John Aquila

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  New Child Abuse Lawsuit

  by maksutov in

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  can't see this having been mentioned already - forgive me if i missed it and it is old news.. velicia alston brings lawsuit against watchtower (irwin zalkin representing):.

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=8nmgrvlmvxo.

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  He said there have been 15 lawsuits throughout the country. I had heard there was hundreds? Which is it, 15 or hundreds?
  
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  Wife Equates Having A Good Marriage With Being "Spiritual"

  by JW_Rogue in

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  2. experiences

  so i've noticed lately that my wife seems to think that in order to have a good marriage both people must be "spiritual".

  she thinks being close as a family is all about family worship night, field service and praying together.

  i know where these ideas are coming from but it is very hard to combat them.

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  Show her the Bible and the God she worships-Jehovah- doesn’t teach her idea.

  For example Esther was a spiritual Believer and worshiper of Jehovah and King Ahasuerus was not a worshiper of Jehovah.

  Yet what the Bible record say.

  (Esther 2:17) . . .And the king came to love Esther more than all the other women, so that she gained more favor and loving-kindness before him than all the other virgins.

  And he proceeded to put the royal headdress upon her head and make her queen . . .
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  How Scary Are Circuit Overseers Now?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  back in the day, when the co came to the congregation, it was quite stressful for the elders and often, the rank and file.

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  is it as big a deal as it used to be?.

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  As scary as this;

  
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  What went through your mind when you saw this Picture?

  by John Aquila in

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  SafeAtHome 16 minutes ago

  I'm sorry, I am out of the loop here.

  This was the time when they came up with the book of Revelation I believe in the 80s. It was a big deal back then. Then we studied the book for about 4 or 5 times. It depicts the situation after the 1000 years reign of JC when many will not like the situation of a paradise earth and rebel.
  
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  What went through your mind when you saw this Picture?

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  Lol That pic has me cracking up.
  
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  What went through your mind when you saw this Picture?

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  Was Anyone Disfellowshipped Twice? How About Three Times?

  by anewme in

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  years ago there was this guy ****** ******* i'll never forget him.

  disfellowshipped 3 times!!!!

  at the last dfing announcement the brother got up there and yelled into the mic .

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  Randy roughshod

  I have more experience than most elders in such matters.

  No I don't think so. Elders know how to work the system better than anyone else. They can cover up any act they or their family commits and the publishers in the Hall will never know. I knew a very prominent elder who was having sex with several sisters--married and single--- for several years. His downfall was he got so cocky that he convinced a young single sister to have sex with him after his talk at a convention outside in the parking lot and 3 attendants caught him in the act.

  He was finally disfellowshipped. He ran off with the young sister, about 19 years old, left her after about a year, and convinced his ex-wife to take him back. Today he is a pioneer.
  
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  New convention theme

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just wanted to post here real quick, as many have joked about it.

  we had an announcement in our cong last week about the upcoming one day assembly.

  the title of the assembly is "imitate jehovah".

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  Man the convention was just over this weekend and now another one???

  No wonder I was always stressed out.
  
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  Heading to the Spain and the Holy Land

  by CalebInFloroda in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as part of my journey as a sepahrdic jew, i am off on a journey that will take me to both spain and israel to apply for the right of return offered to me by both nations.. as such i will be absent from this delightful forum during this life-changing odyssey.

  till that time we are together again, be assured you are in my thoughts and (for those of you who do not mind) my prayers.. please know you have contributed to me greatly and have helped me much, all of you.

  it is rewarding to freely share, discuss, even debate issues here so freely.

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  Be safe!

  When will you be back Caleb?
  
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  " See ourselfs as others see us"

  by The Rebel in

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  the membership rule is simple, you join the organisation for life and undertake to serve for life.. my o.p is based on the poet robert burns who talked about the gift to " see ourselfs as others see us".

  i think maybe the hardest thing for me to leave, the jehovers witness " organisation" was to accept how my family and friends will now "see" me.. so my questions are how difficult was it to leave:-.

  a) knowing the reaction of friends and family?.

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  Phizzy why should I even comment? I was in about 42 years and feel the same way you do.

  And my health has improved 100% My blood pressure went from 180/90 to 120s/70s

  We don't realize the stress and strain of being a JW.