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  Is it me or are the Watchtower Publications disappearing ??????

  by run dont walk in

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  i was at the hospital the other day in the waiting room for about 2 hours with a friend, and i noticed only one awake magazine from 2000 in the pile of reading material.. i always thought that the watchtower was trying to "preach the good news to all the inhabited earth before the end comes".

  well , they don't like the internet, which is the # 1 way to inform people, you cannot get a subscription anymore unless someone at the hall does it for you or you are still attending, probaly why i didn't see any at the hospital, or lawyers office, or doctor's office etc etc etc.. it seems to me that they are trying to limit what info gets out to the outside world, is this not contradicting all they have preached the last 50 years.. no subscriptions for anyone who might want one ?????????.

  no new books, for anyone who is not a jw.. what do you think ????????.

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  the new publications used to be in print in the monthly Km. No more! Once a month during the service meeting they announce the publications that are available and then post it at the back for a few days.

  Really? I hadn't noticed that one. When I was "active", I always used to look in the KM for what was available.

  I used to find it funny how publications would pop up in the strangest ways. When I started dating my ex, she had copies of the Revelation book and YPA. She told me that someone at school had given them to her. I found that kinda strange because my ex wasn't even close to religious.

  I also recall seeing a stack of old Awake & Watchtowers in the trash. Now nothing. They say "Preach the good news of the kingdom", but they're clamping down on who gets the magazines. Something's not right here.
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  I need a good beating for what I did this morning

  by freeman in

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  this morning i let my emotions run away with me and challenged my 20-year-old son into defending his loyalty to the watchtower shunning doctrine.

  it was not good, im in no way proud of myself.

  im sure he and my dub wife will likely mischaracterize it as an attack on god; anything said against the tower is always an attack on god.

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  Hi freeman! I basically agree with the others about apologizing to your son about getting pissed off, but not apologizing for stating your opinion. I also agree with taking him down to the hospital with you. Invite him out with you for a burger, and stop at the hospital on the way there - in other words, do it JW style :). It may be a wakeup call for him.

  One thing I'm hoping is that the boys in the hospital don't think "Damn, the org was right about the world".

  Also, I know where you're coming from with the warning to readers. I realized the consequences I could face if I got baptized, and I put baptism off until I was completely out of the org.
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  "Look! The Beautiful Country!", theocratic maps?

  by VM44 in

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  i have read here in some posts that one of the new releases this year is a brochure, "look!

  the beautiful country!

  ", containing maps.. when it was released, does anyone know if the speaker mentioned how much better the maps in the brochure were than "worldly maps"?.

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  When territorial boundary disputes and political rivalries are finally removed and conflicting national sovereignties no longer exist, a perfect map of the world may then be produced.

  The speaker at the assembly mentioned a couple of examples of how the Society maps are superior to "worldly' maps.

  Now I must ask, is this new brochure "new light"?

  Anyway, a worldly map and a spiritual map wouldn't make a whole helluva lot of difference if I'm taking a dump in the bush and I need something to wipe with.
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  Is it me or are the Watchtower Publications disappearing ??????

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was at the hospital the other day in the waiting room for about 2 hours with a friend, and i noticed only one awake magazine from 2000 in the pile of reading material.. i always thought that the watchtower was trying to "preach the good news to all the inhabited earth before the end comes".

  well , they don't like the internet, which is the # 1 way to inform people, you cannot get a subscription anymore unless someone at the hall does it for you or you are still attending, probaly why i didn't see any at the hospital, or lawyers office, or doctor's office etc etc etc.. it seems to me that they are trying to limit what info gets out to the outside world, is this not contradicting all they have preached the last 50 years.. no subscriptions for anyone who might want one ?????????.

  no new books, for anyone who is not a jw.. what do you think ????????.

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  Nof, since 1990, JWs have not had to pay upfront for literature at the KH. Supposedly, just an anonymous donation into the contribution box. Few ask for donations at the door; even fewer donate at the KH.

  Blondie, I'm very much aware of this new arrangement, but JWs are still guilt tripped into supporting Jehovah's earthly organization. If the people at the door aren't donating, the JWs will feel responsible to pick up the tab. They don't feed their guilty conscience if they don't leave magazines in Laundromats and Doctor's Offices.

  Also, what pioneer is going to be able to pick up the tab when he's living hand to mouth?

  The hardcores may go along with this along with the ones raised in the troof, but the ones who are new to the troof will see right through this stupid arrangement. The society will continue to slowly lose money from their publications.

  Does anyone have a copy of the KM when this arrangement was put in place? If I was at home, I'd find it and post it.
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  "Look! The Beautiful Country!", theocratic maps?

  by VM44 in

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  i have read here in some posts that one of the new releases this year is a brochure, "look!

  the beautiful country!

  ", containing maps.. when it was released, does anyone know if the speaker mentioned how much better the maps in the brochure were than "worldly maps"?.

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  When it was released, does anyone know if the speaker mentioned how much better the maps in the brochure were than "worldly maps"?

  That's because the maps came from Jehovah. Jehovah also sent the Society blueprints on how to build that Patterson thing.
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  What did you learn as a JW?

  by JH in

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  with 5 meetings a week plus field service, and additional reading of the bible and watchtower literature, what did you learn after all these years in the jw organization?

  did we need all those meetings and time and effort just to know some simple details?

  in all these years i spent there, this is just about all i can say i learned there: .

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  I learned how to be frustrated. I learned how to impress people. I learned how not to lead my own life. I learned that Jehovah's Witnesses are not happy, loving people when they're walking up someone's doorsteps. I learned that I should never be able to taste medium rare steak. I learned how to be ashamed of who I am.
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  Which way will the Society go because of the Internet?

  by be wise in

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  i've only learned the truth about this society over the last 5 months or so, so i'm not sure what the difference is to say - 2 years ago.

  do you think the society will now get even more cultish in it's methods of teaching and more heavy handed if they feel things are slipping?

  i don't feel i'm being over the top here because i've experienced very heavy handed talks at the assemblies and kingdom hall in the past that are just plain scare tactics but this just makes people ask more questions ??

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  Hi, we're going to study the bible with you! Please, don't go on the internet.... it's full of apostate lies.. thank you for understanding....

  Next year's new study book: Users of the Internet Will Not Inherit God's Kingdom
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  What will the future generations of JW's be like ? will there be any ?

  by run dont walk in

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  it has been eluded to in a couple of other topics,.

  let's face it the young generation of jw's are getting smaller and smaller, and very few "new ones" coming into the fold.. what will the watchtower's tactics be, to keep this farce going another 100 years let alone 10 years ???.

  change 1914 to 1993 ????

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  What I've noticed is that a lot of the ones who were brought up in the troof end up going out and exploring the "world". The thing is, they have no clue how to deal with reality, they end up making mistakes, and then their still brainwashed minds tell them "The troof was a protection for you". Then they think "Oh f***! I'd better get back to the Kingdom Hall before Armageddon comes! They were right all along".

  However, the internet will provide the answer to "who are Jehovah's Witnesses". One comes to some young person's door who has never heard of them, and recieves a Watchtower magazine. Then to find out what JWs are all about, they do a search on the internet for "Jehovah's Witnesses". Then sites like silentlambs.org pop up, they educate themselves, and turn down the Witness next time they come to the door. Programs like Dateline and The Fifth Estate are also reaching the public big time.
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  Is it me or are the Watchtower Publications disappearing ??????

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was at the hospital the other day in the waiting room for about 2 hours with a friend, and i noticed only one awake magazine from 2000 in the pile of reading material.. i always thought that the watchtower was trying to "preach the good news to all the inhabited earth before the end comes".

  well , they don't like the internet, which is the # 1 way to inform people, you cannot get a subscription anymore unless someone at the hall does it for you or you are still attending, probaly why i didn't see any at the hospital, or lawyers office, or doctor's office etc etc etc.. it seems to me that they are trying to limit what info gets out to the outside world, is this not contradicting all they have preached the last 50 years.. no subscriptions for anyone who might want one ?????????.

  no new books, for anyone who is not a jw.. what do you think ????????.

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  I think publishers are just tired of paying money out of their pockets for stacks of literature, and recieving nothing for donations at the door. I always thought that was a stupid system. You pay the money, they get the magazines for free. Talk about screwing yourself.
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  What Would A Jehovah's Witness Romance Novel Be Like?

  by minimus in

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  i was reading in the religion page of the newspaper today that the mormons are enjoying romance novels in which descriptions of the characters' sex lives are limited to little more the first kiss--- that could happen after they are engaged to be married........any ideas of what a jw romance novel might be like?

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  Dont forget the part where her dad meetings with the Elders in David's hall to check his standing.

  LOL! I got that when I was 15 and was "secretly" dating another girl who was studying.

  Nosferatu's words are spurious and not part of Tres' story. Please ignore.....(unless Tres says differently).

  Damn. I was looking foreward to seeing Hilary ditch David for the chaperone.