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  About 20 on Watchtower Writer's Staff

  by Gayle in

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  the watchtower then comes together like most magazines, pellechia explains.

  a writer is chosen as a compiler, functioning like a magazine editor, and an assignment editor distributes briefs to writers there are about 20 on staff.

  copy is fact-checked, copy-edited and rewritten as it moves through the 70-person writing department.

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  Gayle you mean the FDS aren't huddled in a room waiting for the writing on the wall?........ lol
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  Would you still believe if there were no reward in the afterlife

  by donny in

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  some months ago i was listening to a co-worker witnessing to some others about why he believes and why they should to.

  as i listened i kept hearing over and over about the "rewards" of eternal life in heaven in the kingdom of god.

  later on we had a conversation that went like this.. me: can i ask you a question about your beliefs?.

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  You're right Donny they wouldn't. Most religious people talk fondly about the rewards they'll receive for doing what they're "supposed" to do. i.e. entering the pearly gates, new world, etc.
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  How do you help a girl having panic attacks?

  by Cagefighter in

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  i am so inlove with this woman.... we have been dating for six months and she is finally starting to let me in.

  she is the portrait of sweet country feminitiy and i am a masculine little macho but smart and sweet meat head.. she called me the other night having a panic attack.

  well she texted b/c she couldn't talk.

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  I've had panic attacks all of my life. They are terrible to deal with and can have a few causes. Have her research panic and anxiety attacks. She is going to have to discover what works for her. May need to implement a combination of strategies
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  DO you follow any of these quacks, charlatans, liars, mystics or self-promoters?

  by Terry in

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  don't try to lie about it.

  you accept some of these people as an authority.

  you listen to them.

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  A few of these "experts" actually helped me expand my thinking beyond WT. But as I continued to figure out why I was taken in by the cult for so long (I was a born-in and took it too seriously) I realized a pattern in the way I cope with life and have put down a lot of this type of reading. I'm always looking for ways to improve my coping skills. I l think it is good when anyone can help us think outside of the box, no matter how they do it. Just don't waste a bunch of money on their books, sign them out of the library instead.

  Terry who do you go to for advice?

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  Just had a yelling match with my JW mom....help

  by diana netherton in

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  she blames me for everything.

  i have a conversation with my sister (non jw) and the result is my fault.. i feel suicidal.

  i've never yelled at my mother and told her she was wrong..

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  If you are suicidal get help asap. If you're depressed get help asap. But whatever do continue to stand up for yourself. If your mom is wrong she's wrong and there is nothing wrong with you standing up to her and saying so.

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  Would you still believe if there were no reward in the afterlife

  by donny in

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  2. friends

  some months ago i was listening to a co-worker witnessing to some others about why he believes and why they should to.

  as i listened i kept hearing over and over about the "rewards" of eternal life in heaven in the kingdom of god.

  later on we had a conversation that went like this.. me: can i ask you a question about your beliefs?.

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  Yeah we're expected to believe in and worship God unconditionally, but if you eat a piece of fruit from a tree he cuts you off forever.

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  Converstaion Stoppers, do they really work?

  by Mall Cop in

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  remember, the topic in the reasoning book, conversation stoppers.

  well, did they actually work against you or for you?.

  are there conversation stoppers that you use now at your place of work or the bar, or with your significance other, that you use?.

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  Very rarely and they're no different than the workarounds that many salespeople/advertisers use.

  All those conversation stopper workarounds did was make the publishers feel as if they weren't doing enough to save people.

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  Is North Korea the king of North?

  by asilentone in

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  lol sylvia

  I remember growing up with all the speculation about the king of the north and south. What wasted energy.
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  LOST SEASON FINALE

  by Terry in

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  the 6th and final season of lost has been jam-packed with "reveals"!.

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  what is the secret of the island?.

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  ROFL Moshe. That is a good point!

  I only watched one episode of lost about a week ago because my brother was over. He, my sister and dad were into it and said the first and last seasons were the ones to watch. That it was too drawn out, but they wanted to know the meaning of it all.
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  Short Guide To Religions

  by teel in

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  just saw this again, i think it wasn't posted here before: http://www.ajokes.com/jokes/861.html.

  short guide to religions .

  taoism: shit happens.

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  ty for posting Teel...... lol.