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  Archaeological evidence

  by ironsnake656 in

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  2. bible

  one of the many books that helped me to question about the bible narrative is the one from israel finkelstein, the bible unearthed.

  archaeology is one of the fascinating sciences and complicated, since you have to interpret/reinterpret the history based on the artifacts, remains, ruins, relics, paintings, sculptures, etc.

  that is found in certain area where a civilization existed.

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  "Unearthed" is a great read. It was one of the gems that made me rethink the way I look at the Bible. And that is that it's definitely not inspired by a god.
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  Assembly experiences that strech the truth

  by karter in

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  2. friends

  elder and his wife build a flash house.. they go on the stage at an assembly and give an experiences of how they sold the flash house to simplify their life so they can go pioneering.. the real story.. elder and wife can't afford the flash house and have to sell it he never goes pioneering she does until they are declared bankrupt.. why were they bankrupt?.

  the money leaft over from the flash house they invested in a yet to be build apartment and the developer goes bankrupt takeing their money.. just one of many.. karter..

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  A couple I know lost their nice big house. They had to move in to a small basement apartment where he joined his joined his wife as a regular pioneer. Well wouldn't you know it, in an assembly soon after they are being interviewed for simplifying their life. Many times COs have a difficult time finding what the org asks for in the outlines so they really have to stretch the truth to make the interviews fit.
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  Long time no see

  by caballoSentado in

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  2. friends

  (please excuse any errors, my native language is spanish).

  hi friends,.

  it has been years, i beleive, since my last post.

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  Felicidades Jaime por la excelente decisión que tomaron hace años. Se ve por los resultados.
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  Will YOU Ever Leave The Watchtower Org.?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is usually a metamorphosis that takes place for a person to leave the jehovah's witness religion.

  most people do not just up and go simply because they realize this could not be the truth.

  it often takes time.. for those that go to meetings or engage in the ministry, will you forever continue doing these things, knowing that it is all bs?

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  I don't ever remember the mirrors being covered in the women's restroom at the convention I went to but then again I never went into a women's bathroom lol. Why did they cover the mirrors? Sounds weird.
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  Have you noticed this trend on social media amongst witnesses...?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seems that every 2nd witness often posts pictures of themselves at conventions, or out in 'service'.

  but i have noticed that they never seem to post anything about the actual "spiritual content" of their activity!

  instead, it is pictures of them with their witness "friends", along with some contrite comment like #bestlifeever (arrghhh).

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  If you asked most jws today, especially young ones, why it's the truth most would have no idea what to say.
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  The special talk is now BEFORE the Memorial

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  august 11, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 memorial invitations and date of special talk .

  fyi:.

  the 2018 memorial will be held on saturday, march 31, 2018.. the 2019 memorial will be held on friday, april 19, 2019..

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  Gracias wifibandit for this information. So this change is taking place "In order to generate enthusiasm for the Memorial...". Always spinning it positively. That's a bunch of crap. No one was going to the special talk after the memorial as we know. I doubt it'll change the attendance even with this change.
  
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  "Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

  does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

  or is that just my wishful thinking?

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  I had a relative who was a hobo and he would commit some criminal activity right before winter so he could spend winter in jail. He knew his basics would be taken care without having to worry about the cold outside. Reminds me of JWs who've been in the org most of their lives. Even if they now doubt it they won't dare try leaving because they are comfortable in their spiritual jail.
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  Have a friend who only speaks Spanish and want him/her to learn TTATT? www.verdadtj.com

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you have a friend who only speaks spanish, or they speak english but spanish is their preferred language, i am pleased to tell you that there is a spanish translation of jwfacts in progress.

  so far, these are the completely translated articles:asociación de la watchtower con las naciones unidas - un ngo associationcelebración de los cumpleaños - birthdayslas transfusiones de sangre - bloodpredicción fallida de 1975 - 1975¿por qué está mal el ser un testigo de jehová?

  - what's wrong with being a jw?escándalos de la watchtower - watchtower scandalsexpulsión y rechazo - disfellowshippingfolleto general acerca de la watchtower - pdf - general pdf about wtvideo - crecer como testigo de jehová - growing up a jw¿debería estar jehová en el nuevo testamento?

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  Excellent work! ¡Muchas gracias!
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  conventions...

  by zeb in

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  2. friends

  ah yes the convention is approaching.

  wife is squirreled away with her wt books, her laptop and the tablet thing ..even at meals.. conversation is a word or two and not often.

  spoken to.. doesn't answer.. and on return it will be grumps on for at least a week.. anyone else know this phenomenon?.

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  And now with donations being given with credit cards they're raking it in.
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  Aust census: incomes: JWs falling further behind?

  by shepherdless in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  time for some more stats, for your interest and comments.... it has been well documented in the past that, as a group, incomes for jws are lower than virtually any other religion, in australia.

  rather than repeat that exercise here, i set out some detail about the gap between jws and ordinary australians.. 1. jws typically earn much less.

  here is a bar chart of income brackets, comparing jw incomes against other australians.

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  It would interesting to see what the income disparity is like in the USA.