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  The Tobacco Bombshell

  by Dogpatch in

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  the tobacco bombshell

  early in the decade of the 70?s, all jw?s were notified (in the tobacco-growing district) of a special meeting at the kingdom hall.

  three representatives from wts, a district overseer and two circuit overseers delivered a symposium that brought an abrupt end for all jw?s working in the tobacco industry (whether selling cigarettes, manufacture, tobacco machinery, etc.

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  Name all the popular self employed Witness business's:

  by PinTail in

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  trim line, rug doctor, janitoral bussines, lock smiths, roofers, car sales, book binding, catering, candle making: ....

  shane

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  Definition of an "Apostate"?

  by upside/down in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what are the ancient words translated into english "apostate", from da bible?

  and what are their actual definitions and compare this to the wts definitions?

  i'm sure there will be some discrepencies.

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  What's next for the Watchtower in 2005?

  by truthseeker in

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  after all the events of 2004 regarding the botchtower, what do you think will happen next year?.

  i can think of a few events.. first of all, 70 years will have passed since rutherflawed took on the name "jehovah's witnesses" - a gross misapplication of that scripture in isaiah.. all the new man presses will be operational - already, the wt have increased their watchtower circulation.. "godly obedience" district convention next summer - we all know what that will be about; and don't forget the layman's km article on how to book a hotel, and not just any hotel at that either.. a new book to replace "organised to accomplish our ministry".

  bro barr of the governing body turns 100 (i think this is correct).

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  You Will Know By The Love They Have Among Themselves

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the organization of jehovah's witnesses boasts of having true brotherly love for one another.

  i always believed they did, although i never felt it growing up in it.

  i reckoned that there was something wrong with me since i never felt that "joy" and "spirit of love" that supposedly permeated the congregations.

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  Being publicly reproved

  by Strawberryfieldsforever in

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  years ago my husband and i were publicly reproved.

  we had gone out with some "worldly friends" from work and went dancing and had a few drinks too many.

  well someone must have been around to see us and told the elders.

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  More New Testament and Inclusion of name Jehovah

  by robhic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i read with much interest all of the replies to my original question in another thread.

  i downloaded one of the books suggested and compiled what i could.

  now, as i checked around for sources to prove that i was right and that the nt was jehovah-less, two people mentioned wt sources that i would like verified: 1 - "the watchtower march 1, 1991 p. 28 states that jehovah is not found in the nt.

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  How Much is Personal Responsibility vs WTS' Fault?

  by Prisca in

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  the current discussion of an ex-gb member has prompted me to ponder this question:.

  just how much of our personal circumstances can/do we take responsibility for, and how much do we blame the wts?

  you may have grown up as a jw, coerced into leaving early to pioneer, not go to university, have no kids, even stay single for the pursuit of singleness in the kingdom work to pioneer or go to bethel.

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  Conversation with mom today re: apostate material

  by Jourles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so my mom calls me up today here at work and asks me how things are going.

  she goes on about the usual stuff, latest gossip, and other things i don't really care to hear about.

  she asked me how i am coming along in my "studies" with my assigned elder.

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  Do you ever get them at the door?

  by MrsQ in

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  ok, i have been 'out' for about 9 years, now.

  in all that time i have lived in 4 different states.

  i have only had two visits from jw's during that time and both times they were from spanish congregations...the first time because my boyfriend at the time was mexican-american and someone told them we spoke spanish...the second time because my next door neighbors spoke spanish and they came to my place accidentally.. at any rate, both times as soon as they found out we spoke english, they scurried away and apologized for bothering us.

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