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Double standards, many Witnesses are beginning to see it, conference call Saturday Aug. 29,2009
by koolaid-man inthe watchtower organization can only "pull the wool" over the eyes of the witnesses for so long.
many witnesses are now leaving the org.
because of the double standards that are so profoundly noticeable in their "spiritual paradise".
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UN scandal
by inbetween inlately i did a lot of reading regarding the un scandal, the org being a ngo for 10 years.
i tried to read both sides, the comments on jwfacts.com, as well as the defense at jehovahsjudgment.co.uk.. and then the endless discussion on topix.com between thirdwitness and alanf and others.. while i am sure, the way the org handled the whole situation, especially after the article in the guardian, was plain wrong, instead of openly confessing a mistake, it was done secretely and only after inquiry, and made it look like a cover-up.. .
however, considering the whole issue, i think it comes down to one question:.
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I and the Father are one. John 10:30.
by dgp ini'm not that good at quoting the bible.
i see no value in learning verses by heart, sorry.
however, i just learned that in the new world translation (the organization's bible), john 10:30, jesus is said to say "i and the father are one".
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 inwho were your past circuit overseers?
i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).
ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
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Is there encouragement and hope for the disfellowshipped?
by Butterflyleia85 ini am 24 years old i was disfellowshipped at 21 and reinstated last year january then committed a sin and disfellowshipped again five months later.. i don't think i realized what i got into.
i tried hard to fend for myself and get back in, the pressure got to me and i fell out again.
but since i understood what it entailed i fought hard to stay in.
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Watchtower falsification of its history
by jwfacts ini received an email with the following information that is worth sharing.. the 2011 yearbook goes to great lengths to elevate the truthfulness of watchtower information in even minor details, and criticise information from other sources.
so it is telling that the 2010 "jehovah's witnesses - faith in action, part 1" has omitted an important element of their history when re-enacting the 1922 cedar point convention.. under the heading "tracing all things with accuracy" the 2011 yearbook states: .
"jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time.
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Pentagon Details Cold War Mind-Control Tests
by leavingwt inchemical concussions and secret lsd: pentagon details cold war mind-control tests.
more than 30 years after it was written, the pentagon has released a memorandum detailing its involvement in the cias infamous cold war mind-control experiments.. but a warning to conspiracy theorists on the lookout for new fodder: this isnt quite men who stare at goats ii.. the 17-page document (.pdf), experimentation programs conducted by the department of defense that had cia sponsorship or participation and that involved the administration to human subjects of drugs intended for mind-control or behavior-modification purposes, was prepared in 1977 by the general counsel of the department of defense and released on may 6 after a freedom of information act request.
most of the details have been revealed in earlier cia papers.
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How strong is our faith on this issue of the Blood?
by wannabe inhow strong is our faith on this issue of the blood?.
what is it we need more than anything else, if we are told by a member of the medical profession that we will die if we do not accept a blood transfusion?
i myself have heard those word spoken, so i know how scary a life threatening situation like that is, and of course that would frighten anyone half to death.
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Beat to Hell.......were you as a child as a JW?
by restrangled inthere was a scripture about a rod.......it seemed to be in every other watchtower.....it was an excuse to beat children.
i was a little girl.
i was beat with my pants down every time they could.
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My personal thoughts on Ray Franz
by Terry inthe death of ray franz hit me harder than i would have thought.. i had to reflect for awhile....alone......and quietly.. .
after all, fine people die every day and some of them are indispensable, yet, we go on....don't we?.
but, ray franz was something that can only be described in the phrase sui generis (one of a kind).. my task was to ask myself what it was that made ray so singular, potent and admirable without a trace of scandal or ill will attached to his memory.. .