Topics Started by jamir

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GB (Splane) says JW parent should "force" their children
by Gayle in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
to go in "service," "baptism," etc.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsqmosgj710
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authoritarian governing body
by jamir in
1. social
2. humour
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based here: http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/.

more suggestions?.
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The Decline of Elders and Ministerial Servants
by Londo111 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i seem to remember somebody saying that since the 90's the number of elders has declined from 90000 to 60000. does anybody have any hard figures regarding this?.

the organization is desperate for "qualified" men.

but their standards are much too high, especially the monthly field service hour requirements tagged on to endless meetings and congregational busywork.
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The golden 3 step official Watchtower retirement plan
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you have any of the following symptoms you may want to consider the golden retirement plan offered by the watchtower society of jehovah's witnesses.. .

1.it's boring!!!

every "new" book reads just exactly like the old ones.
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How can he do it without holy spirit?
by irondork in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was reading this story on cnn.com this morning about pastor youcef nadarkhani spending 1000 days on death row in an iranian prison for having converted to christianity and refusing to deny his faith.. .

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/world/meast/iran-detained-pastor/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.

he's not one of jehovah's witnesses.
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Hello... this is me and my story...
by jamir in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was raised as a jw, baptized in a 1998 district convention, somewhere in portugal.. studying with jws had some positive things (not many... just a few).

i learned to read before going to school and developed this excelent skill of reading, interpreting and resuming texts.

i was an excellent student.. as a teenager my life sucked (and i considered it a "privilege" at that time) because i simply couldn't enjoy these best years of my life, because had to avoid all contact with people of my age (there were no young people in my congregation) so i lived the best years of my life as a "forever alone".
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I can't take it anymore!
by OneDayillBeFree in
1. jw
2. experiences
the lying, the faking and pretending, the hiding, the endless mind-numbing meetings, service, preaching, assemblies, everything!.

most of the time i can handle it quite well.

but not today.
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Talk 36-Is this life all there is... Does anyone have it?
by jamir in
1. jw
2. friends
hello,.

does anyone here have the talk "36 - is this life all there is", in audio format, that could share / send me?.

i'll have to do it next month, and not in the mood / dont want to spend time with this.... .
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Got my Privileges Removed today, any advice?
by mrbunyrabit in
1. watchtower
2. bible
sooo i was a ministerial servant (omg a ministerial servant on this site!?

you apostate!!!

) yea yea i just wanted to see what other people think and whatever, coz i had a few questions myself, (butttt its not like i was about to start throwing them with rocks and stuff, they arent that bad).
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Old Light,New Light,A Witness Board Game
by EmptyInside in
1. social
2. humour
this is silly,but i thought of a witness board game version of monopoly.

the big difference would be how the players would move on the board.. if they pick up an "old light" card,they move backwards,a "new light" card forward to different levels of ms,elder,etc.

they could buy and sell watchtower properties along the way.