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  Happy at Bethel. Can't believe what I'm seeing.

  by Pubsinger in

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  apologies if this has already been posted but i am speechless.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbmyudrwgs&x-yt-ts=1422327029&x-yt-cl=84838260#t=72.

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  C'mon young people...BELIEVE!  BELIEVE I TELL YOU!  THIS IS THE NEW AND IMPROVED ORGANIZATION!   WE ARE ALL HAPPY !     WE EVEN LISTEN TO PHARRELL.  
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  So, dead members of the 144,000 help direct the preaching work from beyond the grave?

  by Zoos in

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  2. beliefs

  did i understand that right?

  was that a claim rutherford made?.

  i don't suppose anyone has that quote..

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  This belief just serves to support the structure.  The GB whether here or in heaven are more important than anything or anyone else.......
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  Really don't feel like a JW anymore

  by snare&racket in

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  2. friends

  it has been a good 8 years away from my area, a good 10 years + since i was regularly at meetings.

  a good 12 years since i was hesitantly active.. it is a slow process but it does happen.

  i now feel no connection to the belief system beyond memories.

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  waking up to reality is harder for some than others....it is nice to know that you are no longer burdened by the fear of Harmageddon

  I have to keep reminding myself that every generation thinks they are special and noteworthy.  Then they die like the rest.......oh, wait, even the overlapping ones!
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  JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH

  by campaign of hate in

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  2. friends

  if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

  its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

  there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".

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  One Eyed Joe makes a good point.  I stopped contributing when I began to wake up.  Funny, a family member came to visit and saw a letter from an international charity sitting on my dining room table.  He said, "Oh, looks like they're asking you for money?"  I said, "No, its probably a thank you card for what we gave them."  He was flabbergasted!

  "I hope you are still contributing to the Society.  Their work is the ONLY true charity."

  I said, "Tell that to someone who has cancer."
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  No Black or woman became Pope or WT President—reveals what?

  by abiather in

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  sending a messenger nearly 2000 years in advance to preach the coming of gods kingdom, and leaving the message to be carried out by his followers who would practice just the opposite of his message [eg.

  catholics cannot accept a pope if he is from a black community or if sex is female, just like jws could not tolerate a black/woman wt president, which is in sharp contrast to what jesus himself practicedhe showed no partiality with regard to sex or communityhe elevated a samaritan woman sharing with her great truth, even before he did it with his own male-disciplesjohn chapter 4].

  claiming something as his own, and then allowing it to decay do not befit gods superlative style!.

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  Once again, I have to agree with Viviane....

  Additionally, I have to add that Religion is man's way of trying to understand or make sense of the incomprehensible.  It has morphed over the centuries as man has come to grips with his understanding of the cosmos. 
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  What if "IT" was all just a dream?

  by titch in

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  i'm not really sure as to what category that i should put this into, so i'll just try, and put it here.

  this is based upon a posting that i saw and read on facebook recently.

  and, the question is: what if life---as you know it---was just one big dream?

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  Your present consciousness is your only shot at this life.  Don't waste time believing that there is something more. be here, now.
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  Is ignorance a choice for Jehovah's Witnesses in todays information age?

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  MLK said, "nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
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  Charles Taze Russell Pyramid

  by enigma1863 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i live pretty close to the jw pyramid in pittsburgh and i have thought about going there and attaching a sign of some sort to the pyramid.

  i was thinking of using a qrcode to link to something.

  link.

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  I agree with Viviane....

  Additionally, that pyramid is kinda cool. I say, "You go Charles Taze Russel!"
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  What is the main reason the Watchtower Society baptize their children so young?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jesus was thirty was he was baptized.

  today, you hear of young children getting baptized as young as 10 years old.

  the parents, family and congregation think it's a wonderful idea that someone dedicates their life to jehovah at such a young age.

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  Control.  
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  My mother says I should just DA already.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. experiences

  cut the cord.

  sever all ties.

  start new.. and she's right.

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  Separation of Powers

  Julia,

  Firstly, I am sorry that you are having a hard time.  Based on some of your past submissions, it is obvious that the cultish nature of this religion has really got a hold of you.  I would suggest, as some already have, that you see a counselor, and no, it doesn't have to be someone that specializes in cults.  It may be that you have to address other issues that are the underlayment of why the ORG affects you so much.  You mention that you did not do well at the job where your mother works, and then you attribute some of that to the ORG's affect over your life.  Speaking to a counselor will help you get to the root of that aspect of your personality that is sabotaging you.  We all have something that affects our decision, our effort, our perspective.  Please find someone that will help you address it.  Ultimately, we have to move on.  We are responsible for ourselves, our actions, our happiness.  If the ORG is truly the cause of your distress, then their influence on you in unhealthy and unproductive.  You need some help in addressing how to let go of that grip.  It is similar to a romantic relationship that goes bad.....some move on with the idea that there are plenty of fish in the sea, others are consumed by the break up....I would expect most counselors could help address that sort of issue.  Good luck.