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  Tight Pants Tony and the 1st international broadcast started a chain reaction that woke up an uber pioneer

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  hopefully more are on the same path.

  here is the story..... this person i know was the model jw, and them and their spouse could have really moved up.

  they knew i was gone and awhile ago started asking me questions.

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  The ones that if you are not part of this group, then you will die because this group is God's chosen and it should be obvious to the world they are the only true followers. So what happens on this historic day?!?! 75% of the meeting, 45 minutes, are featuring Tony ranting about tight pants and yoga pants.
  

  That certainly resonates with me and many others. I remember similar stories of that kind of waking up, that is, how they claim that their message is so important, and how crucial their work is, and then what they talk about is pure crap, either hateful things, menial, stupid things, or something that is certainly not critical (like yoga and tight pants). And people are left thinking "Is that what we should be concentrating on right now? Is that really what humanity needs to hear to be saved?"

  I never got to know who that Tony is, but he's doing a great job by showing how archaic, closed minded, and downright stupid they can get.
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  From enemies to friends: Did it really happen?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  yesterday, they showed the story “from enemies to friends” at the kingdom hall.

  my mother in law told me about it as she was touched by the story.

  so then, later in the evening, i searched for the video and found it in the january 1st 2017 broadcast.

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  I've heard so many versions of that kind of story. Could that happen, I think so. Has that happened as many times as people claim? I don't think so. Has that happened the way it's told by the WT? Fuck no.
  
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  Why do we speak out once we learn TTATT?? Because the Society TRAINED us to do so!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i was just thinking about how the gb / society hates it when people like us dare to speak up or mention anything negative about the society.. they try and demean us, or colour witnesses view of anyone who leaves - especially if we speak up!

  we know the sort of rhetoric they have been spewing forth over the last few years.. but the gb needs to face the fact that we speak out because we have been trained to do so by them!

  they have used scriptural passages to encourage us repeatedly to "preach with boldness"(acts 4:29-31 eph 6:19).

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  But the GB needs to face the fact that we speak out BECAUSE we have been TRAINED to do so by them!
  

  I guess that is one reason. Personally, I don't think that I am a robot, I am human, which means that like every other people in the planet i have my own thoughts and reactions to TTATT.

  I think it's just human and natural to speak about all the bullshit people put up with, some for decades, some since they were born. It's just the logical, expected, natural thing to do. It's called coping. Can't see anything out of the ordinary in it.
  
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  Is the name Jehovah`s Witnesses a misnomer ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i ask this because from what i read on this board lately is that they jw`s seem to be very reluctant to engage in conversation with anybody nowadays and are only interested in placing literature at carts.. and if anyone brings up questions in their d2d work that challenge them ( like the arc ) they will promptly excuse themselves and move on.

  also didn`t jesus say "this good news of the kingdom would be preached in all the inhabited earth " for a witness ?.

  when was the last time you heard a jw speak about "the good news of the kingdom" ?

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  Is the name Jehovah`s Witnesses a misnomer ?
  

  Yes.
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  The ever-broadening, ever-deepening, ONGOING FLOOD TIDE of spiritual food

  by credulity in

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  midway through the "congregation bible study" at this week's midweek meeting, a paragraph of the "god's kingdom rules" book stated as supposed evidence that "god's kingdom rules":.

  "spiritual provisions flow to us like an ever-broadening and ever-deepening river.

  our bible-based publications - as well as recordings and videos, our meetings and conventions, and the material published on our web site - together amount to an ongoing flood tide of spiritual sustenance... are you not thrilled to see the fulfillment of jehovah’s promises of abundance in your daily life?".

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  Are you not thrilled to see the fulfillment of Jehovah’s promises of ABUNDANCE in your daily life?
  

  Excuse me, I need to vomit.
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  New Light

  by Lost in the fog in

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  am i the only one who can't reconcile new light with the light gets brighter?

  if it matters at all.

  i bring a candle into my house and light it.

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  Tell me then if I keep replacing my old lights with new lights - how can I say that "the light is getting brighter....?"
  

  Replace "light" with "bullshit". It will make more sense.
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  Lead us not into temptation

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  'lead us not into temptation': why pope francis is wrong about the lord's prayer.

  m j c warren, lecturer in biblical and religious studies, university of .

  pope francis recently announced that he thinks the common english translation of the lord’s prayer is mistranslated.

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  ...why Pope Francis is wrong about the Lord's Prayer...

  Last I heard, prayer is a personal thing, heart to heart with the god of choice. So the rest is nobody's business,
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  Creeeeepy Sanderson

  by oppostate in

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  creepy sanderson.

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  I can see how some may look at it and think "creepy". Is there a background story to back up the creepiness? Either way, if I was the father of that child, I'd be on the look out, just in case. You just never know.
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  Dinosaurs in Paradise

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

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  i'm so thankful for sites such as this.

  i realise it's our imperfection but god's organization is not always open to 'outside the box' thinkers such as ourselves.

  i've been researching dinosaurs and god's reason for not preserving these beasts beyond the flood of noah's day.

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  At first I thought you were serious, TREG. I had a good laugh.
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  And finally I'm out

  by Skepsis in

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  hi all.. it's being a while that i don't share in the forum.

  after moving to another country and finding a job, i asked my congregation in my country to send my publishing card here.

  once i did it, i stopped attending meetings.

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  I remember you. I'm so happy to hear from you. I'm so glad that you have your life for yourself. Please keep us posted, don't go crazy, and keep making every decision to your best interest and benefit.