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  To All Those Keen To Tell Us About Their Beliefs

  by Simon in

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  we seem to have had an influx of religiots - the people who want to tell us all about how we / the wts / whoever are wrong, wrong, wrong about everything and how right they are.

  they obviously have special insight, or voices (probably voices, right?

  ) telling them the real truth.. as proof, there is inevitably a wall of random scripture references and quotes.. sorry, but we're not here for that.

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  Folks: You know, there is a lot of truth to an acronym that I heard about years ago. It is: KISS. Which means, "Keep It Simple Sweetheart", or, "Keep It Short Sweetheart." And, that's all I'll say about that. Best Regards, Everyone.----Titch.
  
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  All UK telephone landlines being phased out.....

  by BoogerMan in

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  .....and replaced with voip by 2025. https://www.pmctelecom.co.uk/blog/are-landline-phones-being-phased-out-in-2025/.

  just heard this on a radio station's advert..

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  That is interesting. I have two cellular phones, with service by TracFone, and they are "flip-phones" . One is kept in my car at all times, and the other one is kept inside my residence. BUT----I STILL have a landline phone in my residence. Because I WANT one. I still have a use for a regular land-line phone. With the two TracFones, I refill their airtime and days of use when I need to . Airtime cards all over the place, they can be bought at stores everywhere. Or, I can just call their toll-free number and refill the phones' airtime with a credit card. No problem. Best Regards, Everyone----Titch.
  
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  Why did you leave the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. beliefs

  i've never been a witness so i never left.

  graeme hammond writes:.

  for some years i’d had a growing irritation and disillusionment with the religion: i was getting tired of the pompousness, the arrogance and the control, i felt increasingly choked by their restrictions and i was drained by their demands on my time.

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  With me, it was when I came to the full, complete realization, that I, as a human being, have no spiritual hunger, no spiritual cravings---that needed to be satiated or satisfied, by any religious belief system or structure. That's why I never turned to ANY religion, after I faded out. Best Regards. Titch.
  
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  Biden running in 2024 🤣

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i've filed this under news and world events, although i could've posted it under entertainment, lol.

  apparently, joe biden will be seeking re-election for another term in the white house.. this, despite a recent poll showing that 70% of people don't want him to run again.. biden just has to be the worst president i've seen.

  his gaffes, over-relience on a prompter, and, more than any other president, his refusal to answer journalists' questions, all go to make him top of the list in terms of bad presidents.. it will certainly provide entertainment, if nothing else..

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  Personally, I do believe that the political situation here in the United States is so screwed up, that I don't even want to consider voting for a President come 2024. I am a registered voter, and I am registered as a Democrat. But---I feel that the Democratic Party should put forward a strong Presidential Candidate who will be able to stand up to the absolute bully that Donald J. Trump is and has been. It has to do that---it must do that. Now I don't know if the Republican Party will nominate D.J. Trump as their Candidate of choice in 2024. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But, if I were to register as a Republican, and Michael Pence were to declare his candidacy for President in 2024, and his name were to be on the Primary Election ballot here in California where I live, i would vote for Michael Pence. And why is that? Because I have much more respect for Mr. Pence than I do for Donald J. Trump. Much more respect. For doing the right thing back in January of 2021, and standing up for principle, and standing up to the bullying of Donald Trump, and adhering to the U.S. Constitution; and doing no more or less than the Constitution allowed him to do. But, we'll see what happens in 2024. As I started out, I have become so disillusioned by the political situation here in the United States, that I might just "sit this one out"---the 2024 Presidential Election. Let the "chips fall where they may." Best Regards, Everyone-----Titch.
  
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  Betty Georges - The Female Helper to the Governing Body

  by MillennialDawn in

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  2. friends

  betty georges is listed as a helper to the governing body service committee, according to this page on the website: https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body-jw-helpers/.

  anybody know anything about her?.

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  Folks: As a point of interest.....In my early years of being an Amateur Radio Operator, I crossed paths, on the air, and in person with a fellow Ham Operator who had the name of "Betty Ray Dunbar." (He had the call sign of W6BWX) That information is "gleaned" from the annual publication called the "Amateur Radio Callbook." That person was definitely a male, and he preferred to be addressed as "Ray." But, yeah, it can happen. I don't know why his parents named him "Betty Ray", but apparently they did. Betty Ray passed away several years ago, so I doubt that he's reading this Internet forum, in order to object to being identified by name and call sign. Just thought I'd mention this tidbit of trivia. Best Regards, Everyone.-----Titch.
  
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  Submission and stupid rules

  by Lady Lee in

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  what a load of crap this stupid belief was.

  i'll give you a couple of examples.

  i was the sign language interpreter for our congregation and there was about 15-20 deaf who regularly showed up.

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  Vidiot: So true, so true. You know, I do believe that there are millions of people who believe that the whole, entire purpose of the human race is to perpetuate the human race. In other words, to "keep it going". Oh well. Best Regards----Titch.
  
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  Would I be disfellowshiped for this?

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

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  2. beliefs

  if a publisher openly told the elders that they thought the gb were wrong about some or a lot of things, but said they will not share these thoughts with anyone else then would this be a case of disassociation disgfellowship?.

  my guess is lots of elders meetings and shepherding calls to try to get you to say something they could use against you.. but what would be the sin in which you are not repented?.

  the only reason to be dissed is non repentance?.

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  That's interesting what Vidiot stated, that merely thinking that the Governing Body is wrong about something technically constitutes apostasy. So then, how would anyone know that you were thinking that way, unless you expressed that idea to someone else, either verbally or in writing? Thus, the two rules expressed by Hoser. Best Regards, everyone.---Titch
  
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  boners by fine JWs

  by enoughisenough in

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  as a jw, did you ever know of totally unchristian behavior ( boners) by some "fine" witnesses?

  i know of more than my fair share and will reveal some.

  an elder/pioneer kicked his elderly wife who had alzheimer's out.

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  Enough: Perhaps you could have used the term " foolish error or blunder." That IS the dictionary definition of a boner. (In addition to other terms) Just sayin'......Best Regards Everyone.....Titch.
  
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  deep thoughts

  by lancelink in

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  this afternoon i drove by an old hall i attended ( barrington illinois) and noticed that it had been sold, it is now an adventist .

  church !

  now here is my drive-home thinking.. back in the 80's when i attended i was newly married, and had a young child.

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  Folks: That is an interesting post from Blondie. Back in 1968, the local congregation that I was a member of, here in Southern California, decided to buy a local church building, which at one time was used by the Calvary Chapel organization. (The famous pastor, Chuck Smith was the pastor of that church) So, from April 1968 to June 1973, that church building was a local Kingdom Hall. But, in June of 1973, the local Elders decided to sell the building, and move back into the other local Kingdom Hall. Why that decision was made, I do not remember, at this time. And, what religious organization they sold it to, in June 1973, I don't recall. But, yeah, during that time---April 1968 to June 1973, no one had any qualms about meeting in a former church building. The building even had its own wooden pews to sit in! Wow! Best Regards, everyone!
  
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  Musings About...Spirit Beings

  by titch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  folks: this topic might seem a little "out there in left field.

  " but it might be something to think about, or perhaps it's something that you have wondered about in the past.

  i know that i sometimes wondered about it, , even when i was "in" the jw organization.

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  Folks: This topic might seem a little "out there in left field." But it might be something to think about, or perhaps it's something that you have wondered about in the past. I know that I sometimes wondered about it, , even when I was "in" the JW organization. Now, this is making the assumption that a person believes that there are, in actuality, spirit beings that live...exist...outside the realm of the material, physical world.. And, that would include, of course, the "supreme being" that humans think of as "god", or YHWH, or "Yahweh". And, that there are "spirit beings" that we think of as "angels" and "demons." So, have you ever wondered how it is that "they" perceive each other? I mean, if the assumption is correct that there are "millions", maybe more "angels" in that "spirit" realm, then how do they all perceive each other ? Supposedly, spirit beings don't have physical bodies, with physical senses that we humans have, then how do they do that? And, for that matter, how do they converse or communicate with each other? Ever wonder about that? I wonder about that, and wondered about that when I was a Witness. And, since "spirit beings" are outside the realm of the material physical world---just like "god" is---how do they "perceive" the material, physical Cosmos/Universe?

  Perhaps I am over-thinking such matters, or it is "unfathomable" for us mortal, l physical, material beings to ponder. But, still, it is something that I have wondered about. Perhaps it's best to not even think about such things! How about you good Folks? Best Regards, Everyone.....Titch.