Posts by wifibandit

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Request for Research Help: WTS Views on Intersex Individuals

by Oubliette in

request for research help: .

several recent threads have gotten me started on an essay and i need some research help.

does anyone have access to anything the wt has ever published on intersex people (they might have used the now-outdated term: hermaphrodite)?

wifibandit

AWAKE! MARCH 8, 1953 pg 21-23 Can Surgery Change Sex? PDF

certainly the phenomena of intersex should be viewed, not with a morbid curiosity but with the same compassion that we would view a hunchback, as an unfortunate victim of a quirk of imperfect nature.

2011 cg-E Correspondence Guidelines PDF

In the case of a true hermaphrodite, a person born with sex organs of both genders, it is up to the individual whether to submit to an operation for the removal of the excess organs or not. In such cases, the organs of one sex usually predominate, and the organs of the other sex are rudimentary. A person who has corrective surgery so as to present himself or herself according to his or her primary biological sex can be baptized.

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In Judas' Defense

by opusdei1972 in

i have read in jw.org that the governing body affirms that judas has been eternally condemned:.

did judas iscariot commit an unforgivable sin?.

his greed moved him to steal money that had been donated for a sacred use.

wifibandit

So are they trying to say that Judas' big "No No" was a Money thing? Not the whole Jesus thing, but stealing money is unforgivable?

They have got Dollar signs for eyes! ($_$)

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2014-12-17-BOE-Children Give Up Your Pocket Money!

by Atlantis in

petra!

2015-12-17-boe already, you dear brothers have done so well, sending gifts both large and small.

for in-stance, two children, five and seven years old, sent their pocket money to help build our new bethel instead of going to the circus, writing, "this is much better than that!

2015-10-26 BOE Re: Video Equipment in Kingdom Halls

by wifibandit in

pdf.

the date of the letter is october but it was just released today, 2015-12-22..

wifibandit

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5155450781696000/tvs-kingdom-hall

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Tv's in Kingdom hall

by dothemath in

so now that the borg has taken all of the congregations money, there was just a resolution to get all new tv's, etc for the stage for the new meeting format.. i wasn't there, but it was a large sum.

somebody mentioned over 3000$.. all the congregations in the city are likely doing the same thing, and are getting all the equipment from bethel.. i was wondering if this was happening all most everywhere?.

can't see it in third world countries( might not even have internet).

wifibandit

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6309776124280832/2015-10-26-boe-re-video-equipment-kingdom-halls

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Beards galore at the Assembly

by Truthexplorer in

ok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.

not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.

is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?

wifibandit

I love clean shaven Jesus!

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2014-12-17-BOE-Children Give Up Your Pocket Money!

by Atlantis in

petra!

2015-12-17-boe already, you dear brothers have done so well, sending gifts both large and small.

for in-stance, two children, five and seven years old, sent their pocket money to help build our new bethel instead of going to the circus, writing, "this is much better than that!

wifibandit

No problem WTUnderground!

The Making a Bequest Supporting the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses (cpi-E Bi) was new to me. It is a beauty, check out these gems:

Likely you have done much to support the lifesaving worldwide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses during your lifetime. Mentioning us in your will can also greatly help this work after your death.

And this one

This leaflet provides helpful information for those enquiring about making a bequest supporting the worldwide work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not solicit funds.—2 Cor. 9:7.

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2015-10-26 BOE Re: Video Equipment in Kingdom Halls

by wifibandit in

pdf.

the date of the letter is october but it was just released today, 2015-12-22..

wifibandit

Two weeks ago in the Congregation where I fake it, all the men with privileges (Elders, MS and attendants) were hit up for Cash for some "off the books" TV purchases. I guess the projector that is currently working is not cool enough.

NOW this letter calls for a resolution. I wonder if the cash they already collected will be disappeared donated?

In the near future, standard video packages will be posted on the “Forms” section of jw.org that cover the video options for a Kingdom Hall and provide an appropriate video system design and equipment list. These packages have been designed to provide good-quality equipment. For this reason, it is preferred that the specified equipment be used. However, congregations may decide to acquire different equipment locally.

I wonder if they plan on making money from this equipment? What ever happened with the Dell Projector deal? Why can't the LDC pay for this and install it?

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2014-12-17-BOE-Children Give Up Your Pocket Money!

by Atlantis in

petra!

2015-12-17-boe already, you dear brothers have done so well, sending gifts both large and small.

for in-stance, two children, five and seven years old, sent their pocket money to help build our new bethel instead of going to the circus, writing, "this is much better than that!

wifibandit

https://www.jwgift.org/Leaflets.aspx also has Making a Bequest Supporting the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses (cpi-E Bi)

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2015-10-26 BOE Re: Video Equipment in Kingdom Halls

by wifibandit in

pdf.

the date of the letter is october but it was just released today, 2015-12-22..

wifibandit

Video installation in each Kingdom Hall will be the financial responsibility of the publishers who attend that Kingdom Hall

but then

Congregations will need to write the Local Design/Construction Department (LDC) using the Inbox feature of jw.org for approval to install a video system, since the addition of a video system constitutes a new element or feature of the Kingdom Hall.

YOU foot the bill, but WE get to approve it.