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  7 New Files Just Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019--prison witnessing training seminar.

  2019--10-14--follow up tp prison witnessing training seminar.

  2019--example notice to cease and desist for congregation2019--example notice to cease and desist for watchtower2019--guide to configuring kingdom hall audio and video system computer-s-132-e2019--example midweek meeting schedule-s-140-e2020--example year text-yt20-eall are in this zipped folderhttps://we.tl/t-dheuiguqtf atlantis!

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  The Cease and Desist letters are intriguing.

  Any ideas as to why the WTBTS would send this sample to the elders? It seems like an odd thing to do.
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  I'll be speaking at Columbia University next weekend, meetup to follow....

  by dubstepped in

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  so i'll be speaking on a panel as part of the "when rights and religions collide" event next saturday, october 19. if you'd like to attend you can learn more here:https://rightsandreligions.com/.

  i'm also going to host a meetup on sunday if any of you are in the nyc area.

  i'm still putting the finishing touches on the details but if you'd like to join in and meet myself, my wife, and a few people that listen to the shunned podcast or that are in my facebook group called by the same name shoot me a private message soon.

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  Very cool!

  Please let us know how it goes.

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  2019 Shepherd The Flock Of God and More!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019 information-for-expectant-mothers-s-401-e. 2019-addendum-to-shepherd-book-sfla-e_bi2019-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-october-sfl_e2020-kingdom-ministry-school-program-elders-pgme-20-e. instructions to access my profile.

  https://we.tl/t-rex13nnhax atlantis!

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  Millie210: Wonder what the genius governing body would say if their options were remove a testicle or take a pint of blood?

  You're assuming anyone on the governing body has any balls.

  They don't.

  Let's review: It's a cult!
  
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  2019 Shepherd The Flock Of God and More!

  by Atlantis in

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  2019 information-for-expectant-mothers-s-401-e. 2019-addendum-to-shepherd-book-sfla-e_bi2019-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-october-sfl_e2020-kingdom-ministry-school-program-elders-pgme-20-e. instructions to access my profile.

  https://we.tl/t-rex13nnhax atlantis!

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  Thanks Atlantis!
  
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  Annual Mtg Points

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  matt 28: 19 is the year text.

  new understanding on joel ch 2 who are the locusts?.

  there is a new building addition to warwick in the works.

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  Yet another revised NWT

  What a nothing-burger!
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  Absolutely worth seeing - Kevin from Dubtown tells about himself

  by fastJehu in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhd-xbj9yoq.

  @ kevini love your dubtown videos.

  but this video - where you tell something about yourself - is the most valuable of all previous videos.

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  Kevin: "Let go of the label: ex-JW."

  That's a great piece of advice. Healing and rebuilding our lives after leaving a cult takes both time and effort—there is real work involved in processing the experience of being in and leaving a cult.

  But at some point we all need to move on, to become an ex-EX-JW.

  That and get busy living the life we have left and making the most of it from from JW dogma and restrictions.

  We don't need any labels to define us, no we don't.
  
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  You May Now Embrace the Bride!

  by jp1692 in

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  just yesterday, a pimi jw that i've known for years told me that at the end of a wedding they recently attended in pennsylvania, usa, the "brother" that officiated the ceremony concluded by saying to the bride and groom, "you may now embrace the bride.

  no kissing.

  just a hug.

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  Ronin,

  Thanks for the update.

  It’s looking like some local elder went off script and “beyond the things written.”

  Let’s review: It’s a cult!
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  You May Now Embrace the Bride!

  by jp1692 in

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  just yesterday, a pimi jw that i've known for years told me that at the end of a wedding they recently attended in pennsylvania, usa, the "brother" that officiated the ceremony concluded by saying to the bride and groom, "you may now embrace the bride.

  no kissing.

  just a hug.

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  Thanks Jonah.

  That outline is 12 years old. I wonder if it’s still current or not. Either way, the phrase in question would be said after the last line in that outline, which frankly is kind of weird:

  “It is my happy pleasure to introduce to this marriage gathering Brother and Sister _______.”

  Nothing like a little spiritual incest, y’all!
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  You May Now Embrace the Bride!

  by jp1692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just yesterday, a pimi jw that i've known for years told me that at the end of a wedding they recently attended in pennsylvania, usa, the "brother" that officiated the ceremony concluded by saying to the bride and groom, "you may now embrace the bride.

  no kissing.

  just a hug.

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  NZ: Just get a PIMO elder to go online a get a copy of it.

  I would if I knew any PIMO elders. But I don’t. That’s why I posted the question here.
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  You May Now Embrace the Bride!

  by jp1692 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just yesterday, a pimi jw that i've known for years told me that at the end of a wedding they recently attended in pennsylvania, usa, the "brother" that officiated the ceremony concluded by saying to the bride and groom, "you may now embrace the bride.

  no kissing.

  just a hug.

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  Biahi: They discuss seriously inappropriate sexual things in the meetings. Can’t wait til someone still attending says a 6 or 7 year old gives a talk on masturbation or oral sex. Lol

  I was the Theocratic Ministry School Overseer for 14 years.

  Whenever we would have a talk like this I would always either take it myself or assign it to an elder even if the instructions said that particular talk should be assigned to a young person.

  Once, on a talk about masturbation, the elder I assigned it to tried to call me on it. The conversation went something like this:

  Uber Elder: Why'd you give me this assignment? The instructions said it should be assigned to a youth or newer person.

  JP: Yeah, I know, but can you imagine a child talking about masturbation in front of the entire congregation? It'd be embarrassing. Besides, which child in our congregation do you think I should assign it to?

  Uber Elder: You should be following "theocratic direction," brother.

  JP: Right. I noticed you didn't answer my question. But since you brought it up, the "theocratic direction" for the TMS Overseer in situations like this is that I should use my discretion to assign "sensitive material" like this to a more experienced brother. And I figured you have plenty of experience with this subject.

  Uber Elder: What is that supposed to mean?

  JP: You know what it means.
  

  He just glared at me.

  I laughed and walked away.

  He gave the talk.