box includes: "you cannot know if you will even be alive tomorrow.

  (psalm 102:3; james 4:13, 14) one man who was diagnosed with a terminal illness said: this illness caught me serving jehovah full-time, with no skeletons in my closet.

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  hoser

  More fear mongering by an abusive entity. The watchtower claims ownership of our eternal destiny.
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  Tomato or tomoto? Is it geehovah or jahovah?

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  how do you say it where you are?

  geehovah or jahovah?

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  hoser

  How do you say it where you are? Geehovah or jahovah?