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  Your favorite and least liked society publication?

  by Celtic in

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  2. friends

  did you have a favourite publication?

  what was your least liked publication?

  creation book for the shady wt take on science.. unseen spirits, do they help us or do they harm us?

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  Least favorite: School brochure- what a complete load of shit that is.

  They should change the name of it to- " We want our JW Kids To Be Freaks Brochure"

  Most Favorite: dont have one
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  Enabling - Good or Bad

  by indireneed in

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  i've got a bit of a question, or maybe a poll .

  .. my wife is a jw and i am not.

  that pretty much sums up or life.

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  If it was not for the fact that I have a 6 yr old son, I would start over. I do not think a deep connection is possible between a jw and a non JW.

  The bottom line is that I am the one who changed(I was raised a dub). She deserves a spiritual head of the house. I will never be the person she wants. Everything that I am is less than desirable to her because I'm part of this "wicked system" and not a "lover of Jehovah" as they say at conventions.

  At this point I simply want to provide my son with a comfortable and secure household. I will continue to focus on him until he is out on his own. After that I am not sure which direction I will go, perhaps things will be different in 10 years.
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  False Prophecy in Two Years?

  by metatron in

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  if present trends continue, the organization may go into statistical.

  decline (as measured by its own standards) in two years.. it is important to realize that this would be the result of.

  long term trends, not just a reaction to false prophecy, as occured.

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  I just had a witness tell me that people are flocking into Jehovahs organization. This person is a programmer for IBM. He really believes this. Sad
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  200 Churches this week! Waiting for fallout....

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this week, 200 area churches received the cci mailout.

  that's about 65% of all churches here.

  if all good people go to church on sunday, and the good pastor does his part, then 50,000 people will be informed from community conscious international.. i hope others did likewise.

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  Thanks guys! Good job! Keep it up!
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  Musings of a Proud Dad

  by ChuckD in

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  let me tell you a story.

  i have a wonderful 18 year old son who is almost as smart as he thinks he is.

  he is currently a freshman at northeastern university in boston, in their engineering program.

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  excel
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  Musings of a Proud Dad

  by ChuckD in

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  let me tell you a story.

  i have a wonderful 18 year old son who is almost as smart as he thinks he is.

  he is currently a freshman at northeastern university in boston, in their engineering program.

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  Is his aptitude for math natural? Cause I have a hell of a time with it. What can I do to help my 6 yr old. I want him to accel in math.
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  2/3 of all JW's are women and what it implies

  by Mindchild in

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  2. friends

  a few weeks back, kinsman posted a link about a recent survey of religion in america which showed that 68% of all jehovah's witnesses were female, which is the highest ratio of women to men in any religion in the usa.. i believe the reason for this unbalance in adherents in favor of women comes down to two fundamental reasons.

  the first is shunning and the second is the appeal of the "family type atmosphere" that the witnesses pretend to offer.. we all know the power of shunning keeps a lot of people trapped inside the collective, and just due to the fact that women are enculturated more with having emotional bonds with others, makes it a bit tougher to leave family and friends behind.

  this doesn't mean that men don't suffer emotionally, but the general trend is more for men to suppress their feelings and damn the emotional torpedoes and go full speed ahead out of the bad dream.. this suggests to me, that if there is a major modification of the shunning policy, the largest exodus will be in the female ranks.

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  I agree with Simon. I see the husbands quitting and the wifes sticking it out for some reason. Fear and social ties I think.
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  FARTING at the meetings

  by gambler in

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  i'm sure you all have some good comical stories of pple farting during prayer or other quiet times during meeting.

  as a personal experience of mine, the night before i had eaten a frozen pizza, doritos, and some old chocolate milk.

  this combination produced the worst smelling brew i have ever had.

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  Gambler Hmmm- I too lived in Wilmar. I grew up in Redwood. My name is Ben. I cant figure yours though. Your a girl right? Did you know Sara Wysocki?
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  Apostate overseers visit

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello i've been sent from botchtower headquaters to see how the flock of apostate are digressing spiritualy.. as we all know it is important to be inactive in the service and meetings and i see that many of you are doing well.. it can be hard though , sometimes when we come home from work tiered it is all too easy to get washed and changed and to rush of to a meeting without stoping to eat.. but without trust in the holyspirit you can become stong and my be able to get into the habit of watching tv or maybe even going to the pub.. even if you can do a little tv watching a day instead of reading the watchtower and awake it will help.. in order to combat the desires of the spirit we must replace them with more apostate things.i notice that some of you have not been active on the internet recently.. this is not good for your progress.. on my next visit i would like to see more non attendance at meetings less studying and more engagment in materialistic pursuits.. oh and some of you have been reporting your hours, please consider the relevent material as whether this is unscriptual or not.. with warm love and apostate greetings ,.

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  Xena-you can come over too!
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  Apostate overseers visit

  by sleepy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello i've been sent from botchtower headquaters to see how the flock of apostate are digressing spiritualy.. as we all know it is important to be inactive in the service and meetings and i see that many of you are doing well.. it can be hard though , sometimes when we come home from work tiered it is all too easy to get washed and changed and to rush of to a meeting without stoping to eat.. but without trust in the holyspirit you can become stong and my be able to get into the habit of watching tv or maybe even going to the pub.. even if you can do a little tv watching a day instead of reading the watchtower and awake it will help.. in order to combat the desires of the spirit we must replace them with more apostate things.i notice that some of you have not been active on the internet recently.. this is not good for your progress.. on my next visit i would like to see more non attendance at meetings less studying and more engagment in materialistic pursuits.. oh and some of you have been reporting your hours, please consider the relevent material as whether this is unscriptual or not.. with warm love and apostate greetings ,.

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  I love the AO visit

  Could I work with you? Perhaps on a sheparding call?

  Maybe you would like to join my fam for dinner we are having filet with an aged Merlot.