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WEASEL WORDS--WHAT ARE THEY--HOW THE WTS USES
by blondie in"a number of techniques employed to mislead others fall under the category of weasel words, and this article quotes examples that are regularly found in watchtower publications.. weasel words are defined as:.
“words or statements that are intentionally ambiguous or misleading,”[1].
intended “to avoid answering a question clearly or to make someone believe something that is not true."[2].
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JULY 2023 Study Article 29 Are You Ready for the Great Tribulation Part 1
by blondie ini thought i would never do this again, but a comment on this article made to look it up.
not much knew but looking back at previous articles, the wts has ramped up on this topic since 2020...i see a correlation there.
it is lengthy so i will split it up in parts.
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Serena Williams baptism pics
by blondie inhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-serena-williams-baptized-jehovah-s-witness .
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2022 WTS Numbers
by blondie in2022 grand totals.
branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 86. .
number of lands reporting: 239. .
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Atlantis, glad to hear you're back
by blondie indo you have something other than that zip link.
hope you feeling fine..
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Current Meeting Attendees
by blondie indoes anyone know what publication is being studied at the midweek meetings.
i used to know but it has flown out of my brain.
it is treating some of past issues that were once taught by the wts or have seen material that questions it.
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Do you remember Circuit Leasing
by blondie inhttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/search/?q=circuit+leasing .
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Share This?
by blondie ini notice now that ops have a "share this" in the upper right hand corner.
i know how to do it on fb, how do we do it here?.
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Does the WTS have a clergy class
by blondie inthis can be confusing because the wts has adjusted from not having a clergy class to not having a "paid" clergy class.. "a congregation of brothers precludes having a proud clergy class that honors itself with high-sounding titles and elevates itself above a laity" wt 6/1/2001 p. 12, pp 11. still same idea in 2021 wt october, p. 20, pp.
7, but 2022 in the wt publication, frequently asked questions about jehovah’s witnesses, page 13, the wts inserts "paid" in front of "clergy perhaps to shore up their current statement in secular courts they have clergy, just not paid) "following the model of first-century christianity, jehovah’s witnesses have no clergy-laity division.
all baptized witnesses are ordained ministers and share in the preaching and teaching work.
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How Murderers In the Congregation are handled
by blondie ini don't have the link but i am trying to post this, this is from a previous post on jwn.
watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. dear brothers:.. we received your letter of december 17 in which you inquire about handling a situation involving a brother who has been guilty of serious violation of the law in the past.. you explained that you received information indicating that this brother ?committed several murders and crimes before his baptism.
you ask if law obligates some action on our part.