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  My new definition of cult.

  by Yomama in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  forcing someone to believe something that is untrure and shunning them if they do not believe it.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Magnum, I'm about a decade younger than you. I had enough doubts to go to community college, and though they still had a card catalogue, I was able to find several books on JWs, some of which were personal stories, and some of which placed JWs within the greater spectrum of Christian sects, specifically the Adventist arm.

  The point being that basically the one decision, to step foot onto a community college campus, can be the difference between making it out in time to plan for a financial future and not.

  That's why we are always encouraging people newly out or planning on leaving to go to college and educate themselves. Choose any course of study you like, plan a career, and most importantly learn critical thinking.

  All of us are one decision away from having a different life outcome. There may have been that one super important decision in the past, but it may be in the future. One of the hardest things to do when you're young is to predict your life 20 or 40 years into the future. If you don't believe anything else on this site, believe that it gets here waaay more quickly than you think.
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  Who owns the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  actually no one does.. i know this is a concept that can be hard for some to grasp, considering all other forms of organizations like sole proprietorship, general partnership, an llc, or a for profit corporation.

  these organizations are created legally for the simple purpose of making a profit.. but unlike a for profit corporation,---- a nonprofit corporation is formed to carry out-.

  whether that be religious, educational, charitable, scientific or other qualifying purpose.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Well, there's more than one corporation, right?

  I know there is the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania in addition to Watchtower.

  I believe one spells Watchtower as one word and the other spells Watch Tower as two words, but I'm not positive which is which.
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  Nurses are unwilling to take the COVID-19 Vaccine

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work at two separate hospitals and most of the rns i work with have stated they won't take the vaccine.

  i've read a report that 1/3 of rns will refuse the vaccine.

  for those in other countries do you see this being an issue or is it more an american phenomenon?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  An upvote for vitamin D. I'm chronically low so my doctor has put me on prescription vitamin D 50,000 iu. I take one pill every other week.

  It's helped with my mood. It's helped with PMS. And I haven't been sick very much recently. Some people are just chronically deficient, especially during the winter when there isn't much sunlight.

  Plus it helps your body absorb calcium which is important so you don't get osteoporosis and break bones by just sitting down on a chair or lifting up a glass of milk.
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  I'm back

  by Gma-return in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't been around for a couple of years.

  life got complicated but i'm still an ex-jw i lost my husband 2 years ago from cancer.

  ill add more sometime.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Hello again. It's great when people stop back in to see everyone again.

  It's like getting a holiday visit from an old friend.

  G-ma, I hope you're not still tired. Come on in and visit awhile. Take a load off your feet and a load off your mind.

  Sorry to hear about your husband. Tell us all about it whenever you're ready.

  Have a very merry holiday season ( if you celebrate )!
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  AM3: Scare your kids into the truth

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anthony morris iii on the 12/20 broadcast:.

  parents need to give their children a realistic idea of what we will face in the near future.. .

  .many parents choose to help their children appreciate the graphic visual imagery of a bible-based account while at the same time building trust in jehovah.

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  GrreatTeacher

  What a lovely Christmas message.
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  looking for Jw infomation about the bible being changed etc?

  by Aposta-Fish in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in one of mike and kim's latest videos they claim that the borg wrote in the 1960's that the book of revelations wasn't even finished until a much later date.

  they have also stated that apostate christians changed the bible> i've also read years ago they trashed the bible or at least the king james years ago after another one of their fail predictions and right before they made their own bible> .

  i'm looking for these writings and any other that where the borg is criticizing the bible?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I'll give you a pass because it's actually nice to read a sentence that is longer than 3 words and doesn't end in an emoji.
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  Did You Fully Buy the WT View of Romans 6:7 (Acquitted of Sin by Dying) ?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  romans chapter 6 is about saying goodbye to the old personality, the old man in the king james version.

  the old personality must die, he cannot be fixed.

  the old personality is characterized by dominance of the flesh.

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  GrreatTeacher

  "Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

  • Billy Madison
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  Is it possible for any Country to have “Reasonable” Gun Laws? What would they be?

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so the new biden/harris gun policies are starting to appear.

  it’s not clear yet, what they will be.. some suggestions; confiscate all guns.------buyback programs in each state.. there is much talk on social media that if this happens, the pandemic, + all the riots, + all the damaged property, + all the annual murders in america, - put together-will be like a sunday afternoon picnic, compared to all the deaths and property damage that will result because of “civil uprising” by millions of 2nd amendments advocates and just plain gun lovers.

  americans love guns!.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Thank you S. Molineaux for sharing your wisdom.

  I love the gratuitous capitalizing of the word government.

  Not necessary, but neither is capitalizing the word bible.

  English is so laissez-faire these days.
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  Goodbye yhwh-Goodbye jesus

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  interesting report in a oxford university blog - the world is becoming less religious, (hurray!!!).

  quote: "an analysis of religious trends from 1981 to 2007 in 49 countries containing 60% of the world’s population did not find a global resurgence of religion—most high-income countries were becoming less religious—however, it did show that in 33 of the 49 countries studied, people had become more religious (norris and inglehart, 2011).

  but since 2007, things have changed with surprising speed.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I don't quite understand the current Christian obsession with abortion.

  The church was never concerned about it for hundreds of years.

  It's only been since about the 1980s that there has been any interest at all.
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  Biden says first 100 days his his cabinate will wear a ball gag

  by mickbobcat in

  1. social
  2. current

  so did biden make a gaff again?

  he said his first 100 days his cabinet will have to wear ball gags.

  lol that is some good news.

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  GrreatTeacher

  His first wife and daughter died in a car wreck in 1972.

  His son Beau died in 2015 from brain cancer.

  That's 3 family members 2 of which were kids.