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  For those who are still IN and attending meetings, do you still study the WT & other books?

  by ohnightdivine in

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  for those of you who are still attending meetings due to various reasons, how do you prepare yourself for each program?.

  do you still read and study the wt?.

  do you still read and study the okm, jeremiah, etc?.

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  Captain Blithering

  Why do my paragraphs not show up? I used paragraphs.
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  For those who are still IN and attending meetings, do you still study the WT & other books?

  by ohnightdivine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you who are still attending meetings due to various reasons, how do you prepare yourself for each program?.

  do you still read and study the wt?.

  do you still read and study the okm, jeremiah, etc?.

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  Captain Blithering

  I sit and use the new Jw app on my phone, tbh I find it quite useful, what jgnat said about reading the context of verses quoted is very important, you quickly see misapplications . I like the Kingdom interlinear in the app too, gives the original Greek words, I often come up with something that doesn't fit right or translate well to check out later. And no one can have a go at you, it's the societies app! It's like making the truth your own, all over again, work out for yourself what you believe. Takes time my friend. I did the bible reading from the platform today, from my phone secreted inside my large reference bible. I was hoping to get told off but it didn't happen. .
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  Can the jw organization be reformed?

  by wannaexit in

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  i know that this has been discussed in the past but i wanted to get some fresh opinions.

  there are many out there that recognize the "rot" that is in watchtower but still feel that there is a "wholesome" side to it and are trying to bring about change or reform from within.. in 2002 when the rose colored glasses came off for me and i truly started to understand ttatt, i still felt that there was some redemable aspects of the organization.. i felt that russell had some doctrinal things right.

  i don't feel like that anymore.

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  Captain Blithering

  I would like to believe so, as I've seen a LOT of good done to and for a LOT of people. But then I'm biased, ive not been the recipient of some of the butt kicking described on this forum, and I suppose the very fact that nobody knows I'm a member here, or ever can, for fear of total shunning and loss of family ,balances my bias out a little. . I feel that reforms would need to be too radical to be sustainable. So bring it on!
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  Meanwhile in Canada...

  by jgnat in

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  canadian graffiti, and to kill a canadian: .

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  Captain Blithering

  Brilliant! Sarcasm perfected, I hope this was you jgnat!
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  Mac Book Pro with Retina or Dell XPS 15? (both with new Haswell processors)

  by Simon in

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  i've been in need of a new laptop for a long time.

  no, i mean it - a really long time.

  the old dell that we have has a floppy lid and is woefully underpowered although it does build up my upper body strength every time i pick it up.. the last 6 months has been a bad time to buy something new though with the haswell processors on the horizon promising better battery life and also screen technology seems to have been leaping ahead recently to a new hi-dpi standard.. so apple finally released their mac book pro and at the same time dell has released an xps 15 ultrabook which looks like a pretty good alternative and probably better 'value'.. pro's and con's?

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  You're just materialistic. I decided a long time ago to stick to my 48k zx spectrum, jet set willy never gets old!
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  JW apologist Emeth dismisses teachings of Russell as irrelevant, uninspired and even funny.. Maybe in the future jw's will say the same about todays Governing Body?

  by The Quiet One in

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  emeth said: "russell never claimed to be a inspired prophet or without any failures or mistakes.

  he was just a human as much as i and you are.

  he is just a person who started a process of digging and searching for bible truths.

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  Heckuva list splash, thanks for that!
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  Confusedandalone is in need of a name change

  by confusedandalone in

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  2. experiences

  hey everyone, i want to apologize for not rtesponding to a number of messages i recieved over the last month or so.

  i took a break as suggested by someone else to try and sort things out and clear my head.

  my wife has been reading alot on here and kept me updated on all the fun that has been going on!.

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  Slimboyfat's name is up for grabs I understand!
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

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  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  Captain Blithering

  Ooh does that mean your name is up for grabs ? Baggsies !
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  A question re the "organization".

  by tim hooper in

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  i'm trying to discover when jw's first came up with the idea, belief, or just the term "jehovah's organization".. a quick check of available wt cd's shows that the expression was already being well used in 1950. yet there doesn't seem to be any references to a "jehovah's organization" in much earlier jw publications, although i'm having difficulty going back beyond 1950.. has anyone any info as to how this all started and progressed to present day?.

  i'm keen to know this.

  the organization thing is a major part of jw teachings yet there's no references to such a thing in the scriptures.

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  Captain Blithering

  Russell hated organisation, there's a great quote from one of the early wt's saying BEWARE ORGANIZATION!! he was more about the individuals coming together and studying...
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  Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

  by slimboyfat in

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  after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

  thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

  i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

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  Captain Blithering

  I understand the pull. When it's all you've known , it's safe , easy , routine. Especially if you were properly indoctrinated , the old prearranged phrases pop into mind making it easy to dismiss evidence and reasoning as aposta-lies . And if you've not been personally hurt by the org then there IS an awful lot of good to be seen and experienced there, I feel the orgs gravitational pull every DAY. Add to that the enormous amount of opinion and rhetoric out there, (I only can speak for myself ) I don't know WHAT to believe anymore , ranging from "Jw's are right but flawed, manmade , imperfect , just gotta be positive and overlook the wrongs" to "it's all just pure chance , there is no god" , and a dozen variants in between . . . My point being - if this is true, it's your life dude, hope you're happy whatever happens. But if you find yourself back there in wtland happy as Larry, come back to let us know, could be a good conversation!