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  Comments You Won't Hear at the 01-18-04 WT Study

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "show yourselves thankful".

  (psalm 133:1)(c ).

  in what practical ways can we demonstrate that we are truly thankful?.

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  Blondie, I found a Botchtower last night where I was working. It was the one you reviewed. I couldn't help think of that big wad of cash that young sister was throwing(away) into the contribution box. What happened to two small coins of little value? Couldn't they find a widow? Jesus said "you'll always have the poor", you just won't find them in New York. Thanks for your review.
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  Disfellowshipped for celebrating holidays?

  by Robert_V_Frazier in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know of any specific cases of jehovah's witnesses who were disfellowshipped because of celebrating any of the forbidden holidays -- christmas, easter, birthdays, etc?

  i have a discussion going with a jehovah's witness who claims that he doesn't know of anyone ever being dfed over that.. thanks in advance,.

  robert v frazier

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  A number of years ago an elderly inactive sister was re-activated just to be disfellowshipped for having X-mas decorations up on her door.

  Yet there was another elderly sister, who lived by herself, who would put up a X-mas wreath in which nothing was ever done. Go figure?
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  North American Cold Snap: How Cold Is It Where You Are?

  by RAYZORBLADE in

  1. social
  2. current

  brrr!

  it's cold in toronto tonight/this a.m. - i believe it went as low as -26c (minus 26 celsius) .

  it was pretty freakin' cold.

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  Mt. Washington N.H. -43F with wind chill -100F this morning

  -8F here this morning.
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  This really got up my nose

  by uriah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the article in the feb 15th wt really got up my nose.

  the year book of 1974 page 212 is copied below - emphasis mine.

  how does this compare with the feb 15th 2004 watchtower last paragraph page 6 continuing to page 7?

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  Don't you know that "new light" has shown that what was a compromize, really wasn't.

  Maybe it is just theocratic war strategy to lie about the past?
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  Generally, Witness Friends are no Prize

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in general, after nearly forty years in the "truth", i conclude that most witnesses are no prize as friends.. there are several reasons why:.

  their "love" is often very conditional and qualified - sort of a "i'll be your friend as long as you count time and attend meetings" situation.. they are often so busy with theocratic busywork ( field service, meetings) that they have little time left for anything .

  creative or interesting, like a real hobby.

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  A well respected expert in de-programing cult members(did a lot of work with ex-moonies) said to me of the Jw's "they are a merciless bunch" Is not that the truth of theses people in general? They would kick your butt, to save theirs. It is unnatural to break family ties and friendships over religion. Religion is to "minister" to the needs of its flock. Jw's minister to an organization of old control freaks.

  Sorry, I can not mention this expert by name.
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  'Unscriptural Divorce,' & Remarriage?

  by Rabbit in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i'm new too, i guess the saying, "misery loves company," is true in some ways.

  in reading some

  of the posts...i see a very sad and common theme of extreme depression and loneliness.

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  nobody told me

  My ex-wife got an unscriptural divorce,backed by the eldes dubs. They threw the Family Book at me, $%@holes

  When I began to pursue another relationship they d'fed me.

  Happily remarried with a 4 month old baby boy.

  You can get a divorce with the dubs, but not remmarried. Explain that one to a lawyer.
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  What's your favorite JW word or phrase?

  by Sara Annie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in a minimus moment, i find myself interested in knowing which buzz-words and phrases in jw publications stand out the most to you?

  when i read wt literature, i constantly find myself astounded by how transparently cultish the language is.

  in an earlier, unrelated thread, i said the following: .

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  Pre-figured and anti-typical.

  Try to figure if you can find anything typical about the JW's?

  "bad to worse"

  "imperfect men"

  "blessed with the privilege of"-----cleanning smelly toilets
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  What Regrets Did You Have Because You Were A Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of the biggest regrets a person might have is that they let their children become involved in the whole jw "thing".

  you know---everything from the elders always cornering them to "investigate" something or even having the parents "turn in" their own kids......is there anything that you especially regret?

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  Letting the Jw's dictate who I married. I gave up a girl because she was worldly when I came into the borg, only to marry a self-righteous snot.
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  Overseer Visits

  by sandy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what the hell is the big deal about the circuit overseer's visit?

  why does everyone have to drag their bible students and in active friends and family members to the meeting during that week?.

  it is so lame and hypocritical.

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  nobody told me

  I always thought that C.O. stood for "circus overseer"
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  name a place that has no jws.

  by badboy in

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  2. friends

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  saudi arabia.

  trobriand islands(i think i have spelled it right) off papua new guinea

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  I was going to say the United Nations, but I'm not sure about that one anymore.