Zoos

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  Watchtower HATES being compared to Catholic Church - but if the shoe fits...

  by Zoos in

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  remember this?.

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  well how about this?.

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  Zoos

  Remember this?

  
  

  Well how about THIS?

  
  
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  Should I associate with this person?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so there is a guy who wants me to associate with him.

  but there are some strange things about him, such as:.

  he hears "direction from unseen" forces.. he thinks the idea of slavery was ok.. he likes killing animals and splashing their blood around and making huge bonfires of carcasses smoke all day long.. he has one wife, or maybe two, but is ok with having lots of other sleeping partners as well.. he likes another person who slept with his own daughters.. he thinks women should be subservient and "keep their place".. he frowns on education.. he thinks killing in a war is ok if they deserve it...even babies should be killed.. he is often asking for money.. he thinks that pyramids foretell the future, and that only a few people can explain divine truths to him, except their explanations have changes many, many times...often contradicting other teachings.... etc..... get it?

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  ...ugh! Those Tea Party whackos are everywhere.
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  Yearbook - will they drop figures that show a decline?

  by freddo in

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  2. beliefs

  do you think the yearbooks will stop showing negative information as the numbers stagnate or even drop?

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  Zoos

  Can't you feel it brothers? Will you be faithful to the end? Will you?

  
  
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  Yearbook - will they drop figures that show a decline?

  by freddo in

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  2. beliefs

  do you think the yearbooks will stop showing negative information as the numbers stagnate or even drop?

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  Zoos

  They left us because they were "not of our sort".

  
  

  You can say THAT again.
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  Yearbook - will they drop figures that show a decline?

  by freddo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you think the yearbooks will stop showing negative information as the numbers stagnate or even drop?

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  Zoos

  I think they will exaggerate.

  
  

  I don't see how they could get away with this very easily, unless the branch bosses are just as brazenly corrupt.

  If HQ published fabricated numbers, the branch offices that send the information in would know about it and word would spread. Despite all the hullabaloo, I still think MOST people in that cult would cry foul over such a blatant misrepresentation of numbers.
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  I'm not religious I'm spiritual?

  by Joliette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do you guys feel when you hear people say this?

  whenever i tell people that i'm not religious, a humanist, they said i'm not religious either, i'm spiritual.

  i consider myself to be a humanist, and i can't tell you guys how happy i am being a humanist.

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  Zoos

  If people believe in it, if it makes them more comfortable at night, then by all means, believe in a spiritual world, just don't force that on me!

  
  Once you remove religion from the equation you automatically arrive at a group of people with no desire to force anything on you. A willingness to share an opinion, answer questions, ASK questions, and respect the beliefs of others, yes.

  But the force is no longer with them.
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  Elder caught on camera harassing EXJW neighbor.

  by notjustyet in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  there pertinent stuff starts at 11:30 minute mark.

  it says in the video that this guy is an elder neighbor and has been shooting his chickens and also possible killing the plants in his garden.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qbgyjdy7da?t=11m29s.

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  Yikes! If that guy lived next door to me I'd kill his chickens too.

  I thought Medusa was supposed to be a woman.
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  Last Days? Are you serious ....?

  by Aleph in

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  2. beliefs

  believing we live in the last days?.

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  Zoos

  That's IT! I'm returning to the governing body for salvation!

  [Now where did I put my credit card?]
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  Hubby has been doing research on the internet!!!!

  by atacrossroads in

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  2. friends

  my husband was recently subjected to an intervention by his parents.

  i am apparently a danger to his spirituality.

  after i stopped attending meetings and went apostate hubby decided to resign as a ms to spend more time with me.

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  Zoos

  "Truly, I tell you, joy arises among the angels of God over one Jehovah's Witness who comes to his senses."

  
  
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  I registered to vote yesterday.

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had to take the drivers license was up for renewal so while filling out the paperwork, i checked the motor voter box.

  (explanation of motor voter: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=utf-8#q=motor%20voter%20law ).

  they already had all my information.

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  Zoos

  Smiddy, that is exactly the battle I had in my head for the last five ears. I almost registered four years ago before the last election cycle but lingering cult thinking won out and I couldn't bring myself to do it.

  This time I decided to register because I consider myself part of the community now, with all the privileges and responsibilities that come with it.

  Thanks for your great post.