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Is the WTBTS having cash flow problems?
by JW GoneBad in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was at a 2 day circuit assembly this weekend and i was surprised at how many times mention was made directly or indirectly reminding those in attendance (1,600) of the need to give $$$.

even in the soliloquies or skits they seemed to work in the need to give $$$.. it made me wonder if the society is having 'cash flow' problems and hence is desparate for cash.

over the years that i've attended conventions and assemblies the need to give $$$ has been subtle (imo), til now.
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JW's Came to the Door
by pr0ner in
1. jw
2. friends
boy she didn't know what she was walking into.

it was a wealthy (she drove a lexus and was very well dressed) middle aged woman with a younger girl.

she used the typical line this time of year asking if i knew where the origins of christmas came from.
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A FOUR LETTER WORD FOR DEBATOR
by wasblind in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
debator said: " coc is not the holy grail.

it is just an imperfection of men fallacy argument!

i'm surprised it still works on people.
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Well, I just finished reading Crisis of Conscience thanks to IssacAustin!
by Botzwana in
1. jw
2. friends
i couldn't put it down!

very informative.

i agreed with it all.
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These are good people
by Retrovirus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in my introductory post i told about the jws that have been visiting me at my sil's request.

at first i spoke with them for her sake, then found i liked them anyway.

what i didn't like was the literature, especially the stuff trying to disprove evolution.
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Are they really that bad???
by anonymous4 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
had a good look into the doctrine, beliefs and practices of jws and to be honest, i don't really see anything wrong with it at all.. it's biblical and i've had such an eye opener the past year or so reading some of their books and magazines .

is there really any real reasons why i shouldn't want to get involved further?

:-).
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Mind Control on Dr. Phil
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
usually i'm not into dr. phil at all.

but yesterday he had on dr. philip zimbardo from standford university on the show to talk about obedience to authority.

now the focus was on people doing bad and cruel things when obeying authority, but i could not help but see how many of the psychological issues also seemed to take place in jehovah's witnesses.. for example, a man was waiting outside the studio when a security gaurd walked up to the waiting man with a supposed thief.
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"Do We Have to Jump From the Watchtowers Frying Pan into Hellfire?"
by leavingwt in
1. jw
2. friends
some may enjoy this new post at free minds by sherry jansma.

do we have to jump from the watchtowers frying pan into hellfire?.

one of the most appealing doctrines in the theology of jehovahs witnesses is their teaching on hellfire.
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Brothers Be Happy - WT Study for October 25-32, Earnestly Seek Jehovah's Blessing...
by jgnat in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's no good just to go through the motions.

to achieve jehovah's blessings, the brothers and sisters must have the right heart motivation; to conduct their work in joy and love and remind themselves that the load is not burdensome.. but what if the work is boring and burdensome?

what if in the organization and scheduling of "god's organization", the spirit of the law has been lost?.
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Thinking about going to HELL
by Smoky in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i got to thinking about death the other day, now that holloween is here.

this thought is only in reference to dying before armeggedon.. they idea of heaven and hell, in the non-jw christian world is: if your good you go to heaven.

if your bad you go to hell.