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  Meetings canceled and double standard

  by Iwonder17 in

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  i live ina cold area where meetings are canceled from time to time.

  i find it very funny that even the most "faithful" dubs sit in anticipation by the phone waiting for the call that the mtg has been canceled.

  you would think that they would be disappointed since one of their meals is being cut off ( or one of their fingers as the old illustration goes )

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  NeonMadman

  One night many years ago, there was a major snowstorm predicted for the area where I lived. Because of the forecasts, the elders made the decision to call the meeting off, but they waited so long to decide that half the congregation had already left for the Kingdom Hall. I got there at the same time as several others, and we were all sent away. What made it really cool was that the storm never hit - it veered off in another direction and we never had a flake of snow. So we got the evening off (mostly) without having to deal with an actual storm. After that, I believe the elders decided they would NEVER call off another meeting, no matter what, but would leave it to the individual brothers to decide whether it was safe to go or not. Which, of course, made anyone who decided not to brave a storm feel guilty.
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  Banned expressions= Pioneers abused me for saying "that sucks or peeved"!

  by Witness 007 in

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  yes as a young man on 20 out witnessing with the special pioneers one brother said his bible study wasn't home...."oh that sucks" said i......well, you would have thought i said "that sucks balls" three pioneers completely freak out and as a "trinity" start telling me off...i didn't think it was a swear word....anyone else?.

  once the c.o used the term "peeved off" during his talk...well, everyone did research on the word to see if it was the same as "pissed off.

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  NeonMadman

  we are supposed to call it the INFORMATION BOARD - and why?! I have no idea

  As I remember, we were told that "bulletin boards" were where the popes posted their papal bulls. Obviously, true Christians would want no part of that!!

  Similar to what others have said, I was counseled once for saying that something "bugged" me, because apparently that meant that the thing that had been irritating me had somehow penetrated my anus.

  Also, we couldn't refer to a mischievous child as an "imp," because that was a word that referred to a type of demon.
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  "This Is A Goodbye Kiss, You Dog"...

  by SixofNine in

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  muthathar al zaidi shouted: "this is a goodbye kiss, you dog"... .

  myers reported that the man threw the second shoe and added: "this is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in iraq.".

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  NeonMadman

  I wonder if they gave the guy his shoes back?
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  EXPOSING THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY ONLINE.

  by Vinny in

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  i still spend some time here and there exposing the wt society for what it truly is (a man originating, man run, high control religious cult-like religious institution), rather than what they tell people they are (god's appointed channel/organization/people etc).

  the facts prove without a doubt that god was never behind any of this:http://www1.tip.nl/%7et661020/wtcitaten/part1.htm.

  here is the link to that letter: http://newsblaze.com/story/20081209054218zzzz.nb/topstory.html.

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  NeonMadman

  Just for the record, the post, "Who Are Jehovah's Witnesses" was plagiarized from the WT tract of the same title. No attribution was offered; the poster simply attached his own name to it as if he had written it himself. I've found this practice very common among JW's, most of whom are incapable of generating an original thought of their own if their lives depended on it.
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  Ownership of Kingdom Halls secretly turned over to Watchtower org!

  by kool aid man06 in

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  the watchtower org.

  is nothing more than a business masquerading as a religion.

  the conference call this sat.

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  NeonMadman

  Rick, is this the Chris Christiansen who published a list of questions for JW's back in the 70's? If so, that list was instrumental in raising a lot of doctrinal doubts in my mind. I don't have that list anymore and would love to get another copy, if it is still available anywhere...
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  A JW in "Good Standing", but attends other churches?

  by sacolton in

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  conversation from another jw:.

  i consider myself to be a devout jw.

  however i do go to other churches.

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  NeonMadman

  Maybe they haven't disfellowshipped him but regard him as having disassociated by participating with other religions?
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  The Luciferian Green Bible Cover of the NWO Translation

  by Gill in

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  dark emerald green.

  this color is assigned to the anti christ-satan alter(s).

  green is the occult color for satan and happens to be the most sacred color.

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  NeonMadman

  Who exactly assigned the color green to the Antichrist? I'd be interested in knowing how such assignments are made...
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  Need "Kingdom Interlinear Translation" 1985 Edition

  by zakheyold in

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  need "kingdom interlinear translation" 1985 edition.

  plz help to find text/html/pdf versions to download.

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  NeonMadman

  There were never any to begin with.
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  Should "Kool aid man06" apologize to every Christian who listened?

  by iloowy in

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  removed by request of the original author of the post on jws, and as a violation of both forum's guidelines.

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  NeonMadman

  I haven't actually been listening to the calls, partly because the timing is inconvenient for me. I'm hoping to get an iPod soon, then I'll probably download some of them and listen while driving. However, I was not under the impression that Rick was billing these calls as a time specifically for Christian fellowship. My understanding is that they were intended as a means of disseminating information about the JW religion. That being the case, there should be no objection to the involvement of atheists, occultists or anyone else who can provide relevant information. So I see no need for Rick to apologize for anything. If he had billed the calls as a time for Christians to gather for spiritual instruction and then made an occultist the central attraction, I would have a problem with it - but that's not what I understand has happened here.
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  I need some help, explaining to my daughter!

  by crazyblondeb in

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  my daughter thinks that me, coming to these sites is bad.

  she thinks, that because i have been out for so long, that i should be "over it", and just move on.

  i have done alot of healing here.

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  NeonMadman

  JW's don't forget all about the religions they have left, but they continue to condemn them and to "expose" what they believe are false teachings that are harmful to people. They distribute tons of literature geared to this very purpose. Yet when someone leaves THEIR organization and attempts to let potential converts and members know that ITS teachings are harmful, they say that person should simply 'forget all about it and move on' - precisely what they themselves have not done. We who have left have seen the damage that their teachings can do to people's lives. It would be immoral for us to simply walk away and allow them to spread their poison unchallenged.