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  My son has made his decision

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  this is the followup to this thread:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/276119/1/well-its-march-and-the-college-answers-are-coming-in#.uyjdu_ldv2e.

  the financial aid offer came in.. the first year of attending is actually cheaper than what we were going to pay at the state university after their scholarship offer.. i mean, really cheaper.. we would be fools to turn it down.. they are even flying him in for the preview week.. .

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  Awesome!
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  worldly women don't all ask you to see her aquarium

  by suavojr in

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  last night i was watching the secret elder's video about the jw who sleeps with a worldly women and i could not stop laughing.. when i was 17 i thought that all worldly women would sleep with anyone, i remember a beautiful neighbor who i tried to kiss and she just flat out said no.

  i tried twice to make out with this girl and i just could not understand why she would not say yes .

  she did not have an aquarium.... .

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  The Governing Body and it's writers must be scared to death of vaginas and erections.

  Unfortunately these fears infect the minds of the young ones raised as JW's. Negative body image, masturbation guilt, 'secret' sexual encounters, sexual indifference (frigidity and impotence) and suppressed homosexuality are all too common within the Organization.

  ginger
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  The Birth of the Universe - Scientific Breakthrough

  by cofty in

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  researchers working with a telescope at the south pole beleive they have glimpsed light from the first "trillionth of a trillionth of a tillionth" of a second after the big bang.. a lot of work has still to be done to confirm the findings, but if it holds up it is one of the biggest discoveries ever.. _________________________________________.

  ...inflation came with a very specific prediction - that it would be associated with waves of gravitational energy, and that these ripples in the fabric of space would leave an indelible mark on the oldest light in the sky - the famous cosmic microwave background.. the bicep2 team says it has now identified that signal.

  scientists call it b-mode polarisation.

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  Now this is new light !

  Science is awesome - honest study & observation.

  It confirms my belief that we are just a bunch of Hobbits worried about our immediate needs, circumstances, trials, hopes and dreams.

  ginger
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  Archive you might want!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here is an old archive you might want.. reexamine archive.

  .. nevada.

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  Awesome - thanks!
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  Dec.2013 Awake "Can you Trust The News Media?

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  1)media moguls (a samll but powerful number of corporations.

  own primary media outlets, corporations are desesigned fro profit).. 2)governments (gov.

  want to convince the public to support their.

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  gingerbread

  The Society of Professional Journalists support a strict Code of Ethics. These codes are taught to every single journalism student in the United States.

  The SPJ states that it is the duty of all journalist (in any media) to "seek truth and to provide a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues."

  The Code states in part :

  • Test the accuracy of all information before reporting.
  • Identify your sources.
  • Make sure headlines and stories do not misrepresent the facts.
  • Never plagiarize.
  • Support an open exchange of views.
  • Give a voice to the 'voiceless'.
  • Remain free of conflicts of interest.
  • Deny favors from advertisers or special interest groups.
  • Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
  • Be accountable for your work.

  The Watchtower society is distorting the truth about this profession.

  In fact, they break ALL of the above Code that are strictly follow by journalists.

  ginger
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  The Last BOE!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the last boe we will be able to provide.

  our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.

  we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.

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  gingerbread

  Thanks Atlantis - and this couragous (and honest) man - for your distribution of these 'inside' letters. These documents were instrumental in helping me see another reality of the organization and I've used what they revealed to encourage a few close family members to begin to question.

  I have kept all of these letters on a memory stick.

  Do the Bethel members have their own laptops in their rooms? Are they connected into a Bethel intranet system?

  If so, all activity on a pc can be monitored in house. And the camera can be used to watch the computer operator at his machine. If the machines aren't part of a Bethel network the drives can still be read if a 'maintainance' session is performed - revealing internet activity & searches, saved files, etc.

  ginger
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  The Last BOE!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the last boe we will be able to provide.

  our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.

  we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.

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  Damn.
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  Regional Convention Program Posted

  by kneehighmiah in

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  2. friends

  http://download.jw.org/files/media_books/b8/co-pgm14_e.pdf.

  i think i will want to kill myself during the friday afternoon symposium.

  it should be called "how to not enjoy life or have fun.".

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  Saturday afternoon looks like the biggie!

  Sound drama : "Jehovah is the only true God" (insert the 'Governing Body 8' in place of 'Jehovah').

  "Jehovah's Organization - 100 years of seeking first God's established kingdom" (this is typically a new release talk....I'd expect a new and improved (revisionist) history book of Jehovah's Witnesses - or a series of DVD's at least...with a minimizing of Charles Russell and his 19th century ideas). I might speculate that Nathan Knorr will become the hero of 'modern day' Jehovah's Witnesses - with his emphasis on global expansion and educational programs.

  ginger
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  Update on fade, wife, and interesting comments from the meeting

  by Jon Preston in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  another good conversation my wife yesterday!

  i got her to read the main page at jwfacts and she was astounded by the lawsuits for protecting pedophiles, the un.

  she didnt complete the whole page becuse she clicked on the links to those subjects.. we talked about them and she agreed with it.

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  gingerbread

  The tide is turning in your family! The same thing happened in ours about a year ago. Continue to be patient. The pull of the Org and the congregation will cause set backs and instill some fear of becoming inactive.

  She needs your reassurance and will want to hear how you're excited about your life (and what the future holds for you two).

  ginger
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  New requirement to be Recommended

  by bruh2012 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  per co last night, he mentioned in his talk that in oder for a brother to be recommended as an elder or ministrial servant he must have a regular and meaningful family worship night.

  this will demostrate his willingness not to miss that important meeting and preside over his household.. so i thought, wow what a way to add to the "inspired" biblical list of qualifications.

  serving jehovah is sounding more and more and more organizational..

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  gingerbread

  Family studies are almost always started with good intentions and are used to underline the upcoming Watchtower study article. Those of us who raised little ones in this religion might remember reading from the Bible Stories book - and that counted as 1 hour of study on the ol' time slip.

  Most often an ongoing weekly family study ends within a month - in my experience and from observation.

  Elders (these guys are rarely 'shepherds') keep track of publishers by looking at 1) their meeting attendance and 2) their monthly service report.

  ginger