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  The Secret is out....but nobody cares

  by MrTheocratic in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been looking on this site for some time but never posted.

  i'll give a little about myself, but not too much.

  i'm a ex-bethelite ( brooklyn )and currently serving as an elder (10 years) (thinking about stepping down) on the service committee.

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  cappytan

  Welcome. There are many ex Bethelites on here.

  I'm ex Patterson, 2001-2002.
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  DC2015 New Release: Brochure "Return to Jehovah" for those who faded/left

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it appears that a new 16-page brochure, with the title "return to jehovah" is to be released at the regional convention (dc) this year.

  it would be written specifically for those faded or da/df.chapters are:a letter from the governing body1.

  the lost one i will search for2.

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  cappytan

  This is nothing but a rewrite of the Nov. 15, 2008 study article "Help Them Return Without Delay!"
  Nothing new. Same headings.

  It makes one wonder if this is one of those "false stories" started in Social Media. I have yet to see any screenshots of this brochure that supposedly showed up on the JW Library app. All I've seen were the title of the brochure and the table of contents - all typed out, no actual screenshot.

  This could very well be another "Basic Pioneer" style rumor.
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  4 BOEs Just Arrived-Petra!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  these are from one of the informants who contact atlantis.

  we thank him/her for their contributions to us.. 4 boes just arrived.. .. click the links below and then click the green download button.. .. 2015 jw broadcast userguide.

  http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/d6lpjad.

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  cappytan

  Its "suggested " by the branch....

  Ah..."suggested" huh?

  Like those 10 "suggestions" God gave to Moses?
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  4 BOEs Just Arrived-Petra!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  these are from one of the informants who contact atlantis.

  we thank him/her for their contributions to us.. 4 boes just arrived.. .. click the links below and then click the green download button.. .. 2015 jw broadcast userguide.

  http://wwwb.fileflyer.com/view/d6lpjad.

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  cappytan

  Last week was announced a new meeting on a Saturday once per month to watch the JW broadcast. Now there's a meeting I will never attend!

  That must be a local anomaly. No one in my neck 'o the woods is talking about that.
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  Return to Jehovah… No Return Address

  by Marvin Shilmer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  return to jehovah... no return address .

  today i read a small piece of poetic irony.

  im not going to advertise from what web forum i read this, but it was so astounding i had to share it somewhere.

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  cappytan

  Elder: So which one of these three -- anxiety, hurt feelings or guilt -- is the reason you left?

  All three. Anxiety because I don't believe anymore and worry that my family will shun me if I stop pretending, hurt feelings because of the organization protecting pedophiles instead of children, and lastly, guilt because I belong to a cult and actually recruited others into this cult and got them baptized a.k.a. trapped. Is any of that covered in the brochure?

  Elder: We'll read your name at the next meeting.

  Any way you answer that question, they're probably reading your name at the next meeting.
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  Who is Ellwood Johnson?

  by VM44 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who is ellwood johnson?.

  all i could find mentioned about him is that he is, or was, a circuit overseer.. this previous thread is about a talk that was actually given by ellwood johnson, not samuel herd.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/217287/witness-plays-gov-body-samuel-herd-talk-me-he-mentally-ill?.

  he also gave a talk in which people were laughing about some aspect of child abuse.so, does anyone know anything about him?

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  cappytan

  I had heard he was a District Overseer, but other than that and a few recordings of his talks I've seen, that's all I know about him.
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  Come, Armageddon, come

  by Slave4_38y in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have no idea who joshua surtees is, but this man deserves a pat on the back for a perfectly written piece on witnessing.. http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2015-03-26/come-armageddon-come.

  just a short extract: .

  jehovah’s witnesses are looking more like regular people every day.

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  cappytan

  That was absolutely hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
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  Suggested new Song titles?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with the org creating so many new songs, we should give them assistance in coming up with better ideas....!.

  "everyone will die, except for us".

  (happy, upbeat song about dead bodies after the big a).

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  cappytan

  "Keep your eyes on the pinky rings"

  "Armageddon's just a moment away" (Armageddon song to be sung for the next 50 years.)

  "Trolly-ho" (Song about going forth and making disciples using trollies...not about a hot pioneer pushing a trolly.)
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  Oh Damn...I have been sprung!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i knew it could happen one day...yet i was so careful..... sitting at the sound cabinet, i had our awesome forum open on my tablet, and didn't see the microphone brother looking over at me...... he wandered over and asked me "whats that site?".

  i quickly responded "oh, i googled to get to our jw.org site, and this must have popped up" while quickly closing it.... he didn't look too fussed, but my heart was beating..... he is pretty chilled out and certainly not an "uber-dub"...but this was a wake up call to be more careful...i am fading fast, but don't want anymore attention from the nazi-elders while doing so!.

  be careful all!

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  Clear your browser history!!! Deny, deny, deny.

  Don't clear your browser history. Tell them you'll let them see your browser history when they have a warrant.

  Why anyone would let an elder look at his browser history is beyond me.

  Hypothetical:
  Elder: "Can I see your browser history?"
  Me: "Hell, no." (We say "hell" in Texas even in the congregation.)
  Elder: "Why not?"
  Me: "Because it's none of your business."
  Elder: "What do you have to hide?"
  Me: "I'm hiding nothing. I'm preserving my dignity and privacy. You're not the police."
  Elder: "Well, it seems to me that if you had nothing to hide you wouldn't be objecting."
  Me: "Okay, let's call the service desk and ask them if it's okay for an elder to demand to see someone's browsing history. Better yet, let's call my attorney."
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  Utah to bring back firing squads

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  are parts of the usa in a different century from europe?.

  why don't they just stone them to death?.

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  cappytan

  Doesn't the firing squad have to do with the Mormon doctrine of blood atonement?