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  Sparlock DVD emphasizes the JWs as an Old Testament religion

  by truthseeker in

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  i watched the sparlock video, it was puke making.

  though my parents were not as strict as caleb's mother, i did identify with him, all those forgotten dreams and lack of opportunties.

  what made me think is the opening line, "obey jehovah" - there was absolutely nothing in that video about jesus.

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  HOAB,

  If a kid's DVD gets that sister thinking it is progress!
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  Watching "The Shunning"

  by TweetieBird in

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  watching a movie on the hallmark channel called "the shunning" about an amish girl shunned by her family and community.

  so sad that any religion would subject anyone to that.

  so wrong!.

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  Yes, I saw it! They made the Rebecca have her meal on a separate table at the back of the dining room!
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  Sparlock DVD emphasizes the JWs as an Old Testament religion

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched the sparlock video, it was puke making.

  though my parents were not as strict as caleb's mother, i did identify with him, all those forgotten dreams and lack of opportunties.

  what made me think is the opening line, "obey jehovah" - there was absolutely nothing in that video about jesus.

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  truthseeker

  It's hard to believe they can equate a plastic toy wizard with evil magic. Whatever happened to playtime and imagination?
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  Sparlock DVD emphasizes the JWs as an Old Testament religion

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched the sparlock video, it was puke making.

  though my parents were not as strict as caleb's mother, i did identify with him, all those forgotten dreams and lack of opportunties.

  what made me think is the opening line, "obey jehovah" - there was absolutely nothing in that video about jesus.

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  truthseeker

  I watched the Sparlock video, it was puke making. Though my parents were not as strict as Caleb's mother, I did identify with him, all those forgotten dreams and lack of opportunties.
  
  What made me think is the opening line, "Obey Jehovah" - there was absolutely NOTHING in that video about Jesus. It was Jehovah this and Satan that.

  What role did Jesus play? The JWs really are an old testament style religion; Jesus is simply a password they use when they say their prayers.
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  I am so proud of how we've handled Sparlock!

  by NewChapter in

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  i know, another sparlock thread.

  but i just have to express this!

  i am so proud of what we have done with sparlock.. youtube is being flooded with videos.

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  Sparlock in Bible Prophesy

  by unclebruce in

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  hmmm this sparlock reminds me of some people.

  ahh.. bibleman/jc the cross deressing diana ross impersonator .. did he not too get tossed into a dumpster by evil men?

  did he not too get resurrected after three days by strangers who breathed into him a new and exciting life?

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  truthseeker

  that was funny!
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  The new kids DVD - was it deliberate? What are we missing?

  by cedars in

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  normally i don't go in for these conspiracy theory ideas, but a comment by kurtbethel on another thread got me to thinking.

  might this latest dvd actually be proof that there are operatives inside watchtower hq who are deliberately sabotaging the society's material?

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  truthseeker

  Next up:

  The new super hero Sparlock will appear in the next Avengers movie.
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  Ten years later, where are they now? Youngsters moving to London where the ministry is more exciting

  by truthseeker in

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  about 10-12 years ago, some of the young pioneers in my hall moved to london because they thought the ministry would be more exciting than the poorly supported field service groups in my sleep town in sussex.. i was thinking the other day what became of them.

  i know that one is now an elder and married, the other one i'm not so sure about.. one of my relatives once said that the truth is more exciting in london, people are warmer, there's more opportunities for young witnesses.. if you lived in the uk, perhaps in the south of england, was it a fad for some of the youth to move to london where they thought the ministry was more exciting?

  have they left or are they still in?.

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  Many years ago, I think around the mid 1990s, we had a sister move to our hall from London. She was probably in her early 30s at the time. Very bubbly and outgoing and her enthusiasm was contagious.

  She managed to persuade our Saturday field service to have a pint after the ministry! I thought she was cool. I went to her house a few times for parties. Unfortunately, some of the local leadership had it in for her and she soon left.
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  Ten years later, where are they now? Youngsters moving to London where the ministry is more exciting

  by truthseeker in

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  about 10-12 years ago, some of the young pioneers in my hall moved to london because they thought the ministry would be more exciting than the poorly supported field service groups in my sleep town in sussex.. i was thinking the other day what became of them.

  i know that one is now an elder and married, the other one i'm not so sure about.. one of my relatives once said that the truth is more exciting in london, people are warmer, there's more opportunities for young witnesses.. if you lived in the uk, perhaps in the south of england, was it a fad for some of the youth to move to london where they thought the ministry was more exciting?

  have they left or are they still in?.

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  ChickenLittle,

  Thanks for sharing your experience.

  I know of two young pioneers who moved to Brixton and house share. It keeps the bills down and probably allows them to work part time so they can remain in full time service.

  I was in the Herne Hill area once and didn't feel safe at all!

  It did seem that the friends, and I use that term loosely, had more fun in London than my cold, boring congregation in Sussex. The JWs I mentioned at the beginning of this topic really did like the ministry but they felt unsupported by their congregation.

  One thing I did notice is that they would do their own thing on Saturdays. They would come to our home for field service and then disappear after the prayer, having previously made their own arrangements. We never saw them again until the following week. They generally worked with each other and never bothered to work with anyone else. Sometimes they would bring friends from other congregations.

  When they attended Pioneer School at Haysbridge assembly hall in the late '90s, that seem to be their ticket to London, having met friends from Reading, Reigate and the surrounding areas.
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  Ten years later, where are they now? Youngsters moving to London where the ministry is more exciting

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  about 10-12 years ago, some of the young pioneers in my hall moved to london because they thought the ministry would be more exciting than the poorly supported field service groups in my sleep town in sussex.. i was thinking the other day what became of them.

  i know that one is now an elder and married, the other one i'm not so sure about.. one of my relatives once said that the truth is more exciting in london, people are warmer, there's more opportunities for young witnesses.. if you lived in the uk, perhaps in the south of england, was it a fad for some of the youth to move to london where they thought the ministry was more exciting?

  have they left or are they still in?.

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  Can'tLeave,

  Our field service groups were not well supported. We had about 2 regular pioneers at any one time. Our hall had a lot of youth but they were not generally interested in field service. We had two young brothers who were pioneering and a sister from London moved to our hall several years ago and sort of encouraged them to go up there. They moved shortly afterwards. It seemed to be the thing to do.

  Did you congregation have good attendance for the field service arrangements?