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  March JW Broadcast: Once again disparaging Higher Education - this time in the Music Video.

  by cappytan in

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  i will have the music video separated shortly.

  will post the link once it's done..

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  They are relentless in this warfare against education. But I believe that this stance will come back to bite them in their behind at some point in the near future.

  Watchtower is still enjoying the benefits of the older generation that saved and contributed heavily. My parents for example were immigrants, who worked very hard, scraped, saved and contributed generously to the the organization. I can say the same for my in-laws. The check book came out pretty quickly whenever the org begged for money.
  

  As this older generation is about to die off, these generous funds will dry up. My generation just doesn't have the same funds. Most of my peers in the congregation are just scraping by because they are uneducated and at best can only get minimum wage jobs and i don't believe they are putting one red cent in the contribution box.

  So who will support the org in the next 10-20 years? It certainly will not be the ones that put education to the side. So i think watchtower is shooting itself in the foot.

  KEEP IT UP WATCHTOWER
  
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  Please Welcome me

  by Sofia Lose in

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  have lurked here for many, many years.

  female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.

  my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.

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  Hi Sofia: welcome . There are many of us here as you that are still "in". Hope to hear more of you through your posts.
  
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  Describe Your Favorite Breakfast

  by minimus in

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  i am very hungry this morning and i want ideas..

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  Cold pizza
  
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  The WTBTS and Elders have too many stupid rules!

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i hated ministry book bags.i hated coming out of my home with the book bags looking like i was going to a seminar.so,i starting going to the ministry school and sunday bible meetings holding only the required books for that day in my hand.. for the sunday meetings,i would just carry the song book,bible and watchtower magazine in my hand.

  no book bag!

  for the ministry school,i would just carry just what necessary for the evening.

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  OMG the stupid rules would fill volumes. What about the one where a brother couldn't say the prayer unless he was wearing a jacket. I can remember an old spare jacket hanging in the vestibule ready to be worn by poor smutck that forgot his.
  
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  Advice needed on Crisis of Conscience

  by cappytan in

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  so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.

  she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.

  apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.

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  Give her the book or pdf and let her chose to read it when she feels comfortable. That's what my hubby did for me. Once I read Crisis of Conscience all the pieces of the puzzle will come together for her.
  
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  Do you feel bad throwing away literature?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  so do you feel bad throwing away your old literature?.

  what about your old song book or bible from your early days in the org?.

  if so, is it because of sentimentality, monetary cost or because it might be 'sacred' ?.

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  I've keep some of the very old stuff but most got trashed. There was a time when i didn't throw out anything because it came for jehovha's organization. Now, I take lots of stuff at the literature counter and then go home and put it in the recycle bin. I do it with pleasure.
  
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  Time to take my mask off.

  by braincleaned in

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  after more than two years here on jwn, i will unmask myself and finally close the closet door behind me, fully coming out.. let me be pithy.. my name is vincent deporter.

  i'm a writer/artist published a little all over the place.

  i started my career in france, about 35 years ago.

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  If you would like to send Investigative Reporter, Trey Bundy, a message, contact him at his FB page

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  https://www.facebook.com/treybundy

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  I e-maiIed him. Trey is a wonderful reporter.
  
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  Former COs that Become Inactive

  by Bob_NC in

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  some long years ago a circuit overseer told me that the area he was from had several former cos that had "left the road" as they call it and were just sitting on their laurels.

  he said that they don't pioneer and some were irregular publishers.

  a different co made a remark to the effect of "you think that servants or pioneers live a restricted life, cos are under the supervision of the service dept.

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  bump

  Recently there was a thread about a DO who left. I thought I would resurrect this thread for the new ones.
  
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  PBS program

  by wannaexit in

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  watching the pbs program as i write...........

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  I am so glad that PBS brought this to light. It hope that TV stations will take the lead and bright light to this despicable policy.