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June 2016 WT (study edition) Bashing Higher Education....AGAIN!
by ToesUp in
1. jw
2. friends
paragraph 14: .

"this means that we need to examine our heart constantly to see if it is being enticed by worldly entertainment, associations, and styles of dress and grooming.

or the love of the world might involve efforts to attain “great things,” such as through the pursuit of higher education.
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An old friend in another appearance: used-tools-equipment.com (Hudson Valley - WTS shell)
by Gorbatchov in
1. jw
2. friends
since 1995 gorby likes to investigate the organizational behind the jehovah's witnesses, and is working now on a publication about it.

i will keep you updated about that.

now, in the memorial week, i found a new watchtower trade brand under the wings of kingdom support service, inc. and it's name is hudson valley.
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A JW experience
by Saintbertholdt in
1. jw
2. experiences
this is a quick experience i have recently had and i have two questions at the end.. a couple of weeks ago, the dogs were barking at the gate on saturday morning and wouldn't you know it, it was some witnesses.

there was a father with his lovely wife and their young daughter.

the father did all the talking as mother and daughter just dutifully smiled and watched.
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What is the alternative to JW?
by Formerbrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i mean this with all due respect, i would like to hear from genuine people who think jw have it wrong and then what is the truth?.

im not talking about silly little quibbles here and there.. is jehovah real?

the the bible is word?
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Simple, basic manners would be a good start
by stillin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the witnesses are really challenged socially.

in their own little world, they seem oblivious to the niceties of saying thank you or that they are sorry for some minor wrong.

these things help life go more smoothly in the real world, like a social lubricant.. i'm simply appalled at the fact that an elder's son, who was married more than a year ago, has never sent out thank you notes for all of the gifts that the congregation gave him for his wedding.
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"Friends" are gone
by BeautifulMind in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have (well had) an extremely small circle of jw friends.

lots of acquaintances and associates but 2 or 3 i would consider my true friends.

that list is now 0. yup, once i told them i no longer believe in the org and haven't for a long time, and their attempts to encourage me thru jw lingo and terminologies to "rely on jehovah" and not to "stray away" failed that was pretty much it.
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Why JWs record and report time?
by ThinkerBelle in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
okay, so yes, i'm a born-in, but this point has always baffled me (and i guess i never bothered to research or ask).

what is the purpose of counting time in service?

when was it started and why?
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Where has all the money gone?
by gingerbread in
1. jw
2. friends
a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.

during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.

being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!
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Stranger in my own house, Since my wife and i don't talk much anymore nor sleep in the same bed. i feel like a stranger.
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
my wife is shunning me.

she is always in cult mode, we don't talk anymore, we don't sleep in the same bed.

i have been sleeping on the couch.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body knows they scare CHILDREN with Doomsday False prophecies
by Watchtower-Free in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
the governing body knows they scare children.

from the may jwbroadcasting puke-a-sode at the1hr 5 minute mark .31 second clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqeey0uyvuw.