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obsession to count
by menrov in
1. jw
2. experiences
just returned from a funeral service for the (non-jw) husband of a jw in a funeral home.

it was rather crowded.

no jw discourse.
Splash

From mentalhelp.net
Constant Counting Disorder
This counting behavior may be nothing to speak of (clinical-wise), or possibly it could be an outward manifestation of an anxiety disorder, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), or possibly a neurological problem...
Counting things is a common behavioral theme, a sort of compulsion for some with OCD.
A compulsion is a behavior that is acted out in an attempt to quiet down the obsessive thoughts.
As such, it is typically an anxiety reducing behavior and that is why it is repeated so frequently. I’m not sure what obsession a counting compulsion might be compensating for... but the general pattern is that by acting out the behavior, people feel safer/better.
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2015 Jehovah's Witnesses Annual Meeting Lett warning about apostates CLIP
by Watchtower-Free in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja4z2-sf4ky.
Splash

Well they were right about one thing.
*** w85 8/15 p. 10 Insight on the News ***
Young minds are impressionable and tend to imitate the actions and views of celebrities that they watch. Certainly it would be the prudent course to monitor carefully what is watched on TV.
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Full 2015 Annual Meeting Program
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plrw9u-n1z2m8peenfmbdxmvbdkum0ce1n.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uppgsfl6o5k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9j8ivkmkvk.
Splash

Spot the difference between the real CTRussell and the WT's version of CTRussell.
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Stephen Lett spouting stupidity
by Watchtower-Free in
1. social
2. humour
short cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faru4hjj7rc
Splash

There is more evidence for Gods kingdom ruling for 100 years than there is for gravity, electricity and wind.
Well if Lett says it, it must be true.
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Last Days? Are you serious ....?
by Aleph in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
believing we live in the last days?.
Splash

SecretSlaveClass you also forgot 'get a small cut, get it infected and die', or 'have appendicitis or gall bladder problems and die', or 'drink dirty water and die'.
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Bethel Layoffs In Australia Confirmed
by jonahstourguide in
1. forum
2. announcements
yes, last week the number of bethel layoffs was confirmed from 90 to 125. .

and those going in thinking they may be there for some time have been told.

that they may be there for two months rather than 3 years depending on .
Splash

I understand the Sri Lanka bethel is now releasing 50% of their bethelites.
It's only a satellite bethel doing translations, so it has around 60 bethelites there.
Well, it used to...
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INSPIRED ERROR: new phrase among JW CO
by wannaexit in
1. jw
2. friends
there is no end to their madness.

the co gave a talk on inspired error.

i have never heard of it.
Splash

If everything about JW's in the newspapers is demonic, why do the Society quote from them in their publications?
*** w13 7/1 p. 6 Can You Trust Religion Regarding Morals? ***
Jehovah’s Witnesses “promote strong family ties and develop productive and honest citizens,” states The Deseret News of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. The newspaper added: “Members believe in a strong moral code. They believe smoking, overdrinking, drug misuse, gambling, sexual promiscuity and homosexuality are spiritually damaging practices.”
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Hello from an exmormon
by Cold-Dodger in
1. jw
2. friends
someone named john free popped in on one of my posts at exmormon[dot]com and mentioned this website.

i have a lot of questions.

i never knew much about about the jw church.
Splash

Hey CD, nice to see you here.
When I was growing up I had a next door neighbour family who were Mormon. I thought them a little bit odd for not drinking the same drinks as I did, after all, what's wrong with a cup of tea?
Then my neighbour had some work done on his driveway and his Mormon friends came to help. I was actually very impressed. They were friendly to me, competent, and just doing this thing for their friend made an impression on me.
Later in life you can't believe how superior I felt when some Mormons called on my door.
There were three witness families in my street and these two men had randomly called on every one.
When they told me that I asked "What do you think God is trying to tell you?" How arrogant and pompous!
1914 is THE key date for JW's. All of the 'the end is coming soooon' fear mongering and all of the 'you must obey the Governing Body (the top 7 men in New York)' manipulation come from this date.
The trouble is for them, it's looking more and more distant and irrelevant.
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Huge court victory against JW grandparents trying to indoctrinate their granddaughter!
by marmot in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jehovah-s-witness-grandparents-ordered-to-keep-faith-to-themselves-1.3282193.

a pair of devout jehovah's witnesses have been ordered by a b.c.

provincial court judge not to talk about religion in front of their four-year-old granddaughter.. the couple lost their bid for unsupervised access to the girl because they insisted on taking her to worship at their faith's kingdom hall despite the repeated objections of the child's mother.. the girl is identified only as a.w.
Splash

"trample". Good word for this context. Filed away.
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Can JW's vote on whether the UK should leave the EU?
by Splash in
1. social
2. current
jw's are not allowed to vote for political parties etc, but what about the vote, probably during 2016, to decide if the uk should leave the eu?.

the w99 11/1 qfr on voting saysthere are clear principles set out in the bible that enable servants of god to take a proper view of this matter.

however, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself...what, though, of voting in political elections?
Splash

DOC If you vote (for anything), you're violating your neutrality
Yes, you're correct. That will be the reaction.
So if I vote for "in" or "out", who am I aligning myself with? How am I no longer neutral?