i went to the memorial last night.
it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.
during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
Haven't you heard? WT are leaders in the World of Technology!.....Doc
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....The WBT$ Invented Technology............................Without the WBT$..
......And Gravy....And,and,Meat!!!!!................There Would Be No Gravy or Meat..
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i stopped attending meetings all together in january 2015. before that my attendance was irregular at best.
my husband followed suit a few months ago after months of research, agony, and indecision on his part.
from the very beginning i laid low and did not share with anyone what i found out about the witnesses because i did not want to be df'd.
I lied to the elders
Considering everything about the WBT$ is a Lie..
It was only fitting..
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i have posted one other time on this website.
just for the mere fact that i wasn't anger and bitter and ready to declare the gb the sociopathic criminals that so many here ascribe to, my initial question digressed to bickering over ad hominem attacks against the gb and not my beliefs that i'm questioning.
some did give me some help on my questions.
I would rather be in the JW cult than the ex-jw cult
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by its own mandate in the founding of the watchtower magazine in 1879, it was set up to proclaim the arrival of jc in the heavens according to the then currently failed adventist claim for jesus' return the year 1874.. russell's catalyst for all that came afterwards was his pet claim (in so many words) "aha but jc did in fact come... but came invisibly!
" he added without sound evidence that it took four years for jc to come to rule from the heavens after his arrival there and that then was said to be in 1878. .
within forty biblical years from the arrival date, russell promised, with hopes even higher than his bank account, that god’s kingdom with christ at the helm would rule the earth in the absence of all worldly opposition.
The JW org is a failed doomsday cult?
Failed Doomsday Cult?.....Not Likely..
WatchTower has been in Business for over 130 Years and Still Going Strong..
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my son says hey mom that's your doorbell.
so answer it.
next i get, mom it is the jehovah witnesses.
He continued saying we have other appoints we must get to..
Since When do JW`s Make Appointments,to Bother You at Home?
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...............................It`s WBT$/JW..
..............Theocratic Warfare Strategy/Lying..
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it's the forum's 16th birthday today!.
amazing that not only have we lasted so long but we're still thriving and growing.. thanks to all the people and often colorful characters who've contributed to the site over the years.
some are still here with us, some have since moved on, but all have touched each others lives in some way along our different journeys.. .
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I got here 2 years after you started up..
Wow!..Time Flys..
You`ve Changed a Lot of Lives with This Forum..
Thank You and Angharad both..
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wherever i go, i say "thank you" to clerks, servers, delivery people, hosts and hostesses and the response has become invariable: "no problem!".
have i aged to the point i'm now an old fuddy duddy who doesn't "get it"?.
is it counted mannerly to avoid, "you're welcome" in favor of "no problem"?.
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by no means is this a heartwarming "experience" illustrating how an ex-jw skillfully "reached the heart" of a current jw, moving them to re-examine their belief system.
that won't be my take on my half hour visit with an elder's wife last sunday.
no one scored points here as is almost always the case in these interactions.. we live at the extreme southern tip of texas, on the u.s.-mexico border in a city of about 200,000. twenty years ago there were 20 spanish language congregations, 2 english.
I know it's futile to even have this conversation.
Neither us came remotely close to losing our composure in this fruitless conversation.
.........Conversation With a Jehobot Witness..
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so i started a new job and take the train everyday into the downtown core to my office.i have noticed everyday right when you leave the station there is a display case with watchtower pamphlets and magazines for the public to take.
at first i didnt see the witnesses standing close by monitoring the display case but one day as i looked over a few feet away i saw a man and a woman dressed in their best field service attire chatting away.
i found this a bit odd as when i was a witness we always went door to door.
New ways of Witnessing a bit creepy I think
I find it kinda creepy the way the brothers and sisters stand there close enough to where the display is but far enough away so that the public is not aware that they are watching them.
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..................Jehovah`s Voyeurs
in this coming sunday's study article :”we want to go with you” and paragraph 5 we read :.
“those who partake of the emblems at the memorial should carefully consider the warning found at1 corinthians 11:27-29.
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How Should Anointed Christians View Themselves?
An anointed Christian would partake unworthily
if he did not maintain a good relationship with Jehovah.....WatchTower
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