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Does this happen to you?

by dogisgod in

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lets say you are just happily reading a book or newspaper and on the next page the word "jehovah" will jump out at you (and i mean that it's really there but it just kinda magnifies itself).

samething with kingdumb halls.

you'll be in a foreign community and drive by one and it's like "oh my god, a kingdumb hall!!

The Lone Ranger

Jehovah is supposed to be God's name but they turned it into a Trademark.

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They found me

by Stefanie in

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after six years of hiding from them.. the same elder and wife have found me.

they have taken to writing to me, sending me stuff in the mail.

Like the guy said..its the price you pay if you wanna keep seeing other JW"s friends and family, lots of us in that boat, I still go to meetings and witnessing just to keep good with all my freinds and family.

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The Book study gone.....what will we do now !!!

by The Lone Ranger in

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what will we do when the persecution comes now that the book study arrangements is gone.. what a joke!

for years the wts has being telling us that one of the purpose of the book study is that we can meet in small groups when the persecution starts, when we are banned the book study will be the only way that we can get our spiritual food and instructions from the governing body.. now how will get these vital instructions?.

gasp!.

The Lone Ranger

What will we do when the persecution comes now that the Book study arrangements is gone.

What a joke!

For years the WTS has being telling us that one of the purpose of the book study is that we can meet in small groups when the persecution starts, when we are banned the Book study will be the only way that we can get our spiritual food and instructions from the governing body.

Now how will get these vital instructions?

Gasp!

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Glossary of internet abbreviations - Chat Shorthand

by caliber in

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i thought this to be a useful tool.. http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/netiquette101/a/abbreviations.htm.

caliber.

The Lone Ranger

Now I finally know what those teenagers were telling me!

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"Congregation Bible Study" - Name Change probably money motivated

by Meeting Junkie No More in

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ok, just to beat this topic to death, i think the real reason for the book study amalgamation is actually the name change to congregation bible study.. there's got to be a gazillion catholic, protestant, presbyterian, anglican, methodist, united etc.

churches that have alpha courses and bible study nights.

and some light bulb has gone off in brooklyn so that the so-called governing body has finally caught on that they are the only religion without an actual 'bible' study meeting.

The Lone Ranger

As someone who still go's to meeting regularly and talks and associates with the other JW”s, I think the reason for the removal of the book study is that the WTS has realized that the R&F have had enough and can’t keep going to all these meetings, the Book Study is the least attended of all the meetings.

The 5 meetings arrangement was thought of about 50 years ago a time when just the man of the house would work, and the children needed only basic school, so there was lots of spare time to go to these 5 meetings, but today both Man and Woman need to work just to make ends meet and what was considered to be basic school isn’t basic enough anymore, children need more education just to get the same job. Something’s got to give and it was the book study that gave in.

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Was the Book Study announcement supposed to be "secret"?

by undercover in

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before sunday's meeting i heard through a couple of jw family members that a special announcement was going to be made and that everyone was to be in attendance in order to hear it.. after the announcement, no one ever bothered to try to tell me what it was.

not that i aksed them...i knew before they did; but it did get me thinking...are they not supposed to talk about it with inactive ones or those that didn't show up?

i don't know how you can keep something like that quiet, but my jw contacts sure aren't saying much when usually they're just busting a gut to tell me what new stuff is happening..

The Lone Ranger

I think they kept it secret till the last moment because the WTS knows well of Forums like this one, and that NEWS gets around very quickly.

Re: Announcement on B/S. Thanks guys

by The Lone Ranger in

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thanks guys!.

you were right about the announcement.

i told quiet a few and now they think im a "now it all" haha.. even my elder friends were stunned.. i supposed when you know juicy information like this you have to have fun with it, and i did.. keep up the good work..

The Lone Ranger

Thanks guys!

You were right about the announcement. I told quiet a few and now they think I’m a "now it all" haha.

Even my Elder friends were stunned.

I supposed when you know juicy information like this you have to have fun with it, and I did.

Keep up the good work.

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Re: Announcement on 27th April

by The Lone Ranger in

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i hope you guys are right about the book study being removed, .

i already told a few jws and they are shocked, i even told 2 elders, they are both surprised and one of them dont believe me he thinks its regarding the field service, maybe a special tract.

i wanted to show off and be a real "know it all" hahah.

The Lone Ranger

I hope you guys are right about the book study being removed,

I already told a few JW’s and they are shocked, I even told 2 elders, they are both surprised and one of them don’t believe me he thinks its regarding the field service, maybe a special tract.

I wanted to show off and be a real "know it all" hahah

The 2 Elders confirmed that there is a letter which will be read out this Sunday 27th April, but they don’t know what it contains, so I told them.

So I’ll either be boosting about my "special" sources of information or have egg on my face.

Pray for me... :-)

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