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  why isnt the Revelation book on the jw website.

  by Sojae in

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  i asked my mother( still very much active).

  she said books made from '86 and before would not be online.

  so we both looked at her physical revelation book and it was made in 88 so it should be there.

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  bats in the belfry

  perfect1 >> Some wild stuff - over the years it made for great charts & drawings having nothing in common with reality.
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  Would Watchtower Elders Disfellowship You For Participating in Zumba Dance? What Do You Think?

  by Scott77 in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bilinvla-lo.

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  bats in the belfry

  Definitely YES. Or, just to quote Freddie's 'old lite' favorite pastime:

  This is all about 'the emphasis on gyrating of the hips and rolling of breasts by females'.

  The Watchtower 1962, 7/1, page 411
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  Whitney Heichel - first hand account from congregation member on Facebook

  by sir82 in

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  why, he even has gone to some meetings at their kingdom hall!

  someone calls with a large wedding tent that they would like to donate and set up in the kingdom hall parking lot for the public memorial on friday.

  i was amazed how people who came that didnt even know whitney, but simply felt a need to be here and comfort the family.

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  biometrics >> "The friends were frantically working to prepare food ..."

  What an experience! When the dust settles, it sure will make it into a future WT as an outstanding witness.
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  Anyone with blood pressure problems?

  by jam in

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  i stop taking my blood pressure meds.

  the other day.

  while at the dentist they took my blood pressure, 177 over 101.. i,am taking my pressure pills again.

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  bats in the belfry

  Leolaia >> Getting exited over an issue may give rise to your BP.
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  Will it ever be possible for this earth and it`s inhabitants to be free of any kind of religion ? Would you welcome it ?

  by smiddy in

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  i know it`s certainly not going to happen in our time or even our childrens ,childrens time , but surely eventually, it must come about.. religion , all religion has been nothing but a curse on this planet , and humans will never reach their full potential until they eradicate all forms of religion .. of course the theists will insist their have been great acheivments in science, astronomy, the arts etc.

  ,to a large part by the educated religionists of their day , however the masses were deprived of such education .if the masses had received the education of the priveledged few religous scholars ,we may well have been enjoying a new golden age of enlightenment already.. note : i am talking about all religions of the world not just xians ,judaism, muslim ,etc.

  but all religious persuasions.. just my 2 cents worth.

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  bats in the belfry

  Yes. I read somewhere the U.N. will rid politics of religion soon.
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  Loyalty Questions in Judicial Hearings

  by 00DAD in

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  i've seen several posts on various threads about a particular "loyalty question" or two that elders ask during judicial hearings.

  granted it's been several years since i was an elder, but i never heard of this practice.

  is there anything officially in print on this from the wt?

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  bats in the belfry

  A sinister question demands an equal response - impute their motives.

  "How dare you ask me that question!

  My loyalty to (Jehovah) God has never been a question before. And it will not be made a question now.

  With your many years of loyal service to (Jehovah) God, how would you feel being asked that very same question? How dare you ask!"
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  Live With Jehovah's Day in Mind--or--The Minor Prophets book--PDF!

  by Atlantis in

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  live with jehovah's day in mind, or as some of the friends call it, ( the minor prophets book ) http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/143794/1.ashx (credit goes to spy-on-the-witchtower-anonymous-member-of-jwd) download instructions: click the link below and when the next page appears scroll down to the bottom and click the download link by the "red arrow.

  " http://www.sendspace.com/file/kzhtlq here is another download link just in case the first site is doing maintenance.

  click the link below and when the next page appears click the "orange" download link at the top of the page.

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  bats in the belfry

  Look here: Live With Jehovah's Day in Mind (Kudos to Atlantis)
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  4JWs.com

  by Pubsinger in

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  this was an advertising banner on my facebook .

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  .. www.4jws.com.

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  bats in the belfry

  You think they can offer better 'group rates' for DC/special conventions than what the GB offers, i.e. Dublin, Ireland, 2012 summer convention?
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  hey cedars thanks for your apology

  by soft+gentle in

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  i also apologise for saying you are nuts and anything else i said that upset you.. i realise now that many problems result from differing perceptions - for example some of us tend more towards being realists whilst others tend more towards being idealists (of course this is a little simplistic) but it was my bingo moment this morning.

  i guess i am enough of an idealist to appreciate your writing and overall i think it is excellent.

  what i mean to say about idealism is that we would all like to see the wt go down and to believe that they are very short of money, on the brink of survival and this is such an encouraging image that may indeed be close to the truth.

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  bats in the belfry

  Black Sheep >>

  Sometimes, it's a bugger living on the arse end of the planet.

  What ?!?

  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: Who Can Baptize?

  by Cold Steel in

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  if you're a jehovah's witness and you have a child, spouse, or buddy who wants to be baptized, can you baptize them yourself if they request it?

  this is assuming you're a jehovah's witness in good standing.

  and is it common in the church?.

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  bats in the belfry

  The 'stranger' class defined:

  

  The Watchwower 1943, December 15, page 378

  And, of course, with the definition of that class go its rights and duties:

  

  The Watchwower 1944, November 15, page 346