Imagine you follow the invitation and realize that it was some boring stuff you went to.
GermanXJW
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Memorial invitations didn't work in my congo. Did they work in yours?
by outofthebox inso, the people in my congo expended hours and hours distributing the invitations, but the attendance was the same as always (actually a little less than other years).
how about your congo?
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Sharing my sad news with you
by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit inmy great nephew, 8 months old, was killed yesterday.
so far appears to have been murdered by his sitter, a couple with whom my nephew and his girlfriend have been living.
they beat and drowned this little baby.
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GermanXJW
This is terrible. I feel so sorry for you and your family.
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Does anybody have a print copy of the 15-Feb-2003 Watchtower?
by DanTheMan inthe reason i ask is because on the wt library (2005) the second of the two study articles from that mag has a blurb at the end that i found rather bizarre: .
[footnote].
published by jehovahs witnesses but now out of print.
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GermanXJW
Actually, it was never published by Jehovah's Witnesses but by the Bible Students. The WTS got rid of Russell's stuff in the end of the 1920s.
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It is official. I am an elder now!
by outofthebox init happened last night guys.
i got early to the kh and the boe came to talk to me.
they ask me to read the bible and asked me a couple of questions.
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GermanXJW
If you gave the exact day of your appoitment you might be tracked down within a short period.
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why is watching soap operas not allowed in dub land ?
by looloo ini was told it was like mixing with bad association , i found that quite laughable considering all the scandal that went on in the congregation , it made eastenders look very tame , im suprised they could not see it for themselves ,how hypocritical it all was
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GermanXJW
This is just individual's, who develop cranky ideas, like 'beards', 'bow-ties', etc
It is strange that the "opinion of individuals" has made it into recent study articels of the Watchtower claiming that it has been a topic for about 25 years in this magazine:
w0710/1pp.28-29pars.11-14DeliveranceFromtheTrapsoftheBirdcatcher******
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Nearly a quarter of a century ago, TheWatchtower lovingly warned the household of faith about TV serials. This observation was made about the subtle impact of popular soap operas: "The search for love is used to justify any conduct. For instance, one unwed pregnant youth says to a friend: ‘But I love Victor. I don’t care. . . . To have his baby is worth everything to me!’ The soft background music makes it hard to consider her course to be so bad. You too like Victor. You feel sympathy for the girl. You ‘understand.’ ‘It is amazing how you can rationalize,’ stated one viewer who later came to her senses. ‘We know that immorality is bad. . . . But I realized that mentally I was taking part.’"12
Since those articles were published, this type of heart-corrupting programming has become increasingly available. In many places, such programs are broadcast 24 hours a day. Men, women, and many teenagers frequently feed their minds and hearts on such entertainment. We, though, must not deceive ourselves with false reasoning. It would be wrong to reason that depraved entertainment is no worse than what is seen in the real world. Can a Christian really justify choosing to be entertained by the sort of people he would never dream of inviting into his home?13
Many benefited when they took to heart that warning provided by "the faithful and discreet slave." (Matthew 24:45-47) After reading the straightforward, Bible-based counsel, some wrote to tell how the articles had personally affected them. One confessed: "For 13 years I was a soap-opera addict. I thought that I was safe simply by attending Christian meetings and being semiregular in the field service. But I adopted the worldly soap-opera attitude that if your husband mistreats you or you feel unloved, adultery is justifiable—he brought it on himself. And so when I felt ‘justified’ I took this bad course and sinned against Jehovah and my mate." This woman was disfellowshipped. Eventually, she came to her senses, repented, and was reinstated. The articles warning against TV soap operas gave her the strength to refuse to be entertained by what Jehovah hates.—Amos 5:14, 15.14
Another reader whose life was affected said: "I cried when I read the articles, for I discovered that my heart was no longer complete toward Jehovah. I promised my God that I would no longer be a slave to these serials." After expressing appreciation for the articles, one Christian woman admitted her addiction and wrote: "I wondered . . . if my relationship with Jehovah could be affected. How could I have ‘them’ as friends and also be a friend to Jehovah?" If such TV shows corrupted hearts 25 years ago, what impact do they have today? (2 Timothy 3:13) We must be aware of Satan’s trap of unwholesome entertainment in all its forms, whether TV soap operas, violent video games, or immoral music videos. -
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new brochure
by bonnzo inat tonights meeting a new brochure was released along with the question box in the km regarding how to dress when visiting bethel/branch homes.
they, of course, said to dress like you do at th meetings.
the brochure is 4 pages with color photo illustations of what not to wear and what is appropriate.
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why is watching soap operas not allowed in dub land ?
by looloo ini was told it was like mixing with bad association , i found that quite laughable considering all the scandal that went on in the congregation , it made eastenders look very tame , im suprised they could not see it for themselves ,how hypocritical it all was
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GermanXJW
They do not want members to think: "If I am (aux)pioneering I miss my daily soap, so I don't."
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Fake Pictures on Ebay?
by + inat ebay photo offers:.
ebay foto from malcolm rutherford.
i used this picture: .
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GermanXJW
Quentin, what have you changed?
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Fake Pictures on Ebay?
by + inat ebay photo offers:.
ebay foto from malcolm rutherford.
i used this picture: .
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GermanXJW
'+' made some additional comments on the German board. The Poetzingers carry a pretty recent issue of the magazines, just months before their life story appeared. Obviously, the photographer took a picture on the Brooklyn Bethel area and photoshopped it to pretend they are streetwitnessing. Later they used the actual picture. What a shame. (BTW, in one pic the handbag is missing.)
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Wine Disasters During the Memorial
by WTWizard ini wonder how often wine spills happen at the memorial.
the wine bottle dropped or spilled onto the floor?someone slopping wine onto someone's shirt, the chair, or the floor?someone spilling the glass of wine onto someone's shirt or the floor?someone dumping the table, spilling wine on the floor?the table getting hit hard enough to slop wine onto the tablecloth?a glass of wine getting dropped, preferably busted?someone's littera-trash getting ruined because of a wine spill?a child hitting someone with the glass of wine, resulting in a spill?having someone intentionally dump the wine on someone, perhaps a teenager doing it to the parent that dragged them in?the crackers are less messy--they can be cleaned up with a vacuum cleaner instead of getting in the carpet or someone's suit to leave a stain.
they can, however be knocked off the plate by passing them, have the whole plate dumped, or perhaps having the whole plate dropped (and hopefully busted).
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GermanXJW
Have not experienced anything like that. The Google ad at the bottom says "Imagine having clean carpets all year round." LOL