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  Beards - September 2016 Watchtower

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  the issue of whether beards are acceptable or not is addressed in the september 2016 watchtower - well sort of.

  it is as clear as mud as to whether they are allowed in places like australia, usa and britain.. 17. what are some factors that may affect whether a brother wears a beard?17 what about the propriety of brothers wearing a beard?

  the mosaic law required men to wear a beard.

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  bohm

  Dear writing department,

  we would like you to prepare an article which clearly layes out our position on beards. To summarize it, brother Tony would like to remark Beards are not for christians but only for "transvestites, drug users, mexicans and other perverts", brother Morris points out all jews had Beards and in fact is obligatory under the mosaic law and brother lett remarks it is not something the bible teaches a specific position on.

  please state our position in simple terms suitable for instructing the Christian congregation in the coming decades and importantly with full scriptual support.

  with Christian love,

  the governing body.
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  WT September 2016: Tight Pants (Does your style of dress Glorify God?

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we will not weigh you down with burdensome lists, as you have the freedom to choose, but here is our list anyway.some snippets:.

  the law showed jehovah’s strong feelings against clothing that does not make clear the distinction between male and female—what has been described in our day as unisex fashion.

  (read deuteronomy 22:5.

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  bohm

  punkofnice:

  God is never pleased with anything

  • Barbeque (very well-done)
    
  • Stuff he does himself
  • When people do exactly as he says
  • Songs of praise & glory
  • JW TV
  • A good stoning
  • When you shun your children
    
  • When a 6 year old enters an unbreakable contract with him
  • Stephen Lett

  But asides that, yah, God's not happy at all...
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  New Shunning Video - RC 2016

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g20rww_-7ua.

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  bohm

  Lets review, its a cult
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  Another Brooklyn building listed for sale...

  by sp74bb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the old sports recreational area in brooklyn is listed for sale :).

  source: http://therealdeal.com/2016/05/17/jehovahs-witnesses-list-another-dumbo-dev-site/.

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  bohm

  Good catch. I think wifibandit might have scoped you on this one (he posted a building with a tennis court on top and it looks a bit like this), but the article contains more information. apparently they bought it in 1991 -- why on earth do they buy a building with a tennis court on top and do not change it for 25 years?!
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  2016 Regional Convention - Sunday Morning synopsis

  by Jehalapeno in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  via reddit.

  here are the morning program highlights.

  will update for the afternoon once it's all over.

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  bohm

  3. Richard dawkins will force schoolchildren to say their great grandpa was a monkey, then the end will come.
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  Belgium Bethel on sale...

  by sp74bb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  according to our sources belgium bethel will be very soon closed and the building sold.... selters germany bethel will take care of this area....

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  bohm

  Wow. Thanks for the update! I guess this new-news? I.e. in addition to all all the announcements of sell-offs that came in half a year back.

  ps.

  If anyone has any news at all on the scandinavian bethel I would be very interested (you can PM and I promise to keep things confident)
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  Jehovah Witness vs Jehovah's Witness

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.

  people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.

  thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?

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  bohm

  You are going to love this abbreviation I often encounter here in my country:

  "Jehovahs"

  as as: "The Jehovahs are not allowed to celebrate birthdays" lol.
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  69 Adams St. in DUMBO up for sale

  by betterdaze in

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  2. current

  the jehovah's witnesses put 69 adams st. in dumbo up for saleby lore croghanbrooklyn daily eagletennis, anyone?.

  the jehovah's witnesses have just put onto the sale market a development site in the heart of dumbo, 69 adams st.the building that now occupies the site has a four-story recreational facility and an 84-space parking garage.

  its rooftop is graced with an open-air tennis court — which is topped by a fence so cars and pedestrians down below don't accidentally get pelted with over-exuberantly hit balls.the watchtower recently posted the sale offering online without alerting reporters.according to the posting, 69 adams st. is “a 157,410-square-foot development opportunity adjacent to the iconic manhattan bridge.” the jehovah's witnesses did not offer any comment about their sale offering to the brooklyn eagle when asked about it.

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  bohm

  Wifi: Well, that's a surprise! Do you know if they build it or bought a building with a tennis court on top?
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  Demon possesion, bunch of crap or?

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been using the forum to vent and post a lot more frequently lately as a venting purpose & way to obtain peace of mind with the craziness i've been going through recently as i fade away form the org.

  anyways today i'm sitting here at work and thinking to myself about demons... ok i know this sounds crazy but has anyone else out there been traumatized by the thought of demons?

  i had a dream the other night, just flat out spooky and i woke and couldn't help but feeling it may have been evil ole' satan and his demons at it again.. i don't want to believe that, (trying not to, & just brushing it under the rug so to speak) but have any of you out there been talked up about demons?

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  bohm

  Nope, we know the mind plays tricks on us from time to time and for a person who believes in supernatural powers that will naturally come in the form of angels and demons.
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  69 Adams St. in DUMBO up for sale

  by betterdaze in

  1. social
  2. current

  the jehovah's witnesses put 69 adams st. in dumbo up for saleby lore croghanbrooklyn daily eagletennis, anyone?.

  the jehovah's witnesses have just put onto the sale market a development site in the heart of dumbo, 69 adams st.the building that now occupies the site has a four-story recreational facility and an 84-space parking garage.

  its rooftop is graced with an open-air tennis court — which is topped by a fence so cars and pedestrians down below don't accidentally get pelted with over-exuberantly hit balls.the watchtower recently posted the sale offering online without alerting reporters.according to the posting, 69 adams st. is “a 157,410-square-foot development opportunity adjacent to the iconic manhattan bridge.” the jehovah's witnesses did not offer any comment about their sale offering to the brooklyn eagle when asked about it.

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  bohm

  Why do they own a house with a tennis court on top?!