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  Zoom Memorial

  by gabcol in

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  well i did it.. i attended the zoom memorial ( in respect for my mum).

  it was very strange to say the least.

  everyone had bread and wine at their houses.

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  Been and gone here for almost 24 hours. I spun a story to my father to get out of attending. It wasn’t that I didn’t have the time. It was more out of principle that I didn’t want to attend. Lol
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  Just invited to a zoom memorial.

  by Overrated in

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  walked away from the trooth years ago(over 20) my older sister sends me an invite to the memorial via zoom.

  i have no interest in jwism at all.

  should i ignore or respond?.

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  I to got a phone call from an elder inviting me to the memorial. I really wanted to give him a piece of my mind, and then I thought of the possibilities if I did. I was polite and thanked him for the call, and then went really quiet. The call was all over in less than 2 minutes. Hopefully I’ll never hear from him again. I thought about blocking his number, but then decided not to, just in case I had to get hold of him in the case of my elderly father.
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  Avatar (2009) - a mixed-bag but entertaining movie

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  so a few months ago i saw avatar (2009) from beginning to end for the first time.. if i'd seen this when i was ten, i'd probably have loved it.

  i find the film entertaining but i do have issues with it.. the movie is beautiful to look at, and there's definitely some interesting concepts.. but star wars it ain't.. first issue, the na'vi: these are blue-skinned humanoids with tails.. my first question is: why do blue monkeys who live 5 light years away on an extrasolar moon have african accents?!.

  i know what writer/director james cameron is doing in this film.

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  joe134cd

  It was filmed and produced in New Zealand.
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  An insightful look at JWisim in the context of Mormonism

  by joe134cd in

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  2. beliefs

  i thought this was an interesting discussion on the issues facing not only mormonism but religion in general.

  although the jws aren’t specifically mentioned there are striking parallels.

  it’s quite lengthy but well worth a listen https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772?i=1000513477899.

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  I thought this was an interesting discussion on the issues facing not only Mormonism but religion in general. Although the JWs aren’t specifically mentioned there are striking parallels. It’s quite lengthy but well worth a listen https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772?i=1000513477899
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  It is amazing how old JW books are selling and for a lot

  by mickbobcat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  1934 years books 150 to 700, the finished mystery 100 to 300, other books run around 20 to 50 bucks if they are older.

  i dumped a ton in the dumpster and wish i had kept them.

  i have a small collection of some of the rare ones like millions now living will never die, and can the living talk to the dead, the finished mystery, and the paradise book.

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  Luckily I happened to mention to my father, before he was about to throw out his older collection. That to keep a few back, to assert their worth.

  I have got stored away the trinity brochure, the original printing of the revelation book, and the first print edition of the silver sword still in its plastic wrapping. Might be worth something one day.
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  Report Card : How’s President Biden Doing?

  by minimus in

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  i give him an f for falling down on the job..

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  May be the “Don” wasn’t so bad after all.
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  My first Kingdom Hall zoom meeting

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. experiences

  i haven't been to any meetings in the last 9 years.

  besides a couple of elder visits here and there, i've been pretty much left alone.

  my family has also left me alone, and haven't acted any different towards me.. this week my brother, his daughter and his son all called me to invite me for the next weeks memorial and also my nephew's first sunday talk, which he gave today at noon.

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  Actually I also got a call a couple days back inviting me to the special talk and memorial. I was in a good mind to tell him what I really thought. Instead I was polite and went really quiet. Knowing that JWs have no boundaries. I didn’t want to say to much in that I would never get rid of the guy. I have to be careful because if I told him what I really thought it would eventually get back to PIMI relatives. The call was all over in 2 minutes
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  When You Were A Witness Did You Believe Everything Taught?

  by minimus in

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  obviously at some point you stopped believing the witnesses had the truth or else you wouldn’t be here.

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  but for the most part, were you a true believer or were you typically a rebel or a doubter?

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  I had come to the conclusion, for about 2 decades as a PIMI, that Christ came to his end on a cross. It was the only reasonable conclusion.

  The cedar point Ohio thing and the revelation book I though may of been pushing the boundaries a bit, but still towed the party line. I wish now that would of been the thing that woke me up.
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  Would you leave the Watchtower if you woke up at age 80 plus, or just stay in for the rest of your life.

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so yesterday while i was doing some work for a customer, i noticed the wt mags on the sofa.

  and i asked the elderly man if he was a jehovah witness?.

  he said that he and his wife and all his children were raised in the religion, but only he and his wife attend the meetings or zoom.

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  I am in a similar situation with my elderly father. This has put me in a love hate relationship with WT. Nothing would bring me more delight than seeing wt go down in a blaze of glory. Ironically ,for my fathers sake, it’s an apostate who is trying to shield him from unfavourable information. For example, when “the witness” documentary aired on tv, It was an apostate that took him out to dinner to prevent him accidentally stumbling on it through channel surfing. It is an apostate who has learnt to keep his mouth shut when his father tells him about the apostate driven lies. To wake him now would just be an unkindness, and send him to an early grave. I would much rather be an apostate that kept his mouth shut, than been true to myself and killing him. He’s happy and content, looking forward to been reunited with his wife. So let him be.

  I think of the trauma of my exit, when I was in my early 30s. If I had a choice of going through the same process in my 80s and in poor health. I would choose to remain ignorant. There would be no good in knowing that I had wasted years, in the twilight of my life
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  Watchtower fined in Belgium

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  jehovah's witnesses in belgium have to pay €12k fine for shunning policy.

  news.

  you have probably heard of the trial going on in belgium about the shunning policy of jws.

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  Despite my joy at hearing this, I can’t see this standing on appeal. It would bankrupt wt if it did.