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Poster country flags and privacy
by Simon in
1. forum
2. announcements
the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

first, the reason i think it should be shown:.
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After Mar 15 WT, who NOW is represented by the Wise Virgins??
by hamsterbait in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it used to be that the master "arrived in 1918" and the virgins put their lamps in order.

according to the noolite, the arrival is yet future.

however, the gibbering buddies now insist that the annointed have not fallen asleep, but stayed awake up until now.
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Why must we APPLY for everything?
by Tech49 in
1. jw
2. friends
i was thinking about this today, after seeing another thread on the subject of serving in israel, of all places.

there have been many comments on the recent thread, and the ones a little older, about how utterly ridiculous that premise is.. the bigger question is why do i have to apply?

permission?
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Can your pervert the meaning of scripture even more...
by never a jw in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for a while i have shaken my head after learning how jw's interpret (rather corrupt the meaning of) matthew 8:11. i thought it couldn't get any worse.

i was wrong.

the following is an extract of the march 2015 watchtower in pg 27. the writer is explaining the meaning of mathew 25:31-46. enjoy!.
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How can I ever leave this cult?
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been out nearly two years but it's not out of me.

i am on school holidays now til february so i thought without work to worry about i can come off my medication.

i phased it slowly, starting in early november to avoid the physical side effects of coming down.
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Could a JW be DF for celebrating Festivus?
by Stealth in
1. jw
2. friends
after all, it's a secular holiday not a religious holiday.. if i was still an active member, i think i would start a new tradition of celebrating festivus.

most likely no jws would come, but that's okay, it's a famiily holiday anyway.. what grounds would the elders have to disfellowship you?.

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Jehovah's Witnesses are NOT a Cult......so they say.
by Tenacious in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
trying to develop a good strategy for relatives still partially indoctrinated by this despicable inhumane cult.

i researched their own material and i found some good info on how they don't mind control anyone.

the following unedited information was sourced from their february 15, 1994 watchtower p. 5-7. i've highlighted some sentences that we all know are lies and a distortion of the reality of their community:.
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I don't know why...but this is what has been happening in my ex-jw world...
by misguided in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i took up volunterring for habitat for humanity in one of their restores about a year and a half/two years ago.

now as far as i've known growing up in the religion, this is a faith-based organization that jehovah's witnesses are not to support.

so i am wirded ou in some ways of what has happened during this time.. my first event was a previous elder from a congregation 3 hours away from where i live now, coming into the store.
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Not on JW.ORG: Wall Street Journal : Can unhappy Jehovah's Witnesses demand return of donations to Watchtower Bible and Tract Society? Some thoughts.
by Balaamsass2 in
1. social
2. current
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markets dan's journal

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Whose KH has the Blue Square jw.org on it?
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been looking and finally saw the logo on the kh sign............. .

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