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  Do You Believe The News Media Is Trustworthy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently a friend and i were having a conversation about the news media.

  he is a democrat but he’s also a very reasonable person.

  i’ve known him for many years.

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  Click Bait
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  A technical clarification re "New Scientist"

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following is not a criticism of the wts.

  i am providing this for technical clarification and my expectation for accuracy.. endnotes 43 and 45 on page 27 of the wts’s brochure, “the origin of life” refer to the new scientist periodical of 30 may 2009.. the text in the wts’s brochure does not match the text of the new scientist’s online article.

  further investigation shows that the online text does not accurately replicate the text that appeared in print in the physical magazine.

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  iwantoutnow

  2 things!

  1. Out of all science based magazines, the New Scientist is the least reliable and has a pretty bad reputation in the science community.

  2. I my years of giving talks at District Assemblies where the WT OFTEN used quotes outside sources to prove ITS points, I found discrepancies and TOTAL misrepresentations almost on every occasion. It was one of the things that helped me see the WT is a cult.
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  Did you ever thought this?

  by Theonlyoneleft in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so.. you are a jw or studying, living your life and doing your bit, feverish of spreading the good news to everyone that will listen!.

  you prep yourself for meetings, doing your ministry and applying all that there is into your daily life.. so....i have a question... you know... my clogs.

  when you where completely in the religion, did you ever think about the impact of your way of life and religion towards others, specially those that lived around you such as good friends or family members that didn’t studied?

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  iwantoutnow

  Yes I thought that.

  I suppressed the obvious double standard, like "no its ok to question your religion dear bible student, even though your minister says not to".

  I suppressed the feelings I had that somehow I should be active in supporting a charity I thought was doing good.

  There were many things like this in my 40+ years as a JW, but I would suppress it because of...

  1. I want to live forever and the WT says what to do and I have to trust them because the love me, and its what Jah wants.

  2. Fear of stepping out a little and facing backlash from friends and elders.
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  If You Could Pick Just One Title Of A Song That Would Describe Your Life

  by The Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  what would it be?.

  mine would be "rocket man" by elton john.

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  Bruce Springsteen - Lonesome Day - its my life right now.
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  HOW MUCH OF THIS IS BELIEVABLE

  by Hairtrigger in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/ossuary-james-0012181.

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  The box would prove nothing.
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  Patterson renovation—new donation boxes

  by careful in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over at reddit a post has appeared stating that a letter was read at this week's clam meeting announcing renovation work at the patterson compound, er, site:.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/cmz8t5/announcement_patterson_is_being_renovated_extra/.

  does it strike anyone as odd that at a time of pretty extreme belt-tightening the gb is undertaking another costly building project?

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  Soooo what about all the money that EVERY Congregation is donating every month for building (not building) Kingdom Halls?

  Since no halls are being built, cant they use that money?
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  Tariffs and Taxes ... Which is it ? I want my $214 back !

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  (so as not to hijack the tariff thread, i thought this would be better to keep separate.).

  i guess my economics and finance classes in college have not prepared me to understand the latest round of tariffs/taxes that trump is instituting.. i really don't understand who is "paying" these fees and where they are going.

  first of all a tariff is a tax and anyone who doesn't believe that needs to invest in a bridge in new york city.. to keep this as simple as i can, i'm thinking of a $1,000 refrigerator that i am buying.

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  Ruba - DUDE you believe what Trump says?
  Thats as bad as believing the WT:)
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  November 2019 Watchtower - My highlights

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  'the watchtower november 2019 study articles quoted below can be summed up as follows:.

  the great tribulation is near, so become more entrenched in the cult by strengthening friendships with other jw's, by revealing your thoughts to them, by doing more for the org, and by refusing to listen to any upsetting reports about the org in the media or on the internet.. par.

  19, page 7 - we must be determined to build and maintain strong relationships with our brothers and sisters now.

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  Hu, I thought Truth could stand up to anything?
  
  I don't remember my math teacher reminding me that 2x2=4, and not to listen to anyone who says different because they could convince you different?

  Amazing the power Jehober can give his people, but he can't give them the power to stand up and talk to someone who has issues with the WT?

  
  2 realizations I had that helped me out of the cult were:

  1. Truth should welcome scrutiny.

  2. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
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  Brothers Saying PIMO Things In Talks

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been paying very close attention to talks ever since waking up.

  i probably pay more attention now than i ever did while i was sleeping.

  anyway, i think there are a lot of brothers who are awake, and they try their best to go against the grain while up on that stage.

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  Ronin

  I am Pimo and still serving as a Elder. I have also heard the phrases of looking at other people as my future brother/sister. Seems there is a lot of PIMOs

  I know, when I was an PIMO elder it was all about helping the friends think about love, and compassion, and that everyone should live by THEIR conscience, and not impose theirs on others.

  I has a really good reaction from most, but there were a few who did not like that, who wanted to only have fear and a hardline approach.

  
  
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  Do You Think Trump Bares Any Responsibility For The Mass Shootings Occuring?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when any mass shooting happens is it the president’s fault?

  i’m talking over the last few decades..

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  LV your amazing man.

  Exactly, re/Obama and racial issues and he'll possibly go down as one of the most corrupt in power ever.

  So of course you say that without offering one shred of proof. You just dont like him, and probably for the same reasons that the far right hate him for.

  Let's count how many in the Obama admin were indicted or have severed time after pleading guilty of a felony?

  Now lets count how many in the Tump admin?