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  A rumor has it....

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  acoording to this letter to the society posted on anoitedjw (i realize some here do not hold it in high regard) the wts has not had any articles about the memorial or any mention of jesus in articles leading up to the memorial (public version).

  instead 2-3 articles on moses and one on judas.

  also rumor has it that the wts will no longer be posting the amount of partakers, (perhaps for fear of how many are going to begin partaking?!?).

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  Facebook message from ex brother-in-law

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. friends

  my ex bil (who is df'd for 3+ years) sent me this message saturday night:.

  "...it is with a sad heart i write this.

  after seeing your post concerning celebrating halloween and running into christi and her telling me that you guys were celebrating christmas with a tree and everything ... along with other postings you have made and testimony from others it is apparent you have chosen the path of apostasy.... i write this wishing that wasn't so but the fact is the fact... i wish you and your family the best in this system but i can not associate or be friends with you anymore... i am chosing to be on jehovah's and his organization's side... thanks for the friendship thru the years and may you enjoy the time left in this system... :'(".

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  Papa John responds to "Bad Press"

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. current

  for those who were quick to run with the bash papa john's action, here's "the rest of the story".. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-h-schnatter/papa-johns-obamacare_b_2166209.html.

  is it spin control?

  i really don't care, but it sounds more reasonable than the previous statements accredited to him.. i hope this is his true sentiments and an accurate rendering of events lord knows i've had to do alot of damage control due to the ripple effects of the previous allegations.

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  For What It's Worth...

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. friends

  i've been a member here for approx 4 months now.

  i've made all of 68 posts.. on the otherhand, i visit the site daily and try to read every thread.

  unfortunately i travel alot for work.

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  I'll never settle for vanilla again

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  as he stood in the ice cream parlor, johnny waas perplexed, dismayed, and somewhat irritated.

  all his life he had only had vanilla ice cream.

  his parents had never bought anything else, in fact they usually made it themself.

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  Another benefit to being an ex-jw

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  this year my wife, kids and i are celebrating christmas and birthdays for the first time.

  having been a born-in, i was raised to believe that these events were not only pagan in origin, but also self-promoting and greedy.

  what i have learned as the year as progressed and as christmas gets closer is quite the opposite.. as it turns out, my wife and i never learned how to give gifts and to shop for other people, neither have my kids.

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  According to the Bible, was Jesus attempting to start a "movement"?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  2. beliefs

  all christian religions assume that to be the case, thus organizations, clergy, laity, r&f, etc.. christianity (religion) is nothing more than corporate big business.

  is this what jesus was trying to do?.

  in my reading of the gospel accounts, it seems jesus was just the opposite.

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  ex-pro athletes=ex-jws

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  i listen to espn radio a lot (my job is a travelling job in my vehicle alot).

  i was listening recently to the sportscasters talk about the struggle pro-athletes have adjusting after their playing days are over.

  they go from millionaires to broke so quickly.

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  some questions for current elders on this site- just curious

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you on this site that are still serving as elders, your life must be filled with inner conflict and anguish when serving in this capacity.

  i'm curious about a few things if you wouldn't mind answering.. do you still have an "official position" like tmso, sec, coboe, wtc, so?.

  do you still give pt's?.

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  Re: Secrecy Policy post by Celestial

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  what you and other wts apologists fail to recognize is the limited scope of "expertise" that elders and/or religious leaders have or should be permitted to have.

  elders are allowed "freedom" to exercise authority as it relates to spiritual issues for their adherents.

  religious freedom allows for adherents to seek spiritual assistance from "qualified" ministers who they look to as spiritual leaders.

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