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  Attention Lurkers- the Paradise Resort Bus

  by stuckinamovement in

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  imagine boarding a bus with your family for a long anticipated vacation.

  the destination is a place that is promised to be beautiful warm and sunny.

  as you are boarding the bus you are given a ticket stub with several paragraph's of fine print.

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  zeb

  I read the experience of a young Dutchman who was "invited" by the nazis to work for the Reich.

  On his few hours off he would walk along a railway line and there he met a station master a lady whos husband had been killed earlier in the war. He did odd jobs for her and he would wave to the trains of people troops going this way and that. One day a train came in for a stop and there was a festive atmosphere about it. He could smell cigars, perfume and what he longed for decent food. He heard the people speaking Dutch and he asked them

  "what is this train was about- ie any chance of me getting on?

  "Oh no" said one lady, "This is a special holiday train put on by the Germans just for us Dutch...Jews."
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  What is the biggest doctrinal mistake made by the Watchtower /JWorg. ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  personally i think it is 1914 and the following " this generation " doctrine.. this particular doctrine went right against jesus's own words of " no one knows of the time not even he " .

  he also admonished his true followers to not set a time upon god's own sacred time .. the leaders of the wts even back to the late 1800's set a time calculated on their own theology 1874 being the first time set and proclaimed by c t russell, also proclaiming 1914 would likely be the year of the final day of judgment armageddon.

  all throughout the 20th century the wts held to this doctrine but was eventually revised of course when it was realized this generation had passed away who saw the events of 1914. .

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  zeb

  Biggest mistake.?

  Having the utter arrogance to assume that they know it all.
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  Did anybody call 'child services'? 🤔😏

  by Nathan R. Koppe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  now, jw's and children if you don't do what jehovah (organisation) says, this is what will happen to you..... did anybody call 'child services'?

  🤔😏.

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  zeb

  one cong had a back room and one mother would take her kid into that we would hear whack, whack, cry-- and she would come out a bit later. It became known as ******* crying room.
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  Happy Fathers Day

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  it felt so good to read a card from my youngest son today.

  it was a funny card about duct tape and cussing.

  it was a day of joy for me being it was my first fathers day card from my son since he and his family left the cult.

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  zeb

  yep happy dads day to all the dads and those who have one coming...
  
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  Spiritual 'Pharisaical legal text' makes you 'accountable' if you attend a JW 'JUDICIAL COMMITTEE'

  by Nathan R. Koppe in

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  spiritual 'pharisaical legal text' makes you 'accountable' if you attend a jw 'judicial committee'.

  'regular' jw's attending a 'judicial committee' automatically and without realising it, both admit to a 'wrongdoing' and 'subject themselves' to jw .org-inisation 'elders'.. it has also been well-documented that jw .org is 'coming after long--term inactive ones, that are causing 'divisions'.. there is a greater emphasis being put on 'shunning' those labelled with 'apostate' (behaviour).. the 'slanderous' naming and shaming of (former) members who have questioned the jw.

  org-inisation is relentlessly being propagated in both publications and their gatherings, such as their ironically named 'love never fails' 2019 convention.. ironically, the scriptures they often refer to such as the one at titus 3:10 the original greek word hairetikos, which is translated to the the word “heretic,.

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  Christine.. is 80 has been a jw longer than most of them have lived.. she has humble heart but an inquiring mind and that is what rattles them.

  Peace unto you Christine and the lady who made the video.

  Live long and prosper in health wisdom and love..
  
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  Frederick Franz, "Bible Scholar"

  by Quendi in

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  as some of you know by now, i spent sunday, 7 august, renewing ties with a dear friend.

  we're both disfellowshipped, the difference between us being he is seeking reinstatement and i am not.

  we got into some very spirited discussions on different bible topics and one of them was the value of the new world translation itself.

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  zeb

  Were did I read that Wescott & Hort were into the occult? and the wt based the nwt on their writings?

  Was it TIME magazine that did a front page interview with Franz? Does anyone have a copy of that a link perhaps? It is heresay that the journalist who did the interview said later Franz was completely whacko.

  Me? I read the KJ its archaic english slows you down and you have to read not skim..thanks Jason..
  
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  Something I just realized!

  by Nikki collins in

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  2. experiences

  now that i'm out if i ever do find someone and settle down and start a family, my parents wont be a part of it.

  my dad wont walk me down the isle if i get married, if i have kids they wont know their grandparents.

  oh and by the way i had my freaking tubes tied so as not to have kids in this system.

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  zeb

  Inviting jw to a wedding?

  put them all on the same table out of the way so you can celebrate as you wish.

  F. said it for me.
  
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  beautiful music singing

  by zeb in

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  2. friends

  with family away i had free run with tv to watch what i would.

  i came across andrea boccheli (spell it right?

  ) in a glorious production called "love in portofino".. what a magic setting and beautiful music and beautiful ladies.. ciao!.

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  zeb

  With family away i had free run with tv to watch what i would. I came across Andrea Boccheli (spell it right?) in a glorious production called "Love in Portofino".. what a magic setting and beautiful music and beautiful ladies.

  Ciao!
  
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  Smurf Girl's Phone Call

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrmozm2lo1i .

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  zeb

  apart from her outburst (understandable) his was a case of sod off I have a ritual to attend too.
  
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  Quick Story

  by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

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  2. experiences

  so one night i'm at a meeting.

  it's the beginning of the meeting and a brother is up on stage introducing the parts for the night.

  he's going through the parts and then he says, "...and apieceofshitnamedtate will be handling our bible highlights.".

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  zeb

  sister good looks was on the stage at a convention and let it slip that in presenting magazine she hadnt read them.

  I thought that wasnt meant to come out..

  and only after my wife got a convention part did I realize just how contrived, rehearsed they were.