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  Have you ever been on a congregation picnic?

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  were you ever on a congregation picnic?

  i was on several occasions.. the arrangements were often announced from the platform after the closing song and prayer by the last elder up on the platform.. sometimes it was included in the service meeting announcements as "on saturday we're meeting at 10.00am at the kingdom hall for field service, and after field service for anyone who wishes, especially for the younger ones, we will be having a congregation picnic meeting at the beach carpark on seaview road.".

  well, according to the new elders manual you won't be hearing those words again.

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  Mum

  I remember a couple of picnics. I remember one sister complaining about another: "She brings a quart of Kool-Aid, and then she and her brood eat half of the food." I remember complaints that there was not enough food. A "good time" was had by all! LOL!
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  Escaping from the Witnesses.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a good article from a brave woman.. .

  https://thehumanist.com/features/articles/lemons-or-lemonade-reclaiming-my-story.

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  I can relate to this article so much! I was the only one in my family who became a JW as a teenager. I am very grateful that the rest of my family didn't go for it. I, too, married an elder and strove to be a dutiful wife to a man I didn't really have anything in common with except religion. I left him and returned to college in my 30's. I didn't have the additional struggle of being of a dark race, but, after all, I still was "only" a woman.

  Her writing is excellent. It shows that she is educated. I sometimes ache for ex-witnesses because they weren't able to be educated, and make many mistakes in their spelling and grammar particularly. I know this weakness in grammar and spelling is not important to a lot of people, but it screams that the writer is uneducated.
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  How are things in bethel right now?

  by Hellothere in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  any news how things are at bethel just now?

  been thinking, strange they have gb members giving speeches when they look so depressed.

  but maeby there is not many others too choose from.

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  To all appearances, it seems getting fat and getting drunk gives them purpose.
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  My favorite Cooking Pot

  by Wonderment in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  although cooking pots are not directly "religious" subject, perhaps not many will deny that a happy belly can lead to wholesome religious thoughts and peaceful spiritual discussions.. that said, through the years i have tried most major brands of cooking pots - all the way from all-clad to cast-iron skilets - including some with the most extraordinary claims in between.. however, the one we have used the most in our kitchen is one brand from denmark, specifically, the 5 quart pot called "scanpan.

  " it is now approaching 40 years of daily use, and it has held-up surprisingly well.

  the handles are as tight as day one when we bought it.

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  I still favor the old-fashioned iron skillet. A well-seasoned iron skillet is naturally nonstick. It also cooks evenly and imparts some needed iron into the food.

  Of course, it was the default cooking implement of my grandmother, and anything she did is OK with me.
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  Broadcast November

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what was your opinion about november broadcast with tony morris( maeby it's december)?

  saw small parts of it.

  i thought it was extrem desperation.

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  Doing away with Zoom will not hurt elderly and infirm or anyone else. It will give people options to do something else.
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  Why Not Celebrate Christmas?

  by Mum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, jw's don't celebrate christmas or other holidays.

  as bill cetnar once said, there are two reasons for everything: the reason they tell you, and the real reason.

  they will tell you it's because christmas is "pagan" and can lead to all sorts of licentious conduct (like drinking too much macallan scotch?)..

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  Mum

  So, JW's don't celebrate Christmas or other holidays. Why? As Bill Cetnar once said, there are two reasons for everything: the reason they tell you, and the REAL REASON. They will tell you it's because Christmas is "pagan" and can lead to all sorts of licentious conduct (like drinking too much MacAllan Scotch?).

  Now for the real reason: JW's are not allowed to celebrate because it's an easy way to get their families angry at their self-righteousness and superior attitude, which feeds the JW's persecution complex. It alienates the JW from family members and former friends, giving the borg more control over them. It feeds the JW sense of moral superiority and inhibits fun and merriment. It saves them money, which they can then donate to their narcissistic masters in New York.

  What a clever ploy!
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  How things are in JW land right now?

  by Hellothere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  any news about how going back to kingdom halls and door to door ministry going right now?

  are there many people at meetings and meetings before going out in service as congregation?.

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  I've been free for over 40 years. Yet, I had a dream about being in a family getting ready for the meeting. The wife decided not to go with the child. There was a teenage girl in the home, and she had a "worldly" job. I was in one of the bedrooms listening to everything, and I heard my name mentioned, saying I'd probably go. I said I didn't want to. Meanwhile, the teenager walks up to me and says, as I say the same thing, "I HATE those meetings!" I reassured her that she was doing the right thing by working and saving money to get out. Sometimes I think I had a previous life as a JW. Strange indeed!
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  Is Your Name in “the Book of Life?"

  by BruceX in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here are 2 reviews about the recent watchtower study article "is your name in “the book of life?':.

  https://beroeans.net/2022/11/24/wt-fantasy/.

  https://michaeljfelker.com/2022/11/16/is-your-name-in-the-book-of-life-watchtower-study-review-september-2022/.

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  I have a very common name. My name is no doubt in the Book of Life, probably more than once. Is it supposed to be a literal book?
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  2022--December--S-147--Announcements And Reminders!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will they start appointing "teen-agers"?

  who knows, nothing is shocking when it comes to the tower.

  paragraph 1 says: "teens or even "younger" for responsibilities in the congregation.. 2022-december-s-147-announcements and reminders.. click the image to enlarge.. page 1--https://postimg.cc/hhh8c3sd page-2--https://postimg.cc/pnzpzfjh if this keeps up they will be asking babies in diapers to give the instruction talks.

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  Better to have a male high schooler as an "elder" than a woman with a lifetime of experience. The main qualification to be an elder in in the south-of-the-waistline anatomy.
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  JW apologist

  by jhine in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah’s witnesses and sexual abuse: 3. some common misunderstandings.

  a chap called terrill hamons who l am taking to be a jw apologist on quora sent me this link along with many others .

  the sites are all about how misunderstood and unfairly treated the wt is .

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  Mum

  So-called "apostate" material feeds their persecution complex, which makes them more clingy to their delusions.