tonyend
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E-watchman is not disfellowshipped!?
by Noumenon ini note that e-watchman has just confirmed that he is not disfellowshipped, despite running an 'apostate' website and having sent 1000's of letters around the us, canada, and bethels around the world.
this from his latest mailbag questions and answers:.
"as for any judicial action taken against me, no, there was none.
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A college paper an aquantance is turning in...
by tonyend inhere is a college paper that a friend of a friend is turning in for her sociology class: .
a sociologist by the name of peter burger says that the sociological perspective can be described as "seeing the strange in the familiar.
" as sociologists there main goal is to understand the social situations and look for a repeating patterns in society.
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TBN Scandal - Will they use this at the door?
by tonyend inthere's a tbn scandal brewing: http://www.latimes.com/news/yahoo/la-me-lonnie12sep12,1,6097173.story?coll=la-newsaol-headlines .
in the past this would've been used by jw's in the ministry and from the stage to point out how all chirstendom is corrupt.
now, given the recent pedophile issue with the wt, do you think they'll use this?
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Why am I being haunted by JWs??????????
by little1 inin my 46 years i have known a lot of people.
only one time did i become involved with a jw-and that for 3 years.
since we broke up i find myself constantly confronted with them in both my personal and professional life and i can't figure out why.
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JW Connections guy looking for a 10
by tonyend inbelow is an email from an acquantance who has a profile on jw connections.
i've edited out her name in order to protect the innocent.
i have a profile in jw connections right, i think i told you this a while back.
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United Nations
by CakeMonkey incan someone give me the backstory to the united nations thing?
all i know is that the jdubs believe the un to be part of revelations.
i read the long post earlier about the letter from the un, but i don't understand the significance.
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JW's and interracial marriage?
by c.dawn inmy nephew a jw who is white is dating another jw who is black with the intent to announce their engagement soon.. i had been reading about the past history of the jw's opinion of the black race.
old writings that said they were gods people too, but not intelligent as white etc and not qualified intellectually to go door to door to teach etc.that all people would be white in the new system.. i had read of a rope being run down the pews of the fellowship halls to separate the races during services during the 50's early 60's at the halls that did allow intergrated services... this was supposed to have taken place even up to a few years after de-segregation in the schools and other public places took effect.. that in some areas they had their own hall to meet at and the whites had theirs.
at one point the members of the black hall had asked to meet at the white hall as their building was being repaired or soemthing and they were told no, that some of the members of the white hall wouldn't understand or approve.. and i read that even up into the late 90's, many black members still weren't being given postions or responsibilities that whites had held since the beginning of the jw's.. i was just wondering how far they've come along to improve this image and if anyone knows thier opinion of interracial marriages.
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How Many Here Are "Technically" Still JWs???... Who's Not??
by minimus inwhat i mean is according to the society, there are a number of persons that are "technically" "inactive" yet are viewed as jws still.
i'm sure that i'm viewed as a witness still because i am not df'd or disassociated.....what about you??
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Does the Watchtower Society stunt personal development and growth
by truthseeker inwith so many "responsibilities" given to the witnesses by the "faithful and discreet slave", there is little time for them to do anything these days except sleep - and that is when they're not out preaching at unearthly hours in the morning.. .
the enormous pressure to perform, and to be under the watch of the elders to make sure you perform, is a draining experience.. .
a book i have on sociology says this regarding jehovah's witnesses, when discussing sects, that "they require intensive commitments and demonstrations of belief by members.
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You ever just stop and listen to dubs and the way they talk?
by doodle-v ini went to get my hair done and my beautician happens to be a dub.
she has known me and my family for a long time and she has an idea that im "inactive" but thankfully she hasnt been really nosy otherwise i would take my business elsewhere.
anyway, i've long since faded and when i do go to get my hair done i manage to avoid all "jehoober" related conversation and have so far been successful.