Xanthippe

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  Signs that the last days really are here

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  not for the world but for the watchtower cult.. .

  what happens to organizations which are on the decline?

  what are the signs of impending doom?.

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  Xanthippe

  Yeah I couldn't play the YouTube either Zeb but I did enjoy the one about the kittens swimming to the boat for help. Cute. 😀
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  You'll Never Forget Fata Morgana!

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what my friend photographed while we were viewing the pacific ocean:.

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  Xanthippe

  Very interesting. What causes the mirage CoCo?
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  Just need to vent a little

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the last week i have had three visits from brothers.

  so 6 witnesses in all as they come in pairs.

  now considering i used to go to the meetings, sit by myself and literally no one talked to me - ever - why the concern all of a sudden?.

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  Pheobe you don't need to 'sort yourself out' at all. You've raised children with minds of their own who have all gone to university and now have good jobs. Well done! Perhaps your anxiety disorder will go with a few more months away from this horrible religion where people let you sit all on your own for twenty years! Take care.
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  has any one had this feeling

  by Akid48 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember having this feeling when i was younger that something was off when it came to meetings and the people there seemed just off.i had feelings like that when i was like 5 or 6 and i would say i was kinda dumb back then but still i had a feeling like that when i would not have that often.still to this day i dont know what got me to have that feeling i was just wanting to know if any had this feeling to and still cant remember what made your mind give you a red flag..

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  Xanthippe

  When if was 18 or 19 I went to a convention and had the feeling that something was wrong, like something was missing. So not as young as you, I was a bit slow on the uptake. But I do remember when I was eight I was at the book study when I just started crying and couldn't stop. I was overwhelmed with the feeling that now, with experience of it, I would call raw grief, dreadful pain and sadness. What that was about I don't know.
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  Oz, Down Under, thanks for...

  by stillin in

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  2. friends

  judith durham!

  men at work!

  the proclaimers (right?

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  Sam Neill, gets sexier as he gets older. Okay darkspilver so I like older men, get over it.
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  Seeking Riches That Are True

  by NJ501 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  your thoughts on today's watchtower?.

  can you explain?.

  how can material possessions be used to strengthen our friendship with god?

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  Xanthippe

  Don't give them any more of your hard-earned. Book a holiday, have a slap-up meal out with friends, buy some books about something other than this pathetic cult.
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  Did You Enjoy Your "Vacations " As a JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we went on "vacation " every year because we were jehovah's witnesses!

  we were so fortunate to stay in a cheap hotel more often than not so that we could enjoy a witness convention.. we never enjoyed a real vacation though until many years later and the funny thing is---so many jws thought it was so materialistic because we went on more than one "vacation " per year..

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  Xanthippe

  Minimus yes I thought there were some seven day conventions.
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  Did You Enjoy Your "Vacations " As a JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we went on "vacation " every year because we were jehovah's witnesses!

  we were so fortunate to stay in a cheap hotel more often than not so that we could enjoy a witness convention.. we never enjoyed a real vacation though until many years later and the funny thing is---so many jws thought it was so materialistic because we went on more than one "vacation " per year..

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  Xanthippe

  One of my greatest regrets is that we only had three holidays in my entire childhood. Yes we went to conventions instead. Boring football stadiums for days on end. Were there conventions for five days or did I dream it? Wicked when I think how little money my mother had and those fat cats in America with their rock star lifestyle.

  That's why I'm so keen to make up for lost time. I've been to much of Europe, might try India this winter. For my parents they never left the UK and it's too late for them.
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  Watchtower Society of Australia Financial reports to Charity Commission.

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  screen capture from the watchtower society of australia's article's of association:.

  i wonder how item (e) is defined and whether they actually provide any money for charitable poverty relief?

  if so, i would love to see the evidence.

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  Thanks doubtful1799. You have to wonder, looking at that list of requirements, if the whole point of the preaching work and pioneer, missionary schools, was so this publishing and real estate company could register as a charity all over the world and escape paying tax. They certainly don't do any relief of poverty and never have done.
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  "The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction." -- Feb 2017 Watchtower

  by cognisonance in

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  2. beliefs

  full stop.

  (paragraph 12 -- feburary 2017 watchtower -- who is leading god's people today?

  )so why then would any jw abide by harmful doctrines setup by the governing body (blood, shunning, the two-witness rule, etc)?

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  If they're neither inspired nor infallible how the heck can they be the FDS? Why would anyone be disfellowshipped for not believing they're god's representatives? Everyone that has doubts gets the loyalty question but if they don't know what their God is thinking why should anyone follow them?