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  How long since your last memorial?

  by NewYork44M in

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  this is my 15th year without going to the memorial.

  based on comments, it seems i did not miss anything.

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  wannabefree

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  Memorial

  by whatisthis12 in

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  2. relationships

  so i’ve been dating my boyfriend for over a year.

  he left the jehovah witness community and we have been living together for one year.

  he hasn’t kept in contact with his family because he was disfellowshipped and hasn’t gone to any meetings.

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  wannabefree

  I wouldn't be overly concerned about him going to the memorial, but you should have a conversation about it with him.

  Kingdom Halls fill during the memorial with studies, unbelieving adult kids of JWs, disfellowshipped, inactive JWs ...

  Some might still believe, some are simply trying to not burn that last bridge with family.

  Some who are disfellowshipped work to get reinstated to regain some family association and then fade away.

  If you are serious about a future with this person, you need to understand where his thoughts are.
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  W5 Investigation

  by Christian Gutierrez in

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  hey guys!

  i just want you guys to know that today is a really great day.

  there are so many jehovah's witnesses that saw this documentary and were disgusted by watchtowers policy.

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  wannabefree

  Thanks for sharing. Nicely done.

  http://ctv.news/Kp6osNI
  
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  2 Kingdom Halls burned in Washington

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  on the local news last night it was reported that two kingdom halls in olympia wa were set fire to.

  i wonder who has a grudge with those congregations?

  unfortunately we know the jw"s eat this crap up and enjoy the "persecution.

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  wannabefree

  No injuries.

  http://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/police-possible-arsonist-targets-jehovas-witnesses-kingdom-halls/718348763
  
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  Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett

  by freddo in

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  2. friends

  so this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.

  oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.

  single.

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  wannabefree

  I'm stumbled by sisters that don't shave their armpits or legs.
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  Hulu’s ‘The Path’ portrays family life inside a cult

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this looks great for people who are both cult survivors and aaron paul fans!

  https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/slow-but-emotionally-creepy-hulus-the-path-portrays-family-life-inside-a-cult/2016/03/29/43840c46-f2c5-11e5-a61f-e9c95c06edca_story.html.

  slow but emotionally creepy, hulu’s ‘the path’ portrays family life inside a cult.

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  wannabefree

  I happened upon this show in Hulu a few weeks ago.

  I figured there must be a post about it here.

  I turned it on with my wife (fully in) in the room. Like other shows I've turned on that were uncomfortable I fully expected that once similarities were obvious she'd leave the room or start ignoring and studying here Watchtower.

  To my surprise, she has been watching them and is into the second season. (She got hooked on Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad ... another series I was shocked she watched.)

  Could this actually be a catalyst to waking up? Or will she justify that this is different than JW's?

  Time will tell ... but it can't be a bad thing,
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  Today's text caused a fight between myself and my "Still In" wife.

  by NikL in

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  2. friends

  she insisted on reading it to me and i just couldn't keep my freaking mouth shut.. see if you can tell why.... sunday, february 18.

  they would go where the spirit inclined them to go.​—ezek.

  jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food.

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  wannabefree

  Wow, that text sure is full on cult.

  The video Governing Buddy Jackson is theocratic warfare. It would be presumptuous of us, he says, but that's because he's speaking to a worldly court that is under the influence of Satan.

  You can be sure that the conversation with a JW who questioned him on this would continue to establish the evidence from the Bible. WE don't claim to be God's only spokesman. God can use whomever he chooses ... He's even used Kings. He could make the stones cry out with His message. And then proceed to show why we are confident (as JW's) that GOD has appointed us His Witnesses. It would be presumptuous for us to make that claim, the claim is Jehovah's. ;)

  You have to notice what they aren't saying when they are asked questions. It's spin while still feeling they are being truthful.

  He didn't say "no" to the question.
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  The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses Link?

  by lambsbottom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  can someone give me the pdf or epub link to:.

  the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses .

  thanks.

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  wannabefree

  https://www.amazon.com/Orwellian-World-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Heritage/dp/0802065457
  
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  JW.ORG Logo Denied Trademark Status by United States Patent and Trademark Office

  by jwleaks in

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  2. friends

  the jehovahs witnesses official web site logo incorporating jw.org has been refused registration by the united states patent and trademark office due to similarity to jw player.. section 2(d) refusal likelihood of confusionclass 42. for the reasons set forth below, the refusal under trademark act section 2(d) is now made final with respect to u.s. registration no(s).

  this refusal is limited to the class 42 services in the application.. applicants mark is jw.org & design, for use with, inter alia, providing a web site that gives computer users the ability to download audio and video recordings, dvds, music, digital print publications, online publications, documents, forms and web pages all in the field of religion, in class 42. the cited mark is jw player, for use with downloadable computer software for playing, viewing and streaming audio and video files in class 09.. .

  documents available to download at jw leaks.. http://jwleaks.org/2014/06/19/jw-org-logo-denied-trademark-status-in-the-united-states/.

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  wannabefree

  The wording is true. They just weren't awarded trademark of jw.org as some special artistic logo.
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  Matthew 24:34 NEW UNDERSTANDING (January 2018 JW Broadcasting)

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .

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  wannabefree

  WTF? Whenever I try to talk about the subject of "this (ever changing) generation" with my wife, she always resorts to "it doesn't really matter" she's all for the light getting brighter. Changes don't matter, the fact that they are willing to change understanding is just more proof that they have "the truth". Obviously, the generation teaching matters to the governing boobs as they feel the need to keep embarrassing themselves to justify their anointing and control.