I started watching, 2 hours is longer than I have to devote tonight, but this is on my to-do list. BTW, I heard all the stories about JD and his anti-JW position. But I never heard any confirmation of any thing.
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John Denver: On being human
by StoneWall ini have renewed respect and admiration for john denver after watching/listening to this video.some of it reminds me of words by another john, john lennon.i really regret that my jw upbringing made me dislike john denver after some things he had said about jw's in his earlier career.
i would have loved to have heard this talk back in 1980 when it was first recorded.it hits home on so many levels of what we discuss on this very forum.
everything from evolution to spirituality,humanity to religion, the ineptitude of modern politics to solve mankind's problems.the things which we allow to divide us as humans but more importantly the things which we all should allow to unite us.it is 2 hours in length but i didn't regret the time spent watching it because it was one of those things that show that he had very similar ideas,philosophies,and feelings that have been expressed on here.after what many of us have been through on our journey and trying to escape a religion that we found we were trapped/bound to in some form or another,something tells me he'd felt right at home being with us.this recording is almost 36 years old so the sound and picture quality might not be what we're accustomed to today but is so worth the watching of it.
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Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY
by cappytan inthis took quite a while this evening.
so worth it though.
hope you enjoy!
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1974 Special Meetings
by NeonMadman inas we all know, armageddon was just around the corner in 1974. at the district conventions that year, it was announced that there would be two special meetings during the month of september; one would be for interested people (e.g., bible studies, family members, inactive, etc.
), and the other would be for baptized publishers.
these were to be held in place of the service meetings for the two weeks, iirc.
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Those were exciting times. How cool would it have been if we were right. Wow!. I was 17 in 1974 and in full expectation of exciting things to come.
But alas, it was all empty speculation built on lies. How sad.
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Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY
by cappytan inthis took quite a while this evening.
so worth it though.
hope you enjoy!
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The entire parody was brilliant and made our day. Thanks, cappytan.
Ditto what Barbara said. The video was very good - shockingly very good!
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According to YouTube Egyptian bethel closing and special pioneer's
by Crazyguy inaccording to you tubers mike and kim and son of thunder, egyptian branch closing.
son of thunder is saying he has relatives that we're running bethel in egypt for years and they have been let go reassigned as special pioneers yet according to him this job no longer pays a wage.
he also states that 5000 total bethelites world wide are being let go.
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!! Breaking News!!
Kim & Mikey clarified their statements. You can view the first 2 minutes.
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Is a piano inevitable?
by slimboyfat ini was at a concert last night and the presence and stature of the piano struck me.
and i thought: if the piano wasn't invented when it was, would it have been invented by someone else instead?
or if there was a world the same as our, except with a different history, would it have pianos now too or would it be modern world, similar in many respects, only without pianos?
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You could make the same point about many of the technological advances we have today. Was the iPhone an inevitability? How about Excel? I cannot visualize life without either. -
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Omg New Borg Kingdumb Song, they went all Lion King theme Lol
by MrsR-Awaken inthe borg is turning into a disney music making machine check out their new kingdumb song (caution it might make your ears bleed).
https://youtu.be/goj1vbvqvhq.
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This is not the religion I grew up in. Which is probably the point. They are making decisions now that will ultimately transform the religion into something very different. They have to go slow. Their hope is the the old-timers die off sooner than later. -
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The Haunted Mansion of Jehovah's Witnesses - JW.ORG
by Watchtower-Free infound thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sbxfk9ygvu.
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Funny and well done. I give you a 9.5.
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It's not "new light" anymore it's "new lies" .
by truth doubter inthis is my first post.
i never dreamed i'd be on a site like this.
i was baptized 43 years ago and pretty much have done and seen it all.
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I was baptized 43 years ago and pretty much have done and seen it all.
Based upon my calculations, I think we were baptized the same year. Welcome aboard. I look forward to your contributions.
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What is happening with Stoops?
by OrphanCrow instoops manufacturing, the wt approved distribrution company for "all things jw" for many years, has been dissolved because of a "failure to file an administration report" with the state of missouri.. https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/businessentity/businessentitydetail.aspx?page=besearch&id=404520.
you can download the full document from that link.. .
does anyone know anything about stoops?
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I took a look at their website. The "About Us" link may provide some clues.
It sounds like they started in the 1950s. My guess they are pretty old at this point. Notice this comment:
"We lived modestly and I was able to serve in the full-time unpaid volunteer ministry (known as Pioneer Ministry) for 30 years until health and nerve problems prevented continuing."
https://stoopsmanufacturing.com/ns/about-us/
I wish the couple well. I have purchased from them over the years.Like most old-timers, my guess is that did not plan on being in this old system at this point in their lives.