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  Do you celebrate Christmas?

  by LovingLifeNow in

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  do you celebrate and how long have you been out?

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  3 years for me and yes i do..

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  NewYork44M

  We have a tree and engage in the normal festivities. Our Christmas celebration is void of any religious overtones.

  However, I everyone from now until about January 10 with a "Merry Christmas." I don't say Xmas, and never will.
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  The Hypocrisy Of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  celebrating holidays is wrong if you are a witness.

  but almost every jw that i know of has turkey on thanksgiving day.

  they say , every day is a day of thanksgiving.

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  NewYork44M

  The hardest part of having a big turkey dinner on Thursday was that you still had to go to the meeting that night. We could never just relax for the evening.
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  Ridiculous Picture!

  by Iamallcool in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2019/do-not-be-anxious-i-am-your-god/.

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  NewYork44M

  Is this what Watchtower Studies are like now; Only 18 short paragraphs and controlled to the point where they tell you what scriptures to read? Are the studies still one hour?
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  Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too

  by George One Time in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.

  mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.

  now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .

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  NewYork44M

  I was raised in a family that was "in the truth." Despite this, we always had turkey for Thanksgiving. I can't remember any time that we did not have turkey.
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  Thanks giving

  by zeb in

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  i wish a happy thanksgiving to all ye americans... live long and prosper in wisdom and peace..

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  NewYork44M

  Happy Thanksgiving. I am cooking a turkey, we are meeting with our Chinese friends and will have a traditional turkey dinner comingled with roasted duck, lamb, and a few other Chinese dishes.
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  It's My Birthday Today

  by pale.emperor in

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  today is my 34th birthday.

  or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

  i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

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  NewYork44M

  Happy Birthday (a.k.a. happy beheading day)!
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  What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?

  by minimus in

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  i think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.

  too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.

  maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?

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  NewYork44M

  The only way to have pioneering as a requirement for being an elder or MS is simply to lower the requirements. I can remember when a pioneer needed 100 hours per month. Before my time, it was higher. Now, it is significantly lower. Keep lowering the bar allows many more to participate. The added benefit is that changing the definition inflates the numbers.

  This organization loves numbers, How do you show an increase in pioneers? Simply lower the requirements. Remove the time requirements for pioneer and guess what - Everyone is a pioneer! Yet another sign the end is near!
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  Best Life Ever...?

  by cognisonance in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmnnefnfj2q.

  seems to be a real jw sponsored song?

  sounds almost like country/folk.

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  NewYork44M

  I lasted almost a minute listening to this garbage. Sorry, this will not be a part of my favorites.
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  The Public Talks

  by Charles Gillette in

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  i remember when i use to give a number of public talks.

  i had a binder with every public talk listed by number in it.

  i don't have it anymore.. when i did the fade in 2002 after 33 years a slave since 1969. i destroyed all my watchtower materials and i had a lot.

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  NewYork44M

  It is all the same crap, just repackaged. In the mid-90s I had a portfolio of about 10 talks. Most followed a standard formula. I remember going out of town once to give a talk and realized I brought the wrong outline with me. I gave the talk and no one noticed (or cared).

  If they have changed it is because of the shortening of time. Aren't public talks now 25 minutes. I think the talks I gave were 45 minutes.
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  Role Call!

  by new boy in

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  how many here have been active here on this site in the the last seven days?.

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  NewYork44M

  Over the past week, I checked in most days and posted twice, before this post.