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Do You Think All This New Light Will Rattle Any Of The Witnesses?
by minimus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
or do you think the sheeple will just follow the gb's words without question?.
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Forthcoming Kingdom Ministry School schedule and references
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm taking a break from jwn at the moment, but i thought i'd briefly jump back on to post some information that has been sent to me.. many of you will be aware that the governing body has somewhat hastily arranged another "kingdom ministry" school for the elders, and there has already been a degree of speculation on the forum as to what matters will be addressed at this meeting.. a friend has very kindly sent me the text of a letter to bodies of elders in britain which includes the meeting schedule as well as the reference material that elders are asked to bring along and "meditate" on beforehand.. here is the letter:.

to all bodies of elders .

re: kingdom ministry school.
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Jwfacts-- More Lies But This Time About The Great Crowd
by Recovery in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jwfacts has an article that explains why the great crowd must be in heaven.

i am also aware that many of these are the same arguments that stemmed from the 'awakenings at bethel' so my statements are not simply attacks of jwfact's character (since these arguments are probably not original) but rather his copy and paste of what others have said instead of verifying it as 'fact' for himself.. so here are jwfacts arguments:.

1. he shows that russell and rutherford (at some point) believed that the great crowd were in heaven.. 2. each term that describes the great crowd of revelation 7 is else used to described the anointed by the wt.
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"Suggested" Donation when attending Circuit Assembly
by BluesBrother in
1. jw
2. friends
i could have called this "fee now charged to go to circuit assembly" but i do not want to start rumours that go beyond what was actually said.

the k hall announcement encouraged attendance at the upcoming assembly day.

the elder then said that since the congregation no longer has to make a blanket donation to the assembly hall it is expected that the publishers remember their responsibility to maintain the costs.
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GB will do your research for you, just sit back and absorb
by irondork in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i know a statement like this has appeared in the literature but i cannot find it.

searching this forum, i am unable to find a conversation on it.. .

it's out there somewhere.
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Did Jesus shun the obstinately willful or incorrigible sinners?
by I_love_Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
did jesus shun the obstinately willful or incorrigible sinners?

a popular jw on yahoo answers is insisting that jesus shunned those types of sinners.

i do not recall jesus shunning anyone in his time.
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More Disclosure Stuff
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
hardly a week passes without some credible figure testifying to ufo reality.. http://beforeitsnews.com/unexplained-phenomena/2012/08/ufo-disclosure-may-be-imminent-2430224.html.

i've followed ufo stories for some years now and this barrage of authoritative people looks unprecedented.

couple that with the claim that ufo sightings have increased enormously in the past couple years and...... who knows?.
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If the Israelites were slaves and being oppressed by the Egyptians where did they get all their camping gear & supplies to wander in the wilderness for 40 years ?
by smiddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just think of the logistics to organise a nation of people to accomplish this venture.people who say god provided.... just dont think.. they needed food ,clothing,utensils,tents,tools,fabric,livestock,for food & sacrifice,water,space between families,sanitary facilities,etc.etc.etc.. and don`t forget a generation had to die off before they could enter the promised land.. where is the evidence for any of this.. smiddy.
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How to handle child abuse - watchtower style
by the-illuminator81 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
step 1: if anyone finds out, give the abuser a minor punishment, like removing his ministerial servant privileges.

don't tell anyone he's prone to abusing children though, that should be kept hush-hush.

also, don't remove the child or the offender from the dangerous situation, just let them stay together, and above all let's not involve the proper authorities or call the police or anything like that!.
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I can't sleep because I just received a very shocking news more than few minutes ago
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
i know a very young brother that got married in june of this year.

they are now divorced that fast.

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