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The JW take on Black lives matter at the summer convention
by purrpurr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
another "gem" from the convention.

there's a talk about remaining neutral.

one of the topics they say jw's should avoid is the topic of "peoples lives matter" which is barely veiled code for black lives matter.
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Weird love letter in the summer convention
by purrpurr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in this summer's convention theres a video showing the tale of a rather geeky plain looking brother whose relating the tale of how the prettiest girl in the whole school fancied him (!

) and sent him a love letter, the letter is read and it says .

"i think we would get along,i'm attracted to you, i like your personality, and that's not all, i think we could have fun together.
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Refusing to become an elder
by ragingmad in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know someone who's family is very spiritual and says that her brother only pioneers and does not want to become an elder for various reasons, probably not wanting to deal with people's problems, and also the tremendous workload they put on them.

is this considered refusing advancement by god, or just choosing your own way?

he has not been "tapped" to become one, but he merely hasn't strived to become one..
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What Do Elderly JWs Reminisce About When They Get Together?
by steve2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
old people are allowed to be grumpy,eccentric and outspoken.

i think of the old-timer jws in my local congregation during my childhood and youth.

some of them were very critical of “the brothers” but the presiding overseers and later, the elders, tolerated their ravings, seeing them as still loyal but eccentric.. i even recall a watchtower article or two in the late 1960s that talked about the disappointment many older ones felt as this system of things wasn’t showing any signs of imminent collapse.
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Medical marijuana
by Mikethegreek in
1. watchtower
2. medical
hey everyone.... i'm new to this but i would like to run my experience with medical marijuana past you.

i'm 48 years of age and have been in the truth for my whole life.. i suffer from ankylosing spondilitis and have for many many years.

it's a debilitating form of spinal arthritis and the symptoms of this auto-immune disorder affect more than my spine.
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Does anyone know of this guy, or agree with his statements on racial differences in IQ?
by Sugar Shane in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here are some quotes by the guy, from his youtube channel.

his name is stefan molyneux, and he’s apparently popular among the alt-right crowd.

he’s also widely quoted on these discussion boards, by certain ex-jws, who use him to help promote their political views.
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Watch Tower History
by vienne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we've posted updated and new research on our history blog.

http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2018/06/temporary-post.html.

this is rough draft material for a chapter in vol.
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May 1 2018 my Ayahuasca Experience
by new boy in
1. jw
2. friends
it has been over a year and a half since my last ceremony.

which was way to long.

my son came up from scottsdale for the ceremony.
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The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses Link?
by lambsbottom in
1. watchtower
2. bible
can someone give me the pdf or epub link to:.

the orwellian world of jehovah's witnesses .

thanks.
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Are the Creative days 7000 years long?
by Steve J in
1. watchtower
2. bible
where does the idea that the creative days of the genesis account were 7,000 years long come from?.

genesis doesn't suggest that they were specific time periods, but shows that one "day" extended into others.

i feel that the clue is in the words; "and there was an evening and there was a morning, a first day.