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  Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  clip 3 minutes long.

  ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children

  it was the missed association with family that brought them back.

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  @ 2:16"
  
  "I had always told our kids, well I told our kids that, "I would die for you, I love you, I would die for you. But if you ever leave Jehovah I wouldn't be there."
  

  Ron and Brenda Sutton are an excellent example, ... an excellent example of completely messed up, controlling and manipulative parents that have surrendered their natural love and loyalty to their children and given it over to a cult.
  

  What kind of parent says something like this to their own children?

  A statement like that is a perfect example of the conditional nature of all relationships a person has when they are a Jehovah's Witness:

  • I will always love you, ... but only as long as you do what I say ...
  • I love you if ....
  • You are the most important person in the world to me, ... except actually you're not. You're maybe #2. So don't push it.

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  Let's review: It's a cult!

  
  
  
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  What should I ask Richard Dawkins tonight?

  by the comet in

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  my amazing wife surprised me and bought tickets for us to hear richard dawkins tonight!

  he is giving a lecture with someone and then they are having a q&a session.

  anyone have any suggestions for questions i could ask?

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  Enjoy and give us a full report of the highlights!
  
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  What are you gonna do when the existence of god is disproved?

  by Doltologist in

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  in 1897, j.j. thomson discovered the electron.

  this was the first constituent part of the atom which, for 2,000 years, was thought to be indivisible.

  today, we know of 18 elemental particles following the recent discovery of the higgs boson, the so-called god particle.. back in 1897, most people believed in god because there weren't even any theories as to how the universe came into being.

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  Viviane: You can't disprove the existence of ... an invisible, heatless, non-corporeal floating invisible dragon in my basement.

  That dragon is in my garage. I inherited him from Carl Sagan.

  I like him. He doesn't eat much. The dragon, not Mr. Sagan. He's dead.
  
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  Well another one leaves the Borg.

  by John Aquila in

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  2. experiences

  i took a quick trip to the store and i happened to see a young man (about 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time i was leaving- about 2 years ago.

  a couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work.

  one of them, a very attractive girl.

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  JA, great story. Thanks for sharing!

  The "experiences" that people share here are so much better than the fake ones on JW programs. Why? Because they are real!
  
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  2015 Convention

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  pixel, cappytan, and wifibandit present for your consideration:.

  https://youtu.be/g16_p3tncxq?list=plrw9u-n1z2m-_z5_a55vmqj1biuwnslhq.

  the saturday program will be added tomorrow, followed by the sunday program the next day..

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  Stuck: why do we want to help share the content of the assembly?

  Fair question!

  As some have commented, it helps if they are fading and/or seeking reinstatement and want to be able to sound like they attended a RC.

  For me, I want to know what my "still in" children are being indoctrinated with.
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  In your opinion: What would a teacher of the English language say about the way Anthony Morris III speaks?

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  considering the language, wording and grammar of anthony morris iii, if a teacher on the english language, at a prestigious university were to analyze anthony's public speaking, what comments and conclusions would they come to?

  i say public speaking, because i would assume that an individual would be more careful with their words when spoken in public, than in private.

  serious comments would be appreciated, however, i realize that outlaw and a few others are probably on a page of their own.. .

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  What do you expect from someone that is not very educated and also believes that he is appointed by God to run his "only true religion" on Earth.
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III comments on Ireland legalization of gay marriage.

  by cappytan in

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  #notsatire.

  thanks to wifibandit and pixel for collaborating on this.

  more to come.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxce4duetw8.

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  Anthony Morris III, "So let's all imitate Jesus and hate fags like he does!"

  
  

  
  
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  Apost8News: "Return to Jehovah" Official Literature Release Video - 2015 Convention Lowlight

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  again, thanks to wifibandit and pixel for their work behind the scenes.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzviu3jfko.

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  Stuck: Do you mean he is burgundy in colour Oubliette?

  No, it's a reference to a Bugs Bunny insult:

  
  What a maroon!
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  Our hall is asking for money...

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.

  we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.

  it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.

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  Watchtower-Free, thanks for posting the form.

  Where are you? I saw a nearly identical form being passed out in a congregation about two years ago. This was in Southern California.

  At the time, because of the way the elders presented it, I got the idea that this was a local thing. From what I've read here on JWN since that time it is clear that this is NOT a local thing.

  Again, the form the elders passed out nearly two years ago was nearly identical, except the "DESTROY AFTER USE" comment
  
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  Apost8News: "Return to Jehovah" Official Literature Release Video - 2015 Convention Lowlight

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  again, thanks to wifibandit and pixel for their work behind the scenes.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzviu3jfko.

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  I only watched a few quick segments here and there. These "speakers" are terrible, so stiff and fake.

  And apparently some of them aren't that bright either.

  For example, in the part "Lessons from Jesus," Darrin Snyder makes a grammar error that most 3rd graders would know is wrong. Speaking of illustrations @ 52:27" he says:
  
  "There is though, in fact, many, … hundreds of pictures in the Bible."
  
  There IS MANY!
  
  Really?
  
  Apparently "lessons from Jesus" don't include basic grammar or the significance of subject-verb agreement.
  
  What a maroon.