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The Writing Department's use of "Exclamation Points". Anybody else find their use cheesy? Or motivating possibly?
by miseryloveselders in
1. jw
2. friends
something i've been meaning to ask for a while since coming here, is wsup with the writing department's use of exclamation points?

i'm no literature buff or anything, but to me personally, the exclamation points cheapen whatever they're trying to get across.

here's some examples from the new jeremiah book.. how thankful we can be for the teaching done by christian shepherds!.
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Typical email exchange I just had with a JW
by jwfacts in
1. jw
2. experiences
most of the emails that i receive from jws are short and to the point - i am wrong and jehovah will soon exact vengeance on me.

they never identify where i am wrong.

here is a typical one.
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For born ins- what tipped you off it was wrong
by teela(2) in
1. jw
2. friends
at a young age i remember watching tv and commenting why is the red cross always helping people and we don't.

the second big one is if the witnesses only started up in 1890 - 1900 did jehovah not have anyone else doing the preaching work?.

as a child i don't think we think about theological problems so what tipped you off?
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Do you think they will get a new bible?
by twinkle toes in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was thinking about the fact that the society is changing all the lingo that is associated with the new world order, new system and the like.

what i was wondering is if it is important to get away from this phrasing, what are they going to do with the new world translation?

do you think they will start publishing it under a new name?
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Top 10 Memorial Excuses
by rebel8 in
1. jw
2. friends
good excuses.

pinkeye.

(highly contagious, and you aren't supposed to touch other people's dishes and glasses.)tuberculosis.
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"Something in the congregation is hindering the flow of Jehovah's holy spirit" - witch hunt JW style?
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone else experienced something like this?.

in my mother-in-law's congregation a special pioneer was recently moved to the congregation and he gave a talk where he said he and the other elders felt there was a bad spirit in the congregation and there must be something going on that is preventing jehovah's holy spirit from operating properly.

but he didn't state explicity what the problem might be and now gossip is rife in the congregation about whether there might be a sinner or a traitor in their midst.. for many this is just the excuse they need to gossip and bad mouth others.
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Does cain get a bad rap???
by darth frosty in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is kinda along the lines of my favorite who told the real lie in gen 3.. i was watching the movie 'the bible' the other night (couldn't sleep.

) i was looking at its depiction of cain and thought cain is being pigeoned holed.

now i am not condoning murder and the actions of cains rage.
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Major (5 star) barf alert about DC experience
by blindersoff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
comments from our dear sister in the fort worth, tx area.

her email address is: xxxxxxxxxx [ pm me if you want it]

"i went to the sunday session of the convention this week and it was so .
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What will you do to celebrate Oct 2 2014?
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
like most people reading this, i was convinced that by 2014 the new system would 'definitely' have been operating for at least a decade.

now that i know this is not going to be the case i am going to have to think of some way to recognise 100 years of wts let downs and failed predictions.

there is no point fretting over the past so i think it will be a good time to celebrate.
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just created a site www.jwfacts.com
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just put together a site that tries to logically show the witnesses are not the true religion.

just wondering how to get the information out to people that most need it.

also any ideas on how to get the site found by search engines.