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US TV Show 20/20 Interviews Leah Remini about Scientology - Oct 30, 2015
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
tonight on the abc network (in the usa) they will be doing an in depth interview with leah remini who was a scientologist for 30 years.

i saw a preview and there is a lot of talk about shunning.
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Let's Consolidate World Branch Layoff Threads - Oct 2015
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
there has been many threads from various posters around the world about recent bethel layoffs.. so far i remember threads about:.

south africa.

united states.
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The difference between old school dubs and modern dubs - and the GB 2.0
by TheListener in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
old school witnesses thrived on the fact they were different and persecuted for it.

it was a point of pride.. i think the whole witness experience is much more social based for younger and newer witnesses.

that may be why so many newer ones that come to this board cannot understand or accept some of the information we present here about how things "used to be".
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JWs, Rules, Laws and the Zone Meeting
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
my takeaway from the zone visit and the reaction of some dubs i know and some i've read on here is this:.

dubs don't care what their actual religious beliefs are or how they change but they do seem to care a lot about having any specific counsel discussed from the platform.. .

i guess this makes them a lot like everyone else, and maybe now we know what the wts achilles heel may be.. .
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Anyone remember the old Beliefnet Poster - Apologist?
by TheListener in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
several years ago on beliefnet there was a jw apologist named "apologist".

he was very well written and defended the dubs very well.

he had several debates with auld soul and others on beliefnet which were fun to read.. i recently found out that the poster "apologist" is no longer a witness and does not consider them to have the "truth".
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Governing Body Secretary at time of Ray Franz
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
in his books ray franz mentions the name of the man who was the governing body secretary.

i believe this person also left the witnesses during the 1980s purge.

what became of this person?
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Governing Body member John O Groh
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
can anyone tell the story of john o groh?

ray and the wts mention him as a society director and member of the early 1970s governing body..
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What to tell your kids
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. experiences
what did you tell your children about why you don't go to meetings anymore or aren't a witness?

especially if you have a witness spouse..
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Annual Report??
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone added up the varous km's over the past service year to determine the % of growth for the last service year?
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Demons and inanimate objects
by TheListener in
1. jw
2. friends
in another thread vm44 asked if there was any biblical precedent to a demon attaching itself to an inanimate object.. no one answered on that thread yet.

i don't recall any such thing being in the bible.. does anyone have a scripture that shows the demons can attach or demonize an inanimate object?.

if not, then it really does seem plausible that the wts are using the demons just like other religions may use hellfire.