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Book study change and Satan/ sorry about the format
by sspo in
1. jw
2. experiences
this email is circulating among the witnesses....... book study change

this was forward by friends at the guam branch -- ---------------------- from a sister in colombia : i want to share with you important points from our co's visit about the changes that will take effect next year about our book study.

there are four main points about the book study change, i thought were very interesting:
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New technique to increase your ministry hours without doing any ministry.
by DisconnectingDrone in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, this idea came to me the other day, technically it is totally by the book.

1) ask the map servant for a territory map near your home.

2) go out at midnight down the said street; and everyone will be in bed-or at least have some curtains closed.
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Pro's and Con's of DAing myself.
by lancelink in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been wrestling with the idea of da'ing myself for close to a year now.

but there is a small area in my subconscious that whispers "this is not a good idea.

i haven't been to a meeting in over six months, no service in seven years.
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Something that always puzzled me...
by DisconnectingDrone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
assume that the first 11 chapters of the bible (i.e.

gen 1-11) are correct.

if the understanding is correct that satan raised issues in the garden of eden, and one of these issues was that man can rule on his own without jehovah interfering.
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New meeting arrangement - just over 5 months to go
by passwordprotected in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at the recent dc the new meeting arrangement was mentioned just once, but not to give us further details on how the new meeting will be structured or how the r&f will be cared for.. .

instead the audience was urged not the second guess the gb, being advised to look at how well the spirit has directed the org up until now, so therefore it will do so into the future.. .

but the reality is the congregations are only just over 5 months away from this new meeting arrangement, yet they know little about how it'll actually affect them.. .
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Fate & Bible Prophecies-what do you think?
by DisconnectingDrone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jw's are taught that there is no fate-if fate existed no one would be responsible for what they did?

however, i always thought their explanation of jehovah selectively looking into the future was fuzzy.

take the prophecy of cyrus conquering babylon and freeing the israelites back home.
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Best JW tall story/variations of it?
by KW13 in
1. jw
2. friends
dont just list one, list them all so we can laugh because in all honesty i can't believe we believed some of them.

for example, i was told annie lennox stopped a concert to ask if there was any jw's in the audience, and if there was could they leave as they were stopping the demons getting through...is this even remotely true?

did annie lennox ask the jw's in the audience to move because they were stopping the snack lady getting through...and it got twisted through chinese whispers.... the other day (i felt sick) one witness was banging on about how amazing it was that the watchtower society's building was the only one standing still...wtf...my stepdad responded with a 'wow thats amazing' and the first brother was like 'yeah i know'...grrrrrrrrr aaaaaaaah screaaaaaaaaam .
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Do You Believe It's Possible We Might Be In "The Time Of The End"?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
many religions other than jws believe we are at the "end times".

some individuals believe the earth will really be destroyed either by means of god or man in this century.. what's your take?.
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Why I will NEVER be an elder again
by stillajwexelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so the po confirmed what many on this board already know.

at latest round of co to elders meeting, the co quoted from the society outline.

any elder or ms who encourages college for his kids or others or who allows his children to go to college will no longer qualify.. he then asked if i was going to take the cos encouragement and reach out again to be an elder and get my hours on the ministry up.. i replied "i will never be an elder again - i strongly approve of further education and college and have been through college myself.
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What would keep you in?
by DisconnectingDrone in
1. jw
2. friends
for those still "in" but looking for an exit, what changes to current practices/teaching would make you decide to stay "in" ?