Topics Started by incognito2014

263
Poster country flags and privacy
by Simon in
1. forum
2. announcements
the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

first, the reason i think it should be shown:.
25
The biggest sell off of Kingdom Halls in Britain :Update
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the biggest sell off of kingdom halls in britain.

hi guys last night i posted this here but only a few notes as it was quite fresh and only announced lasdt night at the meeting.i have now updated article and included a couple of useful links about this matter .

.
39
Powerful photo
by zakharijah in
1. jw
2. friends
hi,.

i just stumbled upon this photo on facebook (pic by david j. m. coleman), and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.... .

.
6
President not on governing body
by incognito2014 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
been out since about 1999. i was surprised to just read that the current president (adams) is not on the governing body.

what happened there?.

obviously prior to that the president was in charge not just of the adminstration but also seemed to be heavily involved in defining doctrine.. the president seems to have really taken a back seat.. i know this must be old news, but just showed how much i am out of touch.
30
Hard time coping with shunning
by bsand20 in
1. jw
2. friends
it's almost 1am and i can't sleep...again.

i hate to think the organization is still taking my sleep from me 16 years later but i can't help it.

i run a page on social media for ex jw support and advice and i'm usually there helping others but it definitely takes a toll on me when i'm having to argue and disprove jws that troll my page.
10
Any members here from Cornwall, UK?
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. experiences
completely understand if you don't want to reveal yourself.

pm if you want to.. i was in a congregation in cornwall for 4 1/2 years, you see.. .
20
One language in the new system
by OneEyedJoe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so at the convention, one of the talks was about how all people will speak a single language in the new system.

my ears perked up when i heard at the outset "now, we can't be dogmatic about this" because that immediately makes me think that they're backing away from a previously dogmatic stance.

he went on to say that everyone will be speaking hebrew in the new system because "evidently" (another word that gets my ears to perk up these days) that was what was spoken before the languages were confused at bable.
60
Why JWs would commit murder if ordered to by the GB
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
psychology class is teaching me so much.

it's a core class, as i want to study medicine or biochemistry eventually.

we were assigned to read about obedience.
52
Who is easier to indoctrinate, men or women?
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
from purely anecdotal evidence, i believe women are more indoctrinated on average.

i can openly disagree with the governing body with men and it results in a discussion however, most women i've talked to have immediately shut me down by ending the conversation.

the only person currently shunning me is a woman.
110
What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????
by karter in
1. jw
2. experiences
waisted days and waisted nites.. freddy fender..