eyeslice2
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Will directing people to jw.org actually prove counter productive?
by eyeslice2 inthere was a time when the society was very skeptical about the internet and the so-called lies and apostate information that was out there.
it sort of was something to be avoided.
over the past ten years, however, it seems they have taken to it with a passion.
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Just wondering. . .for those that are Ex-Elders . . .
by HappyBlessedFree indid your conscience ever bother you when you were counseling/reproving/disfellowshipping ones in the congregation?
did it feel extreme or justified based on your biblical understanding at the time.
also are there any ex-elders here that dealt with child abuse accusations?
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No careers in this cheapskate organization
by eyeslice2 inif you go to jw.org, you can download the program for 2019 convention.. what i notice is that nowadays there is no meeting for ones wishing to serve at bethel or for those interested in gilead missionary school.
rather, there is just a meeting for those interested in 'the school for kingdom evangelizers'.. two things strike me about this.
first, although there was once a big play on bethel and gilead being held out as career options, this is now just about dead and buried.
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Do you know anyone with corona virus?
by eyeslice2 injust asking if any here personally know anyone with or who has had the corona virus?.
what was their experience like?
are they on the mend?.
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This week's Watchtower study - Really, really, really?
by eyeslice2 ininteresting to see how they home in doctrines that are impossible to defend, even solely from a bible point of view, and state them as facts that only satan would question.. no same sex marriages - really?.
don't celebrate christmas and birthdays - really?.
refuse a life-saving blood transfusion - really?
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Dangerous promotion of 'Serving where the need is Greater'
by eyeslice2 inboth the june and july broadcasts featured sections about serving where the need is greater.
as i recall, my wife watches them as i hover in the background, india and thailand have both been heavily featured.
next, i hear some friends talking about how they are thinking of moving to india.
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Kingdom hall up for salw
by pepperheart inthere is a kingdom hall up for sale in longbridge birmingham uk and its on the rughtmove website.
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Kenneth Richmond - Wrestler and former Circuit Overseer Dies
by eyeslice ini was only young but i do remember ken and his wife (valentina) being our co. he was a mountain of a man but it would appear from the bbc obituary he was a man of peace.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/lastword.shtml .
olympic wrestler and actor who became the last of the men who struck the symbolic j. arthur rank movie gong has died aged 80. .
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Does home schooling really work?
by eyeslice2 init strikes me that 'home schooling' is something often favored for jw kids, i've come across a number of families that do just that lately.
and, that got me thinking, is this just a cop out for a proper education?.
i am sure it is pretty difficult for a home schooled kid to get into a good university to study something like law or medicine.
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A joyless memorial
by eyeslice2 inmany years ago i started a thread entitled 'a religion with nothing to celebrate' (https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/80630/religion-nothing-celebrate).. prior to about the year 2000, our congregation met in what had previously been an old church.
we purchased it and even though we had little cash, made the place beautiful.
it had real character, with beautiful wood work and we even managed to keep some of the stained glass windows as they weren't religious in nature.