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  THE DATA PROTECTION ACT letter

  by diamondiiz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was going over stuff and i noticed this letter that some may find interesting, maybe even useful:.

  **** i noticed many spelling mistakes and no wts header nor signature at the bottom, can someone confirm if this is a leget wts copy as i've found it with other letter to boe.

  tia.

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  MissingLink

  These things differ greatly from country to country. Could you please tell us which branch this belongs to?
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  WT Oct 09

  by ralphy1991 in

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  2. bible

  i would like a copy of the oct 15 09 study wt, anyone got one?.

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  MissingLink

  I think this one has a bit better scan quality, but the file is also a little bit larger. Also searchable.

  Watchtower 2009 Oct 15
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  Recent Annual Figures, 2009

  by Joker10 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  peak publishersincreasepercent.

  memorial attendanceincreasepercent.

  australia.

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  MissingLink

  Peak Publishers is a completely bogus stat. Average is the only meaningful number.
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  An Atheist Thanksgiving

  by besty in

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  2. friends

  thanksgiving is a secular holiday apparently so this post from a facebook buddy resonated with me today.

  (props to ravenp).

  a humanist thanksgiving proclamation.

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  MissingLink

  Very nice. Thanks Besty. Happy Thanksgiving.
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  Cotton wool for beards....

  by highdose in

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  2. friends

  does anyone remember the jw video "the organisation behind the name"?

  i remember in there they showed illistrations being set up, photos being taken of it so that artists could paint the illistrations.

  somthing that puzzled me was a clip of one of the actors in the illistrations having cotton wool stuck on to his face as a pretend beard... this is a guy... why didn't they just tell him not to shave for a while?.

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  MissingLink

  If you want to be allowed to participate in a drama at the convention you have to shave your real beard and wear a fake one. How stupid is that?
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  "No organisation for me!" A question for ex JW Christians

  by Chalam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  obviously the wt is a best a man made organisation and publishing company.

  at worst it is far darker.. anyhow, i understand why an exjw would be cautious to join another organisation.. however, god does have one and it is called the church.. .

  matthew 16:18 (new international version)18and i tell you that you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church, and the gates of hades will not overcome it.. it is not a denomination or even a religion, it is just the collective of all born again believers who have come to jesus and are build on his foundation.. 1 peter 2:4-5 (new international version) 4as you come to him, the living stonerejected by men but chosen by god and precious to him 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to god through jesus christ.. ephesians 2:19-22 (new international version) .

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  MissingLink

  "Religion is a racket and a snare". If you need community, then join another group of people with the same hobbies or something. Meetup.com has lots of groups that are a lot more fun than a guilt-club.
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  20/20

  by SnakesInTheTower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dont know if this has already been posted..but 20/20 has this as one of its segments tonight (fri 11/20/09 9pm cst..abc).

  devout jehovah's witness is suspected of murdering his wife of 19 years in cold.

  snakes (rich .

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  MissingLink

  As much as the children could use the money, it would hardly be fair to the insurance company to make them the victim of this fraud.
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  Has the wts ever declared what they consider constitutes a cult?

  by Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice. in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  blondie perhaps?

  has the wts ever put in print what in their opinion is a cult?

  a bold move on their part to be sure, but definitely within the scope of their brashness.. cheeses..

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  MissingLink

  Here's the newsweek article quoted in that 1994 Watchtower. I didn't spot any quote-mining on a brief skim of it.

  http://www.newsweek.com/id/111177/output/print
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  Family Helping Family, What is the JW Stance?

  by garyneal in

  1. social
  2. family

  an open question to everyone regarding a situation occuring in my life.

  as you know, my wife and sister-in-law are jw born ins.

  my wife is trying to return but her sister is currently inactive.

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  MissingLink

  They may not come right out and make a rule that you can't visit with grandchildren (children of your DF children), but they sure as heck load on the guilt about such things, making you feel "weak" for doing such things.

  For example - visiting with your grandchildren means your "failing a test of faith":

  Watchtower 1988 April 15 p.27 What About Relatives?
  
  13 Cutting off from the Christian congregation does not involve immediate death, so family ties continue. Thus, a man who is disfellowshipped or who disassociates himself may still live at home with his Christian wife and faithful children…
  
  14 The situation is different if the disfellowshipped or disassociated one is a relative living outside the immediate family circle and home. It might be possible to have almost no contact at all with the relative. Even if there were some family matters requiring contact, this certainly would be kept to a minimum, in line with the divine principle: “Quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person [or guilty of another gross sin], . . . not even eating with such a man.”—1 Corinthians 5:11.
  15 Understandably, this may be difficult because of emotions and family ties, such as grandparents’ love for their grandchildren. Yet, this is a test of loyalty to God , as stated by the sister quoted on page 26.”
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  Switching congregations

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did any of you start going to another hall if there were problems in your last congregation?

  it happens a lot now.

  when someone has an unresolved problem, they decide to go to a neighboring congregation..

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  MissingLink

  We've attended a LOT of different congregations. Not that we ever switched because of problems, just that we moved house many times. We were definitely relieved to be out of some of the worst ones.

  EmtptyInside said:

  ...And of course, the ones that go hall to hall, sometimes they turn out being the troublemakers....

  Yes, like elders who would get removed at one congregation, then move to another and be quickly re-appointed because they knew how to play the system. They would start oppressing people there until they would go too far and get removed again. Repeat, repeat, repeat. One particular elder (who's name was a swear word when I was a teenager) comes to mind. And you know about all the "brother brother's" who would move from the suburban congregations into the inner city congregations to be around "their own type". Racism is alive and well in the congregations.