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  Time of Trouble: Knocking on the Door of Jehovah's Witnesses (interesting article)

  by ldrnomo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  found this article on gawker.com.

  check it out i'd like to get your thoughts:.

  http://gawker.com/5986407/time-of-trouble-knocking-on-the-door-of-the-jehovahs-witnesses?post=57721553.

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  Muddy Waters

  Oh my, she is so bang on about KH's being like funeral homes!!
  
  And why don't KH's have windows? I was once told it was because too many KH windows get vandalized (no surprise there). Is this really the reason?
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  I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE

  by iclone in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

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  Muddy Waters

  Could someone please direct me to the book and pages which were "studied" at this meeting?
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  YEARBOOK 2013 :New Video :Dedicated to Pterist & Irondork

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  what the letter really means.

  the letter addressed to all jws in the new yearbook 2013 would make george orwell proud .their closing words " we love you very much" shows with what psycopaths we have to deal with .especially dedicated to pterist and irondork that guided me to the right direction .please like and subscribe ,the more you do the more likely the video to go higher on youtube'slist .my last video reached 33 countries .

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  Muddy Waters

  You know what I now find especially creepy about the GB's letter to the 2013 YB -- they end it with: "your brothers, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses."
  
  Well, that closing "your brothers, the GB..." isn't even PERSONAL. This letter of "love" and "encouragement" is signed by a COMMITTEE. A freakin' committee!! And this committe, this GOVERNING BODY, **LOVES** us very much.
  
  They can't even sign their names. Because then, you know, we might start thinking that mere men are leading us.... (well, not us as in leading us anymore!)
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  Wouldn't it be cool if the pope did an expose thing like Ray Franz did?!

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. social
  2. current

  wouldn't it be cool if the pope did an expose thing about the catholic church and all the heirarchies/inside secrets, etc., like ray franz did when he exposed the inner workings at the highest level of the jw religion?

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  Muddy Waters

  Wouldn't it be cool if the pope did an expose thing about the Catholic church and all the heirarchies/inside secrets, etc., like Ray Franz did when he exposed the inner workings at the highest level of the JW religion?!
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  Scriptures the JW's "believe" but don't follow....

  by Muddy Waters in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "knowledge puffs up, but love builds up" (sorry, not sure where this one is in bible).

  "do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthing man, to whom no salvation belongs.

  (psalms 146:4-6 or something like that).

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  Muddy Waters

  "knowledge puffs up, but love builds up" (sorry, not sure where this one is in Bible)

  "do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthing man, TO WHOM NO SALVATION BELONGS." !! (Psalms 146:4-6 or something like that)
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  Watchtower Library 2012 - download

  by BlindersOff1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://depositfiles.com/files/spvmcrmks.

  know how to use an .iso file to do the install?.

  http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+mount+an+iso.

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  Muddy Waters

  I also use a Mac... do any of the above English-version downloads work with a Mac?
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  A picture so outrageous, it deserves its own thread...

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean no disrespect to sd-7 or his fine thread on which this picture has already featured, but i think it is just so ridiculous that it deserves a thread all of its own.. lurkers and apologists, this is how your precious organization views itself.... behold the madness.... .

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  Muddy Waters

  *marking*
  
  This is super-creepy. It boggles my mind now that I'm "free" to see the depths of the organization-worship and elevation of man (who are supposed to be servants) and the way they kick Jesus to the curb!
  
  How could I not see this for so long..... Is the org becoming more "org-oriented" than usual or am I finally just seeing it for what it is??
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  April 15, 2013 Watchtower - p. 22-26: Organization-Obsessed Much???

  by sd-7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there's a study article "make sure of the more important things", and in no uncertain terms the article makes clear that "jehovah's organization" is the most important thing.

  the term "organization" or "jehovah's organization" is used a whopping 24 times in the article, including a subheading titled: "follow the example of jehovah's organization".

  i thought organizations were entities, but that sort of subheading makes it seem like the organization is one giant person whose example we can follow.

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  Muddy Waters

  Wow. Marking.
  I cannot believe the glorification of the organization. Pretty soon it'll just be the "Big O". I could see how some people could worship that....
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  Is there one scripture you like to show JWs and why ?

  by Pterist in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  2 corinthians 4:4. the wbts like to use 2 corinthians 4:4 frequently.

  however, they invariably never complete the section of verse 4, which states "lest they see the radiance of the glorious gospel of christ" .. i ask them what does this mean to them personally ?, my motivation is to draw their attention to exactly what is been hidden by the god of this system of things.

  the answer is in verse 6 and 7 "yahweh who said let the light shine out of darkness, has also made the light shine in our hearts to radiate and to make known the glory of god as it shines in the face of christ, however we carry this treasure in vessels of clay, so that this all surpassing power may not be seen as ours, but as gods"!

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  Muddy Waters

  The verse at Psalms 146:4, which says: "Do not put your trust in earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs..."
  
  Guess the JWs believe this applies to everybody except the GB.
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  Need advice from a female

  by CADSkin in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  long story short.

  ive been married for 18 years to my beautiful wife.

  when i was younger i had a lot of attention due to my looks which has always made me extremely uncomfortable.

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  Muddy Waters

  Thankfully, I've overcome most of my jealousy and insecurity issues, but when I was first married (and a lot younger) I was very jealous.

  I couldn't stand anybody noticing or speaking to my husband. It might have been totally innocent, but my own insecurities would not allow him to have any social enjoyment with the opposite sex. It was hell for both of us.

  It took interior work and knowledge, and gaining life experience and coming to appreciate and value myself more to help me cope with these negative feelings about myself.

  There are a lot of overweight women who do not have these insecurities about their mate talking with other women. So it isn't just a weight issue. There are more factors involved, including her own feelings or worth, value and esteem. You can't manufacture them, it comes from within.

  You can compliment her, show her affection, do wonderful and kind things for her, but until or unless she really BELIEVES you mean it, it may be hard for her to accept that you really truly love her. So it can be frustrating.

  She needs patience and understanding from you. She needs to do things which increase her confidence and her awareness and appreciation of her abilities, including her uniqueness as a person. She needs to feel within that she has worth and value.

  What also helped me was making diet changes (a lot of foods can contribute to mental depression and anxieties). Cutting out processed foods, sodas, bread, and increasing fruits and vegetables can be really helpful.