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  New Flock Book - Child Abusers NOT excluded from serving again

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  "shepherd the flock" book - page 38 - chapter 3 par.20 ........ (talking about disqualifying servants and elders) 20. if the sin occurred before he was appointed as an elder or a ministerial servant, the elders will need to take into consideration the fact that he should have mentioned this possible impediment to his being qualified when elders interviewed him just prior to announcing his appointment.

  moreover, the nature of the sin may reflect greatly on his qualifications to serve.

  for example, the sin may involve past child abuse, and this would likely disqualify him for many years.-w97 1/1 pp.

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  How you know something is wrong with you...

  by allelsefails in

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  it's midnight.

  i'm posting here.

  drinking cheap bourbon and diet coke and eating an activia peach parfait......... gotta be something wrong..

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  DC 2011 - Dragnet

  by allelsefails in

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  2. announcements

  even my wife had no idea what to think.

  the "separating work" described here is taking place today?

  wtf.

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  Confirmation Bias

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've read a lot of crap in my life (not just wts) and i have finally found the phrase to describe almost every religious wrting i've read.

  "confirmation bias" affects how jws look at historical facts, how dems and repubs look at economic facts, or how all people look at information presented to them.

  i still go to meetings every once in a while to make my wife and my boss feel better about me, but sometimes i can't believe how idiotic some things are.

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  2010 Drama - No Generation

  by allelsefails in

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  2. beliefs

  after sitting thru the drama this year i was struck with a thought.. there was a scene where a "brother" said they knew the end would come, but did not think it would be in their lifetime.

  at no point did someone say "but jesus said this generation would see the end" why?

  because "this generation" now means 2 generations that overlap - as explained to us in the last talk of the day.

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  Do we have any rights to see corespondance from the branch?

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a friend who is an elder from out of town and he told me i do have the right to see any letters the branch has sent to the congregation about my case.

  i always thought they tied that stuff up tight and nobody could see it.

  is he right or just deluding himself that this might be a fair and upfront system?.

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  Drama - Judgements of my son.

  by allelsefails in

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  2. bible
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  District Convention Theme

  by allelsefails in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just went to the first 2 days of dc.

  hers is what i heard: ,........ .

  you don't need to know the day or hour to serve jehovah well.

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  Bible Canon

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  has anyone done any personal research on how the bible canon was selected?

  i am putting together an article on this and would like whatever insight anyone would care to give.

  preferably historical references that are verifiable.

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  70 years = 607?

  by allelsefails in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  70 years of captivity?.

  i myself have always believed that when archaeology disagreed with the bible the bible must be right.

  that is how i dismissed the idea that jerusalem was destroyed in 586/587 bce.

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