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  Beard meme

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  Judicial Committees asking Details of Sex acts

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  i remember knowing that jcs would ask very personal questions about sex activities.

  this article addresses this: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15074595 .

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  What has the Spiritual Paradise of the WTS been over time

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  the first mention i find in the wts publications is 1958. although the wts says the index goes from 1930 to 1985, nothing appears before 1958 a search only found by using the phrase "spiritual paradise" not in the index.

  in 2015 there was a clarification of the phrase "of course, we should not conclude that the terms “spiritual paradise” and “spiritual temple” are the same.

  the spiritual temple is god’s arrangement for true worship.".

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  CIVILIAN SERVICE

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  how many remember when the wts changed their policy on alternative service; changed it to alternative civilian service so jw men could choose it because it was not supervised by the military.

  shows how the wts quibbles with words to advance a "new teaching.

  " flag salute, voting, civilian service p. 212. civilian service.

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  WHAT HAPPENED WHEN GOD TRANSFERRED JESUS LIFE TO MARY PER WTS

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  pardon all caps on original post title.

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/176336/blondies-comments-you-will-hear-05-31-09-wt-study-praise-forever.

  comments you will not hear at the 05-31-09 wt study (march 15, 2009, pages 24-28)(righteous forever).

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  Jehovah's witness cannot perform marriages in Norway

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  https://cne.news/article/3409-norwegian-court-maintains-jehovah-s-witnesses-ban-on-sealing-marriage   .

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  Does the WTS have a clergy class (yes-no)

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  wt 2021 october p.20 "in contrast, true worshippers of jehovah have no clergy.

  although we respect those who are taking the lead, we accept jesus’ clear teaching: “all of you are brothers.”".

  ijbq article 92 point 6: in contrast, true worshippers of jehovah have no clergy.

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  What has the WTS said about the beasts of Revelation?

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  there are 2 wild beasts mentioned in revelation, the scarlet-colored wild beast which is the image of “the wild beast or currently the un (previously the league of nations).” i will note that it is hard to search for this information in the wol and there has been dramatic decrease of the mention of the un since 1990 (watchtower online library) the wild beast= wt 2012 6/15 p.18 “the wild beast, satan’s earthly political setup, will be goaded into an attack on god’s kingdom.”.

  scarlet-colored wild beast=image of the wild beast= league of nations=un.

  revelation book chapter 28 p. 195 “since world war ii, the image of the wild beast​—now manifested as the united nations organization—​has already killed in a literal way.

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  July 2023 Study Article 29: Are You Ready for the GT (part 3)

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  had to take a break to get my chores caught up; last section: strengthen your love.

  this implies that any jw had "real" love or knew what it was outside the wts definition.

  many jws just perpetuate the type of love they were show in their congregation.

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  Weasel Word Phrase--The Bible Does Not Say...but

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  the bible does not say—the weasel word phrase that bugs me the most.

  note that though the wts says this, it then proceeds to add :.

  after jesus’ birth, why did joseph and mary remain in bethlehem instead of returning home to nazareth?.

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