I think I`m pretty safe in not believing anything the WT /JW religion says about anything.Theocratic Warfare anybody ?
smiddy3
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Just wanting confirmation on an unofficial JW experience
by joe134cd injust wondering if anyone can confirm or deny this unofficial jw experience that my father received by email.
i’ve told him that it against wt rules to forward unofficial accounts.
but of course he just puts that down to apostate driven lies.
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All Memorial Attendance Data
by hipolito inhi friend.. i want to ask you to do me the next favor.. if any of you have the following data or file on the following topic: "all memorial attendance data from 1896 to 2016".. if one of you knows about it or has the file in excel, i will really appreciate it.. thank you..
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smiddy3
I`m curious Hipolito what the reason is why are you requesting this Memorial Attendance Data for all of these years ?
My thinking is along the lines of ,that for so many decades the WT society was teaching that the numbers of those who claimed to be of the Anointed would decrease year by year until there would only be a few Anointed left on the earth when the GT and Armageddon finally came .
But Lo and Behold ,the opposite has been the case with the numbers of those claiming to be of the Anointed going up in leaps and bounds.
I think the lowest it ever got was about 8,000 for a few years some time ago and at last count it had jumped up to over 20,000 .
Of course I could be completely wrong LOL .
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Jofi_Wofo
According to the Bible God has used various means / systems in his dealings with & communicating with humans.
In Eden with Adam it was a more personal one on one approach ?
Then it was the patriarchal ? ,then Judges ,then Kings and Prophets etc ,not in any particular order in the latter stages ,but you get what I mean.
And then with the arrival of Jesus it was the "Christian system of things" of how he was dealing with those who chose to worship him.
A time period which would extend from the time of Christ Jesus until he hands everything back to God when his One Thousand year reign ends .
And it is then that Jesus Christ is, or proves to be Lord to the Glory of GOD the Father .
However during this Christian System of things Jesus is the one ,the only one to acknowledge and worship to gain Gods approval .
According to the Bible.
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Parents of Sarah Kellen, Ghislaine Maxwell's 'lieutenant', are JW's. Fear df'd daughter will be charged in Epstein case
by AndersonsInfo in"parents of ghislaine maxwell's 'lieutenant' sarah kellen worry their daughter will be arrested and charged in epstein's child sex trafficking ring, as they claim teen was 'brainwashed.
quote: but with concerns mounting over her behavior, kellen was disfellowshipped, a disciplinary sanction whereby she was expelled from the church and ostracized by its members, including her own family.‘it was all handled out there.
it’s very private, there’s a committee that meets and they go over everything.
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smiddy3
They call her their “prodigal” daughter. Well then get out on the road and welcome her back!
So true zophar ,do they even think about what they said ?
The father of the "Prodigal Son" never laid conditions and restrictions upon him before welcoming him home.
His love for his son was unconditional .
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Why are UK Chiropodists not allowed to treat patients?
by BoogerMan inbecause there will be only 2 feet between them and the patients!.
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smiddy3
I have an ex JW friend who always likes to get up at the crack of dawn ....his wife`s name is dawn.
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Why are UK Chiropodists not allowed to treat patients?
by BoogerMan inbecause there will be only 2 feet between them and the patients!.
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smiddy3
I always thought an innuendo was an Italian suppository .
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Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?
by minimus inare you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.
when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.
are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?
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smiddy3
No,not at all ,you may not agree with what I have to say ,but I have the right to express my opinions as you have the right to express yours.
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Hello!
by Caedus inbeen reading here for a few years.. 4th gen jw, born and raised, served for a few years which was the catalyst for me.
the politics, backstabbing, slandering and coercive tactics in particular caused a constant internal struggle.
i started researching and focused only on the stories of ex-elders/servants to see if i was the only one - i wasn't.. the rest is history..
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smiddy3
Reading here for years or not, I will still give you a warm WELCOME for finally posting .
I`m sure you can add some interesting discussions to the forum.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
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Do you know of any Karens or Kens?
by minimus inlately in the news you see more karens and kens emerging.. ”i’m calling the police.
i see a black man looking at me!”.
”i want to speak to your manager right away!!
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In my day it was Darby and Jones .anyone relate to that ?
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Bucket List for the years A.C.
by Phizzy inwhat things, modest and attainable, will be on your bucket list to do after covid ?
preferably post things you would not be allowed to do if you were still a jw!.
i will start, i want to go to an actual horse race, and have a small flutter on each race..
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smiddy3
I also vote at elections ,am an Organ Donor ,and would freely give /donate blood if it wasn`t for my age excluding me. I also put my hand up and registered to be on Jury service also.
And above all being on an Apostate site like this where I hope i can make a contribution in some small way of helping someone THINK about something they hadn`t thought about before while they were JW`s ,whether they be newbies ,lurkers ,or just one of us who had never thought about that before.
I know I have learnt many things from you guys that I never thought about when I was a JW .
I thank you one and all.