It takes a lot for me to click on a real wt video, and I haven't watched this one. But could the object of the video be to encourage them to SIMPLIFY witnessing? Just stick to placing magazines and directing people to the website?
FayeDunaway
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Strange Moment During The 2015 Regional Convention
by JW_Rogue inhi, i'm new here but hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
during the "imitate jesus" rc there was a strange moment where they played a video of a brother trying to explain the 1914 teaching.
the brother quickly goes through all the scriptural "proofs" and the householder is dumbfounded.
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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc
by aley63 ini am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.
all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".
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FayeDunaway
Ok, obviously this has been sung way too often by cute little 7 year old girls. But thinking about how it applies to us who have left 'the truth'.....
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the queen
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me
I'm free
Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry
Here I stand and here I'll stay
Let the storm rage on...
My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back
The past is in the past
Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand in the light of day
Let the storm rage on!
The cold never bothered me anyway
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Strange Moment During The 2015 Regional Convention
by JW_Rogue inhi, i'm new here but hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
during the "imitate jesus" rc there was a strange moment where they played a video of a brother trying to explain the 1914 teaching.
the brother quickly goes through all the scriptural "proofs" and the householder is dumbfounded.
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FayeDunaway
John that's interesting!
But the witnesses are so slick with words, i think they'll use their manipulation mastery to twist it in such a way as to keep most of the flock enraptured.
I would think they are losing followers to the 'generation overlap'...dropping 1914 would help with that. Most of the reasonable sort of witness would like to lose any association with any specific date (and therefore false prophecy). But you're right, it would be a huge admission that they were wrong. And unlike the other false date prophesies, it has been written about constantly in their literature. Not easy to shake off. Time will tell what they decide to do. They can't stick with it much longer.
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Charity
by aintenoughwiskey inwe know the wt interpretation of matt 25:40 is support of the anointed.
since most of us here are no longer in that situation, what, if any forms of charity are you involved in?
sorry for the awkward framing of the question, it's not meant to imply atheists, or non-christians are not charitable!
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FayeDunaway
These are great!!
I forgot two more of my favorites!! Doctors without borders, and smile train. Smile train fixes hairlips and cleft palates for $225 for children worldwide. Their doctors donate their time, their ad campaigns are set up by a trust, so ALL the donated money goes directly to the surgery for a baby or child. It totally transforms them socially and physically. That is probably my favorite one and I try to donate a complete surgery once a year, tho I missed last year :(.
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Hitler admits the truth about the truth....
by _Morpheus insubmitted by the governing body for your approval!
credit freemindfade with on the script.... http://youtu.be/ldiwqqbcd5w.
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Strange Moment During The 2015 Regional Convention
by JW_Rogue inhi, i'm new here but hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
during the "imitate jesus" rc there was a strange moment where they played a video of a brother trying to explain the 1914 teaching.
the brother quickly goes through all the scriptural "proofs" and the householder is dumbfounded.
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FayeDunaway
I think people are waiting for them to finally change this teaching. Just 'let it go' as princess Elsa says.
Ohmygosh that's another leaving the witnesses song....
anyway, yes. Witnesses loved the 1914 thing in 2014, when they thought it was a VERY special year, and something was going to happen. But now it's 2015 and a half, and they are probably embarrassed by it. I mean they have to wait another 99 years to get excited about it again.
When they finally drop it (and it will be huge, because they've based their entire religion on it), witnesses will rejoice. The religion will still be all about Armageddon of course, but they can stop thinking about the embarrassing past and look forward.
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Charity
by aintenoughwiskey inwe know the wt interpretation of matt 25:40 is support of the anointed.
since most of us here are no longer in that situation, what, if any forms of charity are you involved in?
sorry for the awkward framing of the question, it's not meant to imply atheists, or non-christians are not charitable!
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FayeDunaway
Almost forgot! We regularly support public radio and Heifer international too. I love heifer because they give livestock to the very poor throughout the world and train them. The livestock (chickens, bees, goats etc) reproduces and then they share with other families and self sufficiency spreads. -
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Charity
by aintenoughwiskey inwe know the wt interpretation of matt 25:40 is support of the anointed.
since most of us here are no longer in that situation, what, if any forms of charity are you involved in?
sorry for the awkward framing of the question, it's not meant to imply atheists, or non-christians are not charitable!
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FayeDunaway
We contribute to way too many charities. It's sometimes hard to decide if we should give more resources to just a few, or fewer resources to many! I was doing good for a while in narrowing it down. As a witness I used to donate to a lot of animal organizations, primarily. Now it's more political and environmental organizations. And our church gives us lots of opportunities to help the homeless and elderly. Most of my volunteer time goes to the elderly. Actually that's my new passion, helping them be more independent and not have to go to nursing homes, and helping them take care of their needs. As a 90 year old man I was helping today said, 'growing old isn't for sissies!!' It really, really sucks. I really sympathize with them losing their eyesight and walking around with pain. Keeps them from doing things they used to enjoy. -
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Hoax, Scam, Bridge, Talking Serpents
by Hold Me-Thrill Me inhoax, scam, bridge, talking serpents .
most assuredly this scripture was applicable: (2 thessalonians 2:1, 2) .
"however, brothers, respecting the presence of our lord jesus christ and our being gathered together to him, we request of you 2 not to be quickly shaken from your reason nor to be excited either through an inspired expression or through a verbal message or through a letter as though from us, to the effect that the day of jehovah is here.
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Change to dress and grooming rules for JWs in USA soon?
by RayPublisher inmy guy with the lurk account on jwtalk (where all the kool-aid drinking jws go to talk about how wonderful 'the twoof' is) sent me some more interesting threads, here's one:.
spoiler: starting new the new service year september.
"there will be new directives from the branch through the circuit overseer on dress and grooming that will disqualify one to be a congregation publisher.
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FayeDunaway
Shoot Nathan ! I got so excited that you posted the Steve allen link that I accidentally pushed dislike instead of like!! :D sorry!!
and thank you!!
also thanks for the bowie pic <3