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Just this simple fact of life is proof of God....
by EndofMysteries in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'll be curious for any alternative plausible explanations for this...... .

every lifeform on earth, humans, plants, bacteria, cells, anything with life originated with other life.

all trees come from living seeds from other trees, etc.
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Should Jehovahs Witnesses have clover in their lawns?
by jean-luc picard in
1. jw
2. friends
whilst searching for ideas of what to make with clover flowers i came across this quote:.

information, folklore, recipes, and resources -- all about the delicious, nutritious clover plant.. .

clover is one of the most famous of weeds, commonly sharing space with grass in lawns.. .
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Feelings after baptism
by Kool Jo in
1. jw
2. friends
so for those who got baptized....a question for you:.

did you feel any different?

in the talk prior to taking the plunge, we were told that baptism would would show that we're in subjection to jehovah, so that we could do his will...personally, i felt that somehow i'd have a greater urge to do more spiritually, but i didn't..the feeling wore off in a couple days, and i still had the desire to do college ect...my attitude about life didn't change.... how did ya'll feel after your baptism in the borg?.
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Rutherford banned singing at the meetings in 1938 - Knorr reintroduced it in 1944
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
...which is just one of the interesting facts discussed in this essay on the history of singing in the jw religion.

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http://www.cesnur.org/2013/swe-chryssides.pdf.
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The USA and China
by fulltimestudent in
1. social
2. current
a few days ago, a detachment of the chinese navy started a visit to the us navy base at pearl harbour.. here's a few piks:.

us marine band perform to welcome the chinese fleet at the pearl harbor in hawaii, the united states, sept. 6, 2013. a naval fleet of the chinese people's liberation army (pla), which is comprised of the missile destroyer qingdao, missile frigate linyi and supply ship hongzehu, arrived at the pearl harbor on friday to start a three-day friendly visit, after which it will participate in a search-and-rescue exercise with the u.s. navy.

(xinhua/zha chunming).
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Members who spam threads with the same post over and over
by Apognophos in
1. forum
2. suggestions
how do you guys feel about someone who gets an idea in his head that we want to hear the same phrase, often a nonsensical one, repeated in a dozen or more threads which may not have anything to do with the phrase in question?

it seems to me that we already have a rule, #5, about this..
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Nov 2013 KM Question Box. Head coverings on Doorstep bible studies
by BroMac in
1. watchtower
2. bible
should a female publisher wear a headcovering if she is accompanied by a male publisher at a door step bible study?

when a female publisher conducts a regular ,scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.(1cor.

11:3-10)the july 15, 2002 issue of the watchtower, page 27, explains: this is a pre arranged session of teaching where the one conducting the study actually presides.
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Can the Demons infect a computer?
by Comatose in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
no self respecting jw would doubt the demons ability to attach themselves to physical objects.

for example if a jw put a poster on their wall of a pentagram or some other "satanic symbol" that's a "doorway" for the demunz.

it's inviting them into your home.
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What is your greatest fear?
by His Excellency in
1. jw
2. friends
what is your greatest fear?.
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"It's Demonic" - What's the stupidest thing you've ever heard a JW say?
by schnare in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was at a amusement park here in calgary today.

my jw mother and my young brother came to visit for a week,so me and my sister thought it would a nice idea to take them to do something fun.

i guess they had a part of it called hallo street and my mom was getting all sketched out from all the halloween decorations around.