NewYork44M

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  The great tribulation is now coming VERY soon!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower october 2017, par 11, page 28 - "very soon the political powers of satan’s world will form a coalition that is bent on the destruction of god’s people.

  's] have anything to fear?

  not at all!........at that critical moment during the great tribulation, the angelic soldiers of jehovah of armies will come together to protect god’s people..."[j.w.

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  This is exciting, I don't plan on buying any green bananas.
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  Canada Bethel (Georgetown) to begin renovations early 2017

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a letter was just read at my midweek meeting that georgetown (canada bethel) will have renovations done on it beginning spring 2017. the letter asked for publishers who are electricians/plumbers/etc.

  and in good standing to apply to help out.

  those helping out will be considered "part-time commuters" and will only be at the property for about 3 days a week and must reside outside of bethel and pay for all their own expenses.

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  They are probably renovating so it is ready to sell.
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  Rick & Laverne Townsend: Where are they now?

  by ithinkisee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i love the jc meeting mp3 of rick & laverne.

  does anyone have any info and/or contact info on these two people?

  i would love to just send a thank you to them, because it was that jc meeting mp3 that really gave me confidence and helped me learn how to casually overcome objections by zealous jws.. anyone?

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  Somehow I think Cyndi is a JW troll.

  If you look at her profile she has been a member 9 years and this is the only post. That sounds like a troll to me. There is clearly no credibility to her comment.
  
  
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  Restrictions

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "d"?.

  me (going back a bit):.

  1. never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".. 2. removed from ministerial servants position.. 3. not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.. 4. removed as watchtower study conductor.. 5. removed as public speaker and talks at service meetings.. 6. removed as pioneer.. 7. report to po once a month.. amazingly, i missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility.

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  I was not allowed to read at the bookstudy in my final phase of my fade.
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  Have You Ever Found Yourself Really Not Liking Someone Here?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been on this board for years.

  99% of the posters here i do not personally know.

  a few, maybe not so much...lol..... do posters here get you upset to the point that you really don't like them?

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  I never got into battles with anyone to reach a point of dislike. I avoid political threads, which probably is the reason that I am able to stay away from conflict.

  But just for fun, let me add - I voted for Hillary!
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  Anyone in NYC available as a marriage witness?

  by thebrokenkite in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've recently openly joined this community and already have a huge favor to ask: if you are in the nyc area, would you be willing to be my marriage witness this wednesday morning?

  all of my family and friends are either active dubs or abroad, while my "worldly" fiancée is a fl transplant and still new to the city.

  we're happy to provide modest compensation.

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  How was the wedding? Are you in the NYC area? We are in midtown.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses denial of what they are supposed to believe from Watchtower

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of the most frustrating things.

  when you confront jw's about what they believe they will often deny it.

  such as "if your child is disfellowshipped then you can't have contact with them ever again".

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  They're actually embarrassed by their own beliefs, so much so that most will deny or water them down.

  Yup, that described me when I was in the cult. It was only when I committed to understanding what I believed that I was able to grasp the goofiness of the religion.

  
  
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  Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

  by steve2 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  the time remaining is... elastic.. .

  stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

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  The time remaining is forever. Time will never stop. We have no impact on time.
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  A "Simple Life": Who's Footing the Bill?

  by thebrokenkite in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after much lurking and even sporadic posting under an alias account, i've decided to come out of the "apostate" shadows.

  this month marks my 1-year disfellowshipping anniversary.

  it's been a long, arduous journey, one that nearly took my life.

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  NewYork44M

  Welcome aboard. Are you in the NYC area? I am, we should connect.
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  The fate of all of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just posted elsewhere that there is no destiny for a jw other than to be deluded or disappointed, perhaps deluded or disillusioned would be a better expression.

  there is no such thing as armageddon, no such thing as everlasting life, paradise is a mirage of wish fulfillment.. a friend of mine who is nominally a jw but who does not believe a word of it, told me about the dying words of another friend's father.

  this man had been a lifelong stalwart jw and reared an exemplary jw dynasty but as he died he told his super zealous son that it (the jw religion) has got it all wrong.. ok, it's a social club for the majority of witnesses and an identity for those without self worth or clear goals in life, they will swallow the inconsistencies and biblical absurdities because it is in their community interests to conform.

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  The fate of all JWs, as is the fate of all - is death.

  The only question is how do you spend the time between now and when we die. I think it is ridiculous to spend the limited time we have following a cult. But that is just me.