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  Seems very easy to leave now, why do people hesitate?

  by Xanthippe in

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  when i see people on here saying they've looked on several sites before this one, jwfacts, jwstruggle, youtube, etc., and then they make friends here, sometimes meeting up with ex-jws, it seems incredibly easy compared to leaving in 1989. .

  no internet, no amazon to find ex-jw books, no facebook to link up with ex-jw groups.

  still people find it so hard to leave.

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  millie210, "Family and friends"

  Ditto. That's the most common reason.
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  What would you do?

  by Esse quam videri in

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  here is the scenario.. 1 - a person has access to an item that only they see the value in but could have tremendous value to the right buyer.. 2 - the item belongs to another person.. 3 - if the item disappeared, the owner would never miss it.. 4 - if the potential value of the item was pointed out to the owner, they would never believe it.. 5 - the owner would never pursue sale of the item.. 6 - the value to the owner would be about 100 dollars.. my question:.

  what would you do in a situation where you could possibly make a great deal of money from selling such an item, possibly millions of dollars?.

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  "What would you do in a situation where you could possibly make a great deal of money from selling such an item, possibly millions of dollars?"

  Offer him a higher price. Maybe $500.
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  Should the Governing Body have a retirement age cut off?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

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  as a corporation the ceos/gb need to be in good mental shape to make important business decisions in order to keep this company afloat financially.

  the currant policy is that they keep the office for life no matter how mentally they are unfit to make good decisions.. if you ask me 70 should be the absolute maximum age that they can stay on the gb.

  i guess once a faithful and discreet slave always a faithful and discreet slave.

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  Brokeback Watchtower, "If you ask me 70 should be the absolute maximum age that they can stay on the GB."

  Why should we be concerned as to their best interests? The more senile the better.
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  I have never pushed the dislike button on purpose!!

  by brandnew in

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  so, if anybody ever got a dislike from me.....it was my fat thumbs trying to scroll down....sorry ; )

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  NewYork44M, "I just can't find it?"

  In the lower right hand side underneath your comment.
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  I have never pushed the dislike button on purpose!!

  by brandnew in

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  so, if anybody ever got a dislike from me.....it was my fat thumbs trying to scroll down....sorry ; )

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  Simon, "A small few people are obviously using it based on the poster and not what has been said."

  Simon, are you able to find out who presses the like/dislike buttons?
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  May tv broadcast

  by New day in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  somebody on another thread suggested that those still in could express their opinions on steven lett's performance.

  i am still in and i was shocked, dismayed and saddened by it.

  i became a witness over 30 yrs ago and the issue of donations was a non-issue for so many years.. now, it is a huge one for the org.

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  sparrowdown, "Maybe they will have a singing contribution box next?"

  LOL!
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  "The organisation is imperfect, but it doesn't affect my relationship with Jehovah"

  by Alive! in

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  i've noted active, devoted jw's state the above.. and, it's not a problem for me to remain trusting of god, i just don't trust religions or men.. recently, a member of this forum stated that he remains an active jw, in the family of god's people, wanting to encourage and do good - whilst recognising that the pastoral leaders (the gb) have shipwrecked the faith of many, being unsound scripturally etc, etc.. stop and think about this - the bible says to not follow after those who lie and hurt the faith of "little ones".. the pharisees were accused of traversing over lands and expending much energy to make a single convert - only for that convert to end up worse of than he started off with.. it's one thing to not believe this is the 'truth' and feeling the awful pressure of managing ones life, trying not to lose ones family.. it's quite another thing to declare oneself to be a christian believer of god's jw household, and somehow believe the god of love would use corrupt liars to parade as jesus' brothers in the urgency of last days.

  really?

  and, to then visibly promote faith in corrupt men, and try to bring converts into a place where the rulership is wrong.. some of us are dying from hurt here.......give me a break..

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  Made a mistake. Please ignore.
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  Ties at the Kingdom Hall

  by CloseTheDoor in

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  couple of weeks ago an elder took a young man aside and crawled all over him after the tms for wearing a "skinny" tie.

  it was one of those 2 inch wide ties.

  nothing bright or scandalous about.

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  On theWayOut, "As an elder, I wore animal ties."

  
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  What to say to JWs at a funeral

  by dogon in

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  my father passed away this week.

  we are going to have a funeral for him.

  he was not a witness for many years but a lot of his family is still associated.

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  dogon, "What to say to JWs at a funeral."

  See you in heaven.
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  Giant fruit in Canaan/TNS

  by rebel8 in

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  ok bible scholars, do i have this right?.

  jehoopla promised the israelites lots of great stuff in the promised land, but they didn't believe him so they sent spies to check it out.

  they came back with fruit so large it had to be carried on a branch by 2 men.. from this, dubs believe they are going to have strawberries the size of king king's skull when they get to their own promised land (the new system).

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  Giant Canaanites need giant food.