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  How to think straight. Useful resource IMO.

  by Open mind in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower, on rare occasions, pays lip service to the importance of good critical thinking skills.

  most born-in jws probably think they have decent "perceptive powers", i know i did.

  i got good grades in school.

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  untitled

  by itsbeenalongtime in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been thinking a lot about how once someone is appointed in the in hall....such as a ms or elder...how many people always make such comments as: "well jehovah has appointed him so we have to deal with it" or "even jehovah uses wicked people in his organization"..how can people believe this??

  i do not understand how holy spirit can be apart of such beliefs.

  i know of a brother in our hall right now that has committed fornication, never telling anyone about it.

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  Ran into not One, not Two, but THREE elders at the same time!

  by Soldier77 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i'm out doing some shopping at the supermarket and as i'm walking to the checkout, i see my so and his wife (in full fs attire) talking to someone just past the checkout registers.

  i am looking for the furthest checkout at this point making sure not to be noticed by the so or his wife.

  well, just my freakin luck, there is only one checkout open.

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  assemblies; how times have changed

  by Evidently Apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife mentioned our circuit assembly was this weekend, she looked at me and i let out a chuckle and said "the kids are too sick right?

  " (they weren't) but it was what she wanted to hear, an excuse from me to blow it off.

  it got us thinking about how they were kind of tolerable when we were younger.. meals with ice cream, lots of volunteering to get you out of your seat.. there was more room at past assemblies.

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  What's going on at 100 Henry Street?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  id like to first clarify that i am not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination.

  however, i couldnt resist connecting the dots on some research ive been doing recently about watchtower spin-off corporations.

  one such corporation that caught my attention is located just a few blocks away from the wtbts headquarters in brooklyn, quite possibly in a back room at the st george hotel on 100 henry street.

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  Channels Turn Foul as they Ebb

  by Marie B. Paraison in

  1. social
  2. current

  the watchtower channel is ebbing.

  one sister told me that the change in the number of meeting days from three days to two days is because of a shortage of funds needed to pay for utilities.

  in this economy and the waning of finances the kingdom hall attendees can look forward to meeting once a week in the future.. .

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  2011 Special Talk: Bible Principles-Can They Help Us to Cope With Today's Problems?

  by yknot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ahh low and behold!.

  it turns out those bethelites were being bold!.

  brazen is what many with login privileges can be called.... ....... knowing that such an important talk outline shouldn't be stalled!.

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  WHAT COLOUR WAS THE HAIR O HE HORSES ON NOAH'S ARK?

  by badboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  any takers?.

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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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  MY DISASSOCIATION LETTER please read

  by josephus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all this is josephus here and im posting my disassociation letter minus any identifying details which ill leave blank.

  i would like thoughts on it if poss, but not spelling tips as my girl will check it 2morrow i just wanted to see if i struck the right balence .

  or maybe if i put something wrong.. thanks all josephus.

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