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  Saddest thing about being DFd

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i always enjoyed being kind.

  when someone genuinely needed a hand or what not, it felt good to help family or friends.. i don't really miss them anymore.

  i faded over two years ago, so they long ago shunned me.i think about them less and less and have even forgotten some names.i did enjoy some of the friendships and the association.

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  Zoos

  You miss the brotherhood. Nothing wrong with that.

  While many on this board have very real horror stories about the people and elders they had to deal with, many of us actually enjoyed the people in our congregations and have nothing but fond memories in that regard.

  My own bad memories of only a few people could legitimately be chalked up to personality differences that we were adult enough to navigate peacefully (with the exception of one elder.... but that's a topic for another thread).

  I never felt particularly plugged in with the folks in my congregation. Not any meaningful, close friendships. Still, I felt the loss of brotherhood when I left. It's a sizable crater in your heart that will fill up with the passage of time and new friends.
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  The most widely distributed magazine in the US !!!

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. watchtower & awake - under review as these is now a 16-page anorexic pamphlets (not magazines) .

  2. espn: 42.9 million 3. people: 28 million 4. allrecipes: 24.5 million 5. forbes: 21.6 million 6. time: 18.1 million 7. entertainment weekly: 14.3 million 8. cosmopolitan: 13.7 million 9. bloomberg businessweek: 11.2 million 10. new york: 9.8 million .

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  Zoos

  James Mixon
  They are right up there no doubt with toilet paper...Both serve the same purpose.

  
  

  I disagree.

  
  

  Toilet paper REMOVES shit.
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  "the Kingdom work is expanding at an accelerated pace"

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if recent intel is true, there is only a .23% increase worldwide in 2015. .

  notice what is increasing is not the average publisher count, according to the above watchtower quote to spin the bethel downsizing, but the work.

  "the little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.

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  Zoos

  Call me picky, but to remove all doubt, I like to depict it as 0.23%

  
  

  Let's punctuate it even further.

  
  

  000.23%
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  New Book About Jehovah’s Witnesses Starts Creating a Buzz in The JW and Ex JW Community

  by GodZoo in

  1. social
  2. current

  a recently published book, by best selling author eugene walker has started creating a buzz inside the jehovahs witness community.

  in his new book, "jehovah's witnesses exposed - what really goes on inside the kingdom hall walls", eugene walker brings to light hidden issues that many jehovah's witnesses now face in the organisation.. .

  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/11/prweb13083118.htm.

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  Hypocrisy of JW Thinking After Tragedy Like Paris

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it never has ceased to boggle my mind how twisted up jw thinking is.

  when they see something like what happened in paris, in person they will express how sad and detestable it is quickly followed by "this is why we need the kingdom, and the desert god is gonna fix everything.

  " here is where i get perplexed.

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  redvip2000
  i'm not sure i understand your point, but i'm fairly certain that most JWs dont' think all worldly people are so bad that they must die at Armageddon.

  
  

  Then, with all due respect, you weren't paying attention at meetings.
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  Hypocrisy of JW Thinking After Tragedy Like Paris

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it never has ceased to boggle my mind how twisted up jw thinking is.

  when they see something like what happened in paris, in person they will express how sad and detestable it is quickly followed by "this is why we need the kingdom, and the desert god is gonna fix everything.

  " here is where i get perplexed.

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  sir82
  If JWs viewed non-believers as fellow humans, the thought of 99.9% of them being mercilessly slaughtered by a "superior" being would be utterly revolting.

  JW: But we DOO value non-believers as humans. Why else would we spend billions of hours a year trying to teach them Kingdom truths?

  sir82
  Are they still valuable even if they do not accept what you teach?

  JW: Yes, of course. Don't be silly.

  sir82
  But they won't live if they don't convert to your religion.

  JW: WE DON'T JUDGE! It's JEHOVAH who marks them as goats and destroys them.

  sir82
  You...uh... but they're still valued as humans.

  JW: Not if Jehovah destroys them, which He will. Then they're just dead humans.

  sir82
  Not valuable?

  JW: No, not really.
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  Comment during the WT

  by OneFingerSalute in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so ofs got to comment again this morning and thought the comment might bring a smile to someone.the second half question on par.

  15 was, "we cannot actually see jesus, sohow can we look intently at him?".

  ofs commented, "of course, we cannot literally see jesus as peter did.

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  Zoos

  Look to the governing body and you will see Jesus...

  Brilliant. Some minds will be cemented by such a comment while other minds will go
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  What do people expect god to do?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was watching the news about the french terrorist attacks.

  not getting into that but i notice the media is churning it over a bit, now.

  moving switly on; there were prayers for peace reported.. question: what do those praying for peace think that god will actually do about their prayers?.

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  What do people expect God to do?

  Kiss it and make it feel better.
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  Cult Free Radio - TONIGHT 10PM Eastern

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tonight (sat.

  11/14/15) at 10pm eastern time -cult free radio with mad sweeney and special guest ivy craig.http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cult-free-radio.

  the recording will be up on youtube some time tomorrow if you can't listen live.

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  Zoos

  Since you didn't trademark the name, you might want to find out if THEY have. You could be held in violation down the road if they decide to be jerks about it.

  If it's still available, trademark it.

  This exact scenario happened to a friend of mine who owned a small business for many years and lost his customers to the new kids on the block who had the foresight to protect their chosen name.
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  One Reason Why I Could Never Again be an Elder

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  there appears to be several crises inflicting themselves upon the wtbts all at once.

  the crises are likely related....financial difficulties - hence the increasing publicity given to contributing money.

  reduced production - probably related to above (literature and building principally).

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  Zoos

  When my mother was a nurse she asked to work in pediatrics because she loved children. A few months later she asked to be transferred out because she couldn't handle the trauma of tending to abuse cases.

  I imagine an elder goes into the position with a sincere desire to shepherd the flock, help people. But the reality of what they are called on to deal with these days is too much.