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  Street work

  by truthseeker in

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  standing on corners holding up the awake and watchtower magazines?

  all hours, all weathers?

  street work reminds me of randy crawford's "street life" - i've modified the lyrics.... .

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  truthseeker

  redvip,
  
  We would also walk up and down Main Street. We had English and spanish tracts and mags as our town had a lot of Latinos living there.
  
  I hated every minute of it, preferred laundromats.
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  Street work

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  standing on corners holding up the awake and watchtower magazines?

  all hours, all weathers?

  street work reminds me of randy crawford's "street life" - i've modified the lyrics.... .

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  truthseeker

  Did any of you ever do street work? Standing on corners holding up the Awake and Watchtower magazines? All hours, all weathers? Street Work reminds me of Randy Crawford's "Street Life" - I've modified the lyrics...
  
  Street Work
  Because that's one place we can go
  Street Work
  Because there's no one that I know
  Street Work
  You can see it in my face
  Street Work
  I've a hundred tracts to place
  
  You people never see
  The reason that I'm here
  I have to count my time
  This work is such a sham
  This life of mine that's played
  Is just a masquerade
  The way I dress and talk
  This isn't who I am
  
  Street Work
  I can't run away from time
  Street Work
  It'll be over when it's nine
  Street Work
  I'm starting to get cold
  Street Work
  This message is getting old
  
  I'm not trying to make a sale
  Paradise is no fairy tale
  Just take these magazines
  But they politely decline
  They smile and look at me
  I watch them as they go
  But time is getting on
  There's a group to meet at nine
  
  Street Work
  Street Work
  Street Work
  Oh street work
  
  I do Street Work
  Because that's one place we can go

  Truthseeker
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  Rebranding of the Watchtower to JW.org - how long in the works?

  by truthseeker in

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  the transformation from watchtower to jw.org is nothing short of remarkable.. animated cartoons (caleb and sophia), the new jw.org slogan, international convention websites (featuring previously unthinkable entertainment in the kingdom hall) - how long do you think this has been in the works for?.

  i feel very uneasy about what is happening - it's so sudden, seems like it all happened within the space of a year.. i sense some intelligence about all this, as if it has been some carefully orchestated performance - to dazzle and distract.. the kingdom ministry of 1999 was totally against the internet and now they seem to embrace it along with tablets and smartphones.. why the sudden change?

  do you think it is anything to do with social media?.

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  truthseeker

  The transformation from Watchtower to JW.org is nothing short of remarkable.

  Animated cartoons (Caleb and Sophia), the new JW.org Slogan, International Convention websites (featuring previously unthinkable entertainment in the Kingdom Hall) - how long do you think this has been in the works for?

  I feel very uneasy about what is happening - it's so sudden, seems like it all happened within the space of a year.

  I sense some intelligence about all this, as if it has been some carefully orchestated performance - to dazzle and distract.

  The Kingdom Ministry of 1999 was totally against the Internet and now they seem to embrace it along with tablets and smartphones.

  Why the sudden change? Do you think it is anything to do with social media?

  Is it to attract new recuirts? Keep existing ones? If so, then they are not really interested in "truth" but more about retaining their existing membership above all else.

  Is it a case of "if you can't beat them, then join them"?
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  Jesus was a false prophet?

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and he said to them, "i tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of god come with power.

  (mark 9:1).

  when you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.

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  truthseeker

  givemejustalittlemoretime,

  In that case, what about the other part of the fulfillment?
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  Jesus was a false prophet?

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and he said to them, "i tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of god come with power.

  (mark 9:1).

  when you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.

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  truthseeker

  The problem is there is no demarcation between one tribulation and the next and we don't even know if there are TWO tribulations or if everything Jesus said about his generation would happen in ONE tribulation.

  If the sun and moon did not give their light that would be an astrological event of huge importance and it would have been documented.

  Truthseeker
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  Jehovah's Witnesses - the Fourth Branch of Judaism

  by truthseeker in

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  everything about the jws points exclusively to jehovah, the god of the old testament.. jesus hardly gets a mention.

  they can't ignore him completely but isn't it interesting that the only publication they produced about jesus, doesn't even have his name on it.

  it's simply called "the greatest man who ever lived".

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  truthseeker

  Everything about the JWs points exclusively to Jehovah, the God of the Old Testament.

  Jesus hardly gets a mention. They can't ignore him completely but isn't it interesting that the only publication they produced about Jesus, doesn't even have his name on it. It's simply called "The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived"

  I was watching the "Caleb" animation documentary on JW.org. Not once did I hear the word Jesus. Not once. And at the end, some young kids said, "Thank you Jehovah"

  It's really freaky to watch.

  Look at some other ways JWs are similar to Old Testament Judaism

  Approach to God

  JWs are taught that Jesus is not their mediator. That we have the Governing Body as a mediator. We can only be friends of Jehovah through his undeserved kindness.

  Christianity teaches that everyone can have a relationship with Jesus and he can be freely approached, that God is his father.

  Works or Grace?

  JWs are a "works based" religion. Even if you spent 90 hours a month talking about Jehovah, it matters not if you don't hand in your time sheet. Only a business would require its employees to report their time and only a business would promote an employee for working his butt off. An elder once told me that the "Circuit Overseer won't look at any brother whose hours are less than 10". You have to preach their message or risk being labelled blood guilty for not warning the wicked, i.e. anyone who is not a JW.

  Christianity - we are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2:8 says "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."
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  Disfellowed on 7/16/14 for sending a letter to my former congregation

  by spbondgirl007 in

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  it's been quite a while since i lasted posted anything on jwn.

  i was in hiding previously, but only because i wanted to avoid the shun gun until i had the opportunity to tell my former congregation what i think about the org./gb.

  i last attended a meeting over 2.5 years ago but it wasn't until june--when i earned my bachelor's degree--that i finally had the time to collect my thoughts and get them down on paper...i decided to write my letter in a style i felt would be most appealing to my target audience--jw's still under gb mind control --in the hope that at least a few would read it and actually "think".

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  Notice how in the elders' response to her, Jesus does not even come into the equation. It is Jehovah this and Jehovah that.

  JWs are the fourth branch of Judaism. You have to "approach" the GB as your mediators to be accepted by their god Jehovah (and Jesus)
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  Disfellowed on 7/16/14 for sending a letter to my former congregation

  by spbondgirl007 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's been quite a while since i lasted posted anything on jwn.

  i was in hiding previously, but only because i wanted to avoid the shun gun until i had the opportunity to tell my former congregation what i think about the org./gb.

  i last attended a meeting over 2.5 years ago but it wasn't until june--when i earned my bachelor's degree--that i finally had the time to collect my thoughts and get them down on paper...i decided to write my letter in a style i felt would be most appealing to my target audience--jw's still under gb mind control --in the hope that at least a few would read it and actually "think".

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  spbondgirl007,

  That was a great letter and excellent read.

  How many of the 150 recipients responded and favourably?

  Truthseeker
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  Just curious...how did you find Jehovah's Witness Net?

  by cultBgone in

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  the influx of new posters made me wonder if the push to view jw.org is helping curious ones find this support site?.

  please post whether you found jwn during an internet search or if someone told you about it.. i myself was directed here by a df'd family member once i shared my doubts with that person..

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  truthseeker

  I found it a few months after the site went live, around July 2000.

  That was where I found the "Daniel's Prophecy" bookmarker with the study schedule on the back.
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  "It Gets Better" project - how about one for exJWs?

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  not that long ago, the gay community had a campaign called "it gets better", i was thinking why not have a website like this for exjws who have left, particularly young people who may have been kicked out of their homes by their jw parents.. .

  i think this idea has a lot of potential if done right?.

  anyone have any comments?.

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  truthseeker

  Not that long ago, the gay community had a campaign called "It Gets Better", I was thinking why not have a website like this for exJWs who have left, particularly young people who may have been kicked out of their homes by their JW parents.

  I think this idea has a lot of potential if done right?

  Anyone have any comments?