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  New here, well, sort of...

  by L3G in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  been lurking here for years but finally decided to come out, at least partially.

  of all things, the post of 'bats in the belfry' re: the supposed break up of gb member geoffrey jackson and his cute (ex-?

  ) fiancee a few days ago spurred me to do so.

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  breakfast of champions

  Welcome!
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  Thank Jah for the 7/15/13 WT

  by watson in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  overwhelming support for the new light!.

  quote from facebook:.

  just read 2 of the study articles.

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  Were we really that retarded?

  I don't remember being that (a) excited over "new light" (b) thankful for having things "dumbed down" for me.
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  Comedian Jonathan Winters Died Yesterday at 87

  by BizzyBee in

  1. social
  2. current

  always loved his comedy - very inventive.

  in his later years, he was a fixture around town.

  he'd hang out (sometimes in front of the market, or at an executive services office in the village) and do comedy routines and banter with anyone who came by.. .

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  Always loved this guy and Dick Shawn. Two of my favorites.
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  WHY TRUST "THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE"

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  breakfast of champions

  Nice!!!
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  "Apostasy took root and flourished" (WT, July 15, 2013, page 18)

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  The idea that there was One True Form of Christian Worship and that Apostate Christianity set it at some point is yet another JW construct that came tumbling down when I took a closer look. Such a thing never took place. It was the Wild West back then with about a gazillion sects with all sorts of wacky ideas, thus the ambiguities and contradictions you find in the NT.
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  Mormon ambush at Walmart

  by jws in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while one might expect to have girl scouts trying to sell you things outside walmart.

  today i brought my son to the walmart grocery store and as we were getting out of our car, mormons approached us.. they asked if i knew who they were.

  and if i'd talked to them before.

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  Very cool and interesting experience, JWS.

  Shows how a cult is a cult no matter what they believe.
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  July 15th Study Edition Is Up..

  by confusedteenager in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but yeah.

  they just posted up the new watchtower...with the confusing new information.. time for me to go dive into this "new light" and try to see what sense it makes.

  of course cedars already nicely did a run down for us.. .

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  PTEREST - Yes!!!! OCTOMOM!!!!. . . . . . . Evidently, you have very keen spiritual discernment!!!!
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  remember when the "truth" was simple?

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we had a saying, "the truth is simple but it is not easy".. everything is now so convoluted and nebulous!.

  the 1914 overlapping generations.

  blood fractions.

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  breakfast of champions

  This exact same thought crossed my mind as well.

  It was triggered by all of the Charts and Footnotes in the new WTSE.

  I just remember the brother on the (Society approved) tour of the Met Museum ("The Woman and the Seed"?) we took. . . He told us that "the beautiful thing about 'the Truth' is that 'the Truth' is simple."

  Is four articles, 2 two-page charts, 2 "boxes" and 23 footnotes simple?
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  AUSTRALIA | Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society Appear Before Child Abuse Inquiry | Thursday 11 April, 2013

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  jehovah's witnesses say it is not their responsibility to report child sex abuse to police unless mandatory reporting legislation is in place.. a victorian inquiry on thursday heard that when a jehovah's witness leader hears allegations of abuse they are directed immediately to contact the society's legal department to check their obligations under state law.. jehovah's witness legal counsel rachel van witsen said elders were not expected to know their legal obligations.. "this is done to ensure elders fully comply with any legal requirements that may be applicable in the state in which they reside," she said.. "in victoria if there was mandatory reporting the immediate advice would be to report that immediately.".

  the society's director terrence o'brien said the decision to take the allegations to police lay with the victim.. "without mandatory reporting we don't feel that as ministers of religion that's our obligation to do that," mr o'brien said.. however, the organisation would encourage the victim to report it and would co-operate fully with police, he said.. ms van witsen said elders would make an exception if they felt the child was threatened.. "we would report that to appropriate authorities," she told the inquiry.. "we're about stopping child abuse.".

  two ministers have been removed from the society for child sex abuse in 40 years of records, the parliamentary inquiry heard.. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/04/11/20/59/jehovah-s-witnesses-stay-in-line-on-abuse.

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  breakfast of champions

  Interesting. . .
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  Could my wife be awakening???

  by nolongerconfused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have followed all of your advise as far as not talking religion, just showing love etc.... she has missed the last 3 meetings and i have not said anything like "are you going?

  " etc.... she's a born in/active and our relationship has gotten so much better after i faded completely...no guilt trip/pressure about preparing for meetings as a family, service, etc.... tuesday was a huge sign for me...she has meetings tuesday nights and she was planning on going, but, her coworker called her offering 2 tickets to go see our local baseball mlb team and guess what?....she told me lets go!!!

  i was like wtf?...in my mind i was like wow, you're gonna miss your 3rd meeting in a row!

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  breakfast of champions

  Run with it!