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  Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.

  the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.

  i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.

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  I was sent this pic some years ago, with the heading: 'Two hours into the convention'...🤣

  
  
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  Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.

  the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.

  i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.

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  LHG:
  What I also hated was the overly long closing prayer.. If people were smart they left before the song and prayer and beat the crowds out of there...

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  My brother and I used to time the prayers on our Casio watches. The longest one was around 13 minutes at a District/ International assembly in the 1970's.

  People were passing out/fainting etc..

  We knew we were in for a 'special' when the brother started with:

  'Jehovah, why did you bring us here_Was is for the opening item on day one.' and then itemised the WHOLE ASSEMBLY!!!

  All assemblies: Total pile of crap, but we tried to find ways to stay alert and stimulated with our headphones, radio comics etc etc!
  
  
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  Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.

  the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.

  i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.

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  My brother and I, aged about ten or so - 1970's football stadium - sitting on deckchairs under tarpaulin on the open football stands- rain, thunder and lightning - everyone had vacated except us - brother on stage pointed to our humble man made den and shouted at the audience -

  DEVOTION! Look over there at those two people in the rain if you want to see DEVOTION!!

  Everybody clapping - my brother said 'I think they're clapping US!!'

  We broke off from reading our comics and eating snacks by torchlight to look outside the tarp - yes they were all clapping us!!

  Then back to our comics and snacks - best assembly my brother and I ever enjoyed - can't remember a single thing from the program though!!
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  Why Is Watchtower (Supposedly a Family Friendly Christian Publisher) Obsessed with Oral Sex?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you do a search on the wt website and type in "oral sex", you will get 69 results.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=oral+sex&p=par&r=occ&st=a .

  why does the wt.

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  Why Is Watchtower (Supposedly a Family Friendly Christian Publisher) Obsessed with Oral Sex?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you do a search on the wt website and type in "oral sex", you will get 69 results.

  https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=oral+sex&p=par&r=occ&st=a .

  why does the wt.

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  it is very inappropriate to discuss these types of behaviors in the presence of children..

  Couldn't agree more!

  I was about 10 when we studied the' Unseen Spirits' brochure below - gave me the creeps and nightmares.

  Is it available as a pdf download anywhere?

  
  
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  Crisis of Conscience available for free on Audible

  by nicolaou in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm unclear on how this has been achieved or if permissions have been given.

  presumably, audible (part of amazon) have their own procedures to ensure legality, but here it is nonetheless;.

  listen to crisis of conscience - raymond franz by crisis of conscience - raymond franz on audible.

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  New reinstated family member

  by Jayk in

  1. social
  2. family

  a 1st cousin(a) of mine just called me about one of my great aunts(b) getting reinstated.

  (b) has been disfellowship for as long as i can remember.

  (a) has always stood on the fence with his beliefs.

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  Pomi is very common...Decades can pass but the programming endures.

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  So true - and when they go back they instantly become sickeningly 'spiritual' and borg centric,
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  This comment (below) on his latest video creased me - I mean it's not like producing content is his full time paid for (by others) job is it - well done Lloyd!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  
  
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  Worldwide Benefits ( USELESSNESS ) of Cart Witnessing

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  library.

  meeting workbooks.

  life and ministry meeting workbook | november 2018. .

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  Haven't seen any carts near me in the usual places for ages now - have they slacked off because they don't have to report ministry the same way now I wonder??
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  Will there ever be any new GB members?

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the last two seem very young.. will there be any further new gb members or will they all die off?.

  i still remember when tony morris and a few other joined many were disappointed thinking the current crop would be the last.

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