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  What are you going to be when you grow up?

  by Wild_Thing in

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  when i was a kid back in the early 80s, they had a special part at the kingdom hall one night.

  i am pretty sure it was the circuit overseer's visit and they were having special parts on youth.

  they called all the little kids less than 10 years old up on the stage.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Thanks for sharing. Well, hey, at least you woke up...
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  My JW Articles

  by Salutaris in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hey there, .

  i have an apologetics website, and i've recently posted three articles on jw doctrine.

  i was wondering if you all could make suggestions to improve them, or for new content.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Your article on pray-to-jesus was good. It was short and to the point, and I love how you were able to prove your points using the JW Bible.
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  Kingdom Hall Attenders: Consider Stopping the Use of Loaded Language

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. beliefs

  it's been a long time since i attended, but i understand that many of you still go to the kingdom hall for your various reasons.. a huge thing that helped me in my mentally breaking from their beliefs was to stop using their terms that put you, virtually automatically, into their thought mode.. using terms like "the truth," jw's feel special about themselves and this helps them separate themselves from "the world.

  " by incorporating loaded language, jw's learn not to think, but merely to memorize words and phrases instead of analyzing a situation.. the reasons someone misses meetings is because they are "spiritually weak.

  " they might be involved in "worldly thinking.".

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  LevelThePlayingField

  "Trust the brothers" is like saying, "don't think for yourself".
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses’ lock down deal for $700M Brooklyn plot

  by defender of truth in

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  2. beliefs

  the jehovah’s witnesses appear to have achieved a handshake with their bffs: jared kushner, aby rosen and lvwrk.. the pricing is roughly $700 million for the witnesses’ 733,000-square-foot world headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights and a 1.1-million-square-foot as-of-right development site at 85 jay st.. the same group purchased 1.2 million square feet in dumbo heights for $375 million in 2013 from the witnesses and are now leasing to such companies as wework and etsy.. tech outfits have been circling the brooklyn waterfront properties — and the large “watchtower” on the sign could someday be swapped for a name like “facebook.”.

  bob knakal of cushman & wakefield has been running the sale for the witnesses, who are moving to warwick, ny.. multiple contracts were handed out for the properties and, so far, all are unsigned.. there has been interest globally, and local bidders have included l&l holding, east end capital, equity one and vornado realty trust.

  when reached, the parties declined comment.. .

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  LevelThePlayingField

  That's right, take what you can get, and get the hell out!
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  KH construction

  by truth doubter in

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  is it a fact that all kh construction earth wide has stopped?

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Today I talked to a brother who is heavily involved in the LDC work and regularly goes to Warwick to volunteer. He said that most KH projects are on hold because of the needed resources for Warwick. He explained that the manpower and money needed for Warwick took first place, but once Sept 1, 2016 rolls around that should change, being that Warwick will be completed, well almost completed lest the museum get finished, probably around the first of the year.
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  2016-03-11 US BOE Re: 2016 Bethel Visitors Information

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  march 11, 2016 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: 2016 bethel visitors information

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Thanks wifi!!
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  Letter: TO APPLICANTS FOR THE SCHOOL FOR KINGDOM EVANGELIZERS

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to applicants for the school for kingdom evangelizers g-14-e us 3/16

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  LevelThePlayingField

  wifibandit - I just wanted to say that you have been truly a big help to all of us here on this board. All though your posts may not get the many replies that other OP's get, I know that there is a lot of people who still look at what you post though. As I think about it, with out you and Atlantis, we would not know what is happening inside the org as much as we do. You have truly been instrumental in helping us all know what the going's on are.

  So a big thank-you-so much is in order! Some how you come across this info and decide to share it with us. You don't have to. No one tells you to. But you do. And I just want to say, "Thank you."
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  Luke 15:4 Has this ever happened in your congregation?

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  luke 15:4. new international version.

  "suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them.

  doesn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?.

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  pleaseresearch - I'm going to be the first person here to respond and so "No". The elders in my hall did actually leave the meeting, about 22 years ago and help a brother who was in distress. Yes, it actually happened. A brother, no MS or elder, just a lowly publisher, I knew him personally. He didn't have a lot of time in the ministry because he worked full time as a truck mechanic. He became mentally ill and went into the ER at a local hospital. The local elders dropped everything (three elders) and drove to that hospital and did whatever brother Lopez needed at the time. He was hospitalized for 3 weeks before being released, but yes, to answer your question, in my congregation, those elders missed their parts for that night, the MS's had to take up that responsibility some how, (can't remember how that was done), and took care of brother Lopez.

  Now, here's the thing though. I would bet by the comments that follow, that this experience is very far and few in between...
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  Resolutions at Kingdom Hall

  by sieborg in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyhow i got to thinking today about my days in the borg and the resolutions that would intermittently be made in the announcements for co visit expenses, sending a donation to society www fund etc.

  my point is that while i was in (almost thirty two years) i never once saw anyone put up their hand to vote against a resolution that the body of elders proposed.

  on a couple of occasions i heard a few hushed murmurs but i never saw one person vote against.

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  LevelThePlayingField

  Sieborg - yes, to answer your question in the OP, I have seen when there was a resolution and there was some apposed. I was about 20 years ago, but there was about 10 or so who were opposed and they raised their hands, compared to the about 90 who were in favor. Nonetheless, the motion was still passed. But, I have to say, this is really rare.
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  Is this for real???

  by RocketQueen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is this a real thing or has someone designed this as a joke?http://wp.production.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/files/2016/03/jwmaze.jpg

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  LevelThePlayingField

  They will do everything they can to go right up to that line with out crossing it. What I mean is, right up to that line that is in the mind of a typical JW that is. It is way over the line for us, because we are awake and can see the folly in it. But the average JW always see the "good" that Jehovah's organization will do for his people first, then look for any faults waaayy down the line later, much later. So, in the case like this, I don't even think it hits their radar, nope, not at all.

  But for us, oh yes, it stinks like sh*t.