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  WTS leader rants against higher education

  by hoser in

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  on jw tv.

  anthony morris is ranting against higher education.

  he is blaming parents for enrolling their kids in college.

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  3rdgen

  Skeeter, You made my day.
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  Hi! Long time lurker finally signing up!

  by LosingMyReligion in

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  ok, so the time has finally come to register an account on this site.

  not that i think i have much to contribute to the discussions here, but more out of a desire to show that yet another person has learned ttatt.

  i am a fader, not discussing ttatt with anyone as i know the inevitable outcome it would have.

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  3rdgen

  Welcome LoosingMyReligion, The more you read here the more variety in posters you will observe. Now that I have met a number of ex JW's I realize that most of the ones who left Watchtower were true believers who now realize their whole life has been dedicated to a lie. Some are dealing with spouses or children still-in who shun them or worse. This tends to be crazy making. You bay be surprised how much dignity and wisdom can be found here as well. 
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  Watchtower Study today Jan 4 2015 , Fallacious Reasoning (issue Nov 15 2014)

  by BluesBrother in

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  the subject of the study was jesus resurrection .

  my post is not about the subject and whether or not that can be believed in.

  millions of christians do and it is not my place to debunk religious faith.

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  3rdgen

  Thanks Billy! I was starting to waffle in my belief in Santa 'cause he's been rather stingy with me but after reviewing your list and checking it twice my faith has been restored!!!
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  Poster country flags and privacy

  by Simon in

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  2. announcements

  the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

  before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

  first, the reason i think it should be shown:.

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  3rdgen

  A flag is fine by me. If someone feels they could be identified by their flag couldn't there be a way to block it? Also, if someone said they identified me here I would simply say they are mistaken. My word against theirs.
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  They came, they saw, they left...

  by NVR2L8 in

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  during the holiday period one if my wife's brothers had planned a vacation in our area.

  they drove about 6 hours to a condo they leased for a week to celebrate their wedding anniversary with their married son and daughter.

  they called my wife to let her know they were coming to visit us since they were 2 hours away.

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  3rdgen

  NVR, Trust me, this is the kind of thing that can help to wake your wife up. Hubby and my families are all JWs. He woke up before I did and skillfully used situations like yours to help me think. He shook his head and quietly observed," Wow, all those years of Bible study and meetings one would think it would have a better effect on a person." Boy, that really hit home. 
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  Site issues: Dec 30 Update

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  first of all, some apologies - i had planned to spend the last couple of days getting everyone signed in to the new site and sorting account issues out but i wasn't getting over the flu as i thought, i got worse.

  i've probably had 4 hours sleep in the last few days.

  anything that requires too much thinking isn't going to happen right now.

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  3rdgen

  We live where the summer is at least 4 1/2 months long and temperatures are extremely hot 100-115 degrees. Of course it's even much hotter if your car is parked in the sun! Batterys just can't survive those extreme temps. We have to replace ours about once a year. 
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  Site issues: Dec 30 Update

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  first of all, some apologies - i had planned to spend the last couple of days getting everyone signed in to the new site and sorting account issues out but i wasn't getting over the flu as i thought, i got worse.

  i've probably had 4 hours sleep in the last few days.

  anything that requires too much thinking isn't going to happen right now.

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  3rdgen

  Sorry you are so sick, Simon. Hubby and I had a horrible case of flu this year as well. We will opt for shots next season for sure! Cofty is right, the site can wait-there is only ONE Simon and your health comes first. We will limp along just fine. 
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  They came, they saw, they left...

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. social
  2. family

  during the holiday period one if my wife's brothers had planned a vacation in our area.

  they drove about 6 hours to a condo they leased for a week to celebrate their wedding anniversary with their married son and daughter.

  they called my wife to let her know they were coming to visit us since they were 2 hours away.

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  3rdgen

  NVR, Maybe it was a good thing in disguise. Possibly you can compare the time and effort your wife's family took to visit Beth-Hell vs with her and simply ask if it hurt her feelings. It might start her thinking....... 
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  anyone seen outlaw ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  ive not seen him on this new site--or do i need new specs.?

  its usually hard to miss the old bugger

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  3rdgen

  Outlaw, you are so slim and sexy these days! I hope that doesn't mean you've cut out the beer and fried chicken! Give a big smooch to Mutley and your horsey for me ok?
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  A possible way for the Watch Tower to generate revenue via their website.

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  earlier in the week someone posted the potential value of the jw website based on visits and if they used advertisements.

  many stated they would never do that but i propose they could.. besides their real estate profit making business model, they have the conventions as cash generating machines.

  they give directions to their members to which hotels/motels to use.

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  3rdgen

  AK, I fully agree. Some sort of statement about defraying the cost of their nu wiz-bang techknowlegy thingys gradually spooned in should be enough to sell it to the flock. How 'bout the ever- effective guilt trip : " Since donations by you tight-wad Brethren have been insufficient to cover the inflated cost of keeping up with Jehovah's celestial chariot we now have to resort to accepting advertisements. See what YOU MADE us do???"