Alf3831
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What Is The Stupidest Rule You've Encountered As a Witness?
by minimus inone rule that i never could understand is that if you were studying with an unbelieving husband, you could associate with him, even as couples, but if a person was considered a "weak" witness, it was best to avoid any association until that person changed......what dumb rule or belief comes to your mind??
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Michael Jackson's Mom/Firpo Carr/William's Sister
by ExpandedMind inhow can "active" jws such as mj's mom, firpo carr and the william's sister who attended mjs support party, openly support him (because he is an exjw) without getting reproved or disfellowshipped by the organization?
i know that we don't see what goes on behind the scenes, perhaps the do get a "talking to" by the elders, but it seems lately that certain active jws are more bold about associating openly with exjws.. has anyone ever read anything about mjs mom's justification of her on-going relationship with mj?
i realize that situations like this (jws associating with exjws) go on all the time in the organization; it is nothing new.
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A Curiosity
by ozziepost inback in 1972 the wtb&ts published a new translation of the bible, "the bible in living english", otherwise known as byington's translation.. who was byington?.
the publisher's note tells us that steven t byington was born in 1868 and studied languages at a university and a theological seminary.
he was a member of the congregational church in massachusetts, usa and the translation was almost his lifetime's work.
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Basketball and JW's
by lastcall inwhen i was a jw it was pretty much a weekly thing in the cold weather months for different congregations(actually someone within the congregation) to rent a gym for th bros to play ball.
i really like playing ball.
when i left, that as something i actually missed.
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Greg Stafford
by Gordy inmany here will know that greg stafford is an independent jw apologist.
he has defended watchtower doctrine, written a number of books and publicly debated rob bowman (also soon to publicly debate james white).
this has confused a lot of people as jws are discouraged from public debate.
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Higher Educaton
by franklin J inwhat is the current thinking of the watchtower society concernng higher education these days?
in 1977 i entered college from a full pioneer status and was duly criticized from the local elders.
back at that time, higher education was actively discouraged.
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Troublesome Trinity Verses Part 11
by hooberus incolossians 1:15 who is the image of the invisible god, the firstborn of all creation;.
colossians 1:16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;.
colossians 1:17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.. colossians 1:18 and he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.. colossians 1:19 for it was the good pleasure `of the father' that in him should all the fulness dwell; asv.
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Does any one remember when the cong's were segregated in the South?
by Victorian sky inlast night i watched the abc special on the 40th anniversary of king's "i have a dream" speech.
a memory came back to me of the last district convention i attented.
it was in west palm beach (anyone ever been to the leake teepe?
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What are your 5 favorite songs?
by joelbear inmine
imagine by john lennon he went to paris by jimmy buffett raindrops keep falling on my head by b j thomas the voice by the moody blues express yourself by madonna
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The New World Translation
by MrsQ incan anyone give me an explanation of how the nw translation came about?
who, exactly, were on this bible translation committee, and what were their qualifications?
when was it first published?.