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  A House Divided Against Itself Falls-Luke 11:17

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

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  that text reminds me of one of a handful of problems peculiar to the ex-jw community.

  second only to the wild beast's internal divisions, is the divided makeup of the ex-jw populace.

  you know the one thing that indicates jehovah's blessing upon the worldwide association of kingdom proclaimers, is not only the continued success of the preaching work, but along with it the unity and love amongst the brothers and sisters.

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  Gayle

  Forced unity is nothing to brag about!

  The Catholic Church was universal, one creed, then finally with education developing, hundreds of 'divisions' groups developed. That did not 'prove' the Catholic Church to be any 'truth,' did it.

  The U.S.S.R. claimed to be united and very forced. It went down. There are many separate and different governments developed there since. This does not justify or prove that the U.S.S.R. was good for the people at all.

  The WTS has a form of hurting people by their "shunning" practice. It is not from God. It is from 'men' in order to keep their control only. It is not love. The WTS takes the place of God, and truly judges people, especially when these 'thinking' ones disagree with the GB. The GB are not perfect, individually, NOR as a group. They have no more right to absolute obedience, than the Pope, governments nor religion.

  Some JW individuals are loving but the GB doesn't allow them to be as loving as their personal heart wishes.
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  WTS vs Faders????

  by El_Guapo in

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  so an elder just dropped by my job, completely out of the blue.

  recepitionist called me over and there he was.

  he told about annual meerting and grey bible....etc.

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  Gayle

  Used to be to have immediate contact with the "book study" as the Kingdom Halls would be watched by the gov. etc enemies. Now ironically, they 'themselves' have closed the 'home' book studies. Still with same fear tactic to not ever miss a 'book study' meetings with 'secret' instructions for the next meeting. Their secrets, fear, paranoia continues.

  With Internet the WTS can not have any secrets, finally, any more.
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  Watchtower Farms Cemetery

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  did someone post this already?.

  the list of the watchtower farms cementery.... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&gscid=2403939.

  gorby.

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  Gayle

  I wonder how many are dying there but having cremations now-a-days. The WTS has to cut costs?
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  Watchtower Farms Cemetery

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did someone post this already?.

  the list of the watchtower farms cementery.... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&gscid=2403939.

  gorby.

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  Gayle

  Thanks for the site,,not much rcognition for many,, some had a little, especially if were GB of the past,,a sadness.
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  The Big AGM News is That There Was No News

  by cofty in

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  it was totally vacuous.

  despite the promise of "new light" in the opening talk there was nothing.. a few of the more clumsy phrases in the nwt have been improved, and it has a nice new grey cover - so what?.

  i am thinking about the jws who have spent a lifetime waiting on paradise.

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  Gayle

  Very few JWs will be reading this Revised NWT in contrast to the previous NWT. Nothing will be there, that will bring any excitement, nor enlightenment to them. Some on JWN have found some changes but we know what to look for, we are 'on to' their tactics and manipulations of their scriptures.

  I remember the drive home after many a convention, heading back to the doldrums and "hanging in there" spirit. Ugh. Don't miss it for one second!!
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  5go's AGM summary and review

  by 5go in

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  i am writing this from memory i didn't ake notes so forgive me if it is out of order.. sumary.

  it started off with the annoucement of a bible display (mueseum) being built that focuses on jehovah's name in the bible.

  (i found it funny that few if any bible predate the 12th century because that's when the word jehovah was created bet that get's left out) the speaker went into the work done searching for various and the miracles donations and loans that happened to bring this about.

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  Gayle

  1. How many of the GB, out of the 8, gave talks there? Was it three or four? or?

  2. What is the cover binding made of; leather? or ?

  3. What kind of 'cost' evaluation to the WTS for this bible? Only a guess, but how much can be estimated by members will feel obligated to 'donate?'
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  Ready to put the breaks on my kids attending meetings

  by marriedtoajw in

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  those of you who have been reading any of my posts know my situation with my jw wife.

  to update you a little on what's been going on, here it is.

  my 22 year old son who still lives at hom has stopped studying with the jw's and has not been to meetings for a few weeks.

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  Gayle

  Your kids are lucky,,with you they have a door open to easily leave JWs control. Sounds like it's happening! You can show them the way to freedom of mind and heart. They are seeing the way out gradually and how the JW way has no happiness to offer.
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  Anything new BESIDES new bible release at the annual meeting?

  by EndofMysteries in

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  so was it all just a new bible release or was there any doctrine changes, etc?

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  Gayle

  No U.S. zone statistics like last year?
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  AGM HIGHLITES

  by JW GoneBad in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1 1/2 hour into the agm and my impression so far .......dullsville........a dud!.

  right now bro herd is interviewing old timers who remember back in the 50's 1st releases of nwt of the bible..

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  Gayle

  How appropriate -- a grey bible for their 'greying' membership, that were to never grow old!
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  warwick experience, sounds like propaganda?

  by fadethisbitch in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  recieved this email a few days ago, it reads like a typical jw chain email that gets forwarded around.

  but it almost sounds like something the writing dept would start circulating as fiction propaganda...... .

  subject: warwick experience.

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  Gayle

  Sounds like Personnel Dept is desperate for workers.. doing some sort of sugar-coating the place as ooey-gooey with a lot of love or appreciation. They just want workers, willing to work, & work hard for nothing.

  Calling in someone in his 70s out of some goodness of their heart to a place where there's massive construction need when they've been demoting many many Bethelites & send them out to the Special Pioneer Pastures. Something's warped in this fantasy la-la.