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On the fading of 1914 ............
by TheOldHippie inforgetful as i am, i just forgot the title of the new brochure issued at this summer's conventions, but it is something like "keep on the watch", and it deals with the imminent return of christ, the signs of our times, and the need for being on the watch, being prepared for the "any day now" return.. the signs of our times are mentioned, but not earthquakes, so they are "out" again, it seems.
but, the first pages make out the basis for the belief in our days being the last ones, the final ones, and 607 is mentioned, 539 and 537 - but not 1914, not the "seven times" or "2520 years".. do you remember 1995, when the "generation change" came?
in summer, the "knowledge" book was issued, and it also dealt with the signs etc., but for the first time, there was no mention of the then "present truth" that some alive in 1914 would still be alive and witness the return.
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So what exactly IS an apostate?
by somebodylovesme ini was under the impression that an apostate was anyone who left the witnesses, was df'ed/da'ed, or was just actively opposed to them.
but i was reading in my hubby's old "reasoning book" that an apostate is one who professes to believe in christ (but not the jws), claims to serve god (but is not a jw), tries to pull away current jws or attack them.
so, by that definition, would someone who fades away and professes no religion still be considered an apostate if he or she didn't try to take anyone with them and did not attack the religion?.
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10 Longstanding Problems that I have with the WT Society: A Summary
by Bluegrass Tom ini have a problem with this.
do they know what the right thing is?
this must mean that college is worse today than it was years ago, but is now okay to attend?
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WTS to go back on medical use of blood fractions?
by Mark inin my opinion, there is definitely a new trend in the way the wts
deals with the medical use of blood fractions.
the most recent publication on this topic (e.g.
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Google's Gmail account....want one?
by cab1000 in.
i have 50 gmail invites.
if you would like one, just send me an email to [email protected].
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Clarifying the new policy regarding DF'd and DA'd announcements
by booker-t ini read that in the new organized to do jehovah's will book coming out in march at the kh, elders will on say sister so and so is no longer one of jw's.
an elder that i work with said that they will announce from now on joe bloe has been disfellowshipped from the christian cong and is no longer a jw.
or jan bloe has disassociated herself and is no longer one of jw's so they are still going to say df and da but i think they are going to drop the part "conduct unbecoming of a christian" because this can get them into legal trouble when a person goes to the military or votes or takes a blood transfusion.
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Details on "Advance Health Care Directive"
by ezekiel3 inthe ?blood card?
and dpa have been combined into one document that folds into a business card size.
(unfolded it measures 6.75 x 8.5 inches / 17 x 21.5 cm.
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A new type of shunning?
by Mark ina baptized brother in a local congregation stopped attending meetings months ago.
he hasn't been disfellowshipped, nor has he taken any steps to disassociate himself from the congregation.
he hasn't even been marked or privately reproved - god, i hate this type of cultish lingo, he just stopped attending meetings.
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WTS to go back on use of blood fractions?
by Mark in(i'm sorry i originally posted this topic in the friends forum... i don't know how to delete the one there.
in my opinion, there is definitely a new trend in the way the wts
the medical use of blood fractions?