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  Are any books being placed anymore?

  by joey jojo in

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  a recent post by atlantis/ petra was about destroying old books, some of which had been studied and placed over the years.. is witnessing these days only about directing people to jworg, are there books that are placed, or is hq concerned enough about having ever-changing beliefs in print that they avoid it?.

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  The Ezekiel book is unavailable in paper. Haven't seen any mags either. The line on Ezekiel is that it keeps getting revised so the paper copy is out of date. Maybe Ezekiel should sue for theft of intellectual property.
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  Covid fatigue advice from mom

  by road to nowhere in

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  wife just listened to this new one on jworg.

  it put her to sleep.

  it has lots of experiences, says to maintain a routine, next month they will probably say to break routine (they should, better idea).. it has the maddening footnote: "jehovah is god's name".

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  Wife just listened to this new one on jworg. It put HER to sleep. it has lots of experiences, says to maintain a routine, next month they will probably say to break routine (they should, better idea).

  It has the maddening footnote: "Jehovah is God's name". They seem to have missed the names changed footnote this time. There should be a footnote that says these experiences are made up
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  The Importance of Language

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. current

  language is obviously a very important thing.

  obviously, language is essential in conveying ideas - without it, we'd be screwed.. but it goes beyond that in terms of its importance.. first, it's a good idea to use accurate language, especially when talking about important things or discussing difficult topics.. second, we should be free to use the words we want to use.

  unfortunately, there is an attempt by certain people to control what words we can and cannot say.

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  That personal pronoun thing is unbelievable. We cannot know some imaginary word.

  What do you call an egg bearer after menopause? Dry hole?

  As for too much time on hands here we are!
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  The problem with Capitalism!---Billionaires

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as imperfect and flawed capitalism is, it has worked better than other forms of economic and political systems-so far.

  it’s very simple in “theory.” capitalism is an economic and-or, political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

  in other words, keep government out of it as much as possible.

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  "Social democracies promote education for all, whereas the Khmer Rouge killed all academics"

  There are well known groups aligned with the left who decry civilized norms. Someone posted a list from the Smithsonian black museum that listed things such as proper english, nuclear families, and others as being symptoms of systemic racism. "Make a list of all trump's supporters and get them fired", sound familiar?
  
  
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  Christmas star of Bethlehem to appear for 1st. Time in 800 years

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as spock would say " fascinating".. with 2020 being such a terrible year.

  are people of the christian faith going to look at this as a sign of god, to give them hope and renew their faith?

  coincidence?

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  WT is right in some of their arguments. Dec 25 is wrong date, wise men were 3 years late, and the 3 gifts make it tradition that there were 3 wise men. The other side is that the WT chooses to do anything that can cause controversy.
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  White washed tombs

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my pimi wife nagged me about the shirt and tie so i will put the ring around the collar on.

  about 10 minutes in she is will fall asleep and turn the picture off anyway.

  🤨 do not bring up cold skirts, versus pant suits either.

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  My pimi wife nagged me about the shirt and tie so I will put the ring around the collar on. About 10 minutes in she is will fall asleep and turn the picture off anyway. 🤨 do not bring up cold skirts, versus pant suits either. Just so we look right, not actually learn thjngs or encourage someone. Or actually be clean

  I see the media is pushing shaving now. I figure a mask that fogs my glasses must leak anyway 😷
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  We Knew Many JWs That Weren’t Right....what about xjws??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you think that when people leave the religion that they are basically now, “normal”?

  or do you think it’s more a work in progress?.

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  We ( im pimo) cant be normal. We missed normal activities; xmas, bdays, haloween, tgiving, military scouts. I have to admit mom and dad compromised so I did some trick n treat, bdays, etc. As a teen and 20s I had the drinking, chasing around. Never had a girl all the way until marriage. I think back and wonder about some chances I maybe missed, maybe not.

  The biggest non normal thing is realizing we are not going into the new world and facing retirement, death, and were suckered. It cant be explained to anyone outside the experience
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  How much do Elders actually get along with each other?

  by Davros in

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  2. friends

  i was reading in the shepherding book that elders should “ cul­tivate and maintain friendships with one another.”, and thought to myself “bulls$it!” i remember that most of the elders in my old congregation were nothing but nasty asses.

  i know it may vary from congregation to congregation, but do elders generally get along with each other behind closed doors in elders meetings?

  or, are they often in conflict with each other?

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  I think some of those soldiers played the part. Not really repentant over past bad deeds. I missed the wars too. There is a bond made in combat that is unequaled

  Related: 2 good sisters make fun of my wife for being a virgin when we married. Believe me there are no regrets in our sex life.
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  The problem with Capitalism!---Billionaires

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as imperfect and flawed capitalism is, it has worked better than other forms of economic and political systems-so far.

  it’s very simple in “theory.” capitalism is an economic and-or, political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

  in other words, keep government out of it as much as possible.

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  Monopoly laws. I just found out ROKU which is competition for Fire stick uses amazon servers.

  Then look at the tax deals big companies get from cities to add $12 hour no benefit jobs.
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  How much do Elders actually get along with each other?

  by Davros in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading in the shepherding book that elders should “ cul­tivate and maintain friendships with one another.”, and thought to myself “bulls$it!” i remember that most of the elders in my old congregation were nothing but nasty asses.

  i know it may vary from congregation to congregation, but do elders generally get along with each other behind closed doors in elders meetings?

  or, are they often in conflict with each other?

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  road to nowhere

  Watin

  The other side of rotation was when the embicile was made PO, or secretary.

  Anyway, armageddon came in 1975 so there was no more time.