Thank you doubtful1799. This will be my first year not attending. My family will surely be extremely shocked and hurt, and I expect a renewed dose of shunning in the next few days. (I'm not DF, so treatment I get from family varies from day to day)
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To those taking a stand and not attending the Memorial tonight
by doubtfull1799 ini salute you.
many of you, like me, are probably under enormous emotional pressure, whether from a lingering false sense of guilt from your indoctrination, whether from "invitations," and assumptions that you'll naturally be coming, or whether from outright emotional blackmail, even begging and pleading.
i am thinking of you whoever you are, all of you, even though i don't know you in person.
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Dear supporters of Russia's JW Ban:
by Jehalapeno inthis is the kind of government you are supporting.. over 100 gay men have been sent to concentration camps for homosexuals in chechnya and three people have been killed.. stop supporting fascism.. if you support the russia jw ban, what other thoughts and beliefs are you ok with policing?.
if you support the jw russia ban, have you read george orwell's 1984?
don't you realize you are advocating for literal fascism when you support the banning of a belief system?
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Socialism = mid point between the two extremes (the middle ground)
Not to hijack the thread, but I'd argue that there's a blurred line between Communism and pure Socialism. Aren't the controllers/owners of all property, business and/or residential, in a purely Marxist state for all intents and purposes the state itself?
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Interesting take on John 3:16
by NikL inthe superstar of all scriptures.
for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.. .
but i just learned something about it.. i try to look at different translations of the bible and the lexham english bible words it a bit different.... 16 for in this way god loved the world, so that he gave his one and only son, in order that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
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Interesting NikL. I too always thought it was "loved soooooo much"
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UK number plate
by stan livedeath inhere in the uk--private--or personal- car registration plates are popular.. heres one i photo'd tonight.. .
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Sanchy
Check this one out:
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How To Treat Disfellowshipped Ones - According To 1 August 1974 Watchtower
by pale.emperor inare you seeing what im seeing?.
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What are the chances this was written by Ray Franz in his own conscientious attempt to soften the harshness?
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Amazing Video, modern-day miracle: "Chairs for Thousands"
by neat blue dog ingod provides.
https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/pub-jwb_201703_4_video.
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You see! All you bitter atheists just got proven wrong! Jehovah is so obviously real. How else could you possibly explain this wonderful miracle? -
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How are midweek CLAM meetings solid spiritual food in ANY way?
by Isambard Crater inbesides the possibility that the theocratic ministry school was dropped to avoid the word 'school' appearing any longer for a.r.c child abuse reasons, the introduction of the new clam meetings for midweek has been one of the several main factors making me develop a repulsion for the jw.org religion.. okay, the watchtower study is fairly mickey mouse these days too, but the midweek meetings are truly awful and contribute to me feeling physically and emotionally ill, which i documented in my first post on here.. i'm quite a well-educated person and my job involves a lot of linguistic skill, thinking, communication, analysis, research, interpretation and presentation.
the clam workbook is patronising and like something even school kids would tire of.. after a long day at work, i don't like the idea of dragging myself off to a midweek meeting in the cold dark nights let alone any other time of the year, but it'd be far better if it was for more solid spiritual food.
somehow the meetings i grew up with as a child were more interesting.
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I agree 100%. There is absolutely no room for individual contributions to the content of the meeting. It's all just an exercise in repeating what is written.
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My story
by victory inmy name is collins.
i am from nigeria.
i was born in the year 1997. i was raised by witness parents.
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PUT YOUR THINKING CAPS ON...AGAIN! (Zeb's thread regarding 1914)
by redpilltwice in23 days ago, zeb posted this familiar but ever intriguing thread regarding 1914, the mother of all topics.. put youir [sic] thinking caps on.zeb 23 days ago this was sent to me from doug shields blog.
for those who like stats and numbers may find this of interest.1914 – recognizing the ”the elephant in the room”.
the problem with the date ”1914 ad” lays with the two calendars that are involved – jewish and gregorian.
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is 70 years to be considered 70 Jewish years of 360 days (just as is the case with 2520 years)?
I think it would. To the writer of the prophecy, the jewish calendar was the only calendar.
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Convention program 2017 AM3
by George One Time inhttps://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.
why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.
any ideas?.
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It seems each page of the program has pictures related to the content for that particular day. I'm guessing TM3 will host some video presentation that day.