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  GB Private Gazebo @ Warwick - Someone Proposed There & It Didn't Go Well...

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  at warwick there is a gazebo overlooking the lake.

  it's a nice peaceful setting.

  well someone had the bright idea they were going to propose while they were at warwick.

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  Ghastly Bastards
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  Witness Dies in Vegas Shooting

  by watson in

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  2. friends

  searched the site for a posting on this, but didn't find.

  apologies if it's been discussed.

  anyone here know the family?.

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  carla

  I'm sorry for those that love her and will miss her.

  A question though, she loved Disney? Wasn't there a wt rag that said going to Disney and spending all the money was a bad thing? or perhaps it is one of those unspoken things? Disney and the 'magical' kingdom and all of that.
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  Leah Remini Scientology series might tackle Jehovah's Witnesses in season 3

  by jp1692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've seen comments by some on leah's expose on scientology: aftermath.

  she actually won an emmy for this show.

  rumor is that she might take on jehovah's witnesses in season 3. .

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  Explain the annual meeting please

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can someone please explain the annual meeting to me?

  it takes place tomorrow from what i gather.

  does this mean they still do fs in the morning?

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  Thanks!

  "It will be boring beyond description."- ha, same old, same old then.
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  The upcoming protest at Warwick on November 5th

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey all.. just saw this video about the upcoming protest at warwick on november 5th.

  it looks like some momentum is building up to it.

  but what i really want to know is will it have much impact?

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  carla

  It may not make any difference to jw's or the gb but things like this will help educate the general public from ever getting involved with jw's in the first place.

  I would also suggest they give out the cease & desist letter to be delivered to the new headquarters. Search this site for the cease & desist if you are interested. GB address needs updating on it. I would love to see nearly an entire town sign the 'do not call' letter and the whole cong of that town wouldn't be able to go door to door! yeah, I'm dreaming.......
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  Explain the annual meeting please

  by carla in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can someone please explain the annual meeting to me?

  it takes place tomorrow from what i gather.

  does this mean they still do fs in the morning?

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  Can someone please explain the annual meeting to me? It takes place tomorrow from what I gather. Does this mean they still do fs in the morning? then the annual meeting/video? or will it take the place of Sun meeting? or in addition to Sun meeting?

  The short of it is, how much of my jw's time will they take up this weekend?

  Please explain, thanks in advance.
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  JW-Wayback.org - Massive Watchtower Archives Free To Download

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://jw-wayback.org/en/static1/library.

  the owner has done an excellent job of scanning, downloading and making available pretty much everything watchtower ever did.. one to bookmark i think!.

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  carla

  Thank you! great links too!
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  October 2, 2017 BOE US Re: Contributions Received at the 2017 Annual Meeting

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  october 2, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: contributions received at the 2017 annual meeting.

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  carla

  What is their reasoning on not allowing to take off the expense of video equipment which they require to view the all the new gb televangelist videos?
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  Halloween/holidays

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. social
  2. family

  didn't know exactly which subject area to put this under, but i was curious about what you guys do around this time for holidays, particularly halloween.

  my view on halloween in particular has always been as this pagan, demonic celebration.

  even now that i discovered ttatt i still feel the same way i do about halloween, i don't ever think it's something i'd celebrate.

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  carla

  For non jw's Halloween is but once a year. jw's have their own Halloween everyday.

  Non jw's dress up, have fun, candy, pumpkins, roast seeds and yes some like it to be scary all in good fun. I don't know why humans like to scare themselves but many do. Scary movies and books on occasion then forget about it for the most part.

  jw's "Halloween" is each and every day. A jw loves nothing more than a good scare only theirs is often real. A jw revels in shootings, hurricanes, wars and any time there is mass destruction and loss of life. They seem to get a sick kick out of mayhem and look forward to their version of 'end times' are upon us. They love to think the devil and demons are out to get them personally on a daily basis or that you and I are 'filled' with demons.

  Which is scarier, a person who dresses up one day of the year and attends a party with others dressed up as something scary or as a product, book character, etc... Or, someone who lives it everyday?
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  PERSECUTION (and I tell you why I named this topic title)

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've noticed that even though i'm inactive, i'm getting treated very badly by a number people inside the borg and outside of it.

  (1) from inside: various brothers and sisters from the cong i'm associated with/occasionally attend are being influenced--especially by pioneers, a couple of mss and their family members--to shun me, my siblings and my cousins.

  three (3) of my close friends in the cong (two who are developing doubts) are really beginning to feel "the heat" from these "popular/privilege of service" ones.

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  I'm sorry you seem to be having a difficult time. Be friendly, they will come around. People get nervous around cult/ex cult members sometimes. Try and see it from their point of view and see how your opinion changes. Most people know very little about jw's or cults in general.

  You see yourself as 'persecuted', perhaps that is the problem. Do you look for little injustices instead finding small acts kindness from people? For one day try to find something nice about each and every person you come in contact with and see if your and their dynamics change. Be the kind of friend/workmate you want from others and soon you will see the change. Exude love and it will come back to you, might take a bit but it will eventually.

  As a non jw have great difficulties with jw's and some exjw who like to claim 'persecution' whenever they feel they have been mistreated, misunderstood or someone disagrees with them. In my mind the people who get their heads cut off for their beliefs are persecuted, those who are imprisoned for their beliefs are persecuted, hung from a Cross and so on. It just seem rather melodramatic when jw's claim 'persecution' when folks don't care for their arrogant judgmental attitudes. Not saying that is the case with you but I have seen it in my jw at times and he likes to claim I persecute him whenever I disagree with him on all things jw.

  You said, "getting the shaft/the heat because of the life course I've taken." the beauty in that is that is it is only one life course you have taken, now you can change direction and take a different course. You still have time.