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  My Walmart encounter with the dubs today

  by poppers in

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  2. friends

  yup, there were 3 of them camped out in front of the store with their display of materials - first time i've seen them there.

  he said he converted 5 years ago from the presbyterians, and that he had learned more in 1 year with the jws than all his time with the presbyterians (the usual stuff, jesus died on a stake, paradise earth, etc).

  he claimed he didn't know about the invisible return of jesus, he was dismissive of the impact of disfellowshipping and that people can leave with little consequence, he claimed that the romans didn't use a cross until 200 years after jesus died on the stake.

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  Covering your butt and backpedaling is a universal skill no matter what religion and when you go off the script that the JWs are practiced in then it's anybody's guess what they will say.
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  San Diego are you awake?

  by nicsfreedom in

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  currently we need 50+ people to reserve a seat for the sd premier of "truth be told".

  invite anyone you know and please inform them to go through the tugg site below to ensure the event will happen.. http://www.tugg.com/events/5192.

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  UPDATE:

  The filmmaker Gregorio is working his ass off to make this fillm a success. I was able to hang out with him Thursday night after the San Fran film screening and he is trying his best to get this all over the place and LA is next so let's all try and support this important film!

  @Nathan - Dude I think you know I like you right? But your comment about this film shows you are woefully misinformed go to www.hereliesthetruth.com the effort is being made my friend...
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  Judicial Meetings on the internet

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so far i have found only about 10 judicial recordings/transcripts online total.

  there has to be more out there i would think... here's the people i've found so far:.

  matthew barrie .

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  Thanks Paul that's a couple more. This is one area where we need way more of these IMO and hopefully others will be made known that are already online.

  And hopefully more will be generated as time goes on.
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  Judicial Meetings on the internet

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so far i have found only about 10 judicial recordings/transcripts online total.

  there has to be more out there i would think... here's the people i've found so far:.

  matthew barrie .

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  Some are transcript only. Others are audio only.

  I heard that someone was transcribing Rick Fearon's JC, which is currently audio only. I have to say irregardless of your feelings about him, he did an amazing job of showing those elders TTATT and defending his reasons for leaving the WT cult.
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  Judicial Meetings on the internet

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so far i have found only about 10 judicial recordings/transcripts online total.

  there has to be more out there i would think... here's the people i've found so far:.

  matthew barrie .

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  So far I have found only about 10 judicial recordings/transcripts online TOTAL. There has to be more out there I would think... Here's the people I've found so far:

  • Matthew Barrie

  • Rick Fearon

  • Anthony Roberts

  • James Caputo

  • Dale and Better Baker

  • Rick and Laverne Townsend

  • AnonDude

  • Conrad West

  • Eric (that's me) on JWStruggle on YouTube

  • RapunzelisAwake on JWStruggle on YouTube

  Are there more? Does anyone know of others out there? Am I missing some obvious ones?
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  Mom calls out Jehovah

  by Poztate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an 18 year oul girl stabbed her mom to death with 79 stab wounds.

  her mom cried out jehovah during the attack to no avail.

  http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/judge-rules-18-year-old-isabella-guzman-of-aurora-will-be-held-without-bond-in-mothers-slaying.

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  Making jokes about a child that just murdered their mother is not funny or cool- it shows you have a serious problem yourself. That in my mind is a reason to lock a thread or ban a person from commenting here.

  Thanks to the OP for drawing attention to this tragedy and how it may have been WT related.
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  Letter to BOE re: baptism of my minor children

  by Michelle365 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok i posted about a month ago asking for advice on writing a letter to my former congregation regarding my children.

  my ex husband still goes to our old hall and although we have joint custody he is raising them to be good little jws on his time.

  i understand that in your organization age is not a determining factor in whether or not a person can get baptized, however as the young people ask book points out:

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  BTTT
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  Letter to BOE re: baptism of my minor children

  by Michelle365 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok i posted about a month ago asking for advice on writing a letter to my former congregation regarding my children.

  my ex husband still goes to our old hall and although we have joint custody he is raising them to be good little jws on his time.

  i understand that in your organization age is not a determining factor in whether or not a person can get baptized, however as the young people ask book points out:

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  Michelle I love this letter- good for you, as you are going on the offense. As mentioned, it will do little good unless the legal angle is invoked as the elders and the whole JW congregation are above the laws of man and certainly above your wishes that the children not be pressured into baptism. You are just another "ignorant wordly person" that will soon die at Armageddon and they believe they will be saving your children by dunking them into the JWs.

  I have completely de-programmed my two children over the last couple years and they now will never agree to baptism as their mother continues to urge them to do. It CAN be done- many others on here have been successful at it as well. PM me if you want to chat, and please let us know how things develop.

  Eric B aka Ray P
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  Judicial Committee transcripts...

  by Tuesday in

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  2. friends

  this has probably been posted before but i can't seem to find it in the best of series or otherwise but i'm wondering if anyone has some good links to judicial committee transcripts online or otherwise?

  i'm really looking for basic judicial committee meetings, the ones where the scriptual basis is in question is ok like jim rizoli's or anton from watchtower uk outreach but i'm really looking for just a run of the mill judiciary committee meeting (ie fornication, etc.

  ) any help is greatly appreciated.

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  Just discovered this classic thread...does anyone know where to find more transcripts of Judicial Meetings?

  Definitely pulls back the curtain on these star chambers.
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  To be read out during the midweek meeting: "We are not prophets"

  by The Quiet One in

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  2. beliefs

  congregation book study.. jeremiah book, page 167, paragraph 25:.

  "gods people today are not prophets"..

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  Good OP. And there are a zillion quotes where the WTS said that THEY ARE prophets. See here:

  http://www.jwstruggle.com/2011/06/a-review-of-the-societys-prophetic-record/