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Iran bans two footballers for "immoral" goal celebrations
by Iamallcool inhttp://news.yahoo.com/iran-bans-two-footballers-immoral-goal-celebrations-183632735.html .
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Jimmy Savile scandal details emerge
by oldlightnewshite inthis doesn't concern the watchtower, but relates to a current child abuse scandal in the uk.
a recently deceased national dj, tv presenter and children's charities fundraiser has been exposed as a child molester.
the story can be read here:-.
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News from Italy
by oldlightnewshite injust joined a ex-jw site in italy.
(the brothers and sisters send their greetings, do you want us to send our love back to them?
ha ha).
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How many Ex-JWs in the world today?
by oldlightnewshite inhas anyone ever calculated how many ex-jws there are in the world today?
i know the 'retention rate' is pretty low.
i just wondered if anybody has done the math and worked it out, figuring in maybe an allowance for deaths, and also, perhaps a figure for people who have studied with the witnesses, become unbaptised publishers, then walked away.
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Legacys, wills and bequeathments to WT$
by oldlightnewshite inany body ever heard of the wt$ backing down on a contested will or bequeathment?
seen a similar thread, but thought a more direct headline would get more responses.. cheers x.
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Early Beginnings of Bible
by cameo-d injust an interesting blurb i ran across and thought some of you might find it interesting.. .
according to traditional jewish historiography, the great assembly (anshe knesset hagedolah) was an assembly of 120 rabbis that ruled in the period after the time of the prophets up to the time of the development of rabbinic judaism in 70 ce.
they bridge a period of about two centuries.
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raising funds for the watchtower society.
by bigmac ini think it would be a good idea if we could get our heads together & think up new ways to extract more money for the society.. .
heres a couple of ideas i had:.
1: charging an admission fee for brothers attending their own kingdom hall.
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Funny comments on JWs and beards on PZ Miers' blog (Pharyngula)
by behemot insee here:.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/09/so_thats_why_i_cant_be_a_jehov.php.