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WT article on propaganda
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does anyone want to tackle the hypocrisy in this article?

here's the link and the text is below.

also, can any former dubs explain how a jw could read or write this and not see how it applies to themselves?
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Help re: objections to Christmas
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haven't posted my own topic in a while, so i thought i'd go with this one.

back in october/november mj started a thread on help with thanksgiving objections.

so, can you guys offer help with christmas objections?
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Who officiates JW weddings?
by greenie in
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if two jws were in great standing and getting married in a kingdom hall, who would officiate their wedding?

could an elder do the whole thing, or would a justice of the peace have to do part with the talk from the elder?.
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"Spirituality" Part of JW Jargon?
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this is something i've heard lately.

i have a feeling like other seemingly innocuous words, that this one actually has special meaning in jw speak.

or am i wrong?
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Conscience Matters
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has anyone ever compiled a list of things that are now conscience matters for jws?

if not, do you guys know what things are currently considered conscience matters?

is the list too long or obscure so that this is a bad question?
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Kinda cool...from Karen Armstrong (former nun) and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
by greenie in
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thought this would be nice to share, it really resonated with me:.

compassion unites the world's faithsby karen armstrong and archbishop desmond tutu, special to cnn

november 10, 2009 9:18 a.m. estendclickprintinclude google_ad_section_end startclickprintexcludeendclickprintexclude google_ad_section_start content reap keep startclickprintinclude reap startclickprintexclude 'let's revive the golden rule'endclickprintexclude /reap editor's note: karen armstrong is a former roman catholic nun who has written more than 20 books about common themes in islam, judaism and christianity, including "the bible: a biography.
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What did the Bible mean re: worldliness?
by greenie in
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this topic was broached in another thread (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/184175/1/please-help-re-objections-to-thanksgiving) and i was interested in expanding more on it.

i am no bible scholar and view the bible as - gasp - more of a guidebook than literal one, but my impression has always been that the worldy bunch involved non-christians (personally i'd say non-religious ones, no offense anyone!

)or pseudo religious ones that were unethical and/or immoral.
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The Eucharist
by greenie in
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so i was reading on the watchtower's site about the eucharist (i was actually trying to find out what they say about thanksgiving, the u.s. holiday) and i got to the beginning of their explanation on who should partake in communion.

primarily, though, the lords evening meal is a communion meal.

by partaking of the bread and wine, the latter show that they are fully united with christ.
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Meeting topic today?
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what's the meeting topic today?.
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What made you think?
by greenie in
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i know this topic has been covered, so feel free to ignore me or point me to another post for your response, but i'm just curious: what made you first think the jws didn't have it all?

what it a slow process or like a lightening strike?.

for me, a non-jw, it was like a lightening strike when i started reading about the blood issue..