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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-15-2012 WT Study (TEMPORARY)

  by blondie in

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  they were strangers and temporary residents.

  from the world, satans wicked system.

  as temporary residents in this wicked.

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  I attended the WT study yesterday; it was amusing that the elder conducting the meeting, being an affluent sort -- married, both with careers, no kids, huge house, luxury cars, all the "boy toys" imaginable -- world travellers (a regular on all the Society's overseas junkets), etc. etc. found it necessary to say "there's nothing wrong with higher education; we just have to be .... balanced "(whatever that means)...

  At this point several of his type in the audience -- also elders -- raised their hands to endorse his view, making similar comments. During some post-meeting chit-chat, I said I couldn't help wondering -- aloud -- to one of those who commented, whether they would have made those remarks if the Circuit Overseer were in attendance!
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  Still a hard line on DF family members WTApr15 2012

  by Gladring in

  1. watchtower
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  the april 2012 wt study article has some of the most strongly worded statements about contact with disfellowshipped family members.. page 12, paragraph 17: -.

  good that can come when a family loyally.

  upholds jehovahs decree not to associate.

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  First and foremost, consider the uber-phoniness of another of the purported "real-life" examples cited in the paragraph 17; it ranks right up there with the recent one in which an affluent JW couple divested themselves of two (or was it three?) homes, a luxury automobile or two jewelry, etc. and are now deliriously happy as regular pioneer door-bangers..... (barf)
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  Still a hard line on DF family members WTApr15 2012

  by Gladring in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the april 2012 wt study article has some of the most strongly worded statements about contact with disfellowshipped family members.. page 12, paragraph 17: -.

  good that can come when a family loyally.

  upholds jehovahs decree not to associate.

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  Thanks Gladring... there's a palpable undercurrent of desperation in their stridency; they're losing their grip on the flock and they're rattled!
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  Why the house to house preaching work never works

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i dislike when people come knocking on my door ''cold calling'' with their sales pitch.

  do you need a new roof?

  do you want to donate to a local school so they can pay for a trip?

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  Door-to-door preaching is nothing more than a "feel good" exercise for guilt-ridden dubbies; it's grossly inefficient and a huge waste of time and resources. If the WT truly believes it to be the "life-saving work" they claim, then why not marshall all of the Society's immense resources and shout the message from every modern means of telecommunication available to them?
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  "Be Successful in Coping with Change" - Notes from a special talk given after Watchtower Study at Brooklyn Bethel December 5, 2011

  by wannabefree in

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  these are notes passed on to me, i thought i would share.. .

  be successful in coping with change.

  special talk given after watchtower study at brooklyn bethel december 5, 2011. monday night - monday night we had a special lecture to attend after study of the watchtower entitled "be successful in coping with change".

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  Fascinating; thanks. Makes me wonder who actually gave the talk... it would speak volumes about who's got the most clout amongst the 7 gerontocrats sitting in the seat of Moses. Or was it a "show-of-solidarity" symposium?
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  CO visit. New light

  by 2tone in

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  if you want to skip to the new light or understanding, its underlined for you pleasure.

  i think some will find this interesting.

  we had the co tonight.

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  The more they stir the pot, the murkier it gets... (yawn)
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  I have never felt at home at a bar

  by sabastious in

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  last night i went to the casino for a friends birthday, we played blackjack and some slots, it was a 6.5/10 on the fun scale type of night.

  i got up from the blackjack table to go to the bar to get myself a drink.

  i sat down at the bar and ordered my favorite drink: a long island iced tea.

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  Why should anyone ever feel at home at a bar?
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  When will They Ever Learn? Probably Never

  by Room 215 in

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  ... that most humans, including - and especially jws -- yearn for normalcy in their lives -- some harmless enjoyment of life's pleasures, a measure of recognition and personal fulfillment for having lived an honorable, a sense of uniqueness and individuality, tolerance and respect for the individuality of others; a productive life of self-sufficiency; and the enjoyment of family and friends, especially in one's latter years.

  all of this is denied them by an unremitting bombardment of guilt, mind-numbing repetition, thought control and behavior manipulation.

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  ... That most humans, including - and especially JWs -- yearn for normalcy in their lives -- some harmless enjoyment of life's pleasures, a measure of recognition and personal fulfillment for having lived an honorable, a sense of uniqueness and individuality, tolerance and respect for the individuality of others; a productive life of self-sufficiency; and the enjoyment of family and friends, especially in one's latter years. All of this is denied them by an unremitting bombardment of guilt, mind-numbing repetition, thought control and behavior manipulation.
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  2/15 WT - WTS Controls by Fear, Confusion, Separating Friends & Family

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  once again in a wt study article entitled " imitate jesus' example of watchfulness " the wt society tries to control jw members through fear mongering, confusing them by inconsistent and contradictory wording, and emphasizing devotion to wt society " sacred service " over devotion to family and friends.. we all know the wt society has always said that " nobody knows the day and hour " of the alleged armageddon - yet out of the same mouth the wt society claims to know the " day " of the end close enough to have duped people with 1975 and put fear into jw's that the " end " is " imminent" .

  notice these quotes from paragraph 4 in this article.

  it states, " in brief, jesus wants us to remain watchful because of what we know and what we do not know.

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  Want a job that will cause you to miss meetings? Just apply for Bethel, especially for the work on their building projects.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-01-2012 WT Study (OWN UNDERSTANDING)

  by blondie in

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  do not lean upon your.

  own understanding.

  a young.

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  What is this obsession with pornogrqaphy? Most sociologists regards it as innocuous fantasizing. Why is it such a problem among people who devote so much of their conscious existence wrapped up in meeting attendance, Bible study and the public ministry?

  I also love the advice in paragraphs 13 which exhorts the reader to "ask, ask ask" God (Bethel? the elders?) every single time he/she faces a recurrent challenge... who does one ask? The elders? I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard an elder bemoan the childish inability of the friends to base their decisions on clear-cut "Bible principles" rather than run to them for guidance.

  By the way: just how does/did God communicate his answers to David, Hezekiah, Hannah, etc. anyway?