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  Special Assembly Day - tepid applause

  by sir82 in

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  2. friends

  just got back from a recent sad.. after most talks, the applause was, at most, tepid.. it was striking in its tepidity, if that is possible (and if that is a word).. affter most talks, applause lasted literally no more than 5 seconds.

  its volume was scarcely above a whisper.. it wasn't acoustics - the bethel speaker was technically a polished speaker (although presenting the same old boring info), and his talks generated noticeably louder applause.

  but even still - that applause was maybe 10 seconds, and about normal-conversation level.. but local speakers - the applause was not much more loud than the hum coming from your refrigerator.. there were 1300+ people there.. it was just so weird - my previous large-group experience was at the agm, where people were nearly apoplectic & drooling with delight over their new "silver bibles" (which very few have read, i'd wager).. these guys were just "zombified".. speaking of bibles - bethel dude called it a "platinum bible".

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  MrFreeze

  LOL I've seen baptism talks at assemblies with nobody getting baptised in a circuit of about 1000 or so. Talk about an awkward talk.
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  Coworker has been studying

  by MrFreeze in

  1. jw
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  so i found out last week that a coworker of mine has been studying with jehovah's witnesses.

  i think she said she had been studying for a long time and has been to plenty of meetings.

  her grandmother is a jw apparently.

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  So I found out last week that a coworker of mine has been studying with Jehovah's Witnesses. I think she said she had been studying for a long time and has been to plenty of meetings. Her grandmother is a JW apparently. I started having a discussion with her about it and I heard the all too familiar phrases such as "The Truth." It made me cringe. I've talked to her a lot and I can tell she'll probably never get baptised or anything. Kinda wondering if I should do anti-witnessing to her just in case. She has like 6 kids so I'd hate to have any of them suffer through the Kingdom Hall.

  Now that she knows I was a Jehovah's Witness she keeps occasionally bringing up stuff regarding it. Mostly in the form of phrases. "Jehovah help me!"
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  The future of the meetings?

  by Kool Jo in

  1. jw
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  i bumped into this website....really interesting:.

  you however need a pw to access....if this was more popular, i could see khall attendance dropping, as we know, most people simple go just to appease others: .

  http://www.livekingdomhall.com/.

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  MrFreeze

  Before I left we actually had pretty good attendance. With the telephone hookup it was always at or right near 100% for weekday meetings. Of course, this is probably because we counted all the little kids in our Kingdom Hall (who were not even unbaptised publishers).
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  Do Facebook "Friends" That Constantly Brag, Irritate You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are a few people who are fb friends that constantly brag about themselves, their looks, their accomplishments, their bodies, their job---etc.. one particular person is too close to ignore but it's never ending.

  i am thisclose to telling her, to please stop it.. any thoughts?.

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  When I had my facebook I would get irritated at one friend of mine who was a vegan.
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  Do You Honestly Believe That You Would Have Officially Left The JW Religion If They Didn't Shun You?

  by minimus in

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  i left as an inactive person.

  i pretty much have been left alone by the elders and witnesses, as far as being hounded.. i know of many that either disassociated or got disfellowshipped.. i'm wondering if you think you would have remained a jw, in name only, if the religion (cult) didn't shun and penalize as they do..

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  I would have NEVER been a JW if I wasn't forced to go by my mom.
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  At what point did you destroy your Blood card?

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know for me it was soon after lurking here for awhile and reading some threads on the issue.

  i remenber when i tore it into little tiny pieces.

  it felt so liberating..

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  I know I removed it from my wallet well before I left.
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  How many have been the FDS in the whole history of the world ?

  by scary21 in

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  with the jw crazy new light, they must now believe that only 20-30 men in the whole history of mankind fill that role.

  rutherford would be first, then knorr.

  after them there were what eighteen on the gb?

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  I find it kind of interesting that the anointed disappeared until Russell came along. Almost like the whole thing was made up or something.
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  Did you have a bad reaction to flu shot?

  by compound complex in

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  thanks for sharing.. coco.

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  Just remember, they inject you with a very mild version of the flu so there is always the possibility of flu-like symptoms. I've never had a flu shot.
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  SOCHI Olympics 2014

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. current

  how is everyone enjoying the olympics.. any favorites.. swiss cross country skier "super" dario cologna nailed a rush to the finish line for the gold in the skiathlon.. jamie andersen had a great run in the slopestyle competition and sage kostenberg with his new 1620 japan air trick to win gold will be a film highlight for a long time to come.. the dutch went 1 2 3 in speed skating..

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  I don't have any of the sub-NBC channels so I catch what I can when I can. Really looking forward to men's hockey.
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  Woody Allen speaks out

  by NewYork44M in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  woody allen wrote a very compelling article in the op-ed of the new york times.. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html?ref=opinion&_r=0.

  have you ever been accused of something you did not do?

  if that happens, what do you do?.

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  Considering Woody Allen had relations with Soon-Yi when she was underage, why is it so hard to believe Dylan Farrow? Even looking at Woody Allen's brand of "humor" he clearly has some type of issues.