...however Wilson turned down the promotion because it would mean he might have to work late on occasion and miss a meeting now and then. His boss was so impressed that he signed over the business to Wilson and gave him the deed to the building.
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BS stories in the publications
by Billzfan23 inthis is an example of a story that just strikes me as funny from their publications:.
"wilson, a christian from ghana, was notified that in a few days, he would be fired from his job.
on his final day at work, he was assigned to wash the private car of the managing director of the company.
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Venting, Wow, found out just how indoctrinated my wife is
by goingthruthemotions injust had to share this, tonight we had a heated conversation about the religion.
she said everything they teach is 100% true and any mistakes are cleaned up and corrected, that the payouts for the child abuse is not an issue even if its taken from donations.
because, she believe 100% the org knows what its doing.
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Pete Zahut
It sounds as if your discussion pushed her into a corner she wasn't prepared for. I'm guessing she said a lot of things out of fear and pride and may not mean them as strongly as she seemed to.
Be patient, she sounds like someone who knows that there is validity in your point of view and is afraid to face that reality.
We were all there at one time, to some degree but something eventually struck a chord with us so that in our own time we were able to take a realistic look at the religion. It rarely works to force someone to do something scary.
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Who stands to benefit from the JW scam
by cognitivedizzy inguys, i've always wondered about this ,.
all the money grab,selling, consolidation of kh, real estate scam , who is the one who benefits from this elaborate scam, what's the deal ?
who is the mastermind, do the gb or whoever really runs the show really believe what they sell.
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Pete Zahut
If the organization goes under, the G.B. members become nobodies once again. I'm sure they've convinced themselves that they are looking out for God's interests but their job security is at stake and on some level, I'm guessing that's whats first and foremost in their minds.
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Thought Provoking Question to a JW?
by Solzhenitsyn indid jesus ever utter the name jehovah?.
and if he didn't what are the implications?
nwt answers don't count but feel free to use the kingdom interlinear.
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Pete Zahut
You: Did Jesus ever utter the name Jehovah?
JW: He was God's son so he referred to Jehovah as "Father" rather than to call him by his name.
You: Are we not God's children as well? Is it respectful of us to call God by his name? After all, didn't Jesus tell us to pray to God by saying "Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name " ? He didn't say to use that hallowed name, rather he said to refer to him as "Father" yet JW's constantly pray to him using his name rather than calling him Father.
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Funny ex-jw memes
by Apostate Anonymous inbackstory:.
so my born-in cousin who recently left the org is looking to start an ex-jw / group instagram based in socal.
he asked me if i had any ideas for a photo that can used for the instagram page and this is what i made for him:.
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Any word yet on the Annual Meeting?
by careful init's just a week or two away and still no sign of the usual hype?
very strange.... anyone heard anything about it?
perhaps from those still in to some degree or from relatives/friends still in?.
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Pete Zahut
I haven't heard anything about the meeting itself but new outfits are being purchased and after parties are being planned. It's the final social event of 2018.
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My Mom's Challenge to Me
by lriddle80 inso my jw mom messages me on facebook last night and says she wants me, for a month, to read the bible, but first pray using the name jehovah and in jesus name and then read it with an open mind.
she is so ridiculous!
first of all, i do pray but i usually just say father and i always pray in jesus name and i find it ironic that she is saying i should have an open mind when hers is closed.
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Pete Zahut
"So my JW mom messages me on Facebook last night and says she wants me, for a month, to read the Bible, but first pray using the name Jehovah and in Jesus name and then read it with an open mind. She is so ridiculous! First of all, I do pray ..."
"I am going to journal what I learn over the month and then have lunch with her showing her what I hear the spirit saying to me. It may open her mind a little to the actual truth. Nothing is impossible with God!"
"Also, I don't believe God is choosing my side or hers. I believe God is working in her heart and mine. He is all about restoration and reconciliation and unity. I think God works in amazing ways," You say you believe that God is working in her heart and yet you think she is so ridiculous for asking you to pray using his name etc. How do you know that he isn't using her to open YOUR mind? Nothing is impossible with God right?
I think he does help starving people. I know tons of missionaries and secular people fighting this problem around the world.I think people who's lives are going relatively well and who's bellies are full at the moment find it easy to assume that god himself is actually doing something to help starving and sick people. It's easier than realizing that he is the one who intentionally cursed the earth and mankind. Supposedly the current human condition is exactly what he wanted ...why would he turn around and help us?
I think he works in global and individual lives. Each person who is starving and or sick is an individual and I'm sure if he is working globally they'd welcome more of his "work"in their vacinity of the earth. For now, all the hope they have is in the charitable works of their fellow humans, many of whom are not even christian and or don't even believe in the existence of god.
I don't think we can put God in a box. He is for me, he is for her and he is for you. His will is for all to come to salvation, but he also knows that some people won't.
To me, that comment is in and of itself putting god in a box. A box that you've created for him in your own mind. How is it that you presume to know so much about what god does or doesn't think about anything?Magical is a curious word. I would say someone who doesn't have the spirit cannot discern spiritual things. So, this may be a little weird to you and that's ok!
You can probably tell that after a lifetime of being a JW and spending decades agonizing over what God supposedly wants, does and thinks, I have no room left in my brain for anymore religious speculating. My eyes immediately begin rolling back in my head when I hear people speaking for or about the "lord" as if they are on some higher plain than everyone else. That's why some of your comments to me, seem a bit condescending, presumptuous and narcissistic in a way. Rather than thinking you have the inside track when it comes to god and the Bible, perhaps its time for a little humility and admit to yourself that like the rest of us (and your mother) don't have a clue about anything really. It might help your relationship if you both realized that there is very little in the Bible that is actually provable and you both only know what you've been told by others.
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My Mom's Challenge to Me
by lriddle80 inso my jw mom messages me on facebook last night and says she wants me, for a month, to read the bible, but first pray using the name jehovah and in jesus name and then read it with an open mind.
she is so ridiculous!
first of all, i do pray but i usually just say father and i always pray in jesus name and i find it ironic that she is saying i should have an open mind when hers is closed.
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Pete Zahut
I had been praying that God needed to set something up with her if he wanted me to see her because I had no desire to and then he did!
When I read that part of the comment I couldn't help but wonder why he would take the time to set up this little arrangement between you and your mother but doesn't bother to help the starving children and billions of sick and dying persons around the globe.
It seems as if you and your mother are engaging in the same magical thinking but each of you is calling it by a different name. In your mind, God is on your side and is working to make things between the two of you work out the way you want and all you had to do was put in an order. In her mind, Jehovah is on her side and things will magically go her way if only you'd use his name when you read the bible.
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Is attendance down in your location too?
by StarryNight9 ini was commenting on another thread about how local kh attendance is down.
memorial attendance was also way down and the circuit assembly had hundreds less people than what is typical.
my jw family has even mentioned it.
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Pete Zahut
As you will remember, an increase in Congregation size means Jehovah is blessing the work
A decrease means that the love of the greater number is cooling off and Bible end times prophesy is being fullfilled.
Either way it's always good news for JW's.
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Is attendance down in your location too?
by StarryNight9 ini was commenting on another thread about how local kh attendance is down.
memorial attendance was also way down and the circuit assembly had hundreds less people than what is typical.
my jw family has even mentioned it.
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Pete Zahut
Counting buildings, empty parking spaces, or the amount of members you don’t personally observe preaching means nothing. At all. Not a bit.
When JW's hear something favorable about themselves in the news or from other outside sources, they are quick to beleive it but when something unfavorable is said, they readily dismiss the source as unreliable because it is from the "wicked system" that is backed by Satan. They want it both ways because finding a way to dismiss information that scares them, is easier to face.
If someone here made a post observing that the attendance at their Hall was increasing and their parking lot was full, Doubter would most likely have no problem acknowledging this even though no actual data was available.Doubter is a good user name since he or she seems to be regularly visiting this site (against the admonition of JW leaders) because of doubts or curiosity and yet is doubting and giving the "thumbs down" to everyone who makes simple observations regarding meeting attendance in their area, even though no outright claims are being made by them.
This reaction is called Cognative Disonance.
When someond experiences internal inconsistency from having his or her current beliefs challenged, they become so psychologically uncomfortable that they must dismisses anything that contradicts their current belifs, in order to lessen the psycholical discomfort they are experiencing.