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Annointed in history
by moomanchu in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this has probably been brought up before,

why isn't there a record of annointed ones through history?

why weren't they preaching and teaching jehovah's kingdom and all that.
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Are you irritated by popular misconception?
by TD in
1. jw
2. friends
maybe this is a sign of advancing age and i shouldn't let it irritate me.... (but it does anyway..) .

when popular misconception gets repeated long and often enough by the ignorant, it eventually becomes accepted truth.

for example, the great war of 1914 - 1918 was not the first "world war" by any yardstick you might wish to compare various armed conflicts by.
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Their Armageddon Faith Born From Desperation....
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
i spoke with a well placed, highly responsible brother some weeks ago, who didn't care for my opinions about corruption "from the.

bottom all the way to the top" in the organization.

he defended the society against every accusation i made but was stopped short by one.
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Sorry, another 607 question? I'm confused.
by lost_light06 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
im trying to figure something out concerning the wts 607-1914 chronology that has me confused.

i thought they based the chronology on when jerusalem was destroyed.

however, the following is taken from the daniel book and it seems to base it on something else.
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The WBTS: Accomplices To Its Own Demise
by AMNESIAN in
1. jw
2. friends
excerpt #1 .

excerpt #2: (semi-verbatim, highly-reliable paraphrase)

but whats coming out of their mouths is still from jehovahs table, its still food we need.
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Who would win: Steven Seagal vs. Judge Rutherford
by Theocrat in
1. jw
2. friends
/discuss
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Dallas area: I'm looking for a full-time receptionist . . .
by cruzanheart in
1. jw
2. friends
for my law firm.

we have 6 offices in texas, and we're a mid-size firm overall, but the dallas office is small (less than 20 people).

in addition to answering the phone (and that means saying the whole firm name, which is a long one), the candidate should be able to type at least 40 wpm and know word and excel.
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may i say hello?!?
by isthisit in
1. jw
2. friends
hello my name is isthisit and i have a confession to make, i'm an active jw and not happy.

i am a lurker here and have to start posting.

i am 22 and have been "born and raised" as well as being 4th generation.
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Not so quick on their feet
by Jourles in
1. jw
2. friends
how many times have you been on a conference call for work or in a meeting with a large group of people and all of a sudden your boss asks you a question?

normally, you know the answer and immediately give it.

if you are well prepared and know your job inside and out, it should be an easy task.
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Do any of you know where I can find that 1970s elders meeting tape??
by Lady Liberty in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all... a while back someone posted a 1970's meeting with the elders.

it was a brother who was a elder and his wife who had taped their meeting and in the end read their disassociation letter.

it was really good!!