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  Unwitnessing

  by Biahi in

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  2. experiences

  i “unwitnessed” at work yesterday.

  in case anyone doesn’t know, i retired last year from the post office.

  after being home for 5 months, i got bored, so i went back to work where my husband works.

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  Roddy

  I can’t imagine they were JWs because I don’t recall them carrying backpacks and I don’t think they would have called themselves missionaries.

  I think they were Mormons.

  
  
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  Betty Georges - The Female Helper to the Governing Body

  by MillennialDawn in

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  2. friends

  betty georges is listed as a helper to the governing body service committee, according to this page on the website: https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body-jw-helpers/.

  anybody know anything about her?.

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  Roddy

  I'm 99.999% sure they are not females. Only males are in such positions. I'm sure there are interesting stories on how they have names normally associated with females.

  I once knew a gentleman from Trinidad named Vivian.
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  So after many years I’m back for a bit

  by truthsetsonefree in

  1. jw
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  i have been out for a long time now and have kept busy.

  but tonight my jw mom asked me what is happening in norway.

  so i researched and wow!

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  Roddy

  "It’s so good to see JWN/JWD is still going strong."

  
  

  I'm not a frequent flier here. What does "JWN/JWD" mean?

  
  
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  How did you learn the truth about the truth?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  Roddy

  StephaneLaliberte

  "My first exposer to the TATT was at age 9, in the revelation book, they were boasting about how conventions in the 1920s were the accomplishment of prophecies about the trumpets"

  After being forced to "study" the Revelation publication for three boring times, that was getting a bit hard to swallow. You mean all that was written in the Bible had a 20th century fulfillment only in the WT organization?

  Like I said, the more they kept drumming that into our collective heads how the WT organization was solely part of the Bible's prophesy that's started to seem funny to me. Why did they have to fight so hard to prove something like that? Maybe because I wasn't alone.
  
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  How did you learn the truth about the truth?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
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  any takers?.

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  Vanderhoven7

  "Information withheld from members."

  That was my shocker. Why the secret information and secret procedures? Why withhold information and appeals? Why the entrapments? That got me to distrust. And it it followed from there.

  
  
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  Do you know of any elder that should not have been appointed?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  Roddy

  Actually in the congregation I was in all the elders were very good men. Even when they had to see me in a judicial meeting once they gave me the benefit of the doubt and actually took my side.

  Then came one elder that it appears he didn't like me. Friendly in public but I can tell from his attitude he wouldn't care if I never came to the meetings. I guess you can say that our personalities clashed. I wouldn't kiss up to him. The other elders were not that way. They were really good people. From some of the experiences I read here, really good elders seem to be a shortage in the congregations.
  
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  Is the Bethel Farm in Wallkill Co. still there?

  by Etude in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been out of this loop (or any other) for a while.

  can someone tell me if the bethel farm facilities are still there in wallkill county, ny?

  i was there for about a year.

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  Mann377

  "Wonder what the Bethel office would say if I had jumped out of the shower while the sisters were there"

  The presumed "judicial decision" is that you fornicated with the sisters. It's like as if they were with you alone in a house or motel even when you would swear on everything holy that you are innocent of any such act even in thought. You would be summarily guilty of fornication with those sisters in the men's room.

  Sad!
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  Steven Hassan on CNN today

  by dropoffyourkeylee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a little surprised to see steven hassan interviewed today on cnn about the anti-vax believers and cult tactics.

  here is the link:.

  https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/10/02/steven-hassan-cult-misinformation-anti-vaxxers-ndwknd-vpx.cnn.

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  Roddy

  When you know someone who is suffering from an incurable vaccination injury, the favorable odds of you not getting a vaccination side effect doesn't seem comforting. It's like playing Russian Roulette with a 500,000 chamber revolver. What are the odds that your spin lands on a loaded chamber? Well, there are many medical professionals making the informed decision of not taking the Covid shot even given those favorable odds you won't land on a loaded chamber.
  

  (I feel for people who are strong-armed into taking the Covid shot by their governments or employers. It's tough to choose between being able to pay your mortgage or rent and your personal freedoms involving "your body your choice.")
  

  Vaccine injuries are documented but not well known nor widely mentioned. They should be. The CDC has a webpage of known vaccine injuries. You won't see an entry for Covid and its strains. At least not yet.
  

  For FYI anyway ...
  

  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/side-effects.htm
  
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  Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  three christian churches and three luxury hotels have been attacked in sri lanka this morning resulting in more than 130 deaths.. buddhism is the state religion in sri lanka accounting for 70% of the population, hindus make up 12% with islam and christianity comprising 9% and 7% respectively.

  no group has yet claimed responsibility.

  a civil war between government forces and separatist tamil tigers ended in 2009. the war lasted 26 years and cost at least 70,000 lives.

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  Roddy

  All the more reason to limit the number of Muslims allowed to enter a country - at the very least, limit those that embrace the militant aggressive form of Islam that is 100% incompatible with Western values and human rights. Certainly don't offer preferential treatment to them as potential immigrants as currently happens.

  Japan has taken notice. That's why she won't accept Muslim refugees.

  She didn't care what anybody said at the time. Still doesn't. Now she watches relatively peacefully while those that criticized Japan's stance are having to deal with the problems.
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  The brother at the door

  by days of future passed in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i got up late today.

  i hear the doorbell ring and i go - not really dressed for company - i stand back and see a jw man maybe 60 years old or so.

  at first i was just going to brush him off.

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  Roddy

  I'd invite a discussion. That's better than launching salvos of accusations.