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  HAS ANYONE ATTENDED THE NEW CA PROGRAM FOR 2007?

  by juni in

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  did the new programs for circuit assemblies for 2007 begin in september of 2006?.

  i've been out for some time and the past routines have become very foggy.. seems like someone here posted about the latest assembly, but i can't remember for sure.. thanks to all for your help.. juni .

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  Zico

  Hi Juni,
  
  I did a review of my CA here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/120812/1.ashx
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  what will happen after armageddon!

  by jinjam in

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  i was talking to my sis, and we came up with this!

  if we will be living for hundreds or thousands of years in "paradise", no death, no sickness, no war, no pestilence, no hunger," the former things will have passed away" don't remember the chapter or verse in the nwt, and what about the "raised from the dead" won't the world become overpopulated, remembered talking to my mom about it when we were little and she said it would never happen?

  our reasoning

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  I've been told that Jehovah will turn off our desire to have sex when the Earth is populated. I'm not sure if this is the official teaching.
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  What I Learned at the at the 2 Day Assembly...

  by becca1 in

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  1- "jehovah does not want us to be rich".

  other religions teach that god helps us to become prosperous.

  jehovah does not do that.

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  I know 3 JWs who went to college and are still JWs.
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  Insert your 2007 JW Calendar Theme

  by JH in

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  what should be written on the 2007 jw calendar as "theme" for the new year?.

  i would write, "who would have thought we would still be here?.

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  Zico

  Has anyone seen the 2007 calendar yet? The theme scripture they have for each 2-month part is from the OT. Every one. Not one scripture from the NT is in the whole calendar.
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  Taking predictions for the 2006 memorial partakers

  by cultswatter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the number partaking last year (2005) was 8524. what is your prediction for 2006?

  the wts will publish that number sometime next year (2007).

  i'll start this off and predict that there will be 8517 partakers for 2006. btw when does the year book come out?..

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  Zico

  cultswatter,
  
  The numbers have been released, can't remember the exact number, but it was over 8700.
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  UK News-JW Died Refusing Blood

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  patient died after refusing blood.

  sheffield today, uk -10 minutes ago.

  by fiona firth a jehovah's witness died in a sheffield hospital after refusing a blood transfus ... more .

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  Zico

  'Heavy bleeding led to a severe drop in levels of haemoglobin, which carries oxygen to major organs. '
  
  Isn't haemoglobin allowed? Would this mean she rejected the fractions as well?
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  WT LIES in the bible teach book

  by Zico in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we all know the watchtower soicety can be deceitful at times.

  one place i've noticed their deceit is in their main 'bible' study/cult introduction book 'what does the bible really teach?

  designed for a jw holding a bible study with an interested person, this books tries to convince the person being studied with, that this religion knows the truth about the bible.

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  Zico

  orangefatcat,
  
  The book I am talking about is a Society publication that was released at the 2005 Convention, and is called 'What does the bible really teach?' (Of course, it has nothing to do with what the bible actually teaches, but just the JW's interpretation of it)
  
  It is the first book that a Jehovah's Witness is meant to use with an interested study, and it is very deceitful by not discussing a massive doctrine about how they think they are appointed by God and that they are the faithful and discreet slave.
  
  I completely agree with you as well.
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  WT LIES in the bible teach book

  by Zico in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we all know the watchtower soicety can be deceitful at times.

  one place i've noticed their deceit is in their main 'bible' study/cult introduction book 'what does the bible really teach?

  designed for a jw holding a bible study with an interested person, this books tries to convince the person being studied with, that this religion knows the truth about the bible.

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  Zico

  We all know the Watchtower Soicety can be deceitful at times. One place I've noticed their deceit is in their main 'bible' study/cult introduction book 'What does the Bible really teach?'
  
  Designed for a JW holding a bible study with an interested person, this books tries to convince the person being studied with, that this religion knows the Truth about the bible. Something however, is missing from this book, something very important. That is, their belief that the Organisation is God's appointed channel, instead choosing to use phrases such as 'You must associate with those who practice true worship' to bring them into the Organisation, without stating their real belief that 'You'll die at Armageddon if you don't join our Organisation.' The book doesn't even discuss who the 'Faithful and Discreet Slave' are.
  
  Where this book actually lies to these 'bible' studies though, is that they actually do the opposite, and play down the importance of the Organisation. During the book, after using the usual half-truths and misinterpretations to convince the study of their doctrine, we then get to a chapter, about why the study should now be looking to get baptised, but will the study know what this baptism really means? Here are some quotes:
  
  Page 182, Ch. 18, para 21 'A talk reviewing the meaning of baptism is usually given on such occasions. The speaker then invites all baptism candidates to answer two simple questions as one way to make a verbal "public declaration" of their faith' (This is in reference to assemblies and conventions where baptisms can take place)
  
  Following this are a few paragraphs on why we need to make a public declaration to Jehovah, and how baptism shows you are dedicated to him, and though it does say this will identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, it still doesn't tell us the importance of the Organisation to being a Jehovah's Witness, and it doesn't tell us what the two questions are that the Witness-to-be must answer at their baptism. Then we reach this quote:
  
  Page 183, Ch. 18 para 24 'Remember, too, that you have made a dedication to Jehovah God himself, not to a work, a cause, other humans, or an organization'
  
  LIES. What is that second baptism question that they so conveniently left out? "Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses IN ASSOCIATION WITH GOD'S SPIRIT DIRECTED ORGANISATION?" It's clear, a Jehovah's Witness baptism doesn't just mean a dedication to Jehovah, it also means you register yourself as a member of an organisation, and as we all know, having doubt that this Organisation teaches the Truth is like doubting Jehovah himself in the mind of a JW. (I could even argue that they do dedicate themselves to a work, a cause and other humans, but I won't)
  
  And of course, it doesn't tell you that doubting this organisation can get you disfellowshipped. Actually, the book doesn't even tell you about disfellowshipping. I wonder why?
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  Sensational news in my Cong!

  by Zico in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've just found out something that's going to be a massive thing in my congregation when it gets out.

  it all starts with a former jw, who faded away probably about a decade ago, and then moved away, came out as a homosexual a few years ago.

  he was never baptised, and he left so long ago, he never got chased up or disfellowshipped.

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  Update: He confessed that it was his profile, but denied doing anything with anyone within Bethel. He's been judged repentant (After 2 JC meetings, with the same elders, because they apparently couldn't decide if he was repentant after the first one) And so he's just got a public reproof and been removed as an MS.
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  MySpace is dying...

  by Shaolu in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lately i've noticed more and more jw groups on myspace seem to be disappearing and losing members.

  at first i egotistically thought might have something to do with my efforts (i sometimes suffer from delusions of grandeur).

  however, a couple posts came to my attention on two of the private jw groups.... .

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  Zico

  We had a letter from the GB about it. It didn't mention MySpace by name, but it said sites where you can put your picture up, have blogs etc... it described it in all detail, so I would guess this is going out to all Congregations.