Hoping4Change
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"Truth in Translation"
by Hoping4Change ini've recently just picked this book up by jason david beduhn and started giving it a read.
i did a quick search of this site and was suprised to not have found any lengthy discussion of it.
is there a thread i've overlooked?
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Excellent video - Witnesses of Jehovah
by Grace ini had never seen this before yesterday and i implore anyone (especially those who are still witnesses) to view this:.
witnesses of jehovah.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2183288529160546808.
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Lawrence Beamen - America's Got Talent an ex-JW??
by AdaMakawee intonight while watching the show in the promo leading up to his performance, lawrence talked about being raised in a cult (he did not use that exact word) but said he was always told he was not good enough, also that he was brainwashed.
made me think perhaps he is an ex jw too.
he's from the walnut creek ca area now but apparently grew up in mississippi.. ada.
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WTBTS /JW Organizational Structure
by Hoping4Change inis there a good source that outlines the organizational strucutre of the wtbts/jw present and past?
one which also shows how the structure affects any legal proceedings against the organization?
what is the difference between the way things are now as opposed to pre-2000 (which is when i think i read the last change occurred.
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A new book with a chapter about JW Child abuse??
by darthfader ini get this add on this site -- anyone know if it's legit or just a bunch of nothing?.
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What will the new WT arragement mean for the meeting & lit arrangements?
by Hoping4Change ini'm not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but after hearing the announcement, i got to wondering what affect the new wt distribution arragement may have on the meetings.
also, is there any chance that they may move to a position of even more 'cloistering' of themselves, saying that only publishers (baptized and unbaptized) can go to the wt study, bookstudy, tms and sm, leaving only the public talk for 'the public' and df'd/da'd ones seeking reinstatement?
might they move the wt study to some time other than immediately following the public talk?
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Questions form readers that make you barf/spew/sick/throw up!
by jambon1 inreading a qu from readers thread and it made me think of all the non scriptural rules that have been made up by gods organisation in the wt, regular series - 'questions from readers'.. what are your favourites?.
my jw rule book favourites are;.
dont clink your wine glass with another person - latestdont wear a bearddont rejoice when a loved one is re-instatedand my all time favourite............................... dont sook your husbands willieany more?...................
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Happy Feet!
by Hoping4Change indid anyone else happen to see happy feet and notice some remarkably 'jw-like' similarities between jw mechanics, attitudes, behvaior, and disfellowshipping and the exect parrallel activity within the emperor perguin community, their attitudes and behavior towards mumbles, the elder penguins comments, actions and disfellowshipping of mumbles,as well as mumbles' own father actions/talk towards his son?
the likeness was uncanny..
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Adam/Sin - Free will or Satan
by Hoping4Change injust a quick question:
the new "what does the bible really teach?
" book says that "satan caused adam to sin".
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UK Freed JW Case - Possible Appeal
by Hoping4Change inthe attorney general is considering appealing against the non-custodial sentence of a paedophile who admitted his crimes.. this is from today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6962197.stm .
notice the caption under the picture: porter remains a jehovah's witness.
the powers that be reacted pretty quickly in df'ing jesus cano.....why not this person as well?