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  Whole Study Article on Commenting at Meetings

  by JW_Rogue in

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  i guess less people are commenting now.

  last week's whole wt study was dedicating to the issue of commenting.

  people were literally making comments about how to comment, it was very meta (not that most there would get that), anyway the main reason that wt gave to explain away people's lack of commenting?

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  You missed out on the middle finger salute .

  back to topic ,its a sure way of indoctrination though isn`t it ,read the paragraph ,lead with the loaded question pertaining to the paragraph and accept the answer that`s in the paragraph as correct.
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  JUNE 2019 Watchtower: Higher Education - HQ & Bethels are populated with evil, educated folks!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. bible

  how alienated from jehovah and un-christian so many bethelites must be, who finished their higher education and gained their degrees!

  i don't know how they can live with their consciences!.

  pages 6 & 7, pars.

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  Welcome SeQldAu look forward to more of your input and experiences from a former SeQld`er
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  How many faithful old JW`s are now living in Christendoms retirement homes not being cared for by the religion they gave their life for.

  by smiddy3 in

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  it must be pointed out in favour of christendoms religions that they do not discriminate against people regarding their religious beliefs.

  many old age jehovah`s witnesses are residents of christendoms age care homes.. isn`t this a conunudrum ?

  they, jw`s condemn christendom as part of the world empire of false religion and they cast off their old faithful members to their enemy christendom , to look after them without lifting a finger themselves.. in the meantime they are raking in millions of dollars $$$$ in selling off real estate properties in new york and elsewhere around the world.

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  I thought I would bump this because of another thread about Bethelites for the benefit of newbies .
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  Dignified Death...Assisted Dying Your Views

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  dignity in dying,assisted dying...your views.

  the royalcollege of pysicians (rcp) has dropped its 13 year opposition to the concept of helping terminally .

  ill patients die.

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  I agree with it for terminally ill patients that are suffering painfully and /or are going into a vegetable state where they will have no control over there bodily functions ,they should be able to end there life in a dignified way .
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  Who is the Saviour?

  by JW Answers in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is for those who are interested in bible study.. the jehovah's witnesses claim that only the father is god, and thus teach he was the saviour in the old testament.

  the bible teaches that god says "there is no saviour beside me".

  therefore how is it, that the lord jesus christ is called the saviour of the world?.

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  Why is it that after 2000 years after the last books of the Bible were written it is imperfect infallible men/women who defend and explain what was written back then ,but we hear nothing ,not a peep out of God himself .

  And there has been so much controversy over what this or that scripture actually means according to imperfect human beings and still God is silent .

  And with all of the new state of the art technology we have today surely the creator of the universe could simply explain what his purpose is to ALL OF HUMANITY and not just a select few .?

  He could state what he wants of humans utilizing the many forms of media ,print,digital,social,such as all that exist today ,radio ,Tv, etc,etc, .

  Their is no excuse for GOD / JEHOVAH not to inform the people of the world what he requires of them by the technologies that are now available .

  Instead of leaving it to a pathetic group who are still relying on 2000 year old tactics.

  Is he prejudiced biased about certain races ?
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: A Coercive Organization?

  by john.prestor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so in sociology we divide organizations up into three categories or types, you got utilitarian, voluntary, and coercive.

  utilitarian means people join to accomplish some purpose like selling food or making furniture, voluntary means they join up just for fun or to hang out with people like the freemasons or a lot of churches, and coercive means they don't really want to be there but they gotta because someone will punish them if they leave, so labor camps, armies, or prisons.. in a paper i wrote for a class a while back i argued that jehovah's witnesses should be seen as a coercive organization.

  yeah, people join up and they do leave, nobody beats you up if you stop attending or preaching, nobody imprisons you, shoots your dog, kills your kids that kind of thing, and nobody makes you join up either.

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  I think tight pants tony just wants to get into tight pants Tonya ,he sounds like a sexually frustrated male to me.
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  Has anybody here had a pm from a newbie wanting to contact you away /meet up from this forum ? Recently ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  if so pm me about it and we maybe able to compare notes .simon may be interested otherwise ignore this post ..

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  If so pm me about it and we maybe able to compare notes .Simon may be interested otherwise ignore this post .
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  Last act as an elder

  by silas hobbs in

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  i was just reminiscing about the last thing i did as an elder.

  after a painful awakening due to family matters,,deleted as an elder due to what i now have come to realize is normal children trying to be more than just zombie tag alongs who don't make problems for their parents and want to explore their talents and intellect.

  mistakes and difficulties arise in families but real families do not resort to draconian measures when hormonally influenced children want to take a different path.

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  The GB watchtower religion have no idea / nouse of what happens to youths developing into teenagers and what they are going through coming to terms with all of these conflicting emotions and hormonal changes they are going through .

  They are young and of course they will make mistakes ,however the religion expects them to be perfect and make no mistakes then DF them or publicly reproves them .making examples of them and shaming them in front of the congregation.

  Instead of helping them and guiding them through these troubling times they throw them under the bus.

  No wonder the JW youth are leaving in droves and are leading double lives .

  Then again maybe its a good thing providing the young ones see`s the lack of love and compassion and leaves the organization.
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  Canada CSA

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  by kristy woudstra.

  “i’ve given a lot of thought into how i should start this.

  i don’t really know if there is a good way to start it.

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  Fair enough ZNMD I didn`t realize it was taken from a Canadian newspaper article which you have taken the trouble to quote.

  My bad for just looking at the length of the post and making a comment.

  Looking at the link you provided gave me a different perspective thanks for posting it.

  Take care.
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  My mom

  by vienne in

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  2. experiences

  i'm annie, rachael's daughter.

  mom died yesterday.

  i can't find a way to delete her account here.

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  I`m sorry to hear this my sincerest condolences to you and your family