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Did any of you watch the show, Full House way back when?

by Theocratic Sedition in

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this picture isnt from the show.

is it just me or is this not a major wtf moment?

thats not her dad.

Great quote from the brochure "road to life"

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i don't know if anyone has ever posted this beautiful gem of a paragraph but page 25 paragraph 3 states:.

3 if that happens to you, how will you react?

many people know that their way of worship is wrong, yet they hesitate to break free from it.

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I don't know if anyone has ever posted this beautiful gem of a paragraph but page 25 paragraph 3 states:

3 If that happens to you, how will you react? Many people know that their way of worship is wrong, yet they hesitate to break free from it. They think that it would be disloyal to their family to do so. Is that reasonable? If you learned that close family members used dangerous drugs, would you not warn them that the drugs will harm them? You would not join them in using those drugs, would you?

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Fear of Armageddon

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my blood is boiling, i hate this religion.

my mom is 68 years old and lives in a senior citizen complex.

there are a lot of activities and parties and such that the residents participate in.

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My blood is boiling, I hate this religion. My mom is 68 years old and lives in a senior citizen complex. There are a lot of activities and parties and such that the residents participate in. She doesn't have many close friends in the congregation so she has made friends with her neighbors. They invite her to parties but she Does not always go because she's afraid that partying too much will get her killed at arrmegeddon. One of her neighbors told her life is too short and they should enjoy life. But mom is afraid, she said she has been faithful all these years she's not going to mess up now and die at arrmegeddon. I told her to use her brain and think, god is not going to kill her because she went to a party. She ignored me then she said the storms in the northeast are signs of the last days. Sigh, I can't stand the fear this religion causes in people.

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Do the elders have "clear direction" that it's ok to use an ipad at meetings?

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i read this post more than a year ago: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/212313/1/watchtower-publications-for-ipad.

since i saw it, i've been waiting for the first brother or sister to show up at the hall with an ipad to see what happens.

a little here and there at the conventions and assemblies.

lostinthought

You can use them at your seat but not on stage. I've brought mine to the meeting when I don't have a copy of the wt. I've even used my phone at the convention for the bible...but then got very sued tracked and instead of following along was reading books on the Kendal app.

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How can we save this baby?

by Eustace in

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from adchoices:parents looking to adoptloving jehovah's witness couple hoping to adopt a baby.www.parentslookingtoadopt.com

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I feel sorry for the couple, they seem that they really want to have kids.

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Journal entry

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here is a journal entry i made in august 2011 when i first started waking up.... .

i finally think i can admit my feelings in writing today.

maybe i should blame it on being a pessimist, maybe it's the truth.

lostinthought

Here is a journal entry I made in August 2011 when I first started waking up...

I finally think I can admit my feelings in writing today. Maybe I should blame it on being a pessimist, maybe it's the truth. As I'm writing this I've got a few tears in my eyes. Even though I hate feeling this way, I have no where to turn. Here goes:

1. For the last year I have realizedi want a family

2. If I have children I don't want to raise them witnesses

3. I don't really believe what the society teaches

4. I can't leave, if I did I would loose my family andfriends

5. Bethel is slave labor, I don't like working

i have been journal writing at least monthly for the last 16 years. I find it quite therapeutic.

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2012 annual meeting notes

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sorry for the wait guys.... .

part one.

moorse had the opening comments talked about historic annual meetings.. .

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The new gb member did not give a talk, but I believe that it was announced at bethel he would be a new member. I forgot to add that they mentioned apostates in one talk, they said that some apostate showed a witness a list of doctrine changes, and the answer to why so many changes was that's good! It means were progressing...

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2012 annual meeting notes

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sorry for the wait guys.... .

part one.

moorse had the opening comments talked about historic annual meetings.. .

lostinthought

Sorry for the wait guys...

part one

Moorse had the opening comments talked about historic annual meetings.

then came a video update on international buildings in other countries. They showed some hall that were built in poor countries, but the cong has to contribute to the cause.

there was a video on the international conventions held this year, then came the interviews with some couples that went to branch school currently wives are now allowed to attend the school also

then came the part about the special public witnessing project that has been featured on jw.org streets in major cities now have carts with books and mags staffed with pioneers doing 12 hour shifts. Currently the program is in la, NYC and Chicago it will soon be offered to branches world wide. The co in charge of this project was very emotional during the part and was tearing up, others around me were crying...all I was thinking was cult! Reminded me of Steve Hassan when he spent hours selling roses on city streets.

then Caleb made a return! They were gushing about the great movie. Because we have to "fight for the hearts of our young ones" Caleb will be on jw.org monthly for 1min videos or songs starting jan. also showed one of the new videos, Caleb will not steal lollipops cause he wants to be jabs friend.

First part was boring...then the new light came.

Jackson, loch, herd, lett (this man looks crazy), pierce all give a symposium i won't bore you with details since most already know about this but to sum up: Based on Matthew 24:45-47

1. When does the slave appear? Last days, during the presence of The Lord

2. Who is the faithful slave? Small group of anointed brothers during Christ presents at headquarters who make and dispence spirtual food(governing body)

3. Slave appointed in 1919 after the cleasing of the temple, russel was not a member of the faithful slave the slave was only taking shape in his day

4. Domestics - anointed and other sheep, those who are fed

5. All anointed to sit on thrones when ruling in hevean

then came the year text Josh 1:9 be courageous and strong jah is with you, next year the annual meeting will be streamed to assembly halls

hope these make sense, sorry I posted so late

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