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  Slow motion pioneers

  by 1Averagejoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  observing our local unemployed pioneers and how long they take to get to their first or next call, usually taking the longest route to get to one they know won't be there anyway.

  along the way it's gossipy this and that.

  pioneers?

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  Londo111

  When I was in, it was called Pioneer Time...walking slowly,making time stretch.
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  Elders, disfellowshipping, & baseball umpires

  by sir82 in

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  2. beliefs

  ok bear with me for second on this one..... i was just reading the other day about "pitchf/x", a type of technology that can accurately track whether a pitch in baseball is a ball or a strike.. a couple of analysts went over 6 years of baseball data.. it turns out that umpires are wrong about balls & strikes about 14% of the time.

  what they call a "ball" is really a "strike" about 13% of the time, and what they call a "strike" is really a "ball" about 15% of the time.

  here is the article.. that's at the major league level.. umpires have to work their way up to the major leagues, just as players do.

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  Londo111

  In my case, they disfellowshipped a repentant person and reinstated an apostate...

  But JC decisions are never wrong...what a paradox!
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  What Would Happen if the Watchtower Loses Their TAX EXEMPT STATUS?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would it really affect them?

  how would it affect volunteers at any construction project since that work would now be taxable.

  any materials they buy would be taxable.

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  Londo111

  I believe what the case Swaggart Ministries v. California Board of Equalization shows is that the Watchtower will modify its behavior drastically to avoid taxation.
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  Strange Moment During The 2015 Regional Convention

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi, i'm new here but hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.

  during the "imitate jesus" rc there was a strange moment where they played a video of a brother trying to explain the 1914 teaching.

  the brother quickly goes through all the scriptural "proofs" and the householder is dumbfounded.

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  Londo111

  Off the subject, but I was in the same congergation for a year as the guy giving the talk (aka reading the manuscript). I think his name was prounounced something like Ja-rop-see...he was of Persian descent.
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  How do you manage to keep JW friendships after you left the organization?

  by Bonsai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems incredibly difficult.

  those who leave the org.

  (or fade) no longer have anything in common with jehovah's witnesses, nor do they want to stick around to get radiated by the fear and guilt that saturates every aspect of a witnesses' life.. i've lost all but one of my jw friends quite simply because i can no longer condone the evil things that they condone.

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  “A true companion is loving ALL the time, and is a brother that is born for when there is distress.”--Proverbs 17:17

  This does not describe Jehovah's Witnesses.
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  Is it necessary to prepare for the Watchtower or book study?

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.

  the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.

  then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.

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  Londo111

  Underlining told the JWs sitting nearby or the guy running the mike that you "studied". You didn't want people to think you didn't study for the meeting...
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  Is it necessary to prepare for the Watchtower or book study?

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.

  the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.

  then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.

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  Londo111

  It is part of cult indoctrination. All cults do something similar.
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  JWism retaking control of wife's family

  by The JHWH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a situation regarding this religion has developed which i fear might have negative implications on me and wifes lives, and i'm looking for thoughts and advice in how to approach the situation.

  i'll start with some background information to enlighten the situation.. i'm a male in mid-twenties, raised secularly, married to an ex-jw woman (on paper still a jw though), who's been raised in the jw religion, although somewhat untheocratically shall i say.

  for instance her mother has 5 children with 3 different men, all non-jws, and has had many other relationships as well.

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  Londo111

  Those outsiders who are drawn to Jehovah’s Witnesses, who might be reluctant to do research or hear anything negative about the organization, seem to be drawn to the love-bombing.

  Sometimes it is hard for some to reconcile the smiling, friendly JW that comes to their door with the dark reports about shunning, child abuse, and so forth. And any negative report about the organization can be whitewashed away and if a person does not examine the whitewash carefully, what is carefully left out, then the outsider can wonder how anyone can say anything bad about such nice people. Anyone saying anything critical just might sound like unpleasant noise they would rather not hear or believe.
  
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  Has this latest Candace Conti Update been Looked At? Settlement Reached?

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656.

  supreme court.

  change court supreme district 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 div 1 district 4 div 2 district 4 div 3 district 5 district 6 .

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  Londo111

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/335960003/candace-conti-case

  I've been wondering about this. It hasn't been discussed here in a day or so. Any news or insights?
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  JWism retaking control of wife's family

  by The JHWH in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a situation regarding this religion has developed which i fear might have negative implications on me and wifes lives, and i'm looking for thoughts and advice in how to approach the situation.

  i'll start with some background information to enlighten the situation.. i'm a male in mid-twenties, raised secularly, married to an ex-jw woman (on paper still a jw though), who's been raised in the jw religion, although somewhat untheocratically shall i say.

  for instance her mother has 5 children with 3 different men, all non-jws, and has had many other relationships as well.

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  Londo111

  I would recommend, if you haven’t already, reading Combatting Cult Mind Control.

  
  

  There are various fears that have been deeply instilled and thought-stopping techniques. One of the biggest fears is that of “apostates” and critical information, especially on the internet. It is viewed as craft lies, half-truths, and misrepresentations designed by satanic humans striving to destroy their “relationship with Jehovah” and their hope for eternal life.

  It takes an unindoctrinated person 5 minutes, but it took me months before I found so-called apostate sites like JWFacts trustworthy. At first I was very suspicious and it was a concerted uphill climb to work against the indoctrination.

  
  There are many inactive, disfellowshipped (even disassociated) persons who do not know TTATT as well as understanding what a cult is or how mind control or undue influence works. Even if they personally conclude the religion is hogwash based on an emotional whim, all it takes is some lovebombing and they will come running back.