Sic Semper Tyrannis

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  How honest is the Watchtower (about its own history)?

  by Fernando in

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  Pink Floyd

  by Mickey mouse in

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  i was just listening to some pink floyd and.... .

  another brick in the wall.

  start of lyrics we don't need no education .

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  Did you like the Society's calendars?

  by JimmyPage in

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  i always thought they were the most boring things i'd ever seen.

  a picture of someone preaching in a different land every month.. i always ended up hanging something far more entertaining, like an nfl calendar..

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  My personal thoughts on Ray Franz

  by Terry in

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  the death of ray franz hit me harder than i would have thought.. i had to reflect for awhile....alone......and quietly.. .

  after all, fine people die every day and some of them are indispensable, yet, we go on....don't we?.

  but, ray franz was something that can only be described in the phrase sui generis (one of a kind).. my task was to ask myself what it was that made ray so singular, potent and admirable without a trace of scandal or ill will attached to his memory.. .

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  Baptism Questions??

  by lepermessiah in

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  this forum tends to get me thinking about things from the past and then roll my eyes.. i was recalling a particular pharasee in the congregation who used to love showing everyone how "smart" he was.. when i would go over the questions with someone, we would fly through them because it was usually with kids who were raised as jw's and could answer then in their sleep.

  (besides the fact it was an "open book" quiz.).

  well, mr pharasee used to always make it into a marathon session and take 2-3 hours to go over one section of the questions with someone.. he could take a simple question like "what is god's name?

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  Did you Observe Medical Emergencies Occur While Meetings Continued On?

  by flipper in

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  i've thought a lot about this over the years .

  bonafide's thread reminded me of this and how unethical and insensitive it was for jehovah's witnesses meetings to go on without stopping while some rank and file members were having medical emergencies right in the kingdom hall.

  my experience i will never forget.. in 1983 i was among some pioneers who were giving experiences at a circuit assembly in front of a crowd of about 2,000. this 83 year old sister was standing at the microphone and when she got done with her part - she sat next to me in her chair on the stage.

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  What's The Worst Thing An Elder or Elders Did To You?

  by minimus in

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  was there anything truly terrible??

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  Nancy Yuen featured on the July 15, 1979 Watcthower has passed on.

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  her life story was the front cover on the july 15, 1979 of the craptower ... she is now dead.

  the wt and the memorial program can be downloaded on the link below.. .

  through his organization have i found.

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  Bethel Memories Good and Bad

  by joelbear in

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  dave inspired me with his story of his week at bethel.

  the fish in the pond outside the e building at the watchtower farm would eat out of your hand, very cool.

  the fall colors of the mountains with the morning sunshine on them outside the dining hall at the farm were spectacular.

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  Falling Away

  by Blueblades in

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  i understand that between 1970 and 1995, one-third of the jehovah's witnesses worldwide left the organization.

  the figure is 55% for those in the u.s.a.these figures would seem to mean that there are a lot of dissatisfied jw's!

  if you were to ask a jw's,why so many would want to leave if there is such a wonderful atmosphere of love among the witnesses, could they give you a good reason?

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