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  1984 ...

  by EdenOne in

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  "talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant.

  in a way, the world-view of the party governing body imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.

  they could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.

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  Did somebody call me?
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  What to say if JW tells you the big A is coming very soon, Jehovah's day will come here like a thief? etc..

  by Iamallcool in

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  i like terry's topic about noah's day not being armageddon enough.

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  WinstonSmith

  Show them Luke 21:8.
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  The New Diary of Winston Smith

  by WinstonSmith in

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  we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

  fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

  i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

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  Hi Pickler, what a great thing to share with your family I think it helps children see how big the world is and help them understand why the world is shaped as it is today.

  Its another Saturday here in Australia, looking forward to doing what normal people do - tidy up the house, wash the car, do some shopping, sip a coffee and people-watch in a cafe. So nice to not have to worry about field service or the meetings.

  I like this.

  I like this a lot.
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  Husband has joined me in being inactive.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  that's right, and it's great!

  i don't know exactly why because he hasn't turned apostate and still seems to believe jw things.

  i don't feel comfortable in asking him why he doesn't go to meetings anymore for some reason, or find out what he believes and if the things i've told him bout ttatt influenced his decision.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hello Julia,

  This is indeed good news. The longer one is away from the meetings, the harder it is to go back. So keep each other busy and before you know it, six months will have passed and life will be a whole lot happier. You'll have to endure some people trying to find out what's going on, but ride it out and they will soon move on to other things.

  Very glad to hear your news :-)
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  ZO Talk in Japan - Part Deux

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you might remember last weekend i posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the zone overseer talk in japan.

  that thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/hot-off-the-press-zo-talk-in-japan.

  well today my friend forwarded me this little gem.

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  jwstudy: What was the general reaction of the people in attendance? Were they ecstatic to have more spiritual food from the slave.

  We thought that the book of Matthew was an odd choice for a release. Any suggestions as to why the Governing Body decided on this book?

  Are there many apostates / faders / doubters in Japan?

  Sorry for all the questions, we don't often hear from Japan so its great to hear from 'the inside'.

  Stay safe :-)
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  A fourteen year-old elder set this sister straight!

  by Julia Orwell in

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  i was supervising a class of 14 year olds and there were a couple of jw kids, a girl and a boy, both of whom want to go to bethel.

  i told the boy i wasn't comfortable with all the changes the gb's been making over the years.

  i mean, i'm the teacher, right?

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  WinstonSmith

  Was his name Andre? Because I sense a WT study article experience in this kid's future....
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  ZO Talk in Japan - Part Deux

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you might remember last weekend i posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the zone overseer talk in japan.

  that thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/hot-off-the-press-zo-talk-in-japan.

  well today my friend forwarded me this little gem.

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  Yes, you heard him right: "15 minutes a month they are scripturally enduring in the preaching work."

  REALLY?

  What scripture was that?
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  HOT OFF THE PRESS: ZO talk in Japan

  by WinstonSmith in

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  this is literally hot off the press as in from about half an hour ago.. we have a friend from nz (who is wavering and knows our situation) and he is on holiday in japan at the moment.

  today there was a zone overseer talk that he went to in nagoya (southern japan) and it has just finished up.

  straight after the song and still in the stadium he emailed us the info below.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hi guys,

  That is a great link Ann, thanks very much. He has asked me not to post it so I'm happy to do what he says.

  Just posted up a sequal to this thread. Check it out: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251234/1/ZO-Talk-in-Japan-Part-Deux
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  ZO Talk in Japan - Part Deux

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you might remember last weekend i posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the zone overseer talk in japan.

  that thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/hot-off-the-press-zo-talk-in-japan.

  well today my friend forwarded me this little gem.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hello everyone,

  You might remember last weekend I posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the Zone Overseer talk in Japan. That thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/HOT-OFF-THE-PRESS-ZO-talk-in-Japan

  Well today my friend forwarded me this little gem. It is an edit of a minute and a half of Anthony Morris' talk there. In it you will hear such wonderful Christian encouragement along the lines of "if you aren't unconscious for two months in hospital you have no excuse for not preaching"

  Grab your vomit bucket, strap on your tinfoil hat, and prepare for the worst:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAeysDQeqCw

  I recall someone wondering if there are apostates in Japan. Check out the other vids there....
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  HOT OFF THE PRESS: ZO talk in Japan

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is literally hot off the press as in from about half an hour ago.. we have a friend from nz (who is wavering and knows our situation) and he is on holiday in japan at the moment.

  today there was a zone overseer talk that he went to in nagoya (southern japan) and it has just finished up.

  straight after the song and still in the stadium he emailed us the info below.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hi Jeffro / Jethro :-P

  Thanks for the explanation, makes sense that he was unsure about posting it.

  I'd like to hear more about exJWs or 'apostates' from Japan. There must be some out there somewhere. I remember Possible-san posting recently, and I think there might have been a couple more?