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  Caleb asks his Dad a question.

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  caleb: dad, can i ask you a question?.

  dad: of course, my son.

  havent i told you that you can come to me whenever you have a question?.

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  SuperBoy

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  Caleb asks his Dad a question.

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  caleb: dad, can i ask you a question?.

  dad: of course, my son.

  havent i told you that you can come to me whenever you have a question?.

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  SuperBoy

  Caleb: Dad I have a question.
  
  Dad: Wonderful, you know that you should always ask questions* like the Boreans did.
  
  Caleb: Thanks, but what's the asterisk for?
  
  Dad: Never mind, you'll find out when you older and more indoctrin... learned.
  
  Caleb: So, my question. You know the way we are told that the world is a bad place?
  
  Dad <forlornly>: It is son, that's right.
  
  Caleb: And we are only safe in Jehovah's organisation.
  
  Dad: Yes, absolutely, I'm so pleased that you been listening at the meetings. You might win the baptism competition.
  
  Caleb: The what?
  
  Dad: Oh, it's a fun thing - see whose son gets baptised first. It's shows that you've had a better upbringing.
  
  Caleb: Oh wow I hope I win.
  
  Dad: I hope you do too because it will show that we are the most spiritual family in the congregation.
  
  Caleb: You're very competitive dad, I thought that wasn't allowed?
  
  Dad: Only when it's about sports or careers, how can we not be competitive to show how much we love the organisation?
  
  Caleb: Jehovah.
  
  Dad: Yes, the organisation.
  
  Caleb: We're getting off topic a bit and I'm not sure the author knows what age I am supposed to be. I go from childish to mature in one line! Can we get back to my question? Please?
  
  Dad: Yes of course. So, the world is a bad place and you are safe in the organisation.
  
  Caleb: And the Bible says that Satan was roaming the earth...
  
  Dad: Yes, that's how he found the faithful man Job and persecuted him.
  
  Caleb: Curse God and Die! Haha. His wife was bad.
  
  Dad: Yes turned out to be a a right skank bitch whore.
  
  Caleb: A what?
  
  Dad: Oh nothing. So your question.
  
  Caleb: So Satan is roaming the earth, and in 1914 he was banned from heaven and is confined to earth.
  
  Dad: Yes, and the outbreak of World War I proves that along with anecodatal evidence that 1913 was the most peaceful year ever. Facts. Always use real facts when you are discussing things with interested people.
  
  Caleb: That man on the doors told us a fact about the organisation...
  
  Dad: AND I TOLD YOU NEVER NEVER NEVER TALK ABOUT IT. HE WAS AN APOSTATE AND MENTALLY ILL.
  
  Caleb: Oh yeah. So it wasn't a fact?
  
  Dad: Absolutely not. The only facts that are worth knowing about the organisation are the ones from the organisation. I mean, if you wanted to know how the Tesco works, you would go straight to Tesco wouldn't you?
  
  Caleb: What's Tesco?
  
  Dad: It's the biggest supermarket chain the UK and a massive worldwide company. To be honest, I'm not sure who hosts JW.NET so I picked a big company seeing as this conversation assumes we are in the UK.
  
  Caleb: Amazon would probably have been a better example. Or Apple. Or Microsoft. Or Starbucks.
  
  Dad: You're right there champ! So anyway, if you want information about how those companies work, you would go to their website, carefully typing in the name, avoiding spelling mistakes. You wouldn't go anywhere else. Why would you?
  
  Caleb: And that way you'd get all the information the company wants you to see!
  
  Dad: Exactly. So, back to your question?
  
  Caleb: So, the world is an evil place. Satan is confined to the earth. And he makes bad things happen. And he makes people do bad things.
  
  Dad: He does Caleb. He's always up to mischief. That's why we need the protection of the organisation.
  
  Caleb: So we need Jehovah to look after us.
  
  Dad: The organisation, yes.
  
  Caleb: But Dad...
  
  Dad: Yes?
  
  Caleb: The world is maybe a bad place because Jehovah put Satan here?What would man be like without Satan's influence? There's lots of good in the world, maybe there would be more. So everyone on the planet is judged to be bad, but with the malignant influence of Satan all this time. What could mankind do if they were free of that? We might not even need Jehovah then!
  
  Dad: That's a very good question Caleb. I think we need to get the elders over for a chat with you.
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  If you were on your death bed, what is the ONE thing you would say you have learnt ?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think i would say " you can not change others you can only change your self" .

  if you cant think of anything what is the next number in this sequence?.

  what do these sums have in common?.

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  SuperBoy

  Do it now.
  
  Don't put it off. Don't wait for the 'perfect conditions'.
  
  You've got one life to live, and live it now!
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  If it weren't illegal...

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was listening to a circuit overseer's talk and he mentioned about how a sister wanted to simplify.

  she had a couple of dogs.

  then he related that she said that all she had to do was get rid of the dogs.

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  SuperBoy

  The gravity of what is implied in this sentence has hit me like a ton of bricks.

  How evil!
  
  We are not living today among theocratic nations where such
  members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated
  for apostasy from God and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of Israel in the wilderness
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  The Generation that 'WILL NOT DIE'

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how many people, shown in this 1914 grade three school picture, do you think may still be alive ?.

  birch school.

  group iii.

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  SuperBoy

  The answer is that none of them have died as their descendents are part of one-ongoing generation!
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  The new phonograph

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  way back in 20's or 30's, (someone correct me if i have the time frame wrong), the wt's strategy for witnessing was to give each publisher (or have them buy one) a phonograph to set on the householder's steps so they could play one of the judge's speeches.. flash forward and there was a testimony card that publishers handed to the householder, introducing them.. this gave way to the current model of the publisher being informed and able to discuss a subject with the householder.. .

  that seems to be giving way to the new approach being used by the wt: the website.. the wt realizes that slick content is more impressive that a publisher talking, one who can't or won't keep up with the insane doctrinal changes.. publishing books and magazines is taking the back seat; the wt and awake have less than half the content they used to, and are published half as often.. the wt's trolley cart method involves not getting into discussions with people, but using an ipad to play them a video.. .

  the past is the future!.

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  SuperBoy

  The light gets brighter. The internet is actually our friend, after all!
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  Kicking the "Gay Habit" at the IC

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  heard from a reliable source that this was part of friday's program.

  they even interviewed a "former gay man" who "kicked the gay habit".. evidently kicking the "gay habit" is difficult, not unlike quitting smoking or avoiding sugary snacks.

  the persons who related this to me found the whole thing to be laughable at best, but honestly seemed quite disturbed by it (which is good!

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  SuperBoy

  What I remember from the magazines was that you just need to find a female and pray, and that's that.

  I think the 'former gay man' was probably a bi-sexual man. Or going through a phase.
  Their continued misunderstanding of sexuality is frightening, quite frankly.
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  Are there any ex-missionaries here??

  by fulano in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been a missionary in the dominican republic for almost 10 years and i was wondering if there were any ex-missionaries on this forum.. i am back in my country now for 3 years and totally inactive.. what i noticed in those missionary-years was the lack of spiritual interest among the missionaries.. discussions were about rooms, cars and greater responsibilities, the bad territory.

  and the local c.o.s and d.os.. was this only in the dr or are there other experiences??.

  ere other experiences?

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  SuperBoy

  I was a witness in Ireland too and knew about four missionaries, in Belfast area.
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  "Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom!” Regional Convention 2014 - releases and info

  by OwnAccord in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  info from someone at the regional convention:.

  (sorry about the format).

  matthew 6:33 keep on seeking first the kingdom.

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  SuperBoy

  I wonder if new light will ever be the REAL way you say JHWH!
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  Why?

  by SuperBoy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why does the wtbs do what it does?

  if it's just to make money, they are easier ways.

  online bingo websites for example.. what is the motivation to have millions of followers "voluntarily" giving of their time?

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  SuperBoy

  Why does the WTBS do what it does?
  
  If it's just to make money, they are easier ways. Online bingo websites for example.

  What is the motivation to have millions of followers "voluntarily" giving of their time? Why not be more like TV evangelists (if it's just about money.)
  
  Genuinely curious.