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  WATCHTOWER'S most powerful weapon keeps the disillusioned inside

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  absolute obedience to watchtower cult leaders is only necessary because of coercion and intimidation and the duress of having the shun gun pointed at their head for those jw's who are now awake.

  the threat is as real as that of a fully loaded pistol.. .

  we are all aware of friends and family who are still inside the kingdom halls with very little actual conviction that they are in the truth.

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  If only those on the inside would step back and look at it from a different perspective.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses new world HQ nearly complete. From The Chronicle.

  by ToesUp in

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  2. current

  warwick article.

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  "The Witnesses have also helped with certain public facilities in town. When Warwick needed some material to build one of last sports fields out at Union Corners Park, Sweeton said he contacted the Watch Tower Society.
  
  The group responded by providing all of the material the town needed as well as hydroseeding the soil, which allowed the grass to come in very nicely and much more quickly than had the town done the work - all at no cost to taxpayers.
  
  Devine said that the group also has built a press box at the Little League field near the headquarters.

  
  Currently, the Watch Tower Society is working with a Greenwood Lake Boy Scout Troop to refurbish the east shore of Greenwood Lake, offering their assistance in terms of material and volunteer trade help."

  
  

  Looks like they are using donations to build sports fields for the public and working with the boy scouts. Wonder if that'll be on jwbroacasting?
  
  
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  There's One In Every Congregation

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  im talking about crazies.

  and i mean, way out there mentally ill nutters that think they're perfectly sane.

  every congregation seems to have at least one.

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  We had a cat lady who was "off". Lived with at least 30 cats in her trailer, needed rides everywhere etc.

  Recently a "study" at the hall was wearing blue jeans and an untucked shirt with a tie and his hair is always a mess. Saw him with a cigarette in his hand as he walked thru the hall to go outside and smoke after the meeting.

  Another "off" woman who makes strange comments is getting baptized this summer.
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  13 year anniversary

  by gerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today marks 13 years since my wife and i have stepped inside a kingdom hall.

  after 29 years full on being a jw and a number of years serving as an elder then as the presiding overseer we pulled the plug.

  yes 13 years ago coming home from the first day of a circuit assembly i said to my wife “that’s it i am not going back”.

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  So what was the tipping point during that assembly that made you quit?

  Its nice hearing from ex elders and higher ups so please share stories.
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  Who's getting the money donated for building and remodeling?

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  look at these two photos from africa.. .

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  who's getting the money donated for kh building and remodeling?.

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  Just watched the video on the Towers and its hard to believe they would make a video portraying the towers like that. Looks like they are appealing to the well off with a fancy gull wing sports car in the video, women getting photographed, expensive dinners etc. They should show that video at mid week meeting.
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  Day 1 @ the RC

  by Shunned Again in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  morning part 1. .

  .chairmins address.

  show loyalty by shunning family memebers no mater what.. part2 be loyal in thought.

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  Sounds like a terrible day. Glad i quit going to those things.
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  Could we use the new shunning guidelines to our advantage?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to new, officially published guidelines, jws can now shun a person who has not been disfellowshipped from the congregation.

  i see this guideline being abused by many jws who have an axe to grind with a fellow jw.

  for example, let's say sister peinindiass rubs sister sensitive the wrong way.

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  I find it hard to believe many will shun any who aren't officially df'd. Witnesses need a label on everyone and if they don't have the df'd label they probably won't shun them. Maybe the org needs a limited association label or something where you can only talk to them if they come to the k.h.

  Hope i didn't just give them an idea haha.
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  JW.org videos....look like....

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .... i just looked through some videos on the scientology and the mormon youtube channels.animated whiteboard animations, bad acting, compelling music...it's all the same as jw.org...or the other way around.the similarity is very striking to me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghjomvjadbghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxf3pwvjoka.

  i wonder why that is....

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  Ha, i was as touched by those videos as i am by the jw ones.
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  Beards - September 2016 Watchtower

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the issue of whether beards are acceptable or not is addressed in the september 2016 watchtower - well sort of.

  it is as clear as mud as to whether they are allowed in places like australia, usa and britain.. 17. what are some factors that may affect whether a brother wears a beard?17 what about the propriety of brothers wearing a beard?

  the mosaic law required men to wear a beard.

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  I brought up this article to my dad yesterday (who is an elder) and i said maybe they are loosening up on the beard issue? He told me they go by what is accepted by local businessmen usually as to whether or not it is ok to have a beard.

  That was a new one to me. These guys really are nuts.
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  Galatians 5:26 was used in and before the 1960`s to not be involved in competitive sports for yourself or for your children

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  myself and my peers in the jw organization in the 1960`s discouraged our children from entering into competitive sports because of the jw policy , regarding that scripture .. has their been a radical change since then ?

  a re-interpretation of that scripture ?.

  why i ask this question is : here in victoria australia where afl football ( aussie rules ) is often regarded as a religion , especially to the state, victoria , we have, according to the media , a devout jehovah`s witness playing professional afl football at a competitive level.. and at their latest win , the team , including alec rance a jw of the richmond club was enthusiastically singing the club victory song along with his teammates on their win .. are their other examples of this in other parts of the world or is this an australian hiccup.. smiddy.

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  sept. 2015 wt (study edition) says "Accordingly, we can ask ourselves: ‘Does my conscience move me to shun sports that are aggressive, competitive, nationalistic, or violent? "

  
  

  So pretty clear the WT wants people to have nothing to do with sports, to the point of "shunning them" which most of us are well aware how shunning feels :)

  
  

  Funny story for everyone about this also. Last fall when Alabama won the title in college football, this lady i know, who is a pioneer, went to bethel with her hubby etc., posted a picture on social media stating how Alabama were champions and how excited she was. I then posted a comment, refreshing her memory on the recent WT about shunning competitive sports lol. I was unfriended quickly after that lol. Gotta love it.