Welcome and great book btw!
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Introducing myself
by maksutov inmy name is russ, i'm 40 years old, from the uk, and i left the jws nearly 5 years ago.
i've been a member of the yuku board throughout that time, so there are probably some on here who know me already.
there seems to be more activity over here at the moment, so i thought i'd pop in and say hi.i was raised as a jw, started questioning it when i was 16, but there was no internet back then (well, no www anyway) so i got sucked right in and got baptized when i was 18. auxiliary pioneered on and off for a couple of years, then became a ministerial servant.
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Deborah Frances-White comedian - on being a JW
by wizzstick indeborah relates her experiences of being a jw in this bbc radio 4 broadcast.. deborah frances white - rolls the dice.
very funny and by and large very accurate.. fruit based economy indeed!.
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Re: Shepherding Textbook in Digital Format
by suavojr inafter years of leaked info, the gb has finally decided to publish their own shepherding textbook in epub format.. dear brothers:.
we are pleased to inform you that the shepherding textbook is now available in epub,.
mobi, and pdf format.
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suavojr
After years of leaked info, the GB has finally decided to publish their own Shepherding textbook in EPUB format.
Dear Brothers:
We are pleased to inform you that the Shepherding textbook is now available in EPUB,
MOBI, and PDF format. In due course, it will also be made available in selected sign languages
and in screen reader and notetaker format for use by blind or visually impaired brothers. You
may access it in the “Forms” section of jw.org. The digital textbook contains the marginal notes
and adjustments that elders have been directed to make in their bound copies of the textbook. If
an elder is deleted for reasons other than moving to another congregation with a favorable recommendation,
he should delete any electronic copies of the textbook in his possession.
In view of the foregoing, each elder should insert the following near the box on the title
page of his bound copy of the Shepherding textbook: “See letter dated March 16, 2015, to all
bodies of elders regarding digital formats of this textbook.”
We are confident that this will prove useful to you in shepherding “the flock of God under
your care.” (1 Pet. 5:2) Please accept an expression of our warm Christian love.
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People say the Jdubs don't believe in Christ... BULLSHIT! We have 3 full days talking about Michael, sorry I meant Jesus. You know what I mean, he is Jesus down here, then Michael when he gets mad and then he is Jesus again when he speaks to his followers such as the incident with the Paul. -
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Interesting how they have Christ walking in the front and the people following him. I thought Jdubs are to follow the Org? lol -
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My Chat With a Christian on YouTube
by cofty ini have been having an exchange with a jim mumy in the comments section of a youtube video.. i have often said that the best arguments against theism is to get theists to defend their beliefs.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr3lqy7dusm.
click on the video title to see the conversation between me - bill blyth and jim mumy.
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I liked how the creationist ended the conversation and kept saying the same arguments over and over. Great job Cofty and also Cappytan for jumping in! -
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2034 is going to be a huge letdown for the dubs
by wha happened? ini've seen a few postings of a possible "next date" for dubs of 2034. based on an article they published comparing the last days to the days of noah.
preaching for 120 years.
however, i noticed a little tidbit from wiki about age:.
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Welcome OneEyedJoe ! -
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Pick your belief system
by Giordano ini think we've all noticed a ton of newbe's these past months.
one part of escaping or thinking about escaping the jw's is coming to terms with what you believe now and/or what direction you are leaning towards.. here is a site that has a quick quiz that may be of some worth or just for fun.
i took it when i first signed on here and the results surprised me because it was pretty accurate.. you don't have to sign up for anything and when you finish you will get a percentage answer on 20 major belief systems.
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Proud to say my test showed:
1-Secular Humanism (100%) 2-Unitarian Universalism (89%) 3-Non-theist (86%)
JW 0%
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New donation arrangement in action locally
by respectful_observer inrecently they announced at my hall that a large donation had been made to the local congregation-- nearly $100,000.
they then proposed a resolution that we continue our new(ish) practice of only keeping enough money on hand locally for monthly expenses, and send the entire amount of this large donation to the watchtower society.
aside from the fact that our congregation has already sent well over a half-million dollars to the wt in the last 12 months, i don't understand the motive of the person who made the donation.
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suavojr
Is this happening in the USA? I am surprised the members of your congo are willing to give so much. Do you have JW executives?
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2034 is going to be a huge letdown for the dubs
by wha happened? ini've seen a few postings of a possible "next date" for dubs of 2034. based on an article they published comparing the last days to the days of noah.
preaching for 120 years.
however, i noticed a little tidbit from wiki about age:.
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suavojr
Nice observation Heisenberg