Exactly as RTN above stated. I personally knew several who told their lies "experiences". The last one happened to be on the JW TV channel. I was 95% fabrication. Lies by a circuit oversneers wife.
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The purpose of conversion testimonies and stories
by LeeT ina hunch has just struck me.we get frequent accounts in the literature and videos of people whose dysfunctional lived have been turned around by studying with the jw's and coming to belief in the org (sorry, jehovah).
evangelical type christian groups also use similar testimony stories.here's the hunch:the purpose of these is quite different among jw's compared to other religions.other groups use these testimonies primarily to persuade non-believers.the jw's use them to reinforce the beliefs of those already in the "truth.
"any thoughts?.
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US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely
by JWTom inthere was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
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Yes, that is exactly the announcement I heard too.
This sentence is what a friend (not very sure of that anymore) used as their excuse to continue to stay away from everyone except during ZOOM "meetings": To the extent possible, it is recommended to stay at home, to maintain social distancing, to clean hands frequently, to wear face coverings in public settings, to limit physical contact with older and high-risk publishers.
Are they going to pull the one and only GT card and say stay in your interior rooms?
The same friend said, "The Branch has told us to stay at our homes, and NOT go out."
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Alert: Following blindly jw.org these day / RISK
by Gorbatchov inthis night i could not sleep and my thoughts went on and on.
the result:.
i observe that many jw family members follow the instructions of the elders at zoom meetings like they come directly from god.
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FedUpJW
What do you think?
I think they will do whatever "the slave" tells them to do. I asked one of the JW's awhile ago when the KH doors were first being locked down, "If Sunday morning an announcement was made, 'Brothers, sisters, in a display of loyalty to the organization we have been instructed to each take a small pill and wait fifteen minutes before the doors will be opened; and please make sure to give your children theirs FIRST,' would you do that?'" His answer was affirmative as "the slave" would, "never ask us to do something without good reason, or that would harm us."
I see something that "doesn't appear reasonable from a human standpoint" being trotted out as a loyalty test. I fear that it may not go well with any who pass THAT test.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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FedUpJW
There is a big difference between, "Is there..." and "There is..." I do not like Trump, but he did say, "IS there..." not, "There IS..." The finer points of sarcasm directed at Birx, who sat with a constipated look on her face, has been lost on most people. As Simon brought out above, this is just a repeat of the 'fine people' hoax using a different set of words.
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US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely
by JWTom inthere was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
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FedUpJW
I don't have the letter, but I heard the same thing. Also continue to avoid any personal contacts with each other or visiting each other at private homes.
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Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?
by minimus ini think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!
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what say you??
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FedUpJW
So how long until a "vaccination"? I have read anywhere from 18 months to two years out. I also read just this afternoon that W.H.O. now claims that having had and recovered from the COVID-19 virus does not mean immunity. So WTH good will a vaccine do anyway? I thought that a vaccine was being touted by the "experts" as the be-all end-all cure to build immunity to the virus. They surely wouldn't be wrong, would they?
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Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?
by minimus ini think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!
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what say you??
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FedUpJW
Definitely!
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Self-isolating JW's will at least get a taste of what disfellowshipping is like..
by mikronboy inhumans are basically social animals.
see most any isolated mammal, whether in a zoo or even an outcast of its pride and you'll see one mentally disturbed creature.
maybe, after this pandemic has faded and humans are able to interact once more, some jw's might think twice before being so quick to shun.
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FedUpJW
Just heard a letter from "The Branch" (with loud reverb and echo). Said that now that many governments are beginning to lessen restrictions on travel and going in public, "it is up to each family head (yeah right!) to decide, but "The Branch" suggests that we continue to socially distance and stay in our own homes."
WTF, they went overboard with taking secular suggestions as orders, and now they are ignoring those same secular persons suggestions to begin to open things back up! And of course they still instruct JW's how to wash their frigging hands. I knew JW's were mostly ignorant but that is just ridiculous.
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Simon's Board!
by Atlantis inthe watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.
it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.
just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.
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FedUpJW
Could not find a way to PM, sorry.
Petra, I want a nice cappuccino and those documents, and I will serve you a nice hot cup with download links.
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Self-isolating JW's will at least get a taste of what disfellowshipping is like..
by mikronboy inhumans are basically social animals.
see most any isolated mammal, whether in a zoo or even an outcast of its pride and you'll see one mentally disturbed creature.
maybe, after this pandemic has faded and humans are able to interact once more, some jw's might think twice before being so quick to shun.
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FedUpJW
Maybe, some JW's might think twice before being so quick to shun.
Sadly I do not see that ever happening. Unless there is some financial benefit, or some other use for one another among the JW's shunning will always be the weapon of choice.