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DId you ever fall asleep at the meetings, Assemblys??

by karter in

jw
friends

if i'm tierd i fall asleep anywere so the meetings ect were no diffrent my wife would always try to wake me but im a deep sleeper.

karter .

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When I was 19 I was appointed as a MS. That year's convention I had all sort of responsibilities. I got very little sleep. Sunday, during the last morning talk, I passed smooth out in my seat. I woke up in the middle of the song that concluded the morning session just before the afternoon intermission.

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"Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

by HereIgo in

i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

or is that just my wishful thinking?

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Conversely, I remember in the early 90's when I was finishing high school my parents said "If there was another organization that had the Truth we would join it. This one does not have the love of the Christ." Of course, they remain faithful even until this day. In spite of the way our family was treated, all the doctrinal changes, and how long this "wicked, old system" drags on.

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What kind of toppings do you like on a Pizza?

by Iamallcool in

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friends

i want something different on my next pizza!.

truth_b_known

Green olives is a must. Try with bacon or meatball.

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2017 San Diego Comic Con!

by HiddlesWife in

fyi (regarding those posters/readers who are interested): 2017 san diego comic con started last thursday, 7/20/17 and is ending today, sunday, 7/23/17.

here are the footage/highlights of it (i'm planning one of these days to attend it ):.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvu6dd59iya&t=93s.

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My buddy, another former Witness, is there right now. He's been sending me photos.

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What happened in 1995?

by pale.emperor in

i was born in 1984 so was only 9yo in 1995. i read on various posts on here and on other websites about false expectations about 1975 and 1995. i'm aware of the 1975 failure but what was said in 1995?.

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I remember it very well. There was even newspaper articles in which Witnesses who quit over it were quoted. Yes - as a born in who grew up in the 80's and graduated high school in the 90's we were taught to believe that this "system of things" would pass away in the time span of a generation (70 or 80 years) from 1914. The new "overlapping generations" teaching is a direct result of the fact that Armageddon had not come by 1994.

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Speaking for God: The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Tahoe in

very well put together!.

https://youtu.be/yyxg8klhtve.

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"Stick with what we have authorized. You'll be safe."

Safe from what? How is information a danger to an individual? Perhaps he meant safe from being disfellowshipped.

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Can the GB be directed by Holy Spirit and at the same time be not inspired ?

by Chook in

yes god directs our writings but they're not inspired, so gods directions are staggered and overlapping , so the genuine innocent believing jw has a wonderful life of overlapping bullshit.

so next time you meet a jw priest ask them what is the difference between being directed and inspired, then i promise you will hear first hand an example of overlapping bull..

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In short - no.

The other reality is that either the Holy Spirit is with your or it isn't. You can tell if it is because you are displaying the fruitages of the Spirit.

Even when I was in, I would laugh when I would here people talking about working on one of the 9 fruitages of the Spirit. That's like a real tree saying to itself: "I think I will grow oranges this week."

Either you have all 9 or you have none.

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Comparing 1987 to 2017 --- cart witnessing

by pleaseresearch in

take a ride with me back to 1987. picture yourself in your town, or city centre.

remember the clothes people wore, the hairstyles etc.... now imagine yourself doing your ministry out on the street, engaging with people, speaking with them, striking up conversations.

now, how would you feel, and what would you say, if you noticed two people appear nearby with a cart.

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There would be a Watchtower article highlighting this event. The purpose of this article would be to show how pathetic Christendom is. It would also bring out the point that obviously they were not working with the Holy Spirit.

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Fallacies in the article on war at Awake! No. 5 2017

by Master_Bob in

why did ancient israel go to war?.

what some people say.

the israelites worshipped a bloodthirsty “tribal war god.”.

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The history of the re-imaged Caananites...er...Israelites is a hard pill to swallow. When YHWH turns out to actually be part of the Baal pantheon of gods (El) it is like pulling the rug out from under the feet of both Judaism and Christianity.

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Last Memorial Experiences

by NoviceLocs14 in

i'll share mine first.... i had never missed a memorial for at least a quarter of a century of my life.

i was kind of raised to believe that missing the memorial was a sin in itself.. by 2013 memorial season, i was missing most of my meetings (even though i was still technically part of my foreign language congregation), and i had just come off the pioneer list.

i still made plans to attend the memorial (god forbid if i missed that lol).. i knew that typically our memorials were around 9 pm, since we usually got last priority (being a foreign language hall and all).

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My last Memorial attended was about 7 years ago. My father called me and encouraged me to go. He made it sound like a new outline was to be used and that it was of great importance to hear. So I decided to go.

This was the first Memorial using the new songbook and songs, which I had no idea even took place. I felt embarrassed. The song was one from the last songbook, but it was different. As in, not as good as the last rendition, different.

Next what I noticed was the outline was the exact same one I had for my entire life. That was it. I knew I was done.

The next day I got the courage to visit this website. My eyes were opened. I learned the truth about the Truth.

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