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  10 reasons why you should never have a religion

  by tornapart in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this great article.

  it's rather long but a good read for anyone interested.

  the 10 bullet points are:-.

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  millie210

  I liked it!

  Does that make me an atheist? :relaxed:
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  Heroes

  by done4good in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in jw land having such was verboten.

  who are some of yours and why?.

  1. nikola tesla - greatest inventor ever, and the only one i know of who was a true scientist as well.. 2. elon musk - there is a reason he chose the great inventor's name for his masterpiece work...also has a serious pair.... 3. jim morrison - brilliant and mad poet.. 4. mike krzyzewski - the epitome of success.. 5. maya angelou - brilliant humanistic poet and writer.. 6. albert einstein - do i actually have to qualify this?.

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  I like the quiet heros, the ones that live on anyones street.

  The ones that make you glad you know they are out there.

  Great thread done4good.

  I will go and think awhile about a hero anyone here might know and be back!
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  CO Comes Up With A New Way To Be Judgemental...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  at the latest co visit something very strange happened.

  during the meeting with the elders and servants he passed out a copy of a hypothetical publisher card and asked us what we could learn from it.

  upon receiving it i saw that the average hours were pretty good, it had return visits and quite a few bible studies.

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  Jw_Rogue, was this done at an elders meeting or a general meeting with publishers there?

  Either way, its tacky and manipulative. I was just curious!

  I had to laugh when I read this statement below- so true!

  ZAPPA-ESQUE
  So the "lay-it-on- heavy approach is making another orbit -
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  Breaking Heart Needs Help

  by thankyou in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  was happily married many yrs unconditional love till wife went heaven yr n half ago.

  3 mos ago sun morn.

  when i once asked her if she been abused, cause seems like it, she didn't ans just hung her head.

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  Hi new poster thankyou,

  It sounds like your connection to this woman was immediate and intense.

  I can see that you are very sad and confused. You have really been through a lot emotionally lately with the death of your wife and now this. It looks like your emotions have been on a roller coaster that you didnt ask for or plan on.

  If what you are seeking here is information on this woman, you probably wont find it here, People here are anonymous (like your posting name "thankyou").

  If what you are hoping to find here is information about Jehovahs Witnesses and what they teach people and what their rules are, then you have come to the right place.

  Im sorry you are hurting and I hope you enjoy your time at this forum.

  Welcome and glad to have you here.
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  jdub legal page

  by pbrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  was just checking out the jdub website and came across their "legal developements and human rights" page.. http://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/.

  notice the glaring absence of one paticular kind of "legal developements"?

  pbrow.

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  Their web page is designed in North Korea.
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  Something interesting!

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.

  we both served as elders for years.

  he is in his late 70s.

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  jwleaks
  There is also a group in Australia, same age (generation), partakers of the emblems, that feel the same way and operate similarly.
  Earlier this year they sent a representative to Brooklyn to resolve certain doctrinal issues with the governing body.

  Very interesting. What was the end result of that meeting?
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  The writing department

  by tornapart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't go to many meetings now.

  i still feel the need to go every now and again for my husband's sake.

  i usually go on a sunday, maybe once a month or so and i look at the wt article under discussion to see if i can stomach it before i go, a lot of the time i feel i just can't do it.

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  There was a Sunday study article a year or so back (when I was still going) that made a point about the need to recognize how very hard it is on some to make meetings or to do anything at all spiritually speaking.

  The article said to just make a meeting can be more of an effort for some than pioneering for someone who has better circumstances.

  It also said to look at the efforts of others in that light.

  I sat there thinking, amen! Of course the reason it was "hard" for me was because I had just had enough of the rhetoric and the spinning but still, they had the part about it being hard to be there right!

  As it turns out, that was my last Sunday appearance at a Kingdom Hall. I left that day thinking that they had made a good point in that study article but it was really too little too late in my case.

  Besides, for every one thing they say that borders on kind or "normal" there are at least 3 xs as many articles written in such a way that it makes you want to slap your forehead in disbelief.

  I feel for you tornapart. I held on as long as I could too. Some of us have a lot to weigh out family wise, thats for sure!
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  I have 5 Audible credits I need to use up. Recommendations?

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  something to make me think or laugh.

  i've done the hitchens, dawkins, harris thing and as much as i rate them i'd like to move off at a tangent .

  always enjoy philosophy or even something with a theological bent.. i'm coming to the end of heretic by ayaan hirsi ali and can thoroughly recommend it.. c'mon guys, don't let me down .

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  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu

  A book about strategy.
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  Your thoughts on Halloween , yes, no or maybe ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its that time again when the ghouls come out to play.

  i personally think halloween is a bit irresponsible and inappropriate from a sociological perspective.. there's something about the intent of frightening young impressionable children minds with frightening objests.

  and feeding them candy which most likely cause tooth decay and stomachs is irresponsible activity conducted by adults.

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  Halloween sounds lovely done Faye Dunaway style.
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  Hello everyone! I am new here and want to tell you about myself - my bio

  by Hollywood20 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  grew up in east la in a bad neighborhood to a black mother and white father.

  i never knew my father because he died in a car accident when i was a few weeks old.

  my mother converted as a jw soon after when two sisters came to her door and offered her comfort, which was something she needed.

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  Oh Hollywood.....your story is so touching. Makes my heart ache for you.

  Just remember one very true saying...

  Its easier to ask forgiveness than permission

  go get that contract and then work on healing any hurt feelings.

  And welcome, welcome, welcome to the forum!!!