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Concerning Watchtower Cash and Possible Changes
by metatron inif you've ever studied authoritarian regimes, you may understand that since access to honest truth is carefully rationed,.
all sorts of "reasons" for doing things may appear, that take the place of hard fact.
even worse, the leadership may .
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"I want mercy, not sacrifice"
by under_believer init's not a new thought, but it bears occasional repetition.
repetition, you might say, for emphasis.. why is blood forbidden jw's?
why are there laws and regulations that can cause a person, a child, a lover, a husband, a wife, a mother, a father, to die?.
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Matt. 10:35
by gspradling inmy jw mom always uses this verse to justify her distance from me and my family.
i have never been able to come up with a reasonable response to her.
does anyone have any good suggestions?
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The Mastercard "Priceless" commerical revamped for JW's
by truthseeker ini'll start one and then you follow!
"fill her up regular please" out on field service - $10 on debit mastercard .
dunkin donuts with the dubs - $6 on debit mastercard .
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Intertextuality: Luke and 1 Corinthians
by Neo inim looking for information about how much the author of the third canonical gospel draws from pauls first epistle to the corinthians.
a comparison of the synoptics with 1 corinthians seems to show that luke is more closely linked to 1 corinthians than the others.. consider the following passages, for example:luke 10:7,8 stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you (exclusively lukan), for the worker deserves his wages (mysthos; matt uses rhabdos, food).
do not move around from house to house.
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Loss of Elders
by metatron inlarge numbers of jw congregations are going to be trouble long before they lose their last elder to death or resignation.. most congregations i know have at least one - and often several - elders who can barely function at all, due to illness, old age.
or just plain inability to accomplish anything.
the society seems loathe to remove these men, despite their 'elder in name only'.
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the 6-6-06 billboards
by Oroborus21 injust wondering if any of you have seen these billboards where you live?.
i think they are interesting.
at first, i thought that some kooky group was sponsoring them.
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WT 5/1/06 -Backing Away from 1914? - NO
by TheListener inbacking away from 1914?
i think not.. may 1, 2006 wt third study article on page 27, paragraph 2 and 3 state:.
"2. almost 30 years after that pentecost in 33 c.e., the apostle paul confirmed that christ had not yet taken full kingdom power, but he was "at the right hand of god, from then on awaiting until his enemies should be placed as a stool for his feet.
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JEHOVAH WILL SLOW IT DOWN IN HIS OWN TIME.......
by Mary inhow does a witness answer this?
if we are indeed living "deep into the time of the end", and if jehovah is going to speed things up, then why are the numbers of the organization getting lower with each passing year?
with the chart below showing their dwindling and embarassing figures, it's one of two things: either this organization does not have god's blessing, or the end must still be a long way off...........i've quoted a couple of captions from the literature......hmmm..... seems to me like they fit the description of babylon the great a little bit better than an organization that is being run by jesus christ.. *** .
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Bro. Schroeder dies
by bythesea ini just received this news from a bro who has connections in bethel.... .
bro albert d schroeder died at 10:30 am new york time today at brooklyn bethel...he was 94 yrs old.. he was born on april 7, 1911 in saginaw, michigan and entered bethel service in 1932. he was appointed a member of the governing body on december 18, 1974. bro schroeder's life story appeared in the march 1, '88 wt pages 10-17: entitled: "my life in jehovah's spirit-directed organization.".
i don't know if the "today" means it was actually today...as i can't be sure when my friend received this news... but anyway, another of the old guys bites the dust.. .