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  Article in New Yorker magazine

  by InquiryMan in

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  i guess this article will be appreciated within the jw community, being on the positive side when discussing blood transfusion.

  it is the first of three articles to be published in that prestigious magazine.. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-jehovahs-witnesses-are-changing-medicine.

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  cappytan

  Look at this ridiculous quote:

  "Everything about us is carried in our blood," said Ortiz. "Our personality, our sickness, all the good things about us. It's who we are. It's our soul."

  WTF? Do they even hear themselves? Our personality?
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  Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

  by The Rebel in

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  2. friends

  so i was fooled by the witnesses.

  what can i learn from that?

  not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

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  cappytan

  Fact: FMF is a troll after my own heart.
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

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  2. beliefs

  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

  dear brothers:.

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  cappytan

  They do get kickbacks. It works something like this: A hotel books a certain number of rooms, say 50, and they give 2 comp rooms to the rooming department.

  The comp rooms are first used for visiting bethel speakers and traveling overseers. But, there are usually so many comp rooms to go around, that they end up getting used by the Rank & File that are in the know.

  In order to get a comp room as a Rank & File, you have to agree to a "suggested" donation for the hotel rate.

  So, if you get the comp room, you are "suggested" to donate, say, $80/night (if that was the hotel's rate).
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

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  cappytan

  I really REALLY like my Roku. I've been a Roku customer since the first version.

  The kids could use a Roku 3 in their room.
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  $$ Get your ROKU on! $$

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to all congregations in the united states branch territory.

  re: discount on roku devices.

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  cappytan

  Here's why I'm going to use the code, regardless of whether 5% goes to Watchtower:

  I need a new Roku, and I sure as hell could use the 20% discount.
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  What JW.ORG might look like if a Bethelite went rogue - (if only this would really happen.)

  by cappytan in

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  You know, setting up a site eerily similar to JW-dot-org that has this sort of thing might be an idea (maybe have its server in another country to avoid legal)...

  I've thought about designing a PirateBox landing page to look just like JW-dot-org, but have TTATT articles instead of the actual website.

  It's pretty devious to do that.

  There are pros and cons.

  wifibandit knows what I'm talking about.
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  "And what happened next was simply unbelievable!"

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  i always sit in the same spot, just outside starbucks in a vestibule area with a table in the air-conditioned space.

  i say "always," but not today.. somebody with two laptops and a table filled with business ledgers was in "my" favorite spot!.

  so, i took a tiny wooden table inside the coffee shop on a long padded bench next to 3 other identical tables.. as the clickbait banner ads like to say: "and what happened next was simply unbelievable!".

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  You didn't hurt them. The organization's own policies did.
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  Assembly Streaming videos

  by sp74bb in

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  2. friends

  video of convention online for download .

  the english international convention program presented in east rutherford from june.

  20 to 22, 2014, will be available for viewing beginning friday, june 27, 2014. the spanish international.

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  neat blue dog: I have playlists for the 2015 convention on my channel.

  Friday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fOsOE2YZTsMRF4pHdo617d

  Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fIQ79OjDseGTSatzIoAJ69

  Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fHgvbXuJnrJOCysn6Xh7ks
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  Ever wondered

  by NoIdeaWhatToBelieve in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was very hooked on the rc videos, really interesting to watch.

  i started questioning stuff a couple of months ago.. however there is still a scenario that makes me wonder.

  considering the israelites as god's chosen people and the kings as anointed, the bible shows many bad decisions the people made, including the rulers that were anointed.

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  That is why when I started researching I considered that if what I believe is true, nothing can shake that, research would just convince me even more. However I found reasons to doubt and question even those things I once firmly believed and wholeheartedly defended in front of many of my non-JW friends/colleagues.

  You are on the right path.

  At a certain point, you're going to have to be okay with not knowing all of the answers to life's big questions. The organization tells us that all the existential questions we come up with have answers in their teachings. Unfortunately, this means that if you find out there are flaws in their teachings, you can have some really upsetting and panicky thoughts.

  I remember a switch flipping where I was okay with having some questions unanswered.

  When you get to that point, it's easier to examine evidence objectively.
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  Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i was fooled by the witnesses.

  what can i learn from that?

  not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

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  This idea to me is absurd, especially to call it common sense

  You're right. The idea that it was easier to land on the moon than to fake it isn't common sense. But it's true.

  In the context of the time, rocket technology was far far ahead of film technology. It was technologically impossible to fake the moon landing in 1969. But it was technologically possible to land on the moon. Armed with just that knowledge alone, you can make the logical conclusion that the moon landing wasn't fake.

  Now, the only reason this conclusion doesn't qualify as common sense is because the technology disparity isn't common knowledge.

  In the context of technology today, it would be easier to fake the moon landing. But we aren't talking about today. We're talking about 1969.