Posts by NewYork44M

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They have to step down

by Gorbatchov in

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with all the leaked information, it has to be a one way direction to the exit for the watchtower leadership and gb.. they can not stay.. it can take time, but this is the only scenario.. g..

NewYork44M

Given that they are lead by the holy spirit, all decisions they make are correct. If we might perceive a decision to be wrong we are fighting the holy spirit.

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My 71st Birthday Confessional

by TerryWalstrom in

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i was born january 15, 1947in mt.

carmel hospital, detroit, michigan.. within six months of my birth, my mother would bundle her baby boy into a blanket and board an american airlines propeller-driven plane--in effect, leaving my father behind--to return to her hometown, ft. worth, texas.. my dad had an excellent job working for cadillac as an inspector.

it was a union job.

NewYork44M

Happy birthday Terry.

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Older JW: not happy

by Gorbatchov in

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this week i visited my sick father in law.. then an old elder from my far away congregation came in for coffee.

did not see him in 15 years.. nice chat.

had a lot to say, is alone, his sick wife disabled and away from home.. he told me: "living alone is so hard.

NewYork44M

Those in the late 60s and 70s lived to see the peak of the organization. There was nothing more exciting than being a witness in the 1960s and early 1970s. There was absolute faith that the end was around the corner. Since then they have seen the demise of their dream. Every flash of new light pushed the end even further into the future. At the same time, their life options evaporated. It is hard to look back at a wasted life.

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Watchtower and the Robert F Kennedy assasination

by pale.emperor in

only stumbled upon this letter today:.

http://jw-wayback.org/jw-wb/english/letters/to%20congregations/1916-2006/1968-07-09%20to%20all%20congregations%20in%20the%20usa%20(jw%20involved%20in%20assassination%20of%20kennedy).pdf.

apparently, the father of bobby kennedy's killer was accused of being a jw.

NewYork44M

Pale, Fascinating, thanks for posting this. I never knew this bit of news. I was only 11 at the time, so I may have missed it.

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Matthew 24:34 NEW UNDERSTANDING (January 2018 JW Broadcasting)

by Alfred in

david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .

NewYork44M

This is called the shingle generation. One overlaps the next, which overlaps the next... This could go on for a long time. At least until all the old farts die and the can start a new light with none of the historic clutter.

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Since leaving the JW Organization, who is believing?

by Issa in

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i left the jw organization last year during summer.

maybe some of you can relate.

who of you are agnostic or an atheist?

NewYork44M

I have no interest in religion or any belief system. I am "religioned" out.

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Whatever happened to the "written review"?

by pale.emperor in

does anyone know why the written review was stopped?

i relished the half hour silence they'd give you to "write down your answers", time i spend doodling or thinking up cool song lyrics..

NewYork44M

I remember when the r&f turned in their exam where it was graded and given back. I was just a kid. So, I never actually turned in my exam.

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Did You Go To Meetings in Very Inclement Weather?

by minimus in

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living in new england means having lots of snow and cold.

elders were very reluctant to cancel or reschedule a meeting due to the weather.

i lived 3 towns away from the kingdom hall and if it was icy and treacherous my vote would always be to cancel the meeting....and forget about rescheduling!.

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Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

by James Donalds in

i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

we are not mindless automatons.

NewYork44M

Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

Fake News! Call CNN!