NeverKnew
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"We have NO idea how many in our congregation were baptized last year."
by NeverKnew inwas i lied to?.
are the members of a congregation even mildly aware of how many people who belong to their very own congregation were recently baptized?
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Governing Body and Security
by NeverKnew ini was told that unlike christendom's pastors of mega-churches, members of the governing body don't require a security team and that you can just walk right up to them and talk to them.. is this true?.
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Pre-registration process for salvation
by NeverKnew inso, i understand that if you are a partaking jw, you are indicating that you believe you're pre-destined for a heavenly slot and if you are a non-partaking jw, you're indicating that you're going out for the earthy deal.. what is this... a section 8 lottery?.
what makes one believe that they get to shot-call their own fate?
for those who believe in a creator, i gotta believe that if your creator tells you you're going to pluto - you're going to pluto.
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What are the feelings/thoughts within 24-48 hours of exposure to an undeniably true (for you) TATT?
by NeverKnew inmany of us know where we were during 9/11 or when john kennedy and martin luther king were killed.. it seems that when faced with ttatt, real truth is dismissed as "ol' light" or "an imperfect group of men" but from what i gather, many of you, at some point, were hit with a component of ttatt that shattered all of those cliches that allowed you to brush off the obvious reality that something was very wrong.
some of you may remember the hours following your earliest exposures to an undeniably true tatt.
did you zone completely out?
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Christmas Field Service
by NeverKnew inon another thread, i read that a few adherents may be traveling (cough-cough) to other cities and wouldn't be able to make field service on christmas day.. what is the likelihood that going out on christmas will be encouraged at the weekend services at the khs?
...or do most halls stay neutral on this?
given what i've read on this forum, i have the impression that disrespecting a day of other's celebration wouldn't be discouraged which annoys the heck out of me..
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"Not Easily Broken" as an eyelid opener for a spouse?
by NeverKnew innot if your spouse is totally indoctrinated but maybe for one with an eyelid open?....
i was asked to watch the movie "not easily broken" with morris chestnut and taraji henson.
i believe my focus was supposed to be on the results of a couple losing sight of the proverbial threefold cord but as the movie progressed, i was struck by something quite different.. the wife is completely caught up with the perceptions of her peer group, the husband has grown weary of fighting for his wife's attention and affection and lastly we have a meddling mother-in-law whose influence over the daughter heavily contributes to the downward spiral of the marriage.
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Images of Christ in homeowners living space
by NeverKnew inwhat goes through a jw mind when they're sitting in a home with two 8x10 pictures of christ hanging from the wall?.
anything?
do they care?
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Photocopied July 15, 2013 Watchtower Study Editions
by NeverKnew inso, i visited the kh with friends so i could have, in my possession, the watchtower study edition of the year.. and the kind gentleman at the counter handed me... a darn photocopy!!!!!.
maybe this is the norm... did this happen in other kingdom halls?.
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Creating the appearance of transparency to mitigate the appearance of impropriety
by NeverKnew inso, as a non-jw, one of the queries i leverage after taking them to realities within their literature is, "why do the 'worldlies' know this stuff about your religion and you don't?
why didn't they explain the evolution of your doctrines?
" ...and "who really is the faithful and discreet slave and how is the information transmitted again?
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Apostles were first governing body????
by NeverKnew inand paul was not a part of the governing body????
am i hearing this correctly or are these people making things up?.