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  This just happened within last 15 mins......

  by Lied2NoMore in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.

  the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .

  i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.

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  We can no longer support "religious freedom" says the ACLU

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congress-should-amend-the-abused-religious-freedom-restoration-act/2015/06/25/ee6aaa46-19d8-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html

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  Candace Conti Settles

  by Nitty-Gritty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hot topic on topix seems to be candace conti settlement.

  but it's all quiet here.

  are you guys aware that your hero, who was not in it for the money but to change policies, settled without changing anything?

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  Local Elders whip the Congregation into a frenzy about donating to the Organization

  by James Jack in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).

  heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).

  for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.

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  Watchtower 6/28/2015 on 1st Christian Courage, Have the Courageous Watchtower Leaders Ever Condemned Radical Islam?

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i read blondie's great summary of today's watchtower lesson and thought about all the christians who died from various deaths for preaching the word and because they really believed what they preached the watchtower asked something of this sort, "if you were a christian in the early centuries, could you boldly stand up to all the exquisite tortures hurled at the first century christians because they were not afraid to take a stand for christ or be cowards to evil!".

  are you aware of any condemnation made by the watchtower against radical islam or any actions showing their courage and being no part of this world?

  they attack patient christian religions but what about others, where is their courage?.

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  We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back? 

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?

  we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.

  is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?

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  Do JW still drink like a fish in small gathering??

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the 60's and 70's when i became a mindless cult follower there.

  were gathering for the elite and they would get sh---t face, i mean down right.

  drunk.

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  Crisis of Consience market price (we are in a bull market)

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was considering getting another copy of one of ray's books and was shocked about the market value.

  is ray's book worth $1,000?

  perhaps, but it is a bit shocking.

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  To those who worked with the Public and had Co-workers, would your job have been easier without the Cult mind?

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about the decades i worked with a team of people, around 40 give and take a few in this enterprise.

  the watchtower made thing harder with all the guilt along with that push to convert anyone at any point of the day.

  i thought life would have been so much easier if i was not part of this cult.

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  Why Ravi Zacharias Never Became A Jehovah's Witness (Pre 1975 End Times Preaching). Famous Christian Apologist.

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was shocked to learn dr. zacharias studied with the jws and why he never became a jw, it was the jws incompetence that lead to dr. zacharias leading a different path in life.

  he's one of the best speakers and logicians in my opinion, he's got two phds and works with extraordinary men and women willing to speak at any university or mormon temple because the word he uses is based off the word.

  how come the governing body are afraid to attend q/as at yale, cambridge, oxford, ucla, harvard, rutgers ect..??

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