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Regional Convention
by raven in
1. jw
2. experiences
so how many are not going to the regional convention this year?

it will be my first year not attending as part of my fade.. i remember going for all of my childhood into adult hood, participating in stage parts even.. however, last assembly i was already mentally checked out.

i remember looking around and seeing all of people bobbing & nodding at the program talks that had been previously repeated time and time again.. almost seemed like hypnosis.. i also had a hard time with the fact that we're all supposed to be "friends" and everyone had always seemed to be so judgmental.. especially at conventions & assemblies.. things like who had the best outfit for the days, who looked the prettiest, who can snag the single ms brother.. who took the most spiritual food out of the program, how many times can you tally mark jehovah's name.
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Prince tried to make a recruitment film for jw's?
by purrpurr in
1. jw
2. friends
i've read in an article on that in 2001 prince wanted director kevin smith to make a movie based on his album the rainbow children.

but the director dropped out when he realised that it was going to be a recruitment film for jw's including flashing messages on screen like "jesus christ is god's son" etc.

has anyone else heard this before?
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Anthony Morris claims "dogmatic" does not apply to GB.
by Sanchy in
1. jw
2. friends
so i was scrolling through the latest morning worship videos and found our good friend tony m. explaining why the gb is not dogmatic.

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you can find hirs reasoning at around the 3:30 mark here..
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If a proposed bill in Mexico passes, new law will mean jailtime for JW´s
by ILoveTTATT2 in
1. jw
2. friends
apparently it's true!!

omg!!.

i did not want to believe these news, i still feel it's a hoax, it can't be true!.
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Why did I take the red pill?
by stephanie61092 in
1. jw
2. experiences
ignorance really is bliss and reality is harsh.

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just having a bad, emotional day i suppose.
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Did the Brother giving the Memorial talk mention Nisan 14 ???
by RubaDub in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in our congregation, the brother mentioned nisan 14 a dozen times.. i thought, with the fact the jewish calendar has nisan 14 in april this year (april 22 i believe) that the nisan 14 thing would be hushed up.. was it mentioned where you attended?.

rub a dub .
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Question for those still attending the Kingdom Hall
by ToesUp in
1. jw
2. friends
this a question more out of curiosity, because we have not stepped foot in a kh in 3 years.. how is the attendance at the meetings/assemblies?

i know the answer will vary due to location.. are you (especially elders) receiving any notification or communication from bethel or co's that there is an upsurge of people that are simply disappearing or out right dis associating?.

thanks, in advance, for your feedback!
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Words omitted from a Watchtower article
by Doug Mason in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a short time ago i sought information regarding a quotation in the watchtower of april 1, 2010, which did not identify the exact source of the quotation from professor oskar skarsaune.

my interest was heightened because words had been omitted from the source.. the wts provided a copy of the original 29-page article, which is in norwegian.. here is my very unofficial personal translation of the passage from professor skarsaune's article that the watchtower is quoting.

firstly i provide the text as it appears in the watchtower magazine, highlighting where the text has been omitted.
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2016 Regional Convention - Invite First Look
by pixel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
you saw it here first!.

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NWT...how accurate?
by Theburstbubble in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm sorry if i'm covering old ground here.

but is the nwt bible a credible translation of the scriptures?

i'm not asking if you believe in the bible or not.