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  Thoughts on JW funerals

  by Syme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently had the sad opportunity to attend 2 jw funerals.

  the first was a few months ago and the second today.

  the first was my grandfather's and the second of an old friend back from my jw days.

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  Interview with an Apostate: Syme

  by Syme in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was born in a south european country 35 years ago; stopped being a jw a few years ago, and now pursuit an academic career.

  my parents are still in.

  i was never married, but am now in a loving relationship.

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  Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

  by Syme in

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  2. beliefs

  with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

  they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

  they release a video which confirms those worries.

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  Regarding the Nepal earthquake

  by Syme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over 6,100 dead in nepal until now.. a huge disaster, a terrible tragedy, and in front of that, the average j-dub will have in his mouth the "earthquakes from place to place will happen" prophecy.. a tragedy of that size happens, and what do jws do?

  they almost rejoice, because in their mind it "fulfills" bible prophecy, and on top of that, they can't wait to see what positive impact on the preaching work that disaster is going to have.. remember that famous photo-of-the-year, where a vulture waits for that starved african boy to die, so that it can eat the body?

  that's the case here.

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  Worldwide Internet usage & WT hopes

  by Syme in

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  2. friends
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  Strange letter to local congregations

  by Syme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this summer i saw on the bulletin board of a specific kh a strange letter, the info of which i'd like to share with you.. it came not from the gb or the branch office, but from the local evangelizers school.

  what it said was roughly this:.

  because they want to enrich the school's library, they ask from the brothers in the region (i.e.

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  CO Special Meeting with MS & Elders

  by Syme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when the co visits a cognregation this semester, a special meeting with elders and mss is sceduled tuesday night, right after the normal meeting.

  does anyone know what this meeting is about?

  this special meeting is held at the beginning of the co-week, and is different from the standard meeting with personnel which is held friday evening.

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  Selective Statistics & extraordinary JW claims

  by Syme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  * a jw family leave their crops and livestock unattained to go to a convention.

  when they return, the crops and livestock are doing just fine.. * a desperate person is anxiously praying to god to give her a chance to know him.

  even before the prayer is concluded, two jws knock at her door.. * a pioneer prefers to take leave from her work in order to attend the pioneer school, even though she's sure she'll be fired.

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  Arrested by French authorities for wanting to perform Female Genital Mutilation

  by Syme in

  1. social
  2. current

  here's the story, from guardian:.

  http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/10/france-tough-stance-female-genital-mutilation-fgm.

  these are very interesting news.

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  Groucho Marx quote fixed

  by Syme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "those are my beliefs, and if you don't like them... well, i have others.".

  -governing body(tm).

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