NewYork44M

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  Elders/MSs and Higher Education

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  would a brother who is an elder or ministerial servant be looked down upon or ostracized for endeavoring into high education?.

  the reason i am asking this question is because i know of a ms who went to and graduated college (us) with a masters in science and engineering.

  he also taught these subjects at an adult education program.

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  I was a MS and elder and continued to pursue an advanced degree. I did not advertise what I was doing, but some knew. In all this time I was never "called out" for what I was doing. If I was asked, I would simply provide a non descriptive answer saying that my employer requires me to take some classes... and then change the subject. Based upon my experience the key is to lay low. Most people, don't really care.
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  disfellowshipped family and friend being reinstated

  by Together in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  new to the forums and looking for someone who may have had a similar experience.

  i have been disfellowshipped going on 30 years now.

  within those thirty years i have built myself a life and slowly learned to cope with the shunning from family and friends.

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  Facebook is not the real world. The only thing that is real on Facebook is that jerks in real life remain jerks on Facebook.

  Remember the best revenge is leading a successful life, which it seems you are doing. Best wishes.
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  NYC cart people

  by lrkr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently started working on a project in manhattan- in a very nice neighborhood.

  just want to share a few observations on the cart witnesses in this area.. this is an area flush with dinero.

  so every respectable non profit is out there hustling for donations.

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  irkr, where are you in Manhattan? We have some great apostates in Manhattan. I hope you get to meet a few.
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  Kids continue to leave in droves - so what is the organization's grand plan? This

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jws have one of the worst, if not the worst, retention rates among their kids.

  i've seen numbers from 65% to 88% who leave, never to return.. you'd think this would be a priority amongst the leadership, right?

  where do tomorrow's leaders come from, if the vast majority of kids leave the organization?

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  jwleaks, Thanks for the quote: "Good. I hate going to the meetings. Does this mean I can join the..."

  Great story. You could end this sentence with practically anything. However the story ends it is a happy ending.
  
  
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  Kids continue to leave in droves - so what is the organization's grand plan? This

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jws have one of the worst, if not the worst, retention rates among their kids.

  i've seen numbers from 65% to 88% who leave, never to return.. you'd think this would be a priority amongst the leadership, right?

  where do tomorrow's leaders come from, if the vast majority of kids leave the organization?

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  There are in a difficult situation. I agree with your assessment that the young ones are leaving. However, they have angered many older ones with their move to iPads and other high tech forms of communication.
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  Governing Body Anthony Morris gives talk at convention. Child refuses blood dies

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. child-abuse

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxw_wxyviu .

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  That is so sad and anger inducing I can't watch.
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  What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

  by flipper in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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  I have a secret crush on Lily Allen

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WX_am9x0hI

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWjNFC-FinU
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  Kevinly Class Activism - Brilliant!

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is great.

  i'd love to see this at brighton in a couple of weeks.... "i'm of the kevinly class" or "praise kevin" would be a great way of letting any activist know there are those awake that know what they are doing.

  https://youtu.be/ld0-jvn98aa.

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  funny. Save Kevin! Our hero!
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  JWs anti gay video reaches over 1,000,000 views on youtube

  by alanv in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the anti gay video that watchtower recently produced has now had over 1,000,000 views.

  of those who selected to like or dislike the video, over 92% disliked it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnk52bu92oe.

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  Everything is done for a reason. I cannot believe that the Watchtower would develop a video like this without an awareness of how it will be received.

  This is an extension of their very hard-line approach to everything - the same hard line approach that excluded Kevin from the bunker. The watchtower is not interested in new recruits. They are interested in solidifying their role with the extremely faithful.
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  Convention Weirdness

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i just got back from 3 days in hell, and geez was this convention strange or what?

  im sure someone's probably made a topic about this already but i can't believe that there weren't any new releases besides the movies.

  has that ever happened before?

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  Were there quite conversations about how this was probably our last convention? That used to be the topic after every convention I ever attended.

  I can see these bunker videos really stirring up the emotions of those let that 100% stable. Which, defines most of the R&F.