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  An Invitation and a Question

  by Shepherd Book in

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  2. friends

  if you live in the twin cities in minnesota, come to the uu church in bloomington on sunday, july 27th.

  i'm giving a presentation there about jws and about leaving, shunning, things like that.

  one hour, 10:30, free on-site childcare available.. here's a link with more info.

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  Defending Judicial Meetings

  by Shepherd Book in

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  my publisher recently posted a link to an atricle critical of jws on my book's facebook page.. to my surprise, the comments were all by loyal jws (or, at least, jw apologists).. if anyone would like to help out by providing a rational rebuttal to their arguments, i'd appreciate it.

  i reponded, but it's hard to cover everything.. here's the link.

  (not sure how to link the exact thread, but it is the current thread on that page.

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  College Class about JWs .... book suggestions?

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have the opportunity to take an independent study class through my university this summer.

  my advisor, a history professor, suggested i choose jehovah's witnesses as a topic.. we are now trying to formulate a syllabus.

  she suggests i write two papers: one on the history of jws, and another on their doctinal approach.. so now my question is...what books/articles/videos do i list on my syllabus as sources i intend to read and use for the papers?.

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  Could really use some help regarding legal letter to avoid DF

  by Comatose in

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  i used to have a webpage saved and i have lost it.

  a young man and his wife had faded.

  they had a birthday party for their child and were called before a judicial committee.

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  Deliverance at Hand: The Redemption of a Devout Jehovah's Witness

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm excited to announce that my book, deliverance at hand!, officially releases today.. if youd like to purchase a copy of the book, the easiest way to go about it is to click this link.

  another option is to buy it from minnesota atheists website.

  if you do, a portion of your payment will go toward that organization.. here's the facebook page.

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  Help settle some very specific questions!

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  first: do the watchtower calendars say "share in field ministry" on every saturday or "share in the field ministry"?

  ) and what's the difference?.

  the society sometimes calimed certain members referred to them as "mama," since they're (cough cough) god's wife-like organization.

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  New Release just in time for Armageddon

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. jw
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  it gives me great pleasure to announce the upcoming release of my new, (non)192-page book, deliverance at hand!

  (yep, same title as the 2006 district convention, which i'm sure fulfills some sort of obscure, convoluted prophecy in revelation.

  or maybe daniel.

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  Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

  i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

  from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.

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  I'm writing a DA letter...need advise

  by nolongerconfused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, so i have decided to da myself and will write a da letter to the body of elders.... do you have any ideas of what i can include in this letter or samples?...

  i really want to make a huge impact with this letter.. i appreciate your help everyone....

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  Deliverance at Hand Facebook Page

  by Shepherd Book in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those of you on facebook, here's the official page for my forthcoming book:.

  http://www.facebook.com/deliveranceathand#!/deliveranceathand.

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