joelbear69
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Carpe Diem
by joelbear69 inseize the day.
as witnesses we were constantly taught to put off our dreams, our hopes, .
our goals and wait til the "new world" to live.
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If you believe in nothing, then how do you know JW's are wrong?
by slimboyfat inmany who leave the witnesses go on to affirm other recognisable sets of beliefs.
some become christians of various sorts, others tend toward patriotism as a kind of rejection of the anti-patriotic stance of the watchtower, while yet more simply affirm in general the secular values of mainstream society.
do you believe jehovah's witnesses are wrong?
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My brother invites me to his graduation...may open up can of worms...(Sigh)
by FreedomFrog inok, my baby brother wants me to come to his graduation ceremony.
from what my mom said, he really wants me there.
here's the situation so far.... i know my aunt/uncle/and cousins, along with my parents and half of my old kh that i grew up with will be there.
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Meetup.com group in North Atlanta
by joelbear69 ini know there are a lot of jwd folk in or near atlanta.
there is now an exjw group in north atlanta on meetup.com .
just go to meetup.com and sign up and then search for ex jehovah's witness .
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Public Talk & Bookstudy Changes - the real reason
by bud2114 ini havn't been able to keep up with all the discussion in this forum as to why the gb has suddenly decided to implement these changes and perhaps someone has mentioned this already, but to me the most obvious reason has nothing to do with control, or money.
it has everything to do with the serious shortage of qualified brothers who can (or who are willing to) be used.
i have been involved in the organzation for 40 yrs and i have never seen the level of apathy and disillusionment among those serving in some capacity in this organization.
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Savior Complex
by joelbear69 ini came down with a savior complex in my late teens and i still have yet to shake it completely.
the idea that somehow i am supposed to figure out what is wrong with the world and try to help fix it can be overwhelming at times, especially for someone like me that suffers from ocd.
i have found that they only effective way for me to handle this is to try and make things better in my small corner of the world.
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Older generation JW's are being sacrificed by the Society? Why?
by nicolaou inwhat has changed in the last few years?.
cheap paperback books.15 minute rule.reduced pioneer requirements.public/private watchtoweronly one pair of mags to public per month.doctrinal changes re 'generation', 1935 etcpublic talk cut to 30 minutes.and now the book study kicked into the long grass.this is an organisation that, since the big 1995 'generation change', is clearly slimming down and planning it's future srategy.
real estate is being sold and essential operations are being relocated to more cost efficient locations.
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Has the mass exodus begun?
by kool aid man06 init's truly exciting to see all of the "rapid fire" changes taking place in the watchtower org.
buildings are being sold, kingdomhalls are "compressing", bethelites are being sent home, watchtower format changing to public issues and private issues, more and more judicial committee meetings being held for apostasy.
(the watchtower is dead it just hasn't fallen over yet!
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Illegal Immigrants in Congregations
by joelbear69 inon a recent trip home to valdosta ga, my father stated that 1/2 of the local .
spanish congregation were illegal immigrants.
a friend this morning whose mother is a witness has heard similar things .
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Warning: For Mature Audiences Only. This Scared the You-Know-What Out of Me
by Robdar indisclaimer: this video may scare you very much.
it is not for the faint hearted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdgceskcy60.