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  JWs react with joy when something bad has happen to inactive or DF'd ones

  by Anator in

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  i've noticed when i was an active dub that some jws act joyful whenever they hear that an inactive jw or a df'd person had something bad happen to them.

  some have a glee-ful smile and they give that *look* that says, "we told you so".

  have you ever experienced what i'm referring to?

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  Alfred

  Once I was putting in the CD for the last song after the service meeting, when they announced that "Brother Who-left-2-years-ago is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses".... as this announcement was made, one of the microphone holders handed over his mic to me (so I can put it away) and said: "I hope the devil has his way with him" (in Spanish)... that threw me off so much that I completely forgot the song number and had to fumble through my KM to find it while everyone looked back at me wondering why I haven't played the song yet... I went from extreme shock to embarassment in just a few seconds...

  This religion really does instill hate... most JWs just don't realize it...
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  JW nephew graduation party cancelled... your insight is requested

  by Alfred in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a jw nephew in another state who was at very the top of his high school senior class this year.

  because of this, my sister (an elder's wife) had planned and sent out invitations to his "graduation party" which would be held at a community center with all the bells and whistles.

  i actually bought plane tickets for my wife and i to attend this party immediately after receiving the invitation in the mail.

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  Alfred

  Unbelievable update... I don't even know where to be begin, so I'll just cut to the chase...

  My nephew has left his home last night and has moved into an apartment!!! He has also decided to stop attendingmeetings for good!!! I got a text from my non-JW sister (his aunt that he confides in) so I immediately called him to offer my support... he said he was fine for now and that he just needed some time alone to clear his head. His main reason for leaving: "I just got tired of having to be spiritual all the time."

  Before we ended the call he said that he believes this religion is for people who have problems in their lives and need some kind of support system. Other than that, he really has no use for it since there are way too many rules and things you can't do. This kid is smart.

  I guess I really shouldn't be surprized about any of this considering what he went through recently, yet I'm still trying to understand how an extremely spiritual, hard-core JW kid (son of a well-respected elder) would leave the borg cold-turkey the way he did... if anything, they usually just fade... but he went out in style IMO.

  Anyway, I thought I'd share... can't wait to talk to my nephew some more (when he's done clearing his head)...

  Thanks to everyone for your suggestions!

  Alfred
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  Cigars And Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Bangalore in

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  2. friends

  cigars and jehovah's witnesses.. http://drschiffman.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/cigars-and-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  Alfred

  Entirely Possible... I also enjoy Romeo & Juliettas .... have you had Monte Cristos or Padrons?
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  Cigars And Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Bangalore in

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  2. friends

  cigars and jehovah's witnesses.. http://drschiffman.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/cigars-and-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  Alfred

  I try to eat right, excercise and take care of myself as much as possible... But I do enjoy a good cigar once a week in my back yard... The Nicaraguan "Padron" is the best in my opinion...

  (Lurkers... Don't you find it odd that JW's who smoke occasionally are disfellowshipped while hundreds of thousands of JWs who are slowly killing themselves with extremely unhealthy food and sedentary lifestyles remain in good standing?... just saying)
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  Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!!

  by JT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.

  i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.

  as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?

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  Alfred

  Designs... care to share the nasty reply from the CO?
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  Zone talk by David Splane - Four figurative giants - Education etc

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  found this interesting talk on e-watchman's site.

  it was given by david splane, a gb member.. the talk is really interesting as it gives a more focused look at the troubles the society is facing as it trys to cope with education, peer pressure etc.. .

  http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=454.

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  Alfred

  "This is not the work of man. This is the work of Jehovah". -David Splane (in 2010 WT DVD "Faith In Action")
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  JW FAMOUS CLICHE SAYINGS

  by strymeckirules in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what saying made it all around the country?.

  the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.

  "donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".

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  Alfred

  Running ahead of the Faithful and Discreet Slave Filthful & Diseased Slime is the same as running ahead of Jehovah...
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  Two men in need of blood fractions...

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hypothetical situation.... you're the doctor in charge of the icu when two ambulances arrive (at the same time), each one with a patient requiring the same amount of "x blood fraction" for the same reasons (including high risk of death)... one of the patients is a well-known blood donor and the other is a jw who is willing to accept the "x blood fraction".... however, you barely have enough "x blood fraction" for one of the patients (not both)... who do you give it to?.

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  Alfred

  Hypothetical situation...

  You're the doctor in charge of the ICU when two ambulances arrive (at the same time), each one with a patient requiring the same amount of "x blood fraction" for the same reasons (including high risk of death)... one of the patients is a well-known blood donor and the other is a JW who is willing to accept the "x blood fraction"...

  However, you barely have enough "x blood fraction" for one of the patients (NOT both)... who do you give it to?
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  Latest WT video on Blood!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  if you should have the latest video on "blood" by the watchtower, please get in contact with randy because he needs a copy.. thanks!.

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  Alfred

  don't have it, but will call my insider and order one...

  does anyone know what changes were made and what "spin" they put on it?
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  2011 Watchtower publisher statistics with analysis

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2012 yearbook has released the publisher statistics for the 2011 service year.

  a scan of the report can be found at http://www.jwfacts.com/images/2011-publisher-report.pdf and i have started updating the graphs at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/statistics.php.

  as expected, it is following on from similar trends to the last 15 years.

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  Alfred

  I don't pretend to be a statistician, but according to these numbers, it takes an average of 6,488 hours of field service just to get 1 baptism... (actually, that number is probably well over 10,000 hours per baptism if you discount all the born-ins and family members that succumbed to peer pressure)...