It doesn't need to make sense; the rules of the Watchtower are to be followed, not questioned.
Posts by 144001
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19Is Watchtower's position on smoking consistent with its position on masturbation?
by Island Man inwatchtower considers masturbation to be a form of uncleanness but not a disfellowshipping offence because the bible says nothing about masturbation.
a jw who masturbates is likely to face no more than losing privileges in the congregation.. like masturbation, smoking is considered by jws to be a form of uncleannes and like masturbation, the bible says nothing about it.
but a jw who smokes faces disfellowshipping.. yes, smoking is known to be deleterious to a person's health whereas the jury is still out on the adverse health effects of masturbation.
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Surprise ! Surprise ! 2015 Arrives and NO Armageddon or World's " End " - Go Figure
by flipper ini guess 99.9 % of ex-jw's here could have predicted as much .
armageddon didn't happen in 1914. it didn't happen in 1925. it didn't happen in 1975. and it did not happen in 2014. since the wt society first predicted a world's end when their organization started in 1879 - 126 years have passed which according to any dictionary in any human language 126 years comprises of 4 separate generations each totaling 30 years each.
plus 6 years into a 5th generation.
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144001
I survived the 1975 debacle as a preteen. I was scared that I wasn't good enough to survive Armageddon. When it didn't happen, I saw many people leave the cult. That was the beginning of losing my religion (not the REM song, for those old enough to remember it). I was completely out by the time I was 15.
It's encouraging to me to see so many great people on this site who have survived the same negative experience that I have. We all owe a big "thank you" to Simon and Angharad for more than a decade of supporting this site and the cause of everyone who has been harmed by exposure to the activities of the Watchtower corporations.
Flipper, I love your posts, including the one that started this thread. Happy New Year!
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BOE 2014-11-06 Procedures when legal issues are involved
by wifibandit infull set: http://imgur.com/a/z4k2t.
sample:.
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I would love to read the "precedents" they will send to attorneys representing JWs when custody of children is at issue. They might be pure nonsense, but responding to them will cost $$$, -
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Thanks for the new site, Simon and Angharad. Happy New Year 2015 to you and your family! -
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Seriously - is there a better live performance?
by berrygerry inhey!.
it's the weekend.. is there anything more glorious musically?.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azwauzzkdys.
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144001
Is there anything more glorious musically?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrDhwGxrXmI
I'd say that's axiomatic . . .
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F & DS - the Domestics
by Listener ini was just considering the copyright issues that the wtbts impose on other people and thought about their so called appointment of the fds as discussed in matthew 24:45 "who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics ?.
this is how tje governing body identify the domestics.
who, then, are the domestics ?
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Who, then, are the domestics ? They are simply those who receive spiritual food. Early in the last days, the domestics were all anointed ones. Later, a great crowd of other sheepalso became part of the domestics . Most of Christ’s “one flock” is now made up of the other sheep. ( John 10:16 ) Both groups benefit from the same spiritual food that is given at the right time through the faithful slave - W 13 7/15
"Domestics" are Budweiser, Coors, and Miller. No wonder JW parties sucked!
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AAWA activists burst into a Kingdom Hall in Kent!
by raymond frantz inaawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.
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I see this as counterproductive and comparable to the "crazy apostates" who used to picket Dodger Stadium during the district tortureventions. The WT easily casts the "crazy" and "demonic" labels on these fools, and for some of the "sheep" (aka "pigeons"), it strengthens their commitment to the organization.
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Be Honest: Were You Ever Jealous When Someone Was Appointed a Pioneer, MS or Elder?
by minimus ini knew some that were very happy for you and others, along with their families, that were envious of someone's advancement.. .
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Definitely not. However, I was always jealous of kids who weren't Jehovah's Witnesses.
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BOTR- Announcement
by Band on the Run inlaw school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.
it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.
a first year student can find the law.
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BOTR,
You've crossed this bridge before. Take a break, and come back if and when you decide you are ready to do so.
You bring a lot of insight to this forum, so I hope you return some day. But your emotional well-being is more important than any posts you have made or will make on this forum, so do what's best for you!
Best,
John
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BOTR- Announcement
by Band on the Run inlaw school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.
it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.
a first year student can find the law.
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Great Teacher,
Here's the secret: compensation is based on how bad your job sucks, which is why you are poorly paid. I would love to teach, but can't afford to do so as I would take a huge pay cut.
Driving those trucks that pump the turds out of outhouses pays upwards of $90K/annum in California. No education is required, but you will smell poo all day long, which is why the job pays so good. Ditto for cops; they are paid well to clean turds off our streets.