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1932-1971 how was the congregation run?
by pirata in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the arrangement for body of elders and deacons / minsisterial servants existed pre-1932 (democratically elected) and post-1971 ("theocratically" appointed).. are there any here who remembers how things were run from 1932-1971?

i see mention of the "congregation overseer" and a committee of men to carry out his instructions, but not too clear on much beyond this.

did the congregatino overseer pretty much run the show and make all the decisions?
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DEMONS
by Band on the Run in
1. jw
2. friends
growing up in the fifties and sixties, stories of demonic possession were prevalant in the watchtower and awake.

i was terrified.

we were told they would bother you if you were faithful, but also if you fell away.
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Watchtower's new entrants get to hear the Governing Body share their qualifications
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-frdngnwvm .

here's a rare one you'll not find elsewhere, send it to your friends!.

new bethel entrants introduction to the governing body circa 1985. two new bethel boys at watchtower headquarters somehow managed to videotape this introduction to the brooklyn bethel headquarters of the governing body off of the bethel tv screen.
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Quebec moves to curtail religion in daycare centres
by behemot in
1. jw
2. friends
quebec - the quebec government will crack down on expressions of religion in subsidized daycare centres beginning next june.. .

the canadian press has obtained documents from the family department that indicate the province will ban most forms of religion in centres that receive government money.. .

those who disregard the new directive will be subject to various sanctions, including the possible loss of their government subsidy.. .
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Festivus
by MrFreeze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here's something i thought of, is there a jw outlawwing of the holiday festivus?

it doesn't have a pagan origin so... i say all jw's should get the pole out of the crawl space and let their family know how they really feel..
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Ok. Let's have some comments on this pic from march 15 wt
by therevealer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Research...
by Charlotte2010 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm looking for someone to help with some research.

i need to find out about the culture and beliefs of jw's.

it must be from a genuine jw, not hear say from someone who 'knows' about the faith or has previously been a jw, i need to hear the view as a positive.. if anyone can help i'd be grateful if you could get in touch.
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Cult...Cult...Cult...Cult!
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it seems that many people on this board get a certain amount of glee calling the jehovah's witness faith a "cult.

" especially former jehovah's witnesses.

and though it's true in a number of senses, we must be conscious of the fact that the early christians were considered by nearly everyone in roman and jewish society as a cult.
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Children of adult ex-jw's
by man in black in
1. jw
2. experiences
my wife and i were both jw's for the past 28 years.

we left two years ago, we wrote our da letters and split.. my wife felt very contained, there was no room to grow.

i started to fade slowly, but when my mom died, i saw the complete lack of love from the brothers and that sealed the deal for me.. we have two sons, 22 and 26, who we raised as witnesses, not the die hard type, just try and do your best.
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Video: Jehovah's Witness Elders Lie and Call Police
by leavingwt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
(via free minds).

jehovah's witness elders lie and call police.

on october 31, 2010 jehovah's witnesses elders lie when asked by charles huff, also a jehovah's witness, if they shun ex-members of the jehovah's witnesses' religion.