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  Your favourite WTS publication?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i realise that starting this thread may make me as popular as a ginger stepchild but was there any wts publication that you liked, or at least comfortably tolerated?.

  my memory may be deceiving me but i think the greatest man book was pretty good, leaving out the gruesome detail of the crucifixtion and wts doctrine.. also, can anyone tell me the list of books that ray franz authored/co-authored?.

  thanks.

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  commentary on James, quite good verse by verse explanation, hardly any stupid rules and only little weird doctrine stuff...
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  INTERSTELLAR

  by RobertT18 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  sorry for the caps but... this movie was incredibly amazing!

  this film will probably win a lot of oscars.

  more than an hour's worth of footage has been shot in 70mm so it is worth seeing it in imax.

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  seen it, great movie, touches on many aspects of modern physics, not all is consistent and proven, but still very interesting.
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  Changed: Head coverings for sisters, w15 2/15 QFR

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does a female kingdom publisher need to wear a head covering if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher?.

  in a questions from readers item published in the watchtower of july 15, 2002, it was stated that a sister should cover her head if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher, whether he is baptized or not.

  further consideration of the matter suggests that a modification to this direction is appropriate.. if the male publisher who accompanies the sister while she conducts an established bible study is baptized, the sister would certainly want to wear a head covering.

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  true spirituality is when you`re up to date with Jehovah direction regarding head covering....

  actually how sad.....
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  Why do I keep reading here about a new "10 Hour Pioneer" arrangement?

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there seems to be several discussions about a new 10 hour pioneer arrangement that was susposedly announced at the 2014 annual meeting.. i even called a couple who usually get invited each year and they said that there was nothing like that mentioned.

  they just mentioned the "new" stuff had to do with the jw tv thing, the language app, the changes regarding gog of magog, the talents, the virgins, etc.

  but absolutely nothing about 10 hour pioneers.. rub a dub.

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  got the same info from a seemingly reliable source at the local branch.

  10 hours basic pioneer, it sounds soo ridicolous, but the source seems credible, it mentioned other changes, which are true.

  Time will tell, but it seems more and more realistic....
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  AJWRB Press Release

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  we are responding the announcement by ashya king's father that he will allow.

  blood transfusion if medically necessary.

  those not familiar with the story can.

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  wow very interesting, even though some questions:

  can we trust the media ? It often tends to quote out of context, or gives misinformation.

  How will his congo react ? After all, it could be ground for a judicial comitee, he kind of opnely denies an important part of JW dogma.

  Anybody knows witnesses who know this family ? Would be intersting what impact this article has locally.
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  Lying about Shunning! jw.org conceals the "truth"

  by Skinnedsheep in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/ .

  "those who were baptized as jehovahs witnesses but no longer preach to others, perhaps even drifting away from association with fellow believers, are not shunned.

  in fact, we reach out to them and try to rekindle their spiritual interest.".

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  end of mysteries is spot on, just think how an honest answer would be worded, maybe like this:

  "While we hope that every former member repents and returns to us, we belive, it is Gods will to not even talk to them or greet them. This also applies within families, except necessary family responisbilities.

  Oh, and if a member does not follow this counsel, he will be a former member soon also."

  Maybe the PR could word it better, but this would be how it is really, any JW knows this...

  the FAQ on JW.ORG are deliberately deceptive, no doubt...
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  Governing Body Worship in the WT: July 15th, 2014 issue

  by Oubliette in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the july 15th, 2014 issue of the watchtower has the "life story" of gb member gerrit losch on pages 17-22.. think about it.

  this losch love-fest is 6 pages of the current wt!.

  that's nearly 20% of the ragazine.. is this the beginning of a series of idolatrous articles indoctrinating jws with gb worship?

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  Data Dog you might be on something......
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  Read any good books lately?

  by Berengaria in

  1. jw
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  well, have you punk?.

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  Ben Goldacre: "Bad Pharma",

  an eye opener, before I read his "Bad science"
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  100 year Kingdom rule vs. "worldly governments"

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  those of us, who still had to attend the convention this year, for whatever reason, might remember the talk given about the difference between human rulers and the kingdom since 1914.. .

  sure, one can find many flaws with human rulership, and paint a picture of the perfect rule of gods kingdom in a paradise, literal and even spiritual right now (whatever this means).

  but, here is another aspect:.

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  democrazies

  Ha Ha - love it.

  forgot to do a spellcheck...its actually funny....
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  100 year Kingdom rule vs. "worldly governments"

  by inbetween in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  those of us, who still had to attend the convention this year, for whatever reason, might remember the talk given about the difference between human rulers and the kingdom since 1914.. .

  sure, one can find many flaws with human rulership, and paint a picture of the perfect rule of gods kingdom in a paradise, literal and even spiritual right now (whatever this means).

  but, here is another aspect:.

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  Those of us, who still had to attend the convention this year, for whatever reason, might remember the talk given about the difference between human rulers and the kingdom since 1914.

  Sure, one can find many flaws with human rulership, and paint a picture of the perfect rule of Gods kingdom in a Paradise, literal and even spiritual right now (whatever this means)

  But, here is another aspect:

  Human rulers, especially in modern western democrazies, manage to keep most people reasonable happy, healthy and well fed. Granted, even there some suffer from injustice, corruption and so forth, most subjects ususally are law abiding citizens more or less. Of course, there are always some, who defy any law, and have to be treated either with imprisonment or similar measures, but those are comparingly few. Most people just want to live in peace, and even if they may not agree with all the government does, remain calm, if basis needs are not touched.

  If a government has to use brutal force in order to keep most citizens under control, we usually few it as big failure

  Gods kingdom, on the other hand, even has access to supernatural powers (example preventing sickness, even death) and still cannot keep in control 99,9% of worlds population, but has to kill them in the big A.

  Gods kingdom superior ? really ???