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  Female presenter on JW Video

  by Listener in

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  there is a video on jw org titled "what happens at a kingdom hall?

  " i wouldn't suggest that you watch it as it's pretty sickly, as usual they are praying on emotions in order to encourage people to attend their halls.. the video is presented by a female but does show her face.

  it just seems weird that they have allowed a woman to star in this very prominant role.

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  breakfast of champions

  Okay, but do these "Kingdom Halls" have saunas and fitness centers like these guys?

  http://www.scientology.org/videos/category/beliefs-and-practices/inside-a-church-of-scientology.html
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  Tv.jw.org - Average Jdub reaction? I'm getting NOTHING but Silence!

  by 4thgen in

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  hello all, as you know, when jw tv was announced, our board went wild.

  many comments, much speculation and alot of negative feedback on the quality, etc.

  well, what has me concerned is that i have not heard a peep from any of my connections left in kingdom-land.

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  breakfast of champions

  It seems to be quite polarizing.

  For all of the nutjob types who used to paste the daily text or articles from the mags on their Instagram account (before they were threatened with legal action by their beloved Org) this the greatest, most wonderful blessing in all history. They claim to be crying they're so overjoyed. Praise Jah!

  Most everybody else acts like it doesn't exist. It's as if they were embarrassed, which they should be.
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

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  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  breakfast of champions

  Sorry for the delay. . . . I've been in classes all evening!

  It was applying for admission to the university. Just looked up my essay. Here's the pertinent info in the essay:

  "When I graduated from High School in 19**, I decided to volunteer for a local ministry work as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. . . ."

  later in the essay. . . .

  "My volunteer efforts reached a high point in 2***- 2*** when I was privileged to serve as a congregation elder at the ******* congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. During that time I was regularly involved in local proselytizing efforts, offered guidance to congregation members wishing to achieve personal goals, and presided over the Theocratic Ministry school, an in-house public speaking and teaching program designed to help individuals improve their personal ministry and teaching skills. . . ."

  So yes, I was very specific, and of course, full of shit.

  I never said, "I now fully reject that religion and am an atheist." What I think I was trying to say or explain in all of this was What the hell I had been doing for the past twenty years since graduating HS!

  Honestly, for an engineering program I don't think they'd think twice about your religious background. Even though engineering is based upon science, it probably has a higher percentage of believers than most of the sciences.
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  University Application Personal Statement dilemma - Should I mention my jw past?

  by will-be-apostate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am applying to chemical engineering course in the uk through ucas (a lot of things changed since i've posted last time).. i have a lot of skills i developed while regular pioneering, like public speaking skills, ability to reason (even if it's bs), presentational skills etc.. i feel it would boost my personal statement a lot, but i'm also afraid they would say "this guy beleives in god, and loves science, he must be creationist.

  away with him".. how could i mention that i gave interviews front of thousands of people and did voluntary work in my hometown without giving a bad impression?.

  i don't want to go into details and start explaining myself that "however i don't beleive in god", or something like that.

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  breakfast of champions

  I put my JW experience in my essay: public speaking, leadership role, volunteering. . . That's all they care about.

  Got my #1 pick first try.
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  Chlostridium difficile infectiion...

  by titch in

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  i suppose that this question falls under the topic of "personal experiences.

  " so, i have a question for the members of the site: has anyone had any experience with a malady called "chlostridium dificille infection"?

  either yourself personally, or a relative or a friend?

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  breakfast of champions

  Never had it, but was reading an article about treatment the other day:

  http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/10/11/355126926/frozen-poop-pills-fight-life-threatening-infections
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-11-2014 WT Study (

  by blondie in

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  united nations http://www.randytv.com/secret/unitednations.htm.

  opening comments.

  the word of god is alive and exerts power.heb.

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  breakfast of champions

  Wow. . . my wife warned me this was a dreadful WT study - and it sure is!

  You have a stomach of iron BLONDIE!

  Thanks for the info.
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  Account of Jehovah's Witness Women Prisoners in Auschwitz (very creepy)

  by objectivetruth in

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  2. beliefs

  a book titled written by a long ti me ss member .rudolf franz ferdinand hoess.

  here is a quote from this book : .

  "a pleasant contrast to this type were the female jehovah's witnesses, called "bible bees" or "bible worms.

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  breakfast of champions

  Very interesting stuff, ORPHANCROW..
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  Terminology the Society Hates?

  by toweragent in

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  in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.

  for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".

  i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".

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  breakfast of champions

  Fundamentalists.

  From their site:

  Are you fundamentalists?

  While we have strong religious convictions, we are not fundamentalists in the sense that the term has come to be used. We do not believe that every passage in the Bible is to be interpreted literally. We do not pressure political leaders to promote a certain point of view, nor do we resort to demonstrations and violence against those who disagree with us. The Bible teaches Christians to be kind, good, mild, and reasonable—qualities that do not allow for the kind of fanaticism that is sometimes associated with fundamentalism.—James 3:17.

  So a straw man argument: they redefine and/or narrow the definition of fundamentalists to Fred Phelps and then say "we're not that."
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  United Nations Gender Ministry Conducts "Jehovah's Witness" Campaign to Combat Ebola

  by rebel8 in

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  is there something to this?

  or is it nothing?.

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  breakfast of champions

  I don't know whether this is true or not, but I've checked on unwomen.org and haven't found any information about a "Jehovah's witness" campaign with respect to the ebola crisis.

  The other links I find that reference the JWs seem to be reproducing the same information. . . and don't seem particularly reliable. Remember, even though they claim to be "news" it's still Garbage-In-Garbage-Out.

  I guess I would be more condfident in the veracity of this report if it was reported on the unwomen.org website itself.
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  Apple Cider Vinegar

  by poppers in

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  i've been drinking 1 tbs with a glass of water twice daily for digestion for about 3 weeks now.

  i've found it helps, but it also acts as an appetite suppressant; i've lost several pounds since using it.

  i'm consuming fewer calories because i'm just not as hungry as before.

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  breakfast of champions

  Hmmmmm. . . .Interesting!