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LIVE from Ford Field international DO
by darth frosty in
1. jw
2. friends
just wanted to show the activity in downtown detroit from the convention.

trafic is on jam!.

lots of people .
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Anyone going to the memorial this year?
by Pyramid God in
1. jw
2. friends
i was invited by my parents, and even though i have nothing but contempt for this religion, things have been good in our relationship so i was considering going just to appease them.

anyone else?.
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at the DC right now,disgusting talk
by losingit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
tortured by this talk where they are attempting to legitimize the division/ separation of family.. "sadly friends some will refuse to have courage in this matter.is it not in our best interests to abide the arrangements of the christian congregation as set by jehovah?

accept the torture stake involved in confessing union with christ.

then they cite the example of a brother who is thankful to his wife for persisting in preaching to him.. now they are talking about disfellowshipping, lay serious guilt trip .the brother talking about his baby sister getting disfellowshipped, how his father cried for the first time.
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What would it take for YOU to come back?
by noonehome in
1. jw
2. friends
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Thank Jah for the 7/15/13 WT
by watson in
1. watchtower
2. bible
overwhelming support for the new light!.

quote from facebook:.

just read 2 of the study articles.
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AUSTRALIA | Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower Society Appear Before Child Abuse Inquiry | Thursday 11 April, 2013
by jwleaks in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
jehovah's witnesses say it is not their responsibility to report child sex abuse to police unless mandatory reporting legislation is in place.. a victorian inquiry on thursday heard that when a jehovah's witness leader hears allegations of abuse they are directed immediately to contact the society's legal department to check their obligations under state law.. jehovah's witness legal counsel rachel van witsen said elders were not expected to know their legal obligations.. "this is done to ensure elders fully comply with any legal requirements that may be applicable in the state in which they reside," she said.. "in victoria if there was mandatory reporting the immediate advice would be to report that immediately.".

the society's director terrence o'brien said the decision to take the allegations to police lay with the victim.. "without mandatory reporting we don't feel that as ministers of religion that's our obligation to do that," mr o'brien said.. however, the organisation would encourage the victim to report it and would co-operate fully with police, he said.. ms van witsen said elders would make an exception if they felt the child was threatened.. "we would report that to appropriate authorities," she told the inquiry.. "we're about stopping child abuse.".

two ministers have been removed from the society for child sex abuse in 40 years of records, the parliamentary inquiry heard.. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/04/11/20/59/jehovah-s-witnesses-stay-in-line-on-abuse.
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No more big District Conventions?
by serenitynow! in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i went to the hall today for a funeral and took a look at the bulletin board.

i was surprised to see a letter stating the dc for michigan would be held at the local assembly hall instead of the big convention center in ohio where it had been held the past few years.

have you all heard about this?.
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Awake! 2013 - They finally dropped 'That' statement!
by Splash in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's been widely reported on jwn and other places about the change to the caption in the inside front page of awake!.

from 1982 - 1995 it stated:.

"most importantly, this magazine builds confidence in the creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new order before the generation that saw the events of 1914 c.e.
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Another doozie from DO Brown Payne about "many JW's compromising their neutrality" and voting for Obama
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
bro do brown payne told the audience of today's sa day at natick mass.

that "many brothers compromised their neutrality by voting in 2008".

he followed that by asking "and what has this president done for you?
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SAD news about OOMPA......
by redredrose in
1. jw
2. friends
our friend, oompa, has passed away.

just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.