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  So my dad comes from vacation and ???!!!

  by Kool Jo in

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  hello folks.....so in an earlier thread i started, you'd realize that my father and i are quite close, we talk about almost everything/anything.. he traveled outside the country (he's semi-retired), enjoying the fruitage of his hard labor during his younger years.

  so he recently returned home after he and mum went away to catchup with some old friends in another country.. upon his returning home, and subsequently to the meetings, he was told that a decision was made to strip him of his "field overseer" role, but will still continue to be an elder.. the reason...he goes away for too long too often...you can't be away from your congregation for three months out of the year!!!???

  has anyone else had this experience before?

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  wannabefree

  It's normal.  At one time he may have been removed as an elder.  Upon retirement an elder in my former congregation divided his time between two congregations.  He remained an elder in both congregations but could not hold any particular position and if I remember correctly was not used on judicial committees either.
  
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  Can't post pictures

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  2. tech-support

  not able to do so... the posting progress is just stuck and nothing happens.

  first i thought may be the pics were too big.

  re sized them and still nothing... any ideas?

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  wannabefree

  Works for me too ... :)

  
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  JW speaks for all French JW's

  by Jonathan Drake in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://letterstotheeditorblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/jehovahs-witness-respect-us.html/.

  click the link on the page at the top next to "re:" for full story.

  i wonder if this guy had permission to address the media on watchtowers response?

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  wannabefree

  The entire point of their door to door work is to convert people.

  And they are so successful with that aren't they?  What does that have to do with forcing NON-JW's from celebrating holidays?  What school has been picketed by JW's insisting that the entire school stop the flag salute or stop celebrating holidays?
  
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  JW speaks for all French JW's

  by Jonathan Drake in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://letterstotheeditorblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/jehovahs-witness-respect-us.html/.

  click the link on the page at the top next to "re:" for full story.

  i wonder if this guy had permission to address the media on watchtowers response?

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  wannabefree

  Jonathan, I have read your comments at that site and in my opinion, you are trying to twist what is said and trying to provoke.

  But that's my opinion.

  JW's aren't trying to prevent the public from celebrating holidays.  You know that they share their beliefs in the PUBLIC ministry but they don't get engaged in preventing non-JWs from having holidays.

  We do not look to stop people from practicing their holiday's whether public or private, we just want people to respect our conscience in abstaining.
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  Is Jehova's Trumpet for real?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  because regardless of having seen a lot of bad things, if true, some of the things i read there have reached new thresholds of bs.

  who are these people?

  i posted some comments there because i was sincerely confused as to the nature of their article.. http://jehovahstrumpet.com/brother-survives-nazi-persecution-disfellowshiped-for-smoking/.

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  wannabefree

  Jehovah's Trumpet is satire, it is not a pro JW site.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/281760/shunning-makes-us-joyful-another-blast-on-jehovahs-trumpet?page=1

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262288/omg-have-you-seen-this-this-site-sooo-hysterical-reminds-me-onion-but-exjws?size=10&page=1
  
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  Article about Newburgh, NY, seeking new hotel zoning definitions because of JWs buying hotels/motels and taking property off tax rolls

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150128/news/150129290/101019.

  response to nonprofit's housing for volunteer workers .

  posted jan. 28, 2015 @ 8:55 pm updated jan 29, 2015 at 12:18 am .

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  wannabefree

  Is this a town that thought it was going to get jobs coming to the area with the JW's?
  
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  Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

  many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

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  wannabefree

  1917 Watch Tower is before Jesus chose the representatives of the organization as his Faithful and Discreet Slave so it doesn't count, they were still a part of Christendom at the time.

  (Forget it, I actually just read the article and I see the Bible Students pre Faithful and Discreet Slave status apparently had it right.)
  
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  Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

  many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

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  wannabefree

  Exactly Splash.  Doesn't this open the door to explaining away anything?

  Birthdays, Christmas decorations ... most people don't view any of the related symbols for their pagan origin.  The door is open to spin, unfortunately, only headquarters will be allowed to use it.
  
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  Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

  many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

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  wannabefree

  Barrold, I had the exact same thought after reading that letter.

  ... and in the video they made recreating the announcement of the JW name at a convention, why did they not include the flags as in the actual account?
  
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  New JW video, song and dance

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the current jws do not cease to amaze.

  here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .

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  wannabefree

  Thanks skin, I wondered where the rest of it was.