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  A Better World - Can it be achieved?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  the hope of a better world is what attracted me (and likely many of you other loiterers (grin) on this site) into the mental mindtrap of christian thought.

  i guess its understandable, re-reading the words that the author of the matthew gospel that we know as the sermon on the mount, its easy to think, that if jesus ruled the world, everything would be ok.. i'm still interested in a better world.

  so have many other thinkers (and revolutionaries).

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  JustVisting

  That sounds like a WT cover story, sorry.
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  Baptisms only at regional ( district ) assemblies from 2014 / 15 service year?

  by dozy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just a rumour but i guess it makes sense - i've a friend on a circuit committee ( he knows it's not "the truth" but for family & work reasons he stays in ) & he says that the wtbts have told them not to book a swimming pool for next years one day assemblies as the plan is to have only one baptism a year at the main regional ( what they used to call "district" ) convention.. with the drop off in baptisms so that sometimes there isn't anyone baptised or just a handful , i guess this is inevitable.

  i remember going to a baptism a few years ago - we had hired a municipal 25 metre swimming pool and only one person ( a rather confused and scared middle aged lady who hadn't been in a swimming pool since her youth ) was being baptised - it was all something of a farce with the "worldly" staff looking on very puzzled at such an elaborate & expensive ceremony for one person.

  ) also with both assemblies being one day with just short morning & afternoon sessions , i suppose it is sensible to ditch the baptism talk - it tends to be something of a snoozefest anyway at the end of the morning session.

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  JustVisting

  The baptism talk always ends with a prayer, what do they pray for when there is nobody to be baptized? What if they held an assembly and no one came?
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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  JustVisting

  There was a young brother who fell through a hole in the roof at an Assembly Hall construction, I wonder now if they at least paid for his funeral. What do you suppose the WT does in these cases?
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  International Conventions for 2014 - Landover, MD - What is an International Convention?

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have been out of touch for a while, i see that there is an 'international' convention this year in landover, md (fed ex field) and there are no english conventions in either richmond or hampton, va. what is an 'international convention', is it merely a consolidation of all the other conventions meant to whip up some fervor amongst the masses?.

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  JustVisting

  It's basically an over-priced vacation for rich foreign loyalists to enjoy and brag about attending. The experience is highlighted by the "It's a Small World"-like atmosphere and random appearances by cherised members of the GB.
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  "Higher Education" Follow Up

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a follow up to my previous thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/268693/1/they-are-definitely-attacking-higher-education.

  so we had our co visit and we were quizzed about the "problem" of higher education as well.

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  JustVisting

  I knew a man who converted to Mormonism and the Church helped pay his way through college (two year degree)! They also helped him with groceries (food bank) for his rather large family. Now he is established in a good career and faithfully tithes his fair share which is 10% of his income. Go figure, WT will never have that arrangement.
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  What is the deal with the "this is the last memorial" comments from my JW?

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the guy i know was saying this the other day.. "it's been suggested this may be the last one", or words to that effect.. where & by whom?.

  is this doing the rounds?.

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  JustVisting

  Wrong, they easily get around that by claiming that their massive building projects "may well continue right up through the GT and into the New World".
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  Why JW assemblies NEED to change

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the assemblies would be get better results and get more people to come and be inspired if they were more encouraging.

  instead the assemblies are a giant guilt trip.

  don't go to college, don't get a good job, dont buy things even if you can afford them, don't play violent games, don't flirt.

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  JustVisting

  Captain Schmideo, that's a cool skill to have as a convention-going JW. I've witnessed many a head-bobbling convention "delegates" (hate the use of that word by WT), especially during the boring afternoon symposiums (yea another hated JWism, should be called snoriums).
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  I think my D.O. Is a closet apostate. References Stanford Prison Study and hints he sometimes disagrees with the Branch

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i find it odd that the district overseer today made.

  1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.

  4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.

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  JustVisting

  That's encouraging, but I would bet a dollar to a Watchtower that he won't give up the free apartment, leased Buick Lucerne, health insurance, airline miles, business suits, meals, green handshakes, travel opportunities because the BOEs are "unapproachable".
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  religious freedom my foot, cringe- worthy moments in FS

  by sparrowdown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i remember talking to a highly educated man out witnessing once and the subject.

  of freedom of religion came up.

  the guy simply asked if the freedom of religion we.

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  JustVisting

  Good question, it's sort of like the blood fractions dilema. If it's permitted to accept certain blood fractions, then why is it unacceptable to donate blood to provide spmeone with those same fractions? It doesn't add up.
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  I need some urgent advice, please!!

  by alonein321 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's my story.

  i'm 24 years old and i live in brazil.

  i'm a 3rd gen born-in jw and all close relatives in the borg (parents, grandparents, uncles, wife, inlaws) except my little sister (she's 16 and didnt buy jw doctrine).

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  JustVisting

  Please, take Smiddy's advice as I could not have said it any better. I can relate to your situation in that my wife did not want to hear anything critical about WT...until now. She had to experience the lack of love and genuine love first-hand for her to see the contradictions. I suppose bottom line is be patient, you love this woman, love her enough to help her see WT for what it is.