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Is that podium thing unique to JW's? Do they build them?
by InterestedOne ini was wondering about that half-table/half-podium thing that jw's use on the platform.
is that unique to jw's & do they build them, like shakers had their own furniture?.
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Reading "Chronology" in Insight books - Do JW's believe in fate?
by InterestedOne ini'm at the beginning of the "chronology" section of the insight books.
in the second paragraph, it says:.
we are assured that his purposes for the future are certain of execution at the predetermined time, right down to the day and hour designated.. does that mean jw's believe in fate or predestination?.
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How were Rutherford's Cadillacs purchased?
by InterestedOne ini mentioned rutherford's cadillacs to my study conductor, and he said maybe rutherford was able to purchase them because he was independently wealthy.
were they purchased from his own personal wealth or with the wt funds?.
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Is it normal to quote without naming the source like WT does?
by InterestedOne ini am noticing here and there that the wt literature will say things like "one bible dictionary says ..." or "one scholar says ..." and then proceed with a quotation.
my immediate reaction is to ask myself why they didn't provide the specific source of the quote - author, publication, page #, etc.
so i am wondering, do other magazines do this?
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KM's?
by InterestedOne inmy handler is being weird about providing me with the km's & i'd like to avoid having to plead with him every month.
can someone please pm me with help in finding them?.
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Questions to ask from Bible Teach Ch 8
by InterestedOne ini'm going to my jw "bible" study tonight.
we are on chapter 8 and will pick up at par 15. any suggestions for questions to ask?.
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Help: Ancient history sources for my JW friend - recommendations?
by InterestedOne ini was thinking about the first bible discussions i had with my jw friend where she got into old testament scriptures, etc.
it just dawned on me that she might have left an open door.
at one point, she said, "i would love to do a secular study of these topics.
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How to respond if JW turns the tables re: justified deception b/c of mind control
by InterestedOne ini'm reading the example in combatting cult mind control where the parents deceive their cult-indoctrinated son into going to his grandmother's house, not telling him they have a counselor and former cult member waiting to talk with him.. when the son is angry with them for deceiving him, they justify it by pointing out that because he was under mind control, they knew from his previous refusals to talk with former members or examine critical information, that he would have refused to talk with the counselor and former member if he knew their intentions.. a jw could turn the tables on this.
they could justify their use of deception because since they believe the outside world is under mind control by satan, people would refuse to talk with them if they knew the whole story up front.. is there any way to respond to this?.
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NWT Foreword in other languages
by InterestedOne ini was wondering what the foreword says in non-english nwt versions.
the jw's boast about how the nwt is directly from the original languages, but that is only for english.
when it comes to other languages, jw's translate from the english nwt into the other language, which makes it one step removed.
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Is there anything they can't spin?
by InterestedOne ini've been finding that jw's use clever words to slip out of anything.
case in point, the shunning statement from the interview.
as another example, i tried to ask my study conductor the following: "if a person accepts a whole blood transfusion, will they be disfellowshipped?