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  Microphone "Handling"

  by SYN in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is all the fuss about?

  when i was still assimilated (i.e.

  still in the borg, but wanting out every second of that time), there was so much emphasis put on microphone handling that it was almost unreal.

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  I left long before there was more than one mic in the hall (on the podium) but thought that these stories need a new audience. Good stuff!
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  My turn for fluff

  by shera in

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  whats your favorite t.v show(s).

  heheh mine is buffy the vampire slayer and angel..lol yep i'm 32. in contrast i like touched by an angel as well.oh...aaaand i like watching the learning channel anything on science

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  Person of Interest, anything on the Science Channel, Big Bang Theory...
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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  I recall my dad speaking of a neighbor having someone from their church come to "help" them decide how much to pledge. This was in the 50's or 60's. I know this is not done now because it didn't work.

  Do you think an oldtimer will remember those days before they became a witness and make the connection?
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  4th Annual Memorial of Freedom

  by sd-7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear false brothers and fellow servants of satan:.

  this is to inform you that the 4th annual memorial of freedom will be held next monday, april 14th, at sundown.

  please make arrangements to bring your own emblems--chocolate milk and pop tarts, or else some other food and beverage or "down, right strong punch" combo of your personal choice.

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  What about Ovaltine?
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  Why do I bother to wake up in the morning?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. friends

  i'm not suicidal just fed up.. i did think of suicide (briefly), but as there is no painless way and it's not something i would willingly do just in case things would have been better the day after.

  i do have a slight grain of hope.. money problems.....problems at home (that's another matter with a son up court for something he is adamant he didn't do.

  first offence but the pigs police and the cps have got charges made.

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  I wish we had a LIKE button! Good advice from all, but please take care of yourself.
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  How many members of our forum are there, and where are most from?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i would love to know where most of our fellow forum members are from.... is there a way to compile a quick list?.

  for example, i would love to know how many live near me......

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  Colorado
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  I'm Still Torn About the Blood Issue

  by palmtree67 in

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  2. beliefs

  when i left the org.

  the blood issue wasn't an issue for me.

  my best friend was on the blood committee for years and i could see many cases where either blood wouldn't have saved the person anyways (like when a person is in a serious car accident and their liver is in pieces), or blood actually killed the person and/or hindered recovery.. then my little nephew got leukemia.

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  Bumping to the top
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  "Jehovah" in the NWT OT

  by Doug Mason in

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  2. bible

  once more i look to the jwd brains trust for assistance and information.. over the years, much has been discussed and written on the wtss use of the jehovah in its nwt translation of the christian greek scriptures (new testament, or nt).

  [page 343] the divine name jehovah is used at the 6,823 places of the occurrence of the tetragrammaton and in some one hundred and thirty-four other cases of emendation.

  what do these tell us about the translator of the nwt ot?.

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  I remember when the green bible was released and the gossip was the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed all the new changes in it. Years after I walked away I did a little research. We accepted so much on faith!
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  2014 DC Release (Unofficial Rumors)

  by WatchTower87 in

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  mi first prophecy:.

  friday afternoon: 4:20 teach your children to love gods kingdom!

  new book/brochure for children based on the articles "teach your children" (appeared in watchtower public edition).

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  Is medical marijuana proper for a Christian.?

  Only in brownies!
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  Which 5 Books Would You Recommend?

  by leavingwt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  which 5 books would you recommend?.

  there is a wealth of information, just waiting to be shared with persons who have an open mind and a desire to know the truth about the watchtower society.

  please list five books (more or less) that you would recommend to new ones.. i hope to discover something new from your lists.

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  Bumped just to give the newbies a chance to copy the list of awsome books