Late Bloomer

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  Lets hear what your local needs was about this week

  by dbq407 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ours started out with matt.

  25:23. he brought out that "good and faithful slave" was talking about the anointed but wait for it.........yes the principle can be applied to our cong.

  well tonight it was about getting all the territories worked once a year.

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  He then used an illustration about fisherman fishing at night cause thats when the fish bite.

  Ugh. That gives me flashbacks to the evening witnessing I was forced to do as a kid. Do they still do that? Screwed my whole day up. I preferred Saturday mornings where we got out and got it done and over with.

  Has anyone ever been converted due to phone witnessing or letter writing? My mom searches the newspaper obits for addresses of the deceased to send JW junk mail and she's done this for years, maybe decades by now. To my knowledge she has never started a bible study this way. Why are preaching methods that are clearly ineffective still being encouraged? The cynical part of me thinks it's less about making converts and more about numbers and phone/letter witnessing are easy ways to rack up lots of time.
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  "What IS True Love?" Watchtower Propaganda Review/Commentary

  by WatchtowerReviewz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my latest review for watchtower's most recent feature length propaganda film.

  (not safe if sober.).

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn6lxfw_qp8.

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  I binge watched your channel. Have you ever laughed so much and so hard you started coughing up mucus? That was me. Loved all your videos but my favorite was the Honest May 2015 Broadcast. Your Lett imitation is dead on. Love your sense of humor--I'll definitely watch if you make any more.
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  I cannot be disliked

  by Late Bloomer in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i was reading the thread "problem with likes/dislikes" and i don't understand the issue.

  if you don't want your posts disliked, all you do go to your profile and uncheck the box next to the option that says "allow my posts to be rated.

  " unfortunately this removes the options to have your posts liked as well but it's fair when you think about it.

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  Witness My Fury

  Please see Simon's comments in the thread I referenced. The counts are temporary and go away when you refresh the screen.
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  I cannot be disliked

  by Late Bloomer in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i was reading the thread "problem with likes/dislikes" and i don't understand the issue.

  if you don't want your posts disliked, all you do go to your profile and uncheck the box next to the option that says "allow my posts to be rated.

  " unfortunately this removes the options to have your posts liked as well but it's fair when you think about it.

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  I was reading the thread "problem with likes/dislikes" and I don't understand the issue. If you don't want your posts disliked, all you do go to your profile and uncheck the box next to the option that says "Allow my posts to be rated." Unfortunately this removes the options to have your posts liked as well but it's fair when you think about it. Maybe some of you board veterans haven't checked your profile in awhile but I did this when I first registered and haven't had one dislike. I am undislikeable, to coin a new term. Try to dislike me and you'll see what I'm taking about.
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  JW Vs. Mormon program

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i will like people on this forum and lurkers to see the big different between jws and other religion.

  following you will see the program from the upcoming distric/regional 2016 convention.

  look at the topics that are going to be discussed.

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  Some of those speakers appear to be penis impaired. Why are they directly addressing an audience by themselves? And there's no handkerchief, McDonald's napkin or diaper on their heads. Blasphemous!
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  Pshycos! - 2016 "Remain Loyal to Jehovah" Regional Convention Program

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  wow this is interesting!

  i think how much emphasis this puts on "loyalty" shows their is an issue.

  they're trying to plug the wholes as much and quickly as possible.

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  I love that the shunning talk is immediately followed by a talk on being forgiving.
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  Witness Punk and Metal Band Names

  by Luther bertrand in

  1. social
  2. humour

  here is what i would name my band(s) let see if you can list some funny ones as well.

  here is my list:.

  local needs.

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  Bethel Layoffs

  GB & the CLAMS

  Judicial Committee

  Overlapping Generations

  New World Translation
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  JW's Funerals, Forget About The Person! Let's Preach.

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  god forbid you would talk about the dead person at his funeral.

  so what do most people get after living 70-80 years?.

  a 5-10 minutes eulogy.

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  I never knew how weird this was as we never attended the funerals of non-JW relatives because they were usually held in a church. We didn't go to non-JW weddings for the same reason. Any activities held in a church were off limits, even if the activity was not religiously themed. I've still never been to a "worldly" funeral. I can only guess what goes on by what I've seen in movies and tv.
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  JW Expressions We Hate

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was browsing through stuff on jw.org recently and ran across some expressions that really grate on my nerves: loyal love, loving-care, and loving-kindness, as in: "please exercise loving-kindness toward your servant.

  " who talks like that?

  they must be relics of the fred franz era.

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  I hate the phrase "brings out" that some Jdubs would say when giving comments.

  "As the paragraph brings out..."

  "As the scripture brings out..."

  "As Bro/Sis Jones brought out..."
  

  I get what they're trying to say, but they're trying too hard to sound intelligent.
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  How do I handle this situation?

  by BarelyThere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everyone.

  i'm sorry that this isn't a very thought provoking post but i could really use some advice on how to handle this.

  there isn't anyone else in my life i can ask right now because, being dfed, all of my friends are "worldly" and don't know how witnesses function.

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  I'd keep my mouth shut and keep watching my email for more messages. The messages may get nastier and I'd want to know what's being gossiped about me. I don't care if some people think it's spying. If it's about ME and coming into MY email it's MY business. And like Crazyguy said above, they may end up working in your favor should you have difficulty with your family in the future.