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  Is the Pioneer School being eliminated?

  by wannaexit in

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  i heard from the semi reliable source that the pioneer schools will go the way of the dodo bird next year.. i could see this happening.

  it used to be that you went to the the pioneer school once.

  then they allowed dubs to go every 5 years.

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  wannaexit

  Meh, ain't much training needed to sit 20 feet behind one of those apathy carts while sipping your Starbucks and surfing the net on your phone.

  Ain't this the truth
  
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  Teenager Breaks free from JW cult . Canadians are  leaving in droves.

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqctuhmv08.

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  Nice to see that young Canadians are also waking up. I am not sure whether they are leaving in droves though. For the most part, the kids are staying because unlike decades before, it's fun right now to be a jehovah's witness. There is a freedom that I don't remember 30 years ago. Kids are traveling more (under the guise of going where the need is great). They go to parties and take advantage of the world in ways that those of the past didin't.

  But definitely encouraging to hear of young ones using their critical thinking skills and looking at watchtower squarely in the face and say "this is a cult".

  I am proud of this young woman. I wish I would have figured it out at her age. I could have spared myself a wasted life.
  
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  Is the Pioneer School being eliminated?

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  i heard from the semi reliable source that the pioneer schools will go the way of the dodo bird next year.. i could see this happening.

  it used to be that you went to the the pioneer school once.

  then they allowed dubs to go every 5 years.

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  think BOHM is onto something, although I would have phrased it like this:

  Perhaps some kind of online "learning"?

  I was thinking the same thing. With all the emphasis on videos, I wouldn't be surprised if the training will be something online.

  I went to pioneer school in the very early eighties and didin't learn a whole lot. I remember feeling a little empty after it was all said and done. The only plus was that once I got back, the congregation treated me like a celebrity.

  This is one the reasons why some pioneer, so that they can go to pioneer school. I hear this all the time.

  If they do end up eliminating the school, I beleive there are going to be less pioneer enrollments.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Is the Pioneer School being eliminated?

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard from the semi reliable source that the pioneer schools will go the way of the dodo bird next year.. i could see this happening.

  it used to be that you went to the the pioneer school once.

  then they allowed dubs to go every 5 years.

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  wannaexit

  I heard from the semi reliable source that the pioneer schools will go the way of the dodo bird next year.

  I could see this happening. It used to be that you went to the the pioneer school once. Then they allowed dubs to go every 5 years. You keep seeing the same people going to these events. It used to be 2 weeks in length , now it's down to one week. I would say there could be some truth to this rumor.
  
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  ....2016....

  by zeb in

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  with this year all about done i wish you all a healthy and safe 2016.. live long and prosper.

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  wannaexit

  Happy New Year ZEB. And Happy new Year to everyone on this board.
  
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  Three years since I've been here and a lot has happened!

  by new boy in

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  i wrote a book.

  it's on the is on amazon.

  "the persistent illusion".

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  Congratulations on all your successes.
  
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  Is Religion dying out? An exaggerated view from the WTBTS

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  awake!

  november 2015. is religion dying out?

  millions of people with differing viewpoints have chosen to take an identical action.. .

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  wannaexit

  Here is the PEW report

  http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jehovahs-witness/
  
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  Literature being discontinued, including Isaiah's Prophecy and Reasoning book

  by Richard_I in

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  congregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.

  i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.

  the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..

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  Thank you for this info.
  
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  Should doctors tell JW patients that there is disagreement about Watchtower's blood policy.

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. medical

  this has been a controversial issue among doctors and medical ethicists.

  i think it basically comes down to the fact that physicians have a responsibility to establish the presence of informed consent.

  is it really possible for a person to give informed consent if they are not accurately informed?.

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  I can imagine any doctor going to such length to try and dissuade their patients to see the other side of the blood issue. Generally they are happy if you sign a consent form and it's out of their hands.
  
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  Experience from AJWRB's Facebook page

  by Lee Elder in

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  interesting experience reported by this former jw on blood shows the deep and lasting impact of the wts campaign of indoctrination and misinformation.

  it also shows that people can be and are being helped.

  "hi everyone at ajwrb.

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  wannaexit

  Happy for this lady and so grateful for the AJWRB site. I know that when I started to explore I stumbled on the site too and it was very instrumental to my awakening.

  Thanks Lee Elder