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  It came in today's mail

  by Virgochik in

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  it came today, the dreaded envelope containing my personal copy of "return to jehovah" from my elderly, desperate mother.

  it included a small note asking me to read it over and to let her know what i think.

  she got it at her assembly.. firstly, i'm angry that she continues to push her religion on me, given that i stopped attending meetings over thirty years ago, and very offended that she assumes that i still want to be a witness, which is her choice of religion, not mine.

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  never a jw

  Hold me Thrill me,

  You are too nice, but your "put your mother before yourself" is wrong. Is Virgochick supposed to comply with her mother's wishes to make her happy at the expense of her (Virgo) own happiness?

  I don't put anyone else before myself unless they earn that position based on merit, not kinship, or motherhood or anything. The only exception is my children because they are innocent and I am morally responsible for their well being.

  The only thing I would say to Virgochick is: have pity on that woman, your mother, the same way you have pity on anyone who is helplessly delusional.
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  Annointed 144k only male?

  by JerryTX in

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  i was told there was new light by a former jw.

  i wanted to verify if it was true.

  the new light claims the annointed class/144k is always male.

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  never a jw

  Women are quite acceptable as anointed here on Earth, but when they go to heaven they are going to have a sex operation. Obviously femaleness is an imperfection that is not going to be allowed in heaven. See the Golden Age of April 2 of 1930. P.446
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  David Splane: The Catholic Church brought the Gospel into China!

  by FusionTheism in

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  quotes from the new david splane "1900 years" video:.

  "the catholic church took the preaching work more seriously than the reformers... who brought the gospel into china?

  ... it was the catholic church.".

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  never a jw

  Who, during those 1900 years, put together the Bible? Answer: a bunch of apostates who will eventually give rise to the Catholic church. Therefore, the Bible was not good spiritual food, nor was it delivered at the proper time ( during the1900 years between the early apostles and the Watchtower, somewhere between the second and the fifth century AD)
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  "We Already Forgive Him" - What Does That Mean?

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  the children of one of yesterday's shooting have told the media that they have already forgiven the killer for what he did.. dylaan roof has not apologised for what he did.

  he hates black people and probably regrets not killing even more.. what does it really mean to forgive?.

  if the legal system asked the victims relatives what they want done next would they ask for dylaan to go free and unpunished?.

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  never a jw

  forgive, spirituality, faith and others are the kind of words that only the faithful understand. They create the kind of language that they use to feel some sort of moral superiority.
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  New Thought About Active J.W.'s

  by The Searcher in

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  from my own observations & conversations with selected active j.w.

  's, here are my conclusions:.

  's are very rapidly falling into two distinct camps -.

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  never a jw

  Agree with oppostate. I have attended Hispanic congregations for 20 years and the third group (the social JW's) there is big. Even some uber JW's such as my own brother are relaxing their zeal. He no longer pursues giving biblical studies. He spends more time in the gym than he does in meetings. He supports his children with opening their own businesses and encourages, even insists in their getting higher education. But, as he once said to me, he is planning to die in this religion. I think he feels he is stuck for social reasons. Habits such as his are hard to break.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  clip 3 minutes long.

  ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children

  it was the missed association with family that brought them back.

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  Is it my eyes or the man forgot to shine his shoes. Their attire overall looks second hand and old. You can't help feeling very sorry for this couple.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  clip 3 minutes long.

  ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children

  it was the missed association with family that brought them back.

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  Even the speaker feels uncomfortable about the whole interview. Is the watchtower using robots now? Are they running out of people or do robots cost less to maintain?
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  Top Five Things...

  by FusionTheism in

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  what are the top 5 things you hate most about the jw organization and top 5 things you like most?

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  Hate: utter dishonesty, shunning policy, blood transfusions policy, pedophile protection program, higher education policy

  Like: It's a good refuge that brings genuine happiness to the gullible, uneducated, old, depressed, and anyone who needs BS and fantasies to cope with reality.
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  baptism regional Convention

  by antes8080 in

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  hello friends during the weekend i was in the san diego regional convention and the number of baptisim was way down.. there were 51 who got baptise thats the lowest number i ever seen, the attendance was 14,000 plus .

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  0.36 percent growth, and that's before counting disfellowshipped and faders. Not good... Actually, very good!

  How much was the alleged cost?
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  WT September 2015 (Public edition) - We never petition for Money

  by Designer Stubble in

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  2. bible

  page 6 of the september 2015 public wt, under the heading "how is our ministry financed"our work is supported entirely by voluntary donations.

  (2 corinthians 9:7) in 1879, the second issue of this magazine stated: zions watch tower [as this magazine was then called] has, we believe jehovah for its backer, and while this is the case it will never beg nor petition men for support.

  we have not wavered from that policy.

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  never a jw

  The Governing Body know that the brothers and sisters never read the public edition, therefore they feel safe printing the contradiction. You won't find that comment in the Study version