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John the Baptiser work - wt July 2013
by Splash ini noticed another subtle date change in the july wt regarding the 'john the baptizer work' that is now said to have been completed by ct russell:.
w50 8/1 p. 229 par.
9 serving with the servant :.
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Why does the NWT omit Mt 23:14?
by Splash inmt 23:14 does not appear in the nwt, but does appear in many other translations:.
for this you shall receive the greater judgment.
for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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Snippet from Instructions for Credit Card Donations at Circuit Events
by Splash inthought this was a clever little ruse.. it's on page 11 of the instructions booklet.. .
the refund function is used to reverse a credit card transaction after it has been settled.. the refund function has been disabled.
any donor whose debit or credit transaction.
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Flip Flop - Can women be Ministerial Servants?
by Splash indid some research on this and found some interesting wt statements:.
women can be ministerial servantsyes - wt50 4/15 p.122 par.9 (based on 'dia'konos' in rom 16:1; 1tim 3:8-11).
only if there are not enough brothers - wt64 4/1 p.208 par.10 ('apparently').
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E.T. was on TV last week
by Splash ini watched a terrible pirated copy in the 80's when it came out, so it was good to see it again.. mind you, i'd better not tell the elders i watched it:.
*** g83 7/8 p. 27 christ or e.t.?
"despite its seemingly christian message, however, the movie subtly condones youthful misbehavior.
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I think they would re-word this today !
by Splash inunintended innuendo - made me laugh anyway!.
*** w87 5/1 p. 24 looking back over 93 years of living ***.
one saturday night in the spring of 1913, albert had gone to bed early in the dormitory of the ymca, where he was living while working in chicago.
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Quotes we no longer believe about being Appointed Over All Christ's Belongings
by Splash in*** w09 2/15 p. 24 par.
3 they keep following the lamb ***.
he has also appointed the slave over all his belongings.
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Porneia in marriage - a changing view:
by Splash in1974 - can divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
1978 - can still divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
1983 - cannot divorce your marriage mate if they insist on oral / anal intercourse.
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Is there a 'third' way to leave?
by Splash inonce baptised, apart from death there are really just two ways to leave the congregation: df or da.. but notice this quote:.
"does he really desire to disassociate himself, or does he simply no longer want to associate actively with the congregation?".
- shepherd the flock of god (2010) p. 111. .
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If they stop printing the yearly totals, will they stop tracking hours?
by Splash inso if the soc stop printing the yearly totals in the yearbook as many are predicting, does this mean there is no longer any need to keep track of each individuals hours?.
will this mean the end of our monthly reports?.
*** km 12/02 p. 8 par.