hayy new year to you too, ex special pioneer. Welcome aboard
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ex-special pioneer
by ex-Special Pioneer inhi to all, i have been on this site some years ago and have contributed articles exposing the hypocrisy of this organization.
i was brought up as a jws.
served as an elder and special pioneer attended the ministerial training school been an instructor of the pioneer school till disassociating myself from the borg in 1994.. being an active jws is not an easy life and involves all your time, hardly you have time for yourself.
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Population 7 billion. Changes ahead.
by Lion Cask inaccording to the world population clock, we're going to hit the magic 7 billion number this year.
that's 7,000,000,000,000 living human beings on this planet.
the world is about to change, again.
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listener, mystifyingly, there are two ways of expressing figures - the short scale and the long scale. lion cask is probably using the long scale, so 7 with 12 zeros would still be 7 billion.
lion cask, I think everyone's going to have to make changes. But I foresee that the developed "North" will expect the developing "south" to make the greatest changes. Whover has the most rhetoric is likely to win but the win will be shortlived as nature generally has all sorts of tricks up her sleeve. I can't think of an optimistic way out of the situation. Can you?
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Peanuts on the new secret Elder's Manual
by FatFreek 2005 inthose kids are up to mischief again.
len.. .
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A look at Jehovah's Witnesess ethics
by Hobo Ken inthis post is to expose the unethical, un-scriptural actions of the men involved in the "judicial" processes of jehovah's witneses.
the lack of fair minded impartial justice shown to me during my "judicial" case is a result of what they (the elders) are directed to do by the governing body of jehovah's witnesess.
many people have been through similar and will do again in the future, sadly.
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hobo ken
good on you and thanks for sharing.
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Who will struggle in 2011? The Uneducated (and those with Awake! degrees)
by truman indespite the watchtower's drumbeat of anti-higher education rhetoric, they are tragically misguiding their followers about the relationship between a college education and job prospects.
i ran across this tidbit in my internet travels:.
who will struggle in 2011http://finance.yahoo.com/news/who-will-struggle-in-usnews-1712944905.html?x=0.
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I so agree, truman. I also endorse getting educated as it will help one cope emotionally with the recession even if there don't seem to be many jobs around.
A staunch JW I know who has also been focusing on their education really surprised me recently. They started talking about the evolution of the eye to explain something. I managed to quickly get over my surprise and agree wholeheartedly.
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What was your first vehicle? (pics!)
by sabastious inmine was a 1986 ford courier i got after working a summer and obtaining $600.00.
it was a beater and i named him earl.
like this one just white and more zombified:.
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I must say that VW beetle does look very impressive, tenyearsafter
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What was your first vehicle? (pics!)
by sabastious inmine was a 1986 ford courier i got after working a summer and obtaining $600.00.
it was a beater and i named him earl.
like this one just white and more zombified:.
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some nice cars
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BOE LTR Dec 26, 2010 "Increased Activity April 2011"....Transcript....
by yknot inin an effort to increase the praise and honor to jehovah and jesus christ at the time of the memorial, the governing body has arranged for a special period of increased activity during april 2011.
you will be pleased to learn that during april 2011, publishers who wish to serve as auxiliary pioneers may indicate on the application whether they will be working toward a 30-hour or 50-hour requirement for the month.
this is a special arrangement for the month of april 2011 only.
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thanks yknot. luv, huggles and happy new year to you and anony lurker too
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What made this so controversial?
by iamwhoiam inwhat was so controversial about this that it was left out of more than one manuscript?.
this is taken from john 8:1-11 of the nwt.
* manuscripts ?bsys omit verses 53 to chapter 8, verse 11, which read (with some variations in the various greek texts and versions) as follows:.
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One reason I like these verses is that no condemnation could be given on the basis of Jesus reasoning (brings to question the doctrine of disfellowshipping). This in the true essence is what it means to be Christ-like (if one chooses to adopt Christianity as thier belief system).
The other reason is that he told her to "practice sin no more". That is a very philosophical statement in my opinion. He knew no one could be sinless, all we can do is practice (do the best we can in order to sin less).
Thoughts anyone?
iawia
excellent point iawia and I agree with your conclusions. I wonder if it is left out of some manuscripts because it so freeing and particularly as the adulterous woman would have been a marginalised member of society. And perhaps it would also have challenged authoritarian structures of the day. Jesus seems to give the woman autonomy and dignity not condemnation
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Swiss Branch closing down
by InquiryMan inthis newspaper article published in a capital news paper reports this including an interview with a watchtower spokesman.. it seems that less than half of the bethelites will be transferred to the german branch in selters that will supervise the work in switzerland from 2011.also, it seems that the branch offices in austria and luxembourg will undergo the same transition.
the remaining bethelites will stay on in switzerland, some will go on as full time pioneers.. .
http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/thun/klosterbetrieb--der-zeugen-jehovas-zieht-aus-thun-weg/story/21590801.
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thanks for sharing this inquiryman