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  Purple Wizard Strikes Back

  by WheelocksLatin in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i guess i shouldn't have buried this in the other place.

  ehem.

  the purple guy.

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  Roll call of those of us stuck in for our spouse or whos spouse is still in!

  by BU2B in

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  2. friends

  i just wanted to get a feel for how many here have awakened to ttatt but are still carrying on some jw activities to pacify them and keep the peace.

  also trying to hear from those who have left, but whose spouse has stayed in the wt and in the marriage.. for me it comes down to my own mental anguish.

  i am mentally tortured by attending the meetings, yet i feel compelled to because my wife would kill me with her personality if i had her drag 2 small girls by herself there.

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  Yes, I have completely stopped. She has known for four years, I let it all out too soon and then had to retreat. She immediately called an elder who set up a meeing. I kept going to meetings and service, I stopped service after about a year, I cut my meeting attendance off gradually and stopped going to hall after about two years. I haven't been to a meeting since Memorial 2013 and I did go to the convention that year too. Haven't been to anything JW related since. I suppose you could say I have faded, but with family dynamics as they are, I don't see that as a permanent deal. Since I keep trying to reach my kids, I imagine the Borg will have to deal with me eventually.
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  "New Book" God's Kingdom Rules

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard that on sat the jws released a new book at the convention god's kingdom rules.

  is it a verse by verse of ezekiel or daniel?

  does it mention the "overlapping generation"?

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  wannabefree

  sorry, just haven't had time to scan more, will work on it later today
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  Roll call of those of us stuck in for our spouse or whos spouse is still in!

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just wanted to get a feel for how many here have awakened to ttatt but are still carrying on some jw activities to pacify them and keep the peace.

  also trying to hear from those who have left, but whose spouse has stayed in the wt and in the marriage.. for me it comes down to my own mental anguish.

  i am mentally tortured by attending the meetings, yet i feel compelled to because my wife would kill me with her personality if i had her drag 2 small girls by herself there.

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  My wife is still in. Holding on as hard as she can. It sucks. No progress. She doesn't trust me and is suspicious. I first tried to share with her TTATT, but this did not go well at all. Since I have been more successful reaching my kids to different degrees, she views me as an enemy in some ways. How long can a marriage last like that?
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  Interesting location chosen for cart/trolley

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last time, same billboard had girl in a bikini.

  people waiting for a future that will never come below an add that says: live for now.. sorry can't get the pic thing working.

  i put the pic on dropbox... need to learn how to do this.. what should i do with insert/add image that i am not doing correctly?.

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  Tried ... from what I can tell, dropbox no longer offers this ... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17788978/get-public-url-from-file-path-in-dropbox
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  BBC Radio 4 reference to 607 Babylonian conquest?

  by 88JM in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was listening to bbc radio 4 late sunday night, and in a programme about migration, they referenced the "babylonian conquest of jerusalem in 607 b.c.

  " which caught my attention.. did they not mean 587 b.c., or did i understand it wrong?.

  the link to the programme is below - sorry if you're not in the u.k. as you probably won't be able to listen to bbc programmes.

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  Hopefully if they do interview somebody, it is one who will stick to facts and not throw in craziness ... just sayin'
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  Disfellowshipping - Why the Governing Body can not ease up on dissenters.

  by mindnumbed in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlbwnjglymu.

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  I can't count how many times I watched that with my kids years ago, it sure takes on a whole new meaning now. Funny how you don't see it when you are indoctrinated though.
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  why does the NWT refer to christ as the christ. to me this is taking away his Sovereignty

  by goingthruthemotions in

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  2. beliefs

  it just kills me when i look at the scriptures in the nwt and alot of times when it refers to jesus christ it says the christ.

  to me this is taking away his .

  sovereignty.

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  wannabefree

  I guess I don't see it.

  the Christ ... the Messiah ... the anointed One ... why would this term be degrading?
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  "New Book" God's Kingdom Rules

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard that on sat the jws released a new book at the convention god's kingdom rules.

  is it a verse by verse of ezekiel or daniel?

  does it mention the "overlapping generation"?

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  Chapters 3-5

  https://www.sendspace.com/file/kl72s7
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  BOE * 2014-05-01 Witnessing in public places

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to all bodies of elders.

  the public witnessing supplies form (s-80) is also available at the forms link.

  the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.

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  also point # 21 ... targeting the seniors in nursing homes

  21. Nursing and retirement homes: Some publishers have had success in reaching elderly

  persons by approaching the manager or activities director of the facility and volunteering their
  time to encourage residents who might enjoy Bible reading and discussion of Bible accounts. It may
  be explained that volunteers from the congregation would be pleased to read Bible-based material,
  to conduct a free weekly Bible study, or to show Bible-based videos to anyone who wishes to attend.
  Oftentimes, the staff, volunteers, family members of patients, and other visitors will join in the study.
  The service overseer may train well-qualified publishers to make such visits.—km 6/14 pp. 2-4.