PaintedToeNail

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  Will Embracing the Internet lead to Increased Growth for the Watchtower?

  by jwfacts in

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  2. beliefs

  more important than the reduction in the size of the new magazine is that the watchtower will be actively promoting its website and encouraging people use it to download magazines.

  my concern is that this has the potential to lead to an increase in growth for the watchtower.. the door-to-door preaching work has been one of the most inefficient means imaginable to gain converts, and done little more than tie up the time of active jws.

  now, by directing people to the internet, witnesses can spread their message at an alarming rate for little cost.. do you feel that this has the potential to lead to a surge in growth of jehovah's witnesses?

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  PaintedToeNail

  Maybe they are trying to distance themselves from the name 'Watchtower', so it looks more biblical, rather than odd. How many people in places other than the Eurasian Continent, even know what a watchtower is? I've never seen one in North America, except the odd cranulated tower on some of the old KHs.

  'Watchtower' magazine is associated with annoying people pounding on your door on Saturday morning. Yet, you may actually LIKE a JW that you work with, as long as they aren't constantly preaching at you, so you may be curious enough to look up their religion. I doubt anyone is curious enough to look up the magazine.
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  Charity Shocker in Canada - or are these figures real?

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  [someone passed this on to me from canada.

  it sounds pretty far-fetched, but how much truth is there in this?

  anyone know?-- randy].

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  PaintedToeNail

  I remember a sister in Ohio who was raising her grandchildren, due to their mother being a crack-head and unfit mother. She kept having babies, sex paid for her drugs, and her mother kept taking them. The brothers at the KH told the sister to stop expecting the people at the KH to support her grandkids and the next time she needed something to check with Salvation Army, and other religious organizations for the things she needed.

  I'm not saying the elders at the KH were wrong. Her daughter needed to stop having kids and expecting mom to take them. Her daughter needed to be in a rehab clinic, but she didn't want to be rehabilitated. It was a no win situation.
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  Why Elders leave the Organization and why their Wives stay.

  by stuckinamovement in

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  2. friends

  i have talked to quite a few brothers who have served as elders and servants and left the organization.

  in most cases their wives have remained in despite the husbands best efforts to persuade his wife that the organization is wrong.

  even though the wife can see problems within they continue to press on in service to the society.

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  PaintedToeNail

  sickandtired-You sound like you have been peeking inside my head. Your words exactly describe my position, down to your feelings about your mother. Do you end up using the incognito browser like I do? My hubby wants me to get help from the elders because he feels it is beyond him to help me too! I don't particularly feel like I need that kind of help. Here's to hoping you find peace and happiness in your life!

  PTN
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  Sleep In Museum (Cool!)

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  http://www.amnh.org/kids/sleepovers/.

  this sounds like fun.

  pretend you're ben stiller!.

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  PaintedToeNail

  This would be SUPER COOL! The cost is prohibitive though, unfortunately.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 03-25-2012 WT Study (WHOLE-SOULED)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what sacrifices do we make in.

  everyday dress and conduct?.

  and offer sacrifices of praise to him,.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Thank you blondie, your hard work is appreciated!
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  REAL life of a JW!

  by Silent_Scream in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  born into jw family.

  5 years old - you are told celebrations and gifts on those days are from satan.

  therefore, in school, your an weird outcast.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Silent-This post definitely touches a nerve for me. I grew up with the same circumstances and ridiculous JW sayings that you did. Being commended for being faithful, then it turns around to being not humble. All the things we missed out on.

  My daughter commented yesterday that it was against the bible to have birthday parties. I told her, 'actually, the bible doesn't say anything about birthday parties being bad', so she amended it to, 'we believe birthday parties are bad'. I'm hoping that by continually pointing out that things we are taught are true, really aren't in the bible at all, or are corrupted to sound a certain way, to keep control of everyone.
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  Be Honest---Describe your most prevalent feeling as a witness in ONE WORD!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  lets's go!!.

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  suffocating.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Dispairing
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  What do you think about this?

  by OneDayillBeFree in

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  2. experiences

  there's so much going on in my life right now but i'll be posting more about that later.. .

  to get straight to the point (i'm actually in the meeting right now) my mother has been very depressed about a lot of things lately.

  she is a regular pioneer and is a jw who many think is happy but she's a good faker and knows all to well how to put on a fake smile to cover up her true feelings.

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  PaintedToeNail

  OneDay-Hurray for you! Things look like they are looking up! She does seem to be genuine. (It is sick, isn't it, that we all have to be so damned guarded and paranoid of the motives of our own families...but we all know too well what can happen if we don't suspect them!)
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  CRAZINESS!!! I'M BEING 'MARKED' FOR GOING TO COLLEGE!!!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ohmygosh!!!

  one of my friends who is a ms told me today that the elders have 'marked' me because i'm a reg.pioneer and i've decided to go to college next semester???!

  he said he can't tell me anymore but to be careful---what the hell does 'mark' mean?

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  PaintedToeNail

  Billy-it sure does. Does the moniker "Ken" mean anything to you?
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  CRAZINESS!!! I'M BEING 'MARKED' FOR GOING TO COLLEGE!!!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ohmygosh!!!

  one of my friends who is a ms told me today that the elders have 'marked' me because i'm a reg.pioneer and i've decided to go to college next semester???!

  he said he can't tell me anymore but to be careful---what the hell does 'mark' mean?

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  PaintedToeNail

  MsGrowingGirl20-Do not be dissauded from going to college, those of us here, who forfeited it, would love to be able to go back and change our decisions. There are worse things than being marked, being stuck in poverty due to a lack of education, is one of them.

  Best Wishes!!