Seeker4
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If you love google and other search engines...you might want to re-think that?
by Alpaca inwe have arrived at a time & place where we take access to information for granted.
easy, right...you type your query into the search engine and bam, you've got 100 gazillion hits on your subject.
and, most of us are saavy enough to know that a preponderance of the info is total bullshit.
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Are You Surprised That You Ever Believed "In The Truth"?
by minimus inknowing what you know now, are you embarrassed that you ever believed in the jehovah's witness religion?.
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House votes to require pledges to the flag...problems coming the Witnesses' way?
by passwordprotected inhttp://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090313_16_a1_oklaho6369.
house votes to require pledges .
the bill would make oaths to the state and u.s. flags a daily classroom event.. .
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JW clergy confirmation
by cameo-d inis there a standard rite of declaration or anything that could be considered a ritual confirmation giving jws the title/duty of clergy?.
also, at memorial is there a standard prayer or invocation that is recited every year?.
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Leonard Cohen in Concert Last Week at 74 - This Man has Still Got It!!
by Seeker4 inhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=101034642.
above is a link to leonard cohen in concert in manhattan a week or so ago.
he is a brillant singer, songwriter and poet, a hall of famer, but there is something more to leonard.. i started an essay last year called "leonard cohen and my other fathers.
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Why do JW Boards BAN Questioners, While Questioning Sites INVITE JWs??
by Seeker4 inwhy is it that on jw discussion boards, anyone who brings up difficult issues or questions will soon be banned from the site, while sites like this one where debate and discussion are encouraged, we welcome believing jws with open arms?.
of course, most of us here know the answer to that!
but it is something to take note of, and to mention when you get a chance.. there was a recent post about a jw group on facebook.
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WTS Requesting Lists of Overstocked Cong. Lit.; Reinstate Illowy, Please?
by Seeker4 ingot an e-amil from illowy today, who says he still cannot post here.
he was helping a ms with inventory and posting on the jw.org site that the congregations use.
he added this: .
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Fred Franz, the Weird Speaker from Brooklyn
by VM44 infred franz was known for giving weird talks in the sense that he would pronounce words in a strange ways, ramble on for extended periods, and exceed the allotted time for speaking.
he violated most of the rules in the "theocratic school" book for giving talks.. it is even said he gave a public prayer once at a convention that went on for 20 minutes!.
why wasn't fred franz counciled concerning his public speaking like everyone else is in the congregations when they give their talks?.
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Tarot & Rapid Brain Change When Getting Out of JWs
by og inabout six years ago, when self-extricating myself from jehovah's witnesses, i decided to follow robert anton wilson's advice in cosmic trigger, a life changing book for me, and explore taboos as a way to rapidly deprogram myself.
tarot was a great way to do that, as few things are more odious in the jw world.
i wrote up my remarkable experiences in an essay on my blog, tarot & rapid brain change which will probably be interesting to jw forum readers.. .
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7 Congregations in My Area, VT, MA, NH, Have Been Cut to 3!!!
by Seeker4 ini got this verified today.
seven congregations that were in my old circuits now are only three.. north and south gardner, ma were merged.. north and south claremont, nh were merged.. north adams, ma and bennington, vt were merged.. the wilmington, vt congregation was dissolved.. there has been discussion to merge the keene and swanzey, nh congregations, but there are some strong personalities among the two bodies of elders opposing that, so it is not likely to happen, though i hear that keene has got some big problems in its boe and very poor service, etc.. that's 9 congregations within about a 70 mile radius that are all seeing some serious trouble.. anyone hearing anything similar happening where they are?.
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