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  I am Santa rockin' out...

  by punkofnice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you may wonder what my stance on christmas is now that i'm not a jobo.. well, i am santa.

  yes, i know, hard to believe....and you thought i didn't exist.. here is the proof......... https://www.youtube.com › watch.

  i'm miming for this polish singer beti gie (beata).

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  Churches criticized for accepting donations via credit card- W75 11/1

  by krismalone in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the phrase “pray now, pay later” appeared in a headline of the philadelphia “inquirer” in reporting on a church experiment due to go into effect shortly.

  a group of ten u.s. religions, including some major lutheran, episcopal, methodist and baptist denominations, have decided to try church collections by credit card.w75 11/1 p. 651 - the watchtower—1975.

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  days of future passed

  I remember being at a two day local assembly after finding out that the WT was not what they said they were. I said to my ex friend witness, "Pretty soon they are going to be like the money changers in the temple and let you use a credit card" My ex friend kinda laughed (in that "I don't want to know the truth" way) and said "Well that's a good thing because sometimes I don't have the money on me or a check"

  What did I see the very next assembly? Money changers in the lobby. One brother manning the credit card charger had a sheepish smile on his face which said it all.
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  "Do Religions Today Feed or Fleece The Flock?" March 22, 1988

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i pulled this magazine out of a box of "never placed and never will be" from the 1980's and 90's.

  of course it is hypocritical (like most articles) but especially now since the jw religion has their own channel.. it is an article about tele evangelists - the four prominent ones.

  it takes up 3 1/2 pages and it is full of the misdeeds and greed of these preachers.

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  days of future passed

  I pulled this magazine out of a box of "never placed and never will be" from the 1980's and 90's. Of course it is hypocritical (like most articles) but especially now since the JW religion has their own channel.

  It is an article about tele evangelists - the four prominent ones. It takes up 3 1/2 pages and it is full of the misdeeds and greed of these preachers. The style of writing is quite different than a lot articles at the time and even of ones today. If you ever had read the "Golden Age" (?) one of the early mags they put out, the style is similar. It's very tabloid and catty.

  "As it was in the days of ancient Israel, so it often is today: Many of the religious shepherds feed themselves and starve their flocks. Last year the television evangelists were on center stage, zealously fleecing the sheep."

  Not that the WT is doing that...

  From the Bakers, Oral Roberts, Falwell and Swaggart, the article goes into the scandals and how much money was accrued. But it takes an interesting turn on page 7. Instead of it all being painted as bad - the great amounts of money being "used" for religion - the WT oks that.

  "It is true that "all the trappings of modern television evangelism" are a long way from the methods of Jesus. But it is also true that times have changed. To preach worldwide to millions involves the use of modern facilities and efficient organizations, and it takes large sums of money. Even so, the basics of Jesus' way of life remain the the model for Christians. The values and principles that he laid down are still the only pathway for Christians today. -1Peter 2:21

  Some of those principles follow: 'You received truth free, give free. Don't be anxious about material things. Seek first the kingdom. More happiness in giving than in receiving..... True Christianity has not changed: only the facilities for spreading it have.

  It is not the huge amounts of money that are involved that are objectionable. It takes millions to preach worldwide. Money is not evil. It is the love of money that is the root of all kinds of evils. It is the ways of getting the money -- the pleas, the gimmicks, the begging, the deceit, the lies -- that are evil. It is the fraudulent extraction of it from the poor by con games that's evil. And collected for one purpose, then used for another, for personal enrichment -- that's embezzlement..."

  I've got a box of the these "spiritual treasures" but am contemplating putting them in the recycling bin. No witness will ever be convinced even if you put them in their hands that the WT is shady.
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  School task on Jehovas Witness

  by Balder in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am writing an essay on jehovas witness and i have a question for you.

  what does a normal day of a jehovas witness consist of?

  how is your day different from other's?

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  days of future passed

  At a Sunday meeting, people will come up and greet you and try to find out if you are studying - if you would like to study etc. They will be friendly and help you find a seat and make sure that you are able to follow along with a tablet - we used to have study magazines and books but now I think it's mostly electronic.

  First a song, then a talk. Then another song and then a study of their current magazine article. When they study the article, someone will read a paragraph, the conductor will ask the question for that paragraph and one or two people will raise their hand and be called on to answer. (they don't want to be asked questions by the way so don't raise your hand to get them answered) That goes on until they finish the article. Another song and then it ends.

  Then you will probably be asked how you liked it and encouraged to attend more meetings or arrange a study. If you want to escape, just say thanks and that you have to go somewhere at a certain time and you have to leave. Fast.
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  My first encounter

  by SB10 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don’t know if the woman i met yesterday will ever see this.

  but i will forever remember that day for the rest of my life.

  my grandfather has been in icu for the past 3 days.

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  days of future passed

  I was raised in the Jehovah's witness religion. My mother joined because she wanted to be young forever. They told her she would never go old and die. She would be able to see her family that had died. My sisters and I were told we would never have to worry about graduating school, getting a job or getting married because God's new order would come and we would live on a paradise earth.

  They said that 1975 would see that promise come true.

  I am 63 and my mother is 83 now. My mother still believes that she will get to paradise - except she knows she will die - since they have changed their story, she has gone thru a terrible depression.

  I know now, that this religion like many others, makes their living promising a future that is always in the distance but never realized.

  I'm sorry about your Grandfather. I miss my Grandma too.
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  First On-Screen Crush?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  many years ago, we lived in a world where the one tv in your house might be black and white, perhaps color if you were lucky, but either way the screen was small and the arial on your house would struggle to deliver a decent signal but often fail in a fuzzy mess.

  most of the movies you saw were old, there was no home video or rental - you got a chance to see something and then it was gone.

  planning your viewing was important to make sure you didn't miss something so you'd carefully scan the tv guide to pick out your favourites ... good job there were only 2 or 3 channels to look through.. but you could still see quality if you went to the movie theatre and there you got to see glorious film on a giant screen (which is only now being equalled quality wise).

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  days of future passed

  I was just at my sisters and she was watching NCIS. I haven't seen it for more than 15 or so years (has it been on that long?) All of the actors were suddenly old. Like time jumped ahead for me without the inbetween.

  I remember movies seen as a child, that scared me or were so adventurous and wonderous - now seen thru adult eyes - haha they were very lame.

  But movie actors/actresses on screen are like are memories of friends and family that may be gone. They stay forever at that in between. They may get younger or stay the same age - but they never get older than our last memory of them.

  I find it fascinating that are minds are capable of that.
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  Why does he stay in?

  by Probablyshouldrun in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i was seeing a jw man for about a year and a half until l broke it off with him last week.

  we met on a dating site.

  he shouldn’t have been on there, of course, but he was lonely.

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  days of future passed

  Yes he still lives in a world constructed by the JW religion. Everything is filtered thru the JW mindset and it always comes up that the religion is right - even if he suffers from living a half life. Until something breaks the spell and he truly sees the lies and damaging teachings, he will be drawn like a moth to the "light" until he's dead.

  Good thing you could see that and break it off.
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  If I was still PIMI, I'd be terrified

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just looking at the pictures in tomorrow's wt study makes me think of the nightmares i used to have as a child.

  and nowadays the pictures are sometimes more realistic, so for any who are truly mentally in, this has a terrible effect on them and even their life choices.

  looking in as a pimo or pomo it seems almost comical that adults would believe in this sci-fi bible fan-fiction, but it's not funny when we remember that all ages of the r&f are being manipulated by the gb by these cheap and evil means.. .

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  days of future passed

  The line I like the best from the video is "We will be the only ones openly serving God" Yeah like Geoffrey J. at the Arc. He did all sorts of shilly shalling around. Never did he take the opportunity to "declare God's kingdom is the only hope of Mankind"
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  Can nonreligious people go to service?

  by Thisdude in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have no idea if im doing this right.

  i'm an atheist but i'm curious about the religion.

  theres a service(?

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  days of future passed

  Sure you can go. Dress up. Slacks shirt and tie.

  They might look wary if they see you are a "worldly" person and will try to discern if you are an "apostate".

  On the other hand, they might be friendly because they hope you will join. I'm not sure what the response will be if you say you're an atheist and doing research.

  Sunday is the WT study and public talk where most "worldly" people would be expected to show up to. Middle of the week studies are more for the congregation.

  But hey, have an interesting time, just don't believe everything that is on the surface of this religion. Other information about this religion can be found on JW.facts.

  They won't make you give a donation - they don't pass plates but they will hint that you should.
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  JW.org's new miserable picture

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the new article about the international convention in manila, the picture of the crowd is pretty telling.

  they look so drained and miserable!.

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  days of future passed

  Are they on their phones for the lyrics? Looks like many are reading it from the screens.

  Gone are the songbooks of old.