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  Is it a sign from Jehovah or just irony?

  by dissonance_resolved in

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  so i signed up to volunteer at a local urban community center- first time i've ever volunteered for a non-jw effort.

  i thought i would end up cleaning, organizing, something like that, but the first thing they wanted us to do was go door to door in the neighborhood handing out flyers!

  face palm...

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  Did they give you a scripted presentation to follow?
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  Is there a special meeting at Brooklyn being held?

  by Quarterback in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i heard that no canadian branch brothers are assigned any convention talks this week.

  some local brothers are handling these.

  i'm not too sure of my sources.

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  @snare&racket: LOL! I would not be surprised to see the GB present at Bilderberg.
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  How will the WT spin China???

  by Freeof1914 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i read an article this morning on how china is quickly reaching even footing with the united states in all aspects; military, economic etc.

  the article continued saying how it was imperative that the united states recognize that it would be forced to behave accordingly or risk ddestabilizing the world.

  another interesting statement was made that sooner rather than later the u.s. would become the 2nd largest economy falling behind china.

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  I thought about that very thing recently. For now they would probably spin it and say China: "Yes, China has surpassed the USA economically, but not militarily or with regards to human rights issues. Kind of like the nonesense 'New Understanding' crap about opposing ideologies and close election results being represented by the iron and clay.

  They will say it's not a clear marker and that the worlds' view is twisted and incorrect.
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  Imitate their Faith - New book coming

  by 2kingdom1914 in

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  Two more books from this will probably be Obey the Governing Body.
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  Prodigal Son DVD, Seen it? Totally Unrealistic to me. You?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here's the basic rundown:.

  ok so little jw (21 going on 15) decides to get a job with a computer firm.

  leaves family construction company to do so.

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  @Robert7: The thing about leaving is that all the evil associated with leaving comes from JWs themselves. I've been mentally out for a good while now. I'm sure many on here are, or have been in my position. Everything is peachy with my friends and family. However, if I were to make one call to one of my 'best friends', telling them that it's a cult and I've woken up to the mind control, within an hour my life would change! They would begin the gossip and smear campaign, and if one of them saw me on the street they would avoid me like a leper.

  If one wakes up and lives for the next 80 years going through all the motions it would not bar them from the love-bombing, there would be no reason to express the extremist hate that disfellowshipped persons are shown.
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  Prodigal Son DVD, Seen it? Totally Unrealistic to me. You?

  by Wasanelder Once in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  here's the basic rundown:.

  ok so little jw (21 going on 15) decides to get a job with a computer firm.

  leaves family construction company to do so.

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  Wasn't there a drama like that about 3 or 4 years ago? Minus the him getting action part. Brothers were in the stadium weeping like they just saw a brutal gladitorial match at a colosseum.
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  Due to Ongoing Concern about Dwindling Meeting Attendances, IS THE BOOK STUDY ARRANGEMENT GOING TO BE RE-INSTATED NEXT YEAR?

  by steve2 in

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  2. friends

  i have some family and friends still in the organization.

  i don't actively seek updates - my lovely contacts provide me with them unsolicited.

  so far the updates have been reliable and confirmed sooner or later by subsequent developments.

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  I don't think the Book Study arrangement was a reliable cash cow for them either. In my experience contributions were always low, and there were issues with elder's families 'borrowing' money from the box.
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  Things The Governing Body Believes

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. bad choice in childrens toys can make jehovah depressed.

  2. deaf jehovah witnesses should not masturbate to relieve themselve of sexual tension.

  3. talking snakes are real.

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  28. The truth can keep changing, yet still remain the truth.
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  2034 is going to be a huge letdown for the dubs

  by wha happened? in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've seen a few postings of a possible "next date" for dubs of 2034. based on an article they published comparing the last days to the days of noah.

  preaching for 120 years.

  however, i noticed a little tidbit from wiki about age:.

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  They used the same carrot on a stick for my great grand parents, my grand parents, my parents, it didn't work with me, but it's working on most of my friends. It's funny how easily the mind can be manipulated with tiny tweaks to the same old trick.
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  JW Grammar is...

  by jw07 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *we are all from different cultural and educational backgrounds, we all experience different circumstances in life, and i don't mean to offend anyone on this forum in any way.*.

  with that said here are my observations, and i want to know what you have observed.. in my experience i have noticed a trend: zealous witnessestend to exhibit the worst grammar when compared to non-witnesses!.

  i want you to think back, or check it out for yourself if you haven't noticed it.. on social networks: compare comments on anything by jws (especially the uber-zealous ones) with those of your atheist or other religiously affiliated friends.

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  *We are all from different cultural and educational backgrounds, we all experience different circumstances in life, and I don't mean to offend anyone on this forum in any way.*

  With that said here are my observations, and I want to know what you have observed.

  In my experience I have noticed a trend: zealous Witnessestend to exhibit the worst grammar when compared to non-Witnesses!

  I want you to think back, or check it out for yourself if you haven't noticed it.

  On social networks: compare comments on anything by JWs (especially the uber-zealous ones) with those of your atheist or other religiously affiliated friends. You will likely see a very stark contrast between the sentence structure, use of appropriate apostrophy, captilisation, and general logic of statements of JWs vs non-JWS.

  Listen to them speaking: in person as well and make the comparisons I listed above.

  What have younoticed, if anything?